Françoise Kayser

Medical imaging, Breast and MSK radiology

CHU UCL Namur, Site Godinne, Department of Medical Imaging

Head of Breast Unit

Medical imaging, breast and musculoskeletal (MSK) radiology

In collaboration with UNamur

^ONGOING OASIS: Using the ovine model for research on musculoskeletal diseases. Research collaboration between Prof. Françoise Kayser, CHU UCL Namur and Prof. Jean-Michel Vandeweerd, UNamur, NARILIS.

Evaluation of the shear wave elastography in assessing the biomechanical properties of the patellar tendon in an ovine model. PhD thesis defended by Françoise Kayser, CHU UCL Namur, on 28/03/2022. Under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Michel Vandeweerd, UNamur, NARILIS.

^ONGOING Suspect axillary lymph node identified by carbon black: correlation with sentinel node in breast cancer. Prospective study. Clinical research project by Dr. Charlotte Vierendeels, MACCS radiodiagnostics UCLouvain, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc; Dr. Stéphane Mazy, CHU UCL Namur and Prof. Françoise Kayser, CHU UCL Namur.

^ONGOING Senological follow-up in the transgender population in Belgium. Clinical research project by Dr. Zaid Boughaleb, MACCS radiodiagnostics UCLouvain, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc and Prof. Françoise Kayser, CHU UCL Namur.

^ONGOING Retrospective analysis of post-lung transplant scars by mammography, ultrasound and CT scan. Clinical research project by Dr. Guillaume Puissant, MACCS radiodiagnostics UCLouvain and Prof. Françoise Kayser, CHU UCL Namur.

^ONGOING Hyperventilation and Oxygenation to prolong Breath hold in Breast cancer Irradiation Treatment (HOBBIT): MRI-based Measurements of Anatomical Changes and Respiratory Motion Variability During Long Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (L-DIBH). Clinical research project by Dr. Michael Stouthandel, postdoc researcher at UGhent, Prof. Liv Veldeman, UGhent and Prof. Françoise Kayser, CHU UCL Namur.

^ONGOING SurLym trial: Study protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial on the added value of reconstructive lymphatic surgery to decongestive lymphatic therapy for the treatment of lymphoedema. Clinical research study contributed equally by UGhent, KU Leuven and CHU UCL NAMUR.

Boughaleb Z, Mazy S, Muller G, Berners & Kayser F. Sub-Clavicular Hibernoma: A Rare Diagnosis of Lipomatous Tumor. J Clin Med Img Case Rep. 2022; 2(2): 1097.

Kayser F, Bori E, Armillotta N, Innocenti B, Hontoir F, Vandeweerd JM. Correlation between Shear Wave Velocity Assessed by Elastography and Stiffness given by Tensile Test in the Ovine Patellar Tendon. Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research 6 (2022): 248-259.

Kayser F, Bori E, Fourny S, Hontoir F, Clegg P, Dugdale A, Vandeweerd JM, Innocenti B. Ex vivo study correlating the stiffness of the ovine patellar tendon to age and weight. Int Biomech. 2022 Dec;9(1):1-9.

Stouthandel MEJ, Kayser F, Vakaet V, Khoury R, Deseyne P, Monten C, Schoepen M, Remouchamps V, De Caluwé A, Janoray G, De Neve W, Mazy S, Veldeman L, Van Hoof T. Delineation guidelines for the lymphatic target volumes in 'prone crawl' radiotherapy treatment position for breast cancer patients. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 18;11(1):22529.

Kayser F, Fourneau H, Mazy OC, Mazy S. Breast implant seroma: A SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine side effect. J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 Nov;49(9):984-986.

Kayser F, Hontoir F, Clegg P, Kirschvink N, Dugdale A, Vandeweerd JM. Ultrasound anatomy of the normal stifle in the sheep. Anat Histol Embryol. 2019 Jan;48(1):87-96.