Carola Brussaard

Carola Brussaard is a Physician Scientist in the Department of Radiology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She specializes in MR Lymphography and MR Whole Body imaging, with a focus on rare diseases such as Von Hippel-Lindau, Tuberous Sclerosis, and Neurofibromatosis. She is part of interdisciplinary teams for rare diseases and plastic surgery (lymphedema) at UZ Brussel.

• Specialization: MR Lymphography, MR Whole Body
• Involvement in rare disease teams

Her research interests include:

• Oncology imaging (melanoma, lymphedema)
• Muscle mass analysis in cancer patients
• Genetic disorder imaging

Recent publications highlight advancements in:

• Whole-body MRI for metastatic lymph node detection
• Muscle quality quantification in oncology
• Functional MR lymphangiography

Scientific awards include:

• Complimentary Registration at ESPEN 2021 Virtual Congress

She has supervised multiple theses, including studies on:

• Lowered dose protocols in pediatric radiography
• Machine learning for cognitive status decoding in MS
• 4D flow MRI for aortic blood flow quantification