Excited to present our work at the European Molecular Imaging Meeting 2026 in Ljubljana 🇸🇮
- Dr. Anton Windfelder
- Mar 25
- 1 min read
This marks my first official poster as senior author, highlighting the continued development of our imaging-based platform for studying inflammation in alternative model systems.
🧠 What we show
In this study, we demonstrate the first AI-supported quantification of intestinal wall thickness in the invertebrate model Manduca sexta, combining:
clinical CT
micro-CT
and deep learning-based segmentation (U-Net)
This enables non-invasive, quantitative readouts of gut inflammation across experimental conditions.
🔬 Why this is important
A central goal of our work is to establish Manduca sexta as a scalable in vivo model that bridges the gap between in vitro systems and mammalian models.
This approach allows:
high-throughput phenotyping
mechanistic insight into host–microbe interactions
and translationally relevant imaging readouts
🤝 Collaboration
Great to see this project come together in collaboration with colleagues from Experimental Radiology, in particular Jan Scherberich.
📍 Poster
IMMU 034
AI-supported segmentation of intestinal wall thickness in clinical and micro-CT data sets in insects as a high-throughput model
🕒 Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Looking forward to discussions!
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