Joachim Wildberger

Professor

Joachim Wildberger is full Professor of Radiology and Chairman of the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Maastricht UMC+. In addition, he serves as Director of the Division of Clinical Imaging and Diagnostic Laboratories at Maastrcith UMC+.

Graduated at the Rhenian-Westphalian Technical University (RWTH) in Aachen, Germany, he received his medical degree in 1994. After internships in Cardiology and Diagnostic Radiology (Mönchengladbach/ Leipzig), he started his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University Hospital Aachen. He was board certified for Diagnostic Radiology in December 1998, and became a fellow/staff member at this department thereafter. He received his PhD in Radiology in 2002, was appointed as vice-chairman of the department in 2006 and received a professorship at the RWTH Aachen in 2007. In July 2007 he became Head of Department, Diagnostic Radiology, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Charité Berlin, Campus Buch, Germany, before moving to his present position.

His per personal research topics are technical developments and functional imaging in computed tomography, contrast media research, cardiac imaging as well as image-guided interventions.

As PI for Imaging within CARIM he focusses on translational research, integrating different imaging modalities into the cardiovascular diagnostic chain, and favours multidisciplinary approaches to improve patient care.

Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: 4.G2.013
T: +31(0)43 387 49 12

2024
- Jada, L., Holtackers, R. J., Martens, B., Nies, H. M. J. M., Van De Heyning, C. M., Botnar, R. M., Wildberger, J. E., Ismail, T. F., Razavi, R., & Chiribiri, A. (2024). Quantification of myocardial scar of different etiology using dark- and bright-blood late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 5395. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52058-8
- Ramaekers, M. J. F. G., van der Vlugt, I. B., Westenberg, J. J. M., Perinajová, R., Lamb, H. J., Wildberger, J. E., Kenjereš, S., & Schalla, S. (2024). Flow patterns in ascending aortic aneurysms: Determining the role of hypertension using phase contrast magnetic resonance and computational fluid dynamics. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 172, Article 108310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108310
- Nijssen, E. C., Nelemans, P. J., & Wildberger, J. E. (2024). Letter to the Editor: “Effects of intravenous hydration in preventing post-contrast acute kidney injury in patients with eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m ²”. European Radiology, 34(4), 2641-2643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10291-1
- Sartoretti, T., McDermott, M. C., Stammen, L., Martens, B., Moser, L. J., Jost, G., Pietsch, H., Gutjahr, R., Nowak, T., Schmidt, B., Flohr, T. G., Wildberger, J. E., & Alkadhi, H. (2024). Tungsten-Based Contrast Agent for Photon-Counting Detector CT Angiography in Calcified Coronaries: Comparison to Iodine in a Cardiovascular Phantom. Investigative Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001073
- Aydeniz, E., van Rosmalen, F., de Kok, J., Martens, B., Mingels, A. M. A., Canakci, M. E., Mihl, C., Vernooy, K., Prinzen, F. W., Wildberger, J. E., van der Horst, I. C. C., van Bussel, B. C. T., & Driessen, R. G. H. (2024). The association between coronary artery calcification and vectorcardiography in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 12(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-024-00611-0
- Ramaekers, M. J. F. G., Westenberg, J. J. M., Venner, M. F. G. H. M., Juffermans, J. F., van Assen, H. C., te Kiefte, B. J. C., Adriaans, B. P., Lamb, H. J., Wildberger, J. E., & Schalla, S. (2024). Evaluating a Phase-Specific Approach to Aortic Flow: A 4D Flow MRI Study. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 59(3), 1056-1067. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.28852
- van de Weijer, T., Bemer, F., de Vos-Geelen, J., Hermans, B., Mitea, C., van der Pol, J. A. J., Lodewick, T., Wildberger, J. E., & Mottaghy, F. M. (2024). Altered biodistribution of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TOC during somatostatin analogue treatment. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-024-06659-0
- Stammen, L., Mihl, C., Vandewall, J., Pennetta, F., Hersbach, A., Wildberger, J. E., & Martens, B. (2024). Influence of Contrast Media Temperature and Concentration on Patient Comfort and Safety in Computed Tomography: CATCHY II Trial. Investigative Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001063
- van Nijnatten, T. J. A., Morscheid, S., Baltzer, P. A. T., Clauser, P., Alcantara, R., Kuhl, C. K., & Wildberger, J. E. (2024). Contrast-enhanced breast imaging: Current status and future challenges. European Journal of Radiology, 171, Article 111312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111312
- de Jong, J. J. A., Jansen, J. F. A., Vergoossen, L. W. M., Schram, M. T., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Wildberger, J. E., Linden, D. E. J., & Backes, W. H. (2024). Effect of Magnetic Resonance Image Quality on Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity: The Maastricht Study. Brain Sciences, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14010062

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