Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frauenfelder

Area of Research

Description of Research Interest

Thoracic radiology

  • Characterization of early stages of pulmonary fibrosis using texture analysis and innovative methods of quantification with regard to prognosis and progression
  • Assessment of lung tumors, in particular malignant pleural mesothelioma with regard to staging, therapy monitoring and prognosis of the outcome of medical or surgical therapies
  • Value of artificial intelligence for the delineation of pathologies on the conventional chest X-ray.

Special Expertise


  • Thoracic radiology
  • Imaging of the female breast

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Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frauenfelder
Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology