IMARK search menu search content Molecular Imaging (PET/SPECT/CT) Molecular Imaging (PET/SPECT/CT) Molecular imaging typically uses radioactively labeled ligands to selectively visualize molecular targets at nano molar sensitivity. CT (or MRI) is routinely used for co-registration. Within MICA molec…

Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp search menu search content Equipment MICA is housed in a custom-built facility with state-of-the-art equipment. The radiopharmacy has an on-site cyclotron (Siemens Eclipse HP 11MeV) , 10 different hot cell units (Veenstra synthesis modules, fastlabs GE), including mu…

Steven Staelens hoogleraar Onderzoek Steven Staelens Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Expertise Moleculaire beeldvorming met PET en SPECT waarbij PET staat voor Positron Emissie Tomografie en SPECT voor Single Photon Emissie Tomografie. Het laat beeldvorming toe van func…

Steven Staelens professor Research Steven Staelens Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Molecular imaging using PET and SPECT. PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography and SPECT for Single Photon Emission Tomography. It allows for 3D in vivo imaging of functional process…

Ivan Huyghe onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Ivan Huyghe Bone mineral density in adolescent elite ballet dancers Bron Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness - ISSN 0022-4707-59:9 (2019) p. 1564-1570 Auteur(s) Tim Wielandt, Tim van den Wyngaert, Johanna R. Uijttewaal, Ivan Huyghe, Michiel …

Stijn De Schepper onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Stijn De Schepper From SPECT/CT towards absolute quantification? The case of unilateral condylar hyperplasia of the mandible Bron EJNMMI physics - ISSN 2197-7364-11:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Stijn De Schepper, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, Wouter De Vos…

Ivan Huyghe unpaid staff Publications Ivan Huyghe Bone mineral density in adolescent elite ballet dancers Source Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness - ISSN 0022-4707-59:9 (2019) p. 1564-1570 Author(s) Tim Wielandt, Tim van den Wyngaert, Johanna R. Uijttewaal, Ivan Huyghe, Michiel Maes, G…

Stijn De Schepper unpaid staff Publications Stijn De Schepper From SPECT/CT towards absolute quantification? The case of unilateral condylar hyperplasia of the mandible Source EJNMMI physics - ISSN 2197-7364-11:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Author(s) Stijn De Schepper, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, Wouter De Vos, Elke …

Filipe Elvas tenure track docent Onderzoek Filipe Elvas Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Expertise Ontwikkeling en validatie van radiofarmaca die niet-invasieve en longitudinale diagnose van ziekten in het hele lichaam kunnen vaststellen en therapeutische respons kunnen …

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Technology development Activity-based probes in bioimaging We were the first to report on small, irreversible uPA inhibitors with nanomolar potency and a surprising selectivity against highly related enzymes such as tPA, plasmin, thrombin and fXa. Selec…

Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp search menu search content Publications - MICA Selected Publications The complete academic bibliography for each researcher can be found via 'Members'. Below is a list of selected MICA (A1) publications: 2016 Vangestel C, Thomae D, Van Soom J, Ides J, Wyffels L, Pauw…

Sigrid Stroobants gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Sigrid Stroobants Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Alliantie voor multidimensionale en multidisciplinaire neurowetenschappen (µNEURO). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Met dank aan hun hoge spatiotemporele resolutie en niet-…

IMARK search menu search content Team - IMARK Multi-disciplinary team IMARK comprises an international and multi-disciplinary team of enthusiastic researchers. Together IMARK's researchers have a solid background in following domains: biological and medical experience, physics & mathematics for imag…

Filipe Elvas TT. asst. research professor Research Filipe Elvas Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Development and validation of radiopharmaceuticals that can provide non-invasive and longitudinal whole-body diagnosis of disease and monitoring of therapeutic responses usi…

μNEURO search menu search content Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp µNEURO members: Prof. dr. Steven Staelens (co-promotor µNEURO) Prof. dr. Sigrid Stroobants (co-promotor µNEURO) Prof. dr. Jeroen Verhaeghe The Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA) is a joint initiative by the University of Ant…

Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network search menu search content Infrastructure State-of-the-art in-house equipment is used to perform cancer research within IPPON. The most prominent infrastructure is listed below, however, information on all infrastructure of the IPPON members can…

Dorien Glorie onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Dorien Glorie Quantification of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 availability with both [¹¹C]ABP688 and [¹⁸F]FPEB positron emission tomography in the Sapap3 knockout mouse model for obsessive-compulsive–like behavior Bron Biological psychiatry…

Karuna Adhikari senior onderzoeker Publicaties Karuna Adhikari Development of caspase-3-selective activity-based probes for PET imaging of apoptosis Bron EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry - ISSN 2365-421X-9:1 (2024) p. 1-26 Auteur(s) Louis Lauwerys, Lucas Beroske, Angelo Solania, Christel Vangestel…

μNEURO search menu search content The power of PET imaging An introduction by Franziska, Liesbeth and Jordy The Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA) has the goal to take (pre)clinical molecular imaging to the next level. Watch the video to get a glimpse of the research activities of the PhD stud…

Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp search menu search content Dataprocessing & engineering Dataprocessing and engineering MICA is internationally recognized as competence center in kinetic analysis of newly designed tracers and are thereby supported by skilled engineers, dedicated to the group. The MI…

Elke Van de Casteele senior onderzoeker - onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties Elke Van de Casteele From SPECT/CT towards absolute quantification? The case of unilateral condylar hyperplasia of the mandible Bron EJNMMI physics - ISSN 2197-7364-11:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Stijn De Schepper, Gopina…

Tim Van den Wyngaert hoofddocent Publicaties Tim Van den Wyngaert EANM position paper on challenges and opportunities of full-ring 360° CZT bone imaging: it's time to let go of planar whole-body bone imaging Bron European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging - ISSN 1619-7070- (2024) p.…

Wilfried De Backer emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Wilfried De Backer Validation of computational fluid dynamics models for airway deposition with SPECT data of the same population Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Hosein Sadafi, Navid Monshi Tousi, Wil…

IMARK search menu search content Medical Image Processing Medical Image Processing Medical imaging processing represent a unique and highly-specialized discipline that is critical for high-quality imaging research. The vision Lab supports medical imaging processing by it's three sub divisions: Quant…

Aparna Prasad valorisatiemanager Onderzoek Aparna Prasad Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium voor celbiologie en histologie Expertise IMARK: Netwerk voor beeldgebaseerde biomerkerontdekking en -evaluatie IMARK: Netwerk voor beeldgebaseerde biomerkerontdekking en -evaluatie 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2026 Abstract …