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  • UZ Brussel

    • Translational Centre

    Contact: Van de Velde Ursule
    Phone: +32 247 635 46
    Country: Belgium (BE)
    Description:

    UZ Brussel is a university hospital. This means that it also has a teaching mission and conducts scientific research.

    The hospital’s clinical excellence, scientific commitment and human-centric tuition ensure the highest degree of competence in many fields. The hospital is closely associated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University Brussels), notably the Medicine and Pharmacy Faculties. As a top-rate hospital, UZ Brussels has gained recognition at national and international level.

    With its 700 beds, each year UZ Brussel admits more than 25,000 patients and treats 400,000 outpatients, both national and international.

    The values of UZ Brussel reflect one single objective: to provide patients with the best possible care. Your care is our care.
    Areas of Expertise:
    Thanks to its long-standing experience, UZ Brussel has gained expertise in the following areas:
    • Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases (CHVZ),
    • Centre for Medical Imaging,
    • Centre for Reproductive Medicine,
    • Diabetes Centre,
    • Children’s Hospital,
    • Oncology Centre.

    Assessment Tools

    Cognitive function
    NO
    Exercise capacity
    NO
    Metabolic and ventilator response to exercise
    YES
    Physical activity monitoring
    NO
    Cardiovascular exploration
    NO
    Muscle function
    NO

    Biopsy Types

    Liver
    NO
    Muscle
    NO
    Adipose
    NO
    Gut
    NO
    Lung
    NO

    Body Composition

    DEXA
    NO
    Bod Pod
    NO
    Fibroscan liver investigation
    NO
    Pea Pod
    NO
    Impedancemetry
    NO
    CT
    YES
    Ultrasound
    YES
    MRI
    YES
    Stable isotope tracers
    NO
    Skinfolds
    NO

    Cooking Facilities

    Test meal
    YES
    Dedicated kitchen
    YES

    Energy Expenditure

    Indirect calorimetry
    YES
    Double labelled water
    NO
    Calorimetric chambers
    NO

    Other Types

    Faecal analysis
    YES
    Clamp studies
    YES

    Research Tools

    Immunology
    YES
    Genetics
    YES
    Genomics
    NO
    Metagenomics
    NO
    Biochemistry
    YES
    Histology
    YES
    Mass spectrometry
    NO
    Cell culture
    YES
    Animal models
    NO
    Proteomics
    NO
    Metabolomics
    NO

    Tracer Studies

    Substrate turnover
    NO
    Nutrient biodisponiblity
    NO

    Type Of Subjects

    Obese
    YES
    Cardiovascular
    NO
    Chronic respiratory disease
    NO
    Malnutrition
    NO
    Mental disease
    NO
    Metabolic syndrome
    YES
    Gastrointestinal disease
    NO
    Other disease
    NO
    Ageing
    NO
    Orthopaedic
    NO
    Cancer
    NO
    Healthy
    YES
    18-45; 45-65
    Paediatric
    NO
    Diabetic
    YES
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