Department of Vascular Surgery
VENUS – Normal-to-Pathological Pelvic Venous MRI: A Functional Reference Framework for Chronic Pelvic Pain Using Dynamic Ultrasound and 4D-Flow MRI
- Institute:
- Department of Vascular Surgery
- Subject area:
- Vascular Surgery, Phlebology, Vascular Imaging, Women's Health
- Number of open position:
- 1
- Project title:
- VENUS – Normal-to-Pathological Pelvic Venous MRI: A Functional Reference Framework for Chronic Pelvic Pain Using Dynamic Ultrasound and 4D-Flow MRI
- Project time plan:
- Full Doctoral Study-Model: 36 or 48 months
Sandwich-Model: 12 or 24 months - Language requirements:
- English: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no module below 6) or TOEFL iBT 95. German is not required for this discipline.
- Academic requirements:
- Chinese citizenship, meeting LMU–CSC eligibility (age ≤35; Bachelor's and Master's grades ≥80; “Double First Class University” background preferred). Research-oriented medical Master's degree or equivalent, excellent academic record, and genuine interest in vascular medicine, women's health and quantitative imaging. Prior research, imaging or data-analysis experience is desirable but not mandatory.
Project description:
Pelvic MR venography often shows ovarian-vein dilatation, pelvic varices, or apparent iliac/renal vein compression in women without clinically relevant venous disease, so morphology alone cannot establish that chronic pelvic pain is venous in origin. VENUS will develop a radiation-free, multimodal functional framework — combining standardized dynamic duplex ultrasound, non-contrast MRI and quantitative 4D-flow MRI — to distinguish incidental MRV findings from a haemodynamically concordant venous phenotype. The project establishes a preliminary healthy reference atlas, tests whether functional imaging adds diagnostic value beyond morphology-only MRV, and includes a confirmed gynaecology/endometriosis comparator arm. The candidate will receive structured training in vascular imaging, dynamic ultrasound, MRI/4D-flow post-processing, reproducible clinical research methods and scientific publishing, producing three manuscripts and a doctoral thesis.
To applicants: Please send following initial application documents to LMU-CSC Office before 7th December:
- Resume and Research Motivation Letter
- Certificate of Proficiency in English, equivalent to IELTS Test Academic 6.5 (no module below 6) or TOEFL IBT 95, is required
- Two letters of recommendation directly sent from your current Supervisors/Professors to LMU-CSC Office
Contact LMU-CSC Office: csc.international@lmu.de