Quinten Beirinckx

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Biography: 

Quinten received his Master of Science (MSc) in Physics degree in 2016 at the University of Antwerp, with a major in Biophysics and Medical Physics. For the completion of his BSc and MSc thesis he joined the Laboratory of Biophysics and BioMedical Physics (BIMEF) research group of the University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium). His thesis work involved the determination of structure-function relationships of biomolecules using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy and ab initio Density Functional Theory. In 2014, as part of the Erasmus exchange program, he was a visiting student at the University of Uppsala (Uppsala, Sweden), where he gained more hands-on experience with the topic of electronic structure calculations.

From January 2017 onwards, Quinten pursued a PhD degree in the field of Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at the imec-Vision Lab, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp. He obtained his Doctor of Science degree in 2024 on the topic of "Motion-robust super-resolution quantitative magnetic resonance imaging for improved detection of brain diseases". His main research focus was the development and application of model-based MRI super-resolution reconstruction methods with integrated motion estimation, and their translation into clinical practice so that they can help patients on a day-to-day level.

In particular, he keeps an interest in data acquisition and image reconstruction methods that make MRI faster, more precise, more robust against motion artifacts, allow imaging of new anatomical or pathological processes, make image interpretation easier and more standardized by moving from qualitative image contrasts to quantitative biomarkers for disease processes.

Research

Research interests:

• Development of quantitative MRI models for improved detection of brain diseases.
• Model-based super-resolution reconstruction with joint patient motion estimation for improved quantitative parameter mapping.
• Model-based super-resolution strategies for cerebral blood flow mapping using Arterial Spin Labeling MRI.
• Super-resolution reconstruction to accelerate the development of low-cost ultra-low-field MRI scanners for accessible brain health screening.

Key publications: 

Q. Beirinckx, Bladt, P., van der Plas, M. C. E., van Osch, M. J. P., Jeurissen, B., den Dekker, A. J., and Sijbers, J., “Model-based super-resolution reconstruction for pseudo-continuous Arterial Spin Labeling”, NeuroImage, vol. 286, p. 120506, 2024.

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Q. Beirinckx, Jeurissen, B., Nicastro, M., Poot, D. H. J., Verhoye, M., den Dekker, A. J., and Sijbers, J., “Model-based super-resolution reconstruction with joint motion estimation for improved quantitative MRI parameter mapping”, Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, vol. 100, no. 102071, pp. 1-16, 2022.

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Q. Beirinckx, Ramos-Llordén, G., Jeurissen, B., Poot, D. H. J., Parizel, P. M., Verhoye, M., Sijbers, J., and den Dekker, A. J., “Joint Maximum Likelihood estimation of motion and T1 parameters from magnetic resonance images in a super-resolution framework: a simulation study”, Fundamenta Informaticae, vol. 172, pp. 105–128, 2020.

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Teaching

Teaching activities: 

• 2017 - present: Exercises "Fysica voor biomedisch onderzoek" (tutor: Prof. Dr. Jan Sijbers)
• 2017 - present: Exercises "Fysica m.i.v. wiskunde" (tutor: Prof. Dr. Jan Sijbers)