Department of Radiology - Medical Physics

The Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, is looking for a Master's Student in Physics for a research project on

Quantification of oxygen metabolism in human brain with oxygen-17 magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical imaging technique for non-invasive investigation of the human body. In particular, ¹⁷O MRI allows direct quantification the oxygen metabolism in human brain. Over recent years we have established ¹⁷O MRI technologies on our new 3 Tesla MRI system. For this, we have developed specific radio frequency coils for ¹⁷O signal reception, MR control software (sequences) for the MRI system to acquire the ¹⁷O data, and image processing tools in combination with pharmacokinetic modelling of the signal dynamics.

In this master's project, we will first apply ¹⁷O MRI to the human brain. For this, the acquisition strategy will be refined, and a reconstruction pipeline will be created. The technology will then be further expanded for use in the kidneys for ex vivo organ testing to improve the outcome of kidney trans­plan­tations.

For this project, we are looking for a master's student candidate with the following profile:

• interest in medical physics and technology
• very good to excellent grades in Bachelor's and Master's courses
• programming experience (preferably in C++)
• self-responsibility and team orientation

The starting date is negotiable. Please submit your application and documents by email to:

^{Posted: January 10, 2018}