Partners
The research in openGTN was performed within a network of 7 R&D institutes spread over Europe. The Medical Image Analysis group (IMAG/e) of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, coordinates the project and hosts 3 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), supported by the highly prestigious and competitive Marie Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) fellowship program. The research team is shown below.
Team members
Note: below data were for the period 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021
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Prof.dr.ir. Marcel Breeuwer is professor Clinical Application of Medical Image Analysis in the Medical Image Analysis group of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. Roles: project coordinator, ESR supervision More information |
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Dr. Cristian Lorenz is Principal Scientist at Philips Research Hamburg, Germany (focus Medical Image Analysis) Role: ESR supervision More information |
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Dr. Juergen Weese is Research Fellow at Philips Research Hamburg, Germany (focus Medical Image Analysis) Role: ESR supervision More information |
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MSc Yasmina Alkhalil is PhD researcher in the Medical Image Analysis group of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.Role: Her research focus is on MRI segmentation using machine learning. More information CV Yasmina Al Khalil |
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MSc Sina Amirrajab is PhD researcher in the Medical Image Analysis group of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.Role: His research focus is MRI simulation of the heart. More information CV Sina Amirrajab |
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MSc Aymen Ayaz is PhD researcher in the Medical Image Analysis group of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.Role: Her focus is MRI simulation of the brain & spine. More information CV Aymen Ayaz |
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Prof.dr. Josien Pluim is heading the Medical Image Analysis group of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Role: ESR supervision More information |
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Dr. Alexander Raaijmakers is Assistent Professor in the Medical Image Analysis group of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Role: ESR co-supervision, training on MRI More information |
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Prof. dr. Tony Stoecker is Professor of Medical Physics, University of Bonn, Research Group Leader, MR Physics, DZNE Bonn Role: ESR supervision during secondments, JEMRIS MRI simulation training More information |
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Dr. Amedeo Chiribiri is Head of Adult Cardiac MRI Service at King’s College London – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom Role: ESR supervision during secondments, training on cardiovascular MRI More information |
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Dr. Jan Kirschke (MD) conducts research in the area of quantitative musculoskeletal and neuro-oncology imaging at the Technische Universität München, Germany Role: ESR supervision during secondments, training on spine MRI More information |
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Prof.dr. René Castelein is orthopedic surgeon and leading the orthopedics department at the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands Role: ESR supervision during secondments, training on spine MRI More information |
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Dr.ir. Liesbeth Geerts is Clinical Science Director at Philips MR, Best, The Netherlands Role: ESR supervision during secondments, MRI training More information |
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Ir. Tom Geraedts (MSc) is Domain Expert at Philips MR, Best, The Netherlands and expert in MRI simulation using JEMRIS Role: ESR co-supervision during secondments, JEMRIS MRI simulation training More information |
You can contact the team here.















