Piet Vanhoenacker, M.D.
Curriculum vitae
Piet Vanhoenacker, M.D.
Radiologist
Address
Department of Radiology
OLV Ziekenhuis
Moorselbaan 164
Aalst
Belgium
Education
| 1989 – 1994 |
Residency in Radiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Prof Albert Baert) |
| 1994 – 1995 |
Research Fellow in MRI, Massachussetts General Hospital and Boston University Medical Center, Boston, USA (Prof. Ferrucci and Dr. Thomas Brady) |
Professional Experience
| 1995 – today |
Department of Radiology; OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst, Belgium |
Awards and Honors
- Fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation
- President-elect of the Cardiac Imaging Section of the Royal Belgian Society of Radiology.
- Vice president of the Consilium Radiologicum Belgicum
Academic Affiliations
Doctoral student, University of Antwerp, Coronary MDCT
Field of Research
Together with Aalst Cardiovascular Center (Coordinating MDCT cardiologist: Dr. William Wijns):
- MDCT of the coronary arteries, evidence based imaging
- MDCT of the coronary arteries, comparison with nuclear medicine and IVUS-Virtual Histology, determination of bifurcation anatomy before PCI, determination of aortic valve plane before percutaneous aortic valve replacement
- Quantitative MDCT of the coronary arteries
- MDTCA of the coronary arteries, comparison with fractional flow reserve (FFR), use of Nitroglycerin to optimize imaging
