Neuroradiology

Head and Neck Imaging

Our aim is to initiate development and foster implementation of new imaging techniques into daily clinical practice to improve patient management and outcome evaluation of head and neck diseases.
The continuous developments in the medical field in terms of treatment options and imaging techniques require a good coordination of possibilities and needs to translate technical developments into meaningful clinical applications.

We identify clinical needs, evaluate or validate techniques such as high field MRI (7T and 3T) and AI in image acquisition or postprocessing and perform clinical studies.

In the head and neck area it is particularly challenging to obtain artifact free, highly detailed images due to the tiny anatomical structures and voluntary and involuntary movements like swallowing, breathing or eye movements. We focus on CT (acquisition and postprocessing) and MRI (coil development, acquisition techniques) for applications in the fields of otology, laryngology and oncology.

Projects

Themes for Innovation

Key publications

Team members

  • Dr BM Verbist, head and neck and neuroradiologist
  • Dr E Astreinidou, clinical physicist, radiotherapy
  • Dr. F. Borges Ferreira Guerreiro post-doc
  • Dr JW Beenakker, associate professor, experimental physicist
  • Dr ir JJ Briaire, clinical physicist/audiologist
  • Prof Dr ir JHM Frijns, ENT-surgeon
  • Drs TA Gonçalves Ferreira, neuro and head and neck radiologist
  • Dr W Grootjans, clinical technologist
  • Dr EF Hensen, ENT-surgeon
  • Prof Dr JC Jansen, ENT-surgeon
  • Dr EV Sjögren, ENT-surgeon
  • Dr ir M Staring, medical imaging analysis (LKEB)
  • Prof Dr A Webb, director Gorter Centre/head of MRI research