Lennart Jans, MD, PhD (Teamleader)
- Professor, Department of Radiology, Ghent University
- Head of Clinics of musculoskeletal radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
- Optimization of Dual Energy CT for the detection of bone marrow oedema in rheumatic disease.
- Development of MRI sequences for detection of structural lesions of the spine and sacroiliac joint in spondyloarthritis.
Nele Herregods, MD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Radiology, Ghent University
- Head of Clinics of pediatric radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Determination the MRI features of normal age-related variants of the sacro-iliac joint in children.
Frederiek Laloo, MD, PhD
MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
New bone formation on MR of the spine and sacroiliac joint in spondyloarthritis.
Lieve Morbée, MD
Radiologist, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Optimization of bone MRI in hip and spine imaging.
Eva Schiettecatte, MD
Resident of pediatric radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Determination of the prevalence of mimickers of inflammatory bone disease in children and adults.
Wouter Huysse, MD
Adjunct-Head of Clinics of musculoskeletal radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Min Chen, MD, PhD Student
PhD Student, Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
- Optimization of Dual Energy CT for the detection of bone marrow oedema in rheumatic disease.
- Development of MRI sequences for the detection of structural lesions of the spine and sacroiliac joint in spondyloarthritis.
Thomas Van Den Berghe, MD, PhD student
PhD Student, Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
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Radiomics, radiogenomics and analysis of medical imaging techniques with artificial intelligence in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias and spondyloarthropathies.
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Quantitative analysis of MRI data (anatomical, dynamic contrast enhanced MRI, diffusion weighted MRI).
Griet Alleman, Studycoordinator
Radiographer, Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Support to research activities at the radiology department.
Eva Genbrugge, MD
Radiologist, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Structural and quantitave MRI changes of the parotid gland in Behçet's disease.
Karel Deblaere, MD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Radiology, Ghent University
- Head of Clinics of musculoskeletal radiology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
Structural and quantitave MRI changes of the parotid gland in Behçet's disease.
Dirk Elewaut, MD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Rheumatology
- Head of department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital
- Principle investigator VIB Center for Inflammation Research Ghent University
Research interests:
- The relationship between mechanical stress and the musculoskeletal system through MRI imaging studies in sacroiliac joints, and also in experimental model systems where the impact of biomechanics factors on joint remodeling in the context of inflammation is assessed by high resolution CT.
- Developping novel methods for assessing and quantification of structural damage.
Philippe Carron, MD
Rheumatologist, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
- Detection of enthesitis by ultrasound.
- Whole body MRI in patients with peripheral SpA.
- Scintigraphic detection of TNF driven inflammation.
Ruth Wittoek, MD, PhD
Professor in Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital
Research interests:
- Imaging based outcome measures in hand osteoarthritis.
- Ultrasound guided synovial biopsies.
Manouk de Hooge, Post-Doc Scientist
Research interests:
MRI and radiography in Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic arthritis.