About
Elin Trägårdh is a Professor at Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Translational Medicine. She serves as a Principal Investigator at LUCC: Lund University Cancer Centre and the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Her research focuses on optimizing nuclear medicine through technical and clinical validation of digital PET, automated image quantification, and development of predictive imaging biomarkers for cardiology and oncology.
- Professor, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University
- Principal Investigator, Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC)
- Manager, Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Malmö
- Collaborations with Skåne University Hospital, Eigenvision AB, and Chalmers University of Technology
Her work spans multidisciplinary collaborations in mathematics, physics, radiology, oncology, urology, and cardiology, aiming to enhance disease diagnosis sensitivity/specificity and patient outcomes. Key research areas include AI-driven imaging analysis, tumor burden evaluation, and radiation dosimetry.
Recent articles highlight advancements in PET-CT applications for prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors, with a focus on AI integration, comparative imaging techniques, and biomarker development for treatment response monitoring.
- Supervisor for doctoral projects on PET-CT imaging, renal cortex function, and pelvic malignancies
- Active in disseminating research via conferences, seminars, and media engagement
