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Shengxian Tu

Date: February 28, 2012
Time: 15.00 pm
Venue: Academiegebouw, Leiden
Thesis title: Three-dimensional Quantitative Coronary Angiography and the Registration with Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography

Hans Reiber, Max Viergever and Wiro Niessen

The 6th Winter Conference of the European Society for Molecular Imaging on

“PROCESSING BIOMEDICAL IMAGES: Visualisation, Modelling, Segmentation, Quantification, Registration”

The one-week conference will take place from April 15 to 20, 2012 at the Ecole de Physique des Houches in the French Alps. Abstract submission deadline is 25 January 2012. Further details about confirmed speakers, topics, programme, abstract submission via www.topim.eu

TOPIM 2012 Committee:

Bertrand Tavitian – Orsay, France

Marion de Jong – Rotterdam – The Netherlands

Adriaan Lammertsma – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Boudewijn Lelieveldt – Leiden, The Netherlands

Renaud Maroy – Orsay, France

Michal Neeman – Rehovot, Israel

Vasilis Ntziachristos – Munich, Germany

Bernd Pichler – Tuebingen, Germany

 Applications consisting of a CV, research and teaching statements, and three letters of recommendation directly from recommenders should be sent via email to cis@mathcs.emory.edu. Informal inquiries are also invited by email. Screening starts December 1, 2011.  Applications received by December 31, 2011, will receive a full review.  Please note that appointments are subject to final funding approval. Emory University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

Martijn van de Giessen

Date: November 30, 2011
Time: 12.00 pm
Venue: Senaatszaal in the Aula of the TU Delft, Delft
Thesis title: Statistical Modeling of Shape and Motion of the Wrist Bones

Martin Baiker

Date: November 17, 2011
Time: 13.45 pm
Venue: Academiegebouw, Leiden
Thesis title: Automated Analysis and Visualization of Preclinical Whole-Body microCT Data

Professor Reiber received the Royal decoration in recognition of all his contributions to science, healthcare and industry. He is acknowledged worldwide as an expert in clinical application of quantitative image analysis. He is also a pioneer in the field of research valorization, and already in the early nineties he founded a company to transfer the results of his research into the clinic. He also played an important role in strengthening the position of the research field medical image analysis in the Netherlands. He is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, chaired the NWO program “Novel instruments in healthcare”, and is the coordinator of the STW grant program CARISMA: Cardiovascular Risk Management. Professor Reiber retired in August 2011 as head of the LUMC division of Image Processing to continue his career as CEO of the company Medis.

Clinical Graphics creates decision-supporting software for surgical procedures. We have an enthusiastic software development team working to bring our pre-operative planning system for orthopaedic surgery to the international market. Our product was recently awarded the Philips Innovation Award 2011.

We have job openings for:

• A medical visualization software developer, and
• An image processing software developer.

For more information, please visit http://www.clinicalgraphics.com/jobs/.

Research project description

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive medical imaging techniques based on interferometry that provides three-dimensional imaging of the retina at a very high resolution. Related techniques, such as Doppler OCT or polarization-sensitive OCT (PS-OCT) provide additional imaging modalities. Clinically, these high-resolution images can be used for better diagnosis and monitoring of disease. In our group, headed by prof. dr. J.F. de Boer, we develop advanced OCT systems and novel analysis methods for both existing and experimental OCT devices to enhance the diagnostic capabilities of OCT.

In this project, we will develop and evaluate novel methods for the analysis of OCT data sets, from both existing (commercially available) and experimental (conventional and polarization-sensitive) devices. Our primary aim is the diagnosis and management of glaucoma and age-related macula degeneration (AMD), both leading causes of blindness. The work will include a broad range of image analysis tasks, including image processing, segmentation, feature extraction and classification.

This project is an initiative of the Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute (R.O.I.). The R.O.I. is the research institute of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital (REH) which was founded in 1874. With 13.500 operating room visits, 140.000 out-patient visits and a staff of 350 employees the hospital is devoted to providing patients with high quality care. It is the only independent Eye Hospital in the Netherlands and research is the driving force for innovation of the REH. In the Imaging group at the R.O.I (see http://www.eyeresearch-rotterdam.nl), we have a vacancy for a PhD student. In collaboration with the Quantitative Imaging group (headed by prof. dr. ir. L.J. van Vliet; see http://www.ist.tudelft.nl/qi) of Delft University of Technology, algorithms for analysis of three-dimensional OCT data sets will be developed and evaluated.

Candidate

For this position we are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with a masters or equivalent degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, electronics or a related field, with a strong interest in medical image analysis. Candidates should have good programming skills (Matlab / C++) and be able to communicate in English both verbally and in writing. Presenting (preliminary) results of the project on national and international medical and technical conferences and in journals is encouraged. The successful candidate is expected to write a PhD thesis based on these publications.

Conditions of employment

The project lasts for four years. The successful applicant will be appointed at the R.O.I. for one year initially, which will be extended by another three years subject to a positive evaluation. Gross salary will be € 2110,- per month in the first year, gradually rising to € 2717,- per month in the final year.

Locations

The research will be conducted both at the Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute and at Delft University of Technology, which are situated within just 15 km. In Rotterdam, the candidate will work as part of the Imaging group under supervision of dr. ir. K.A. Vermeer and interact with technical and medical specialists from the institute and from the Rotterdam Eye Hospital. In Delft, the candidate will be part of the PhD program of the Quantitative Imaging group. Being based at these two locations provides access to medical and technical expertise and experience and guarantees a work environment that is both challenging and motivating. This combined research environment provides a unique opportunity to work with both medical and technical specialists on clinically relevant topics.

Application and additional information

This position is available immediately and is open until filled. Applications, including a letter of motivation, a detailed CV with two or three references (including full address, phone number and email address), a list of grades, TOEFL and/or IETLS scores (if available) and a sample of a written report in English, should be sent to Koen Vermeer (k.vermeer@eyehospital.nl). For more information about this position, please contact Koen Vermeer by phone (+31-650503833) or by e-mail (k.vermeer@eyehospital.nl).