Quantitative molecular and nuclear imaging and methodology
The PET methodology group has an international well known reputation for quantitative PET imaging, kinetic analysis (of new radiotracers), standardization & harmonization (EANM/EARL), quality control, radiomics and artificial intelligence, quantitative image analysis software development. The PET methodology group supports various clinical and methodological PET research lines, within the department as well as with local and international collaborators, and performs quantitative PET analysis of (early) drug development studies. In the upcoming years, the team will focus on exploiting the clinical and research opportunities that a total body PET/CT system can offer.
Advanced MRI analysis and reconstruction methods
Within the applied MR Physics group novel image reconstruction methods are developed using compressed sensing, neural networks and model based based approaches. Several quantitative MRI parameters can be obtained that are able to probe tissue properties that can serve as biomarkers in the fields of oncology, cardiovascular and muscle research.
Neuroimaging Data Analysis Center
The Neuroimaging Data Analysis Center ensures the quality of neuro-MRI in both research and clinic. Support for both internal as external parties is available on obtaining, curations and quality control of the scans. Furthermore, the team is also specialized in processing and analyzing the MRI-scans to provide research and clinical MRI-biomarkers from multiple neurological disorders.