David Moratal Pérez
Director of the Fundación QUAES Business Chair
PhD Full Professor, Dept. of Electronic Engineering
Expertise
- Medical Imaging
- Image Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence
Dr. David Moratal is Full Professor (“Catedrático de Universidad”) of Medical Imaging and Electronic Technology at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.
Dr. Moratal also work as a Consultant in the field of Artificial Intelligence in medical imaging, for the determination of quantitative medical imaging biomarkers, mainly from magnetic resonance and computed tomography image analysis.
His research interests lie in the application of radiomics, machine learning techniques and deep learning approaches for the development of medical image quantification tools and computer-aided diagnosis systems with a special focus on cardiology, neuroimaging, and oncology.
Since 2016 Dr. Moratal is the Director of the Fundación QUAES Business Chair at the Universitat Politècnica de València.
For a complete and updated list of his scientific publications, please visit his web page: http://dmoratal.webs.upv.es/publications.html
Education and Training
• 2006: PhD (European Doctorate) in Electronic Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València (Valencia, Spain) in collaboration with Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA)
• 2003: Internship, Unité de Résonance Magnétique, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Brussels, Belgium)
• 2001: Diplôme d’Ingénieur, École Supérieure d’Électricité (Gif-suy-Yvette and Metz, France)
• 2001: Ingeniero de Telecomunicación, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universitat Politècnica de València (Valencia, Spain)
• 2000: Internship, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Paramétrique, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 7623 (Paris, France)
Teaching activity
• 2015 – : Biomedical Imaging Techniques
• 2008 – : Advanced Medical Imaging
Profesional activity
• 2004-: Medical imaging consultant
Awards & Honors
• Award for Educational Excellence from the Industrial Engineering School (ETSII) of the UPV 2018
• Award for Educational Excellence from the Social Council of the UPV 2014
Research Group
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Centre
Journal Publications
·Cañada-Soriano, Mar; Maite Bovaira; garcía-Vitoria, C.; Salvador -Palmer, M Rosario ; Rosa María Cibrian Ortiz de Anda; Moratal, David; Priego Quesada, Jose Ignacio. (2023) Application of machine learning algorithms in thermal images for an automatic classification of lumbar sympathetic blocks . Journal of Thermal Biology – . 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103523_x000D_
·Cañada-Soriano, Mar; Maite Bovaira; Moratal, David; Priego Quesada, Jose Ignacio. (2023) Clinical results of lumbar sympathetic blocks in lower limb complex regional pain syndrome using infrared thermography as a support tool . Pain Practice – . 10.1111/papr.13236_x000D_
·Marcos-Garces, Victor; Pérez, N; Gavara-Doñate, Josep; Lopez-Lereu, Maria P.; Monmeneu, José V.; Rios-Navarro, César … Moratal, David. (2022) Risk score for early risk prediction by cardiac magnetic resonance after acute myocardial infarction . International Journal of Cardiology (349)150 – 154. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.11.050_x000D_
·Pérez-Pelegrí, Manuel; Jose Vicente Monmeneu-Menadas; María Pilar López Lereu; Maceira, Alicia; V. Bodi; Moratal, David. (2022) End-systole and end-diastole detection in short axis cine MRI using a fully convolutional neural network with dilated convolutions . Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (99) – . 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2022.102085_x000D_
·Gabaldón-Pérez A; Marcos-Garcés, Víctor; Gavara-Doñate, Josep; López-Lereu, María P.; Monmeneu, José V.; Pérez, Nerea … Moratal, David. (2022) Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance early after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in older patients . Age and Ageing, 11 (51), 1 – 11. 10.1093/ageing/afac248_x000D_
Boock Chapters
·Pacheco-Torres, Jesús; Moreno, Andrea; Fernández, Begoña; Pérez-Cervera, Laura; Caramés, José M.; Fernández-Mollá, Luis Miguel … Canals, Santiago. (2019). Functional MRI of Synaptic Plasticity . Handbook of in Vivo Neural Plasticity Techniques (441 – 456). Academic Press. 978-0-12-812028-6
·González-Pérez, Victor; Arana Fernandez DE Moya, Estanislao; Moratal, David. (2019). Dual Energy Computed Tomography for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Characterization . Lung Imaging and CADx (49 – 72). Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group. 978-1-13-805091-4
·Pérez-Cervera, L; Caramés, José M.; Fernández-Mollá, Luis Miguel; Moreno, Andrea; Fernández, Begoña; Pérez-Montoyo, Elena … Pacheco-Torres, Jesús. (2018). Mapping Functional Connectivity in the Rodent Brain Using Electric-Stimulation fMRI . Preclinical MRI. Methods and Protocols (117 – 134). Springer. 978-1-4939-7530-3
·Ruiz-España, Silvia; Moratal, David. (2017). OncoSpineSeg: A Software Tool for a Manual Segmentation of Computed Tomography of the Spine on Cancer Patients . Computed Tomography – Advanced Applications (83 – 95). InTech, Rijeka, Croacia. 978-953-51-3368-1
Contracts with public institutions
·Moratal, David (I.P.); Molina Mateo, José (I.P.) ; Ortiz-Ramón, Rafael; Pérez-Ramírez, María Úrsula; Ruiz-España, Silvia; Díaz-Parra, Antonio … Guijarro Estelles, Enrique. Analisis de Texturas en Imagen Cerebral Multimodal por Resonancia Magnetica para Una Deteccion Temprana de Alteraciones en la Red y Biomarcadores de Enfermedad (BFU2015-64380-C2-2-R). (01/01/16 – 31/12/18).Investigación competitiva proyectos. MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS Y TRANSFORMACION DIGITAL.
·Moratal Pérez, David. Desarrollo de una herramienta de registro de áreas cerebrales elocuentes mediante análisis de imagen, como soporte al mapeo cerebral intraoperatorio con paciente despierto durante la cirugía de tumores cerebrales (RegisMapping). (01/01/15 – 31/12/15).Proyectos de investigación. III Convocatoria de concesión de ayudas para la realización de Actividades Preparatorias de Proyectos Coordinados UPV-La Fe.
Contracts with private institutions
·Moratal, David (I.P.) ; Cuevas-López, Aarón. Advisory Services And Technical Assistance In The Field Of Acquisition Of Neurophysiological Data . (08/01/20 – 08/05/21).Consultorías, estudios técnicos y asesoramiento. OEPS ELECTRONICA E PRODUÇAO UNIPESSOAL, LDA.._x000D_
·Moratal, David (I.P.) . Development Of a Software Tool For An Automatic Identification And Localization Of Interneurons In The Cerebral Cortex By Means Of Microscopy Image Analysis . (01/10/19 – 01/10/20).I+D contratada/conveniada. KINGS COLLEGE LONDON._x000D_
·Moratal, David (I.P.) . Development Of a Software Tool For An Automatic Identification And Localization Of Interneurons In The Cerebral Cortex By Means Of Microscopy Image Analysis . (27/11/18 – 27/11/19).I+D contratada/conveniada. KINGS COLLEGE LONDON._x000D_
·Moratal, David (I.P.) ; Vallés Lluch, Ana; Díaz-Parra, Antonio; Alacreu-Samper, Elena; Pérez-Ramírez, María Úrsula; Quiñones, Darío R. ; Ortiz-Ramón, Rafael. Analisis de Estudios Mediante T1-Mapping y Strain Miocardico y Desarrollo de Nuevas Herramientas Diagnosticas Mediante Analisis de Texturas de Resonancia Magnetica Cardiaca . (15/06/17 – 15/12/17).I+D contratada/conveniada. FUNDACION INVESTIGACION HOSPITAL CLINICO CV._x000D_
·Moratal, David (I.P.) . Desarrollo de Software y Uso de Espectrometro de Rmn . (14/05/13 – 14/04/14).I+D contratada/conveniada. FUNDACION INVESTIGACION HOSPITAL CLINICO CV._x000D_