Irene van der Schaaf

Irene van der Schaaf is a Full Professor at Utrecht University, specializing in Cardiovascular Imaging and Image Guided Treatment. Her research focuses on enhancing individualized detection and treatment of cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases through advanced imaging and AI technologies.

• Strategic Programs: Brain Circulatory Health
• Email: ischaaf@umcutrecht.nl

Her work spans Medical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, and Personalized Medicine, with recent publications analyzing hemodynamics in intracranial aneurysms, sex-specific anatomical variations, and deep-learning applications for vascular topology extraction.

She contributes to image-guided treatment strategies and stroke prediction research, utilizing MRI, 4D Flow Imaging, and Radiopharmaceuticals to optimize patient outcomes.

Research groups led include Cardiovascular Imaging and Image Guided Treatment and Neurovascular Imaging and Image Guided Treatment.