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Elin Trägårdh is a Professor and Manager at Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Malmö, Lund University. She also serves as Assistant head of department at the Department of Translational Medicine, Principal investigator at the Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC), and Associate senior lecturer at the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM).
Her research focuses on optimizing nuclear medicine techniques, particularly in the development and validation of digital positron emission tomography (PET) for improved diagnosis and treatment monitoring in cardiology and oncology. Dr. Trägårdh leads a multidisciplinary research team spanning mathematics, physics, radiology, nuclear medicine, oncology, urology, and cardiology.
Her work contributes significantly to the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to healthcare and well-being. Her research specialties include Radiology and Medical Imaging, Cancer and Oncology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease, with specific expertise in PET-CT imaging techniques.
- Professional Roles:
- Professor, Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Malmö
- Manager, Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Malmö
- Assistant head of department, Department of Translational Medicine
- Principal investigator, Lund University Cancer Centre
- Associate senior lecturer, Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine
- Research Contributions:
- Development of automatic quantitative measurements from medical images
- Optimization of nuclear medicine for cardiac disease and cancer
- Creation of imaging biomarkers for prognostication and treatment response
- Validation of novel digital PET techniques
Dr. Trägårdh actively supervises multiple doctoral students and research projects focused on imaging applications in breast cancer, cervical cancer, urothelial carcinoma, and prostate cancer. Her collaborative work spans multiple disciplines and institutions, contributing to advancements in medical imaging and cancer care.
