[visionlist] PhD Student Position in Medical Image Analysis

[Philippe C. Cattin]

"Motion Compensation in MRgHIFU"

Within the scope of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) the 
Medical Image Analysis Center (MIAC) at the University of Basel is 
developing novel methods for treating tumours with high-intensity 
focused ultrasound (HIFU).

The available challenging PhD position is part of a multidisciplinary 
project in the field of liver ablation using HIFU. The project involves 
both theoretical and applied reserch aspects, and will be performed in 
close collaboration with researchers of the University Hospital in Basel 
(UHBS) and University Hospital in Geneva (HUGE).

Focused ultrasound is a tumour treatment method of the future, and has 
the unique capability to deposit sharply localised energy deep into the 
tissues producing thermal tumour ablation. Todays phased array 
transducers not only achieve a targeting accuracy in the range of 
millimetres but also allow electronic control over the ultrasound field 
that can not be achieved by any other means for tumour treatment. 
Magnetic resonance imaging, on the other hand, offers excellent anatomic 
delineation of the tumours and measures functional changes such as blood 
flow alteration. In addition, MRI provides excellent capabilities for 
spatial guidance and on line control of the therapy in particular the 
ablation temperature with MR thermometry.

The focus of this work will be on developing methods for optimised 
tumour ablation talking into account its breathing motion.  For this, 
the 4-dimensional (3D+time) motion of the liver will be determined using 
a modification of our unique 4DMRI approach. The main challange of this 
project is solve the inverse optimisation problem.

The candidate must have a strong background in mathematics, good 
communication skills, the ability to combine basic research activities 
with the needs of clinicians and be willing to work in a clinical 
environment.

We are looking for a motivated, proactive person with a background in 
mathematics, physics, computer science or other related field. The 
candidate will have solid programming skills, as well as a good 
background in general engineering mathematics. A MSc degree or 
comparable previous experience is required to join the PhD program at 
our University.

Interested candidates should send their resumes with references and 
school transcripts to:

Prof. Dr. Philippe Cattin
Medical Image Analysis Center
University of Basel
Spitalstrasse 21
CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
email: philippe.cattin at unibas.ch
http://miac.unibas.ch

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Prof. Dr. Philippe C. Cattin                  Philippe.Cattin at unibas.ch
Medical Image Analysis Center (MIAC)             http://miac.unibas.ch/
c/o University Hospital, Spitalstrasse 21            tel:+41-61-2659655
University of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland      fax:+41-61-2659668