Central to the research in the department of Radiology is the patient. Our research must lead to clinically relevant applications: bench-to-clinic-to-population. In other words, translational research. By means of imaging techniques, we aim to ensure for better diagnosis and more effective treatment. The choice of research themes are not only guided by the developments and bottlenecks encountered in patient care but also by new insights generated by fundamental research.
One of our most recent results: ESUR issues new guidance on best use of prostate MRI (feb 24th 2012)
This movie (in Dutch) shows how research can lead to better patient care in prostate cancer. Or read the article about prof. dr. Jelle Barentsz and his prostate cancer MRI:
MRI in PCa PCRI Insights
If you want to know more, please contact
S.Estourgie@rad.umcn.nl
The department has the ambition of achieving a leading position in the chosen main research themes in both clinical and fundamental research areas. This is already the case in a number of areas of research, such as in clinical research in prostate cancer, MRSI, and CAD. One of our strengths is the ability to transfer the techniques developed in fundamental research (high resolution magnetic resonance [MR] imaging, functional MR-techniques such as MRSI [MR spectroscopy imaging], perfusion MRI, and diffusion weighted MRI), and computer aided diagnosis (CAD) research into clinical application.
The department’s imaging research groups, encompassing expertise in MR, Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (US) and CAD, and the interventional radiology (IR) section are important participants in the multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary Minimally Invasive Treatment Expert Centre (MITeC), which has the goal of becoming a leading centre for research, development, patient care innovation, and teaching and training in the minimally invasive treatment domain. Imaging takes a central role for establishing the target region or a patient-specific reference frame for minimally invasive treatment. Modeling and medical image analysis are crucial for planning and real-time guidance. Image- guided treatment, where under the treatment of Arterio-Venous Malformations (AVMs) and interventional oncology (e.g. MR-guided biopsy using robotics), is a major research theme in our IR research group.
The joining of forces generates new chances to solve problems using a broad range of expertise and a multidisciplinary approach. The department of Radiology works closely together with numerous departments within the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUNMC), such as Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Urology, Medical Oncology, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, as well as the RUNMC research institutes (such as the Institute for Oncology, and the Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences [NCMLS]), international medical institutions (such as UCLA, UC Londen, John Hopkins, Montreal, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Trondheim, Bergen, Rio de Janeiro, Wenen) and medical/technical universities (such as the University of Twente, the Netherlands).
One of our strengths is the ability to transfer the techniques developed in fundamental research (high resolution magnetic resonance [MR] imaging, functional MR-techniques such as MRSI [MR spectroscopy imaging], perfusion MRI, and diffusion weighted MRI), and computer aided diagnosis (CAD) research into clinical application.