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This project has received funding from the European unions’ horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 878237.

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MERWis is a complete system that revolutionises the process of early Melanoma screening. Combined results from the innovative Merwiscabin and the corresponding application can show degenerative skin conditions in their very early stages, and such, reducing the risk of developing Metastases.

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MERWIS 

Helps preventing development of malign skin conditions. Provides continuous monitoring.

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What is "Melanoma "?

Melanoma is the fastest- growing tumorous disease in the word and in the EU. Its emergence and progression can be remarkably fast. Melanoma's mortality rate is still high despite the fact that in case of an early-stage diagnose it can be treated successfully.

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About the product

Merwis brings the future in Melanoma screening. A simple and convenient solution that helps to discover signs of potentially malign changes on the skin surface as early as possible.

Basic Items / 01

Naevus Cabin

The equipment creates a personalised naevus-map ( mole-map) by digitally scanning and photographing the patient's entire body in 3D. The map records exact numbers and locations of moles and highlights the potentially dangerous ones. 1 to 4 screenings per year is recommended.

Team members responsible for the area: Gábor Hetyey, Norbert Perness

 

 

Naevus Cabin

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Cloud based server

Unified visual data from 3D scans and the application are stored in a cloud-based server. This enables effective search for potentially degenerative or tumorous instances.

Team member responsible for the area: Gábor Nagymajtényi

 

 

 

Cloud based server

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Melanoma Movie and Appliance

Using a smartphone application the patient can track and follow up any suscious moles. Weekly 3D photography of the highlighted areas in the cabin is recommended. 52 screenings per year.

Team members responsible for the area: Gábor Hetyey - Norbert Perness

 

 

 

Melanoma Movie and Appliance

Functions

  • Naevus Cabin

    Naevus Cabin

    The equipment creates a personalised naevus-map (mole map) by digitally scanning and photographing the patient's entire body in 3D.The map records exact numbers and locations of moles and highlights the potentially dangerous ones. 1to 4 sreenings per year is recommended.

    Team members responsible for the area: Gábor Hetyei, Perness Norbert

    App & Appliance

    App & Appliance

    Using a smartphone application the patient can track and follow up any suspicious moles. Weekly 3D photography of the highlighted areas in the cabin is recommended. 52 screenings per year.

    Server & Software

    Server & Software

    Unified visual data from the cabin and the application is being stored on a cloud-based server which can be used to find and treat suspicious or malicious symptoms.

  • Naevus Cabin

    Naevus Cabin

    During dermatological examinations the physician will receive objective supplementary information about the entire skin surface. In addition to comparability , it can also detect the rise and fall of nevi.

    App & Appliance

    App & Appliance

    The dermatologist using digital dermatoscope, examines the patient to confirm or  to reject the suspicions raised by the cabin and clarify the patient's lessons that they should follow up during self- examinations.

    Server & Software

    Server & Software

    Alongside information captured by the Cabin and Mobile app, dermatoscopy imagery will be also added to the database. This way the alarm system is supplied with coherent data.

  • Naevus Cabin

    Naevus Cabin

    First step of screening. Provides data for digitized risk profile. Provides information to the dermatologist about visibly suspicious moles. Motivates patients to use the mobile application.

    App & Appliance

    App & Appliance

    Educated patients will understand that fate is in their own hands (and smartphones). That's how they'll become active participants of screening.

    Server & Software

    Server & Software

    The system will collect, organise and analyse detached data. A very sensitive and refined system that uses machine-learning to improve accuracy using maps and own databases.

    • Why Merwis?

    Provides continuous monitoring

    Provides continuous monitoring

    Merwis eliminates gaps between annual melanoma screenings. Weekly self- checks using Merwis will provide a quasi- equal amount of information as a visit to a specialist. Data is being stored in a unified system that can alert patient and doctor at the same time, immediately after discovering any changes in skin conditions.

    Helps preventing development of malign skin conditions

    Helps preventing development of malign skin conditions

    The first step of prevention is patient education.Without this, there is no patient involvement in any prevention efforts. The person who fills risk profile questionnaire will understand his risk factors. In case of any dermatological change, they will prevent further degeneration rather than fighting for survival due to late detection.

    Reduces the number of personal examinations

    Reduces the number of personal examinations

    It is impossible to move a dermatologist into every potential patient's house. But it is possible with a Virtual Dermatologist. A smartphone with the appropriate optical attachment, used regularly, can provide almost the same information about moles as a personal visit to a dermatologist.

    About the examination

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    Status survey and diagnostics

    The optimal entry point to the system is the completion of the numerical risk profile questionnaire. This gives a comparable numeric value of melanoma risk. This, on its own, only fraction of the information needed. So it is vital to creating the 3D map using the Naevus Cabin, followed by a dermatological check of suspicious moles.

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    Self- Care

    After leaving the dermatologist, the patient will surely know what risk group he/ she is in, how many moles and which should be followed by self- examination. it is understandable that the patient can be objective data provider by means of perception at the time of relevant changes in their own melanoma conditions= SAFETY.

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    Medical control

    The annual ( or half- yearly) dermatologist examination can obtain a deeper and more detailed information from the combined results of the cabin data, dermatoscopy and mobile self- checks. This can be timelined, logically ordered in front of the dermatologist.

    About Us

    Attila Makai

    Attila Makai

    Founder, Owner

    Expert in development process planning and execution with over 15 years of experience. Project leader in numerous local and national government- funded development projects.

    Prof. Dr. Gyula Kóródi

    Prof. Dr. Gyula Kóródi

    Professional leader, Specialist, University Professor

    Professor Kóródi has over two decades of expertise in the field of preventive medicine, health protection and medical screening.

    Dr. Gyöngyi Vitális

    Dr. Gyöngyi Vitális

    Doctor of Dermatology

    She has spent twenty years in dermatology focusing on mole-screening and melanoma prevention.

    Gábor Hetyey

    Gábor Hetyey

    R&D program manager

    Leader in several innovation development projects with more than 10 years of experience in successful international research and business projects. His speciality is preparation, implementation and market introduction of H2020 projects.

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