PI group Joachim Wildberger
- 2026
- Philip, M., Dumonceau, R. G., Citro, R., Cosyns, B., Donal, E., Erba, P. A., Gouriet, F., Iung, B., Kong, W. K. F., Lancellotti, P., Maggioni, A., Mancini, J., Popescu, B. A., Prendergast, B., Sambola, A., Sengupta, S. P., Timoteo, A., Tribouilloy, C., van Melle, J. P., ... Streukens, B. (2026). Clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of enterococcal infective endocarditis: an ancillary study from the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO registry. European heart journal - Quality of care & clinical outcomes, 12(3), 308-321. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf145
- Bierens, J., Postma - Jacobi, L., Frehe, K., Wagemans, B., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P. J., Mess, W., Kopczak, A., Schindler, A., Saam, T., Saba, L., Smits, L., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, E. (2026). Comparison of MRI- and CTA-Based Plaque-RADS to Predict Stroke and TIA in Symptomatic Carotid Disease. JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging, 19(5), 656-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.10.009
- Neeter, L. M. F. H., Lobbes, M. B. I., Duvivier, K. M., Raat, H. P. J. F., Smidt, M. L., Wildberger, J. E., & Essers, B. A. B. (2026). Cost-effectiveness of contrast-enhanced mammography compared to conventional imaging in the work-up after screening (RACER trial). European Radiology, 36(5), 3396-3405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12195-8
- van Poppel, L. M., de Vries, L., Mojtahedi, M., Kappelhof, M., Olthuis, S. G. H., van Oostenbrugge, R., van Zwam, W. H., van Doormaal, P. J., Beenen, L. F. M., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Marquering, H. A., & Emmer, B. J. (2026). Machine learning models for CT-based classification of ischemic stroke onset time within or beyond 4.5 h: a comparison of approaches. European Radiology, 36(5), 3722-3732. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12189-6
- Kök, M., Bokkers, R. P. H., Dippel, D. W. J., van der Lugt, A., van Doormaal, P. J., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., Majoie, C. B. L. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., Zeebregts, C. J., & Uyttenboogaart, M. (2026). Use of a Balloon Guide Catheter during Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke due to Large Vessel Occlusion in the Anterior Circulation in Patients with an Atherosclerotic Tandem Lesion. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(5), 734-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.10.044
- Kishna, Y. S., Mess, W. H., Hendrix, R. H. J., Otten, J., & Aries, M. (2026). Challenges in the Interpretation of Hyperechoic Reflexes in Multiplanar Ultrasound Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Analysis. Neurocritical Care, 44(2), 729-731. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-025-02413-y
- Nijssen, E. C., Martens, B., Hendriks, B. M., Gietema, H. A., Wildberger, J. E., & Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N. (2026). Computed tomography pulmonary angiography in around-the-clock clinical care with individualised scan protocols: a 5-year observational study on incidence and causes of repeat scanning. European Radiology, 36(4), 3216-3226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12032-y
- Van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Heuts, S., Bijvoet, G. P., Wildberger, J. E., Vernooy, K., Kim, R. J., Heitner, J. F., Klem, I., Beijnink, C. W. H., Nijveldt, R., Heijman, J., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Smulders, M. W., & Mihl, C. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of CMR in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 27(4), 621-628. Article jeaf356. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf356
- Wagner, B., Mukhija, S., Kassem, M., Wiencierz, A., Muller, M. D., Gensicke, H., Staub, D., Wolff, T., Mujagic, E., Tsogkas, I., Psychogios, M., Kooi, M. E., Engelter, S. T., Lyrer, P., & Bonati, L. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy of gray-scale analysis on B-mode ultrasound for identifying intraplaque hemorrhage and lipid-rich necrotic core in carotid plaques. Vascular Medicine, 31(2), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X251410527
- Kishna, Y. S., Robba, C., Van Der Horst, I. C. C., Taccone, F. S., Brasil, S., Bogli, S. Y., Zeiler, F. A., Mess, W. H., & Aries, M. (2026). Practicalities of noninvasive neuromonitoring in intensive care. Neurocritical Care, 44(2), 456-472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-025-02405-y
- Stammen, L., Hoeijmakers, E. J. I., Flohr, T. G., Gietema, H. A., Vandewall, J., Wildberger, J. E., Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N., & Martens, B. (2026). Reducing contrast media dosage for pulmonary embolism CTPA in PCD-CT: a comparative study of EID-CT and PCD-CT in the era of individualized protocolling. European Radiology, 36(4), 3206-3215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12054-6
- Knapen, S., Hinsenveld, W., Janssen, M., Mess, W., Drenthen, J., & Tannemaat, M. (2026). Reply to: Utility in prognostication of continuous EEG monitoring in postanoxic coma: finding the right balance. Critical Care, 30(1), Article 133. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-026-05934-w
- Rallios, D., Hilbert, A., Majoie, C., van Zwam, W. V. H., van der Lugt, A., Bendszus, M., Bonekamp, S., Vajkoczy, P., Aydin, O. U., & Frey, D. (2026). Cerebrovascular CTA radiomics for objective collateral grading in acute ischemic stroke. European Radiology Experimental, 10(1), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-026-00680-8
- Handelsmann, H.-L., Herzog, L., Hoving, A.-J., Majoie, C., Van Zwam, W., Van der Lugt, A., Wegener, S., & MR CLEAN Investigators (2026). Futile recanalisation in patients with anterior large vessel occlusion stroke randomised to mechanical thrombectomy. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 482, Article 125772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2026.125772
- Bierens, J., Jerkovic, N., Postma, A. A., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P. J., Mess, W. H., Saba, L., Smits, L. J. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2026). Carotid perivascular adipose tissue attenuation predicts stroke and TIA in symptomatic carotid artery disease patients. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 20(2), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2025.12.009
- van Poppel, L. M., de Vries, L., Mojtahedi, M., van Voorst, H., Kappelhof, M., Olthuis, S. G. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., van Doormaal, P., Beenen, L. F. M., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Marquering, H. A., & Emmer, B. J. (2026). CTP-Free Method for Automated Lesion Water Uptake in Acute Ischemic Stroke. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 47(3), 620-627. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A9054
- te Nijenhuis, F., van der Sluijs, M., van Doormaal, P. J., van Zwam, W., Hofmeijer, J., Zhang, X., Cornelissen, S., Ruijters, D., Su, R., & van Walsum, T. (2026). Integrating cross-sectional imaging data into functional outcome prediction models for acute ischemic stroke of the anterior circulation. Neuroscience Informatics, 6(1), Article 100260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuri.2026.100260
- Wintersperger, B. J., Alkadhi, H., & Wildberger, J. E. (2026). Back to the Future-Cardiovascular Imaging From 1966 to Today and Tomorrow. Investigative Radiology, 61(3), 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001219
- Janssen, B. J. A., Zijta, F. M., Fraters, N., de Man, A., Malagon, S., Rafi, S., Raat, H. P., Hersbach, A., Wildberger, J. E., & Nijssen, E. C. (2026). Effect of distributing urine-collection bags on contrast-material load in wastewater. European Radiology, 36(3), 2353-2366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-11984-5
- Stiekema, M., van Gorp, C., Macamo, A., zur Hausen, A., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Ramaekers, F. C. S., & Broers, J. L. V. (2026). Variable A-type lamin expression in Merkel cell carcinoma cell lines and its association with nuclear integrity. Scientific Reports, 16(1), Article 11070. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39775-y
- Baldussu, E., Brandts, L., Pennetta, F., van Rosmalen, F., Schalkx, H. J., Smulders, M. W., van der Horst, I. C. C., Wildberger, J. E., van Herpt, T. T. W., Mihl, C., van Bussel, B. C. T., Martens, B., & Driessen, R. G. H. (2026). Coronary artery calcification is associated with reduced survival in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the MaastrICCht cohort. Scientific Reports, 16(1), Article 10013. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-40733-x
- Knapen, S. E., Hinsenveld, W. H., Janssen, M. L. F., Mess, W. H., Drenthen, J., & Tannemaat, M. R. (2026). Reply to: Utility in prognostication of continuous EEG monitoring in postanoxic coma: importance on timing in relation to the cardiac arrest. Critical Care, 30(1), Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-026-05872-7
- Coveliers, J., Gasparotti, E., Vignali, E., Meani, P., Mazzoli, M., Kowalewski, M., Huizinga, E., Gutta, K., Piccirillo, G., Huberts, W., Moradi, H., Di Mauro, M., Holtackers, R. J., de Jong, M., Gelsomino, S., Paparella, D., Körver, E., Doddema, A., Kawczinski, M., ... Lorusso, R. (2026). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Related Axillary Artery Cannulation and Aortic Hemodynamics: Insights From Computational Fluid Dynamics. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002617
- Huijberts, I., Wagemans, B. A. J. M., Pinckaers, F. M. E., Robbe, M. M. Q., van Zwam, W. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Postma, A. A. (2026). Visualisation of lenticulostriate arteries using photon counting detector CT angiography: A retrospective cohort study. European Journal of Radiology, 195, Article 112618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112618
- Hermans, B. J., Farnir, F. I., Bijvoet, G. P., Larsen, B. S., Jespersen, T., Jerltorp, K., Holtackers, R. J., Mihl, C., Schotten, U., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J. G., Chaldoupi, S.-M., & Linz, D. (2026). Visualization of monopolar biphasic focal pulsed field ablation lesions 3 months after pulmonary vein isolation on high-resolution 3-dimensional dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance images. Heart Rhythm, 23(2), 243-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.07.047
- Kishna, Y. S., Baars, S., van der Horst, I. C. C., Mess, W. H., Hendrix, R., Delnoij, T. S. R., & Aries, M. (2026). Cerebral monitoring responses to bedside physiological challenges in comatose post-cardiac arrest patients. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 40(1), 185-202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-025-01393-w
- Hodzelmans, J. J. A., Janssen, M. L. F., Reulen, J. P. H., Koster, A., Schaper, N. C., Mess, W. H., & Sutedja, N. A. (2026). Risk Factors of Sural Nerve Axonal Degeneration Using Clinically Relevant Thresholds in Context of Glucose Metabolism: The Maastricht Study. Muscle & nerve, 73(2), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.70088
- Coveliers, J., Meani, P., Kowalewski, M., Huizinga, E., Gutta, K., Piccirillo, G., Gasparotti, E., Vignali, E., Mazzoli, M., Huberts, W., Moradi, H., Di Mauro, M., Holtackers, R. J., de Jong, M., Gelsomino, S., Paparella, D., Celi, S., Haxhiademi, D., Körver, E., ... Lorusso, R. (2026). Subclavian or axillary artery cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review. JTCVS open, 29, Article 101562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.101562
- Ahmadian, S., Lindsey, P. J., Ummelen, M., Hopman, A., Van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Smeets, H. J. M., & Van Tienen, F. H. J. (2026). Fusion Between Control Mesoangioblasts and mtDNA-Mutant Myotubes Preserves Myotube Morphology and Mitochondrial Network Organization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(3), Article 1357. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27031357
- Knapen, S. E., Hinsenveld, W. H., Janssen, M. L. F., Mess, W. H., Drenthen, J., & Tannemaat, M. R. (2026). Utility of continuous EEG monitoring in postanoxic coma: a retrospective multicenter study. Critical Care, 30(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05773-1
- van der Sluijs, P. M., Su, R., Schoon, B. A., van de Graaf, R. A., Cornelissen, S. A. P., van Es, A. C. G. M., van Doormaal, P. J., Hofmeijer, J., Roozenbeek, B., van Zwam, W. H., van der Lugt, A., van Walsum, T., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Perfusion Angiography in Reperfused Patients with Ischemic Stroke: differentiating between favorable and unfavorable outcome. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 47(1), 59-65. Article ajnr.A8936. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8936
- Frankort, J., Mess, W. H., Krabbe, J., Gombert, A., Mees, B. M. E., & Jacobs, M. J. (2026). Accuracy and Applicability of Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring during Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.12.058
- Doheim, M. F., Knapen, R. R. M. M., Dippel, D. W. J., Staals, J., Hofmeijer, J., van Es, A. C. G. M., Coutinho, J. M., van der Leij, C., Nogueira, R. G., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Association of anesthesia strategies with outcomes in endovascular treatment for distal and medium vessel occlusions: A propensity score-matched analysis of the MR CLEAN registry and meta-analysis. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251352406. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251352406
- van Nijnatten, T. J. A., Meltem, E., van der Molen, A. J., Parillo, M., Mallio, C. A., Quattrocchi, C. C., Vega, F., Wasser, M. N. J. M., Wildberger, J. E., & Nijssen, E. C. (2026). Contrast-associated risks of iodine-based contrast media administration in breast imaging: Tips and overview of existing evidence-A narrative review. European Journal of Radiology, 194, Article 112481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112481
- Schenck, H., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Vink, H., Gommer, E., Mess, W., de Ridder, I. R., Hoogland, G., Teernstra, O., Dings, J., Aries, M., Temel, Y., & Haeren, R. (2026). Feasibility of sidestream darkfield imaging of the sublingual and conjunctival microcirculation in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients: A technical report. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 35(1), Article 108498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108498
- Byerly, K., Vecsey-Nagy, M., Martens, B., Mihl, C., Osoria-Velasquez, J., Griggers, J. I., Schoepf, U. J., Wildberger, J., Bamberg, F., Emrich, T., Varga-Szemes, A., & Hagar, M. T. (2026). Fully personalized contrast injection optimized for weight and tube voltage in low-dose high-pitch coronary CT angiography. European Journal of Radiology, 194, Article 112502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112502
- Kersten, C., Zandbergen, A. A. M., Olthuis, S. G. H., Van Zwam, W., Hofmeijer, J., Emmer, B. J., Hoving, J. W., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & den Hertog, H. (2026). Hyperglycaemia does not modify the efficacy of endovascular therapy in the late time window (6-24 hours). International journal of stroke, 21(1), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930251358824
- Bierens, J., Ament, S. M. C., Truijman, M. T. B., de Borst, G. J., Nederkoorn, P. J., Bos, D., Joore, M. A., Postma, A. A., Kooi, M. E., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Smits, L. J. M., & IMPROVE Investigators (2026). Plaque Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Decision Rule for the Selection of Symptomatic Patients for Carotid Revascularisation: Clinician Perspectives on Acceptability and Implementation Barriers in the Netherlands. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(1), 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.08.022
- Scannell, C. M., & Holtackers, R. J. (2026). Editorial for "Detection of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Diabetic Mice Using Arterial Spin Labeling Cardiac MRI: A Multimodality Imaging Comparison". Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.70309
- 2025
- Ogier, A. C., Baup, S., Ilanjian, G., Touray, A., Rocca, A., Banús, J., Quesada, I. M., Nicoletti, M., Ledoux, J.-B., Richiardi, J., Holtackers, R. J., Yerly, J., Stuber, M., Hullin, R., Rotzinger, D., & van Heeswijk, R. B. (2025). Cardiac Function Assessment with Deep-Learning-Based Automatic Segmentation of Free-Running 4D Whole-Heart CMR. Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 102677. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.102677
- van der Pol, J. A. J., Rahel, B., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Moonen, R. P. M., Meeder, J. G., Gerretsen, S. C., Aizaz, M., Prieto, C., Botnar, R. M., Bucerius, J., van Langen, H., Wildberger, J. E., Holtackers, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2025). Molecular Imaging of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability Using 18F-Fluorocholine PET-MRI in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Validation with Optical Coherence Tomography. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(24), Article 8708. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14248708
- Heuts, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Lemmens, M. J., Vernooy, K., Bidar, E., Flohr, T., Wildberger, J. E., Smulders, M. W., & Mihl, C. (2025). Accuracy of Photon-counting Detector CT Angiography for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Bayesian Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis. Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging, 7(6), Article e250313. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.250313
- Okoro, C., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Mokhtar, S. B. A., Zhou, T. L., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Koster, A., Reesink, K., Reulen, J., Mess, W. H., Webers, C. A. B., Kroon, A., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2025). Arterial stiffness is associated with small and large fiber neuropathy: The Maastricht Study. Journal of Hypertension, 43(12), 1945-1952. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000004126
- Cesario, M., Littlewood, S. J., Nadel, J., Fletcher, T. J., Fotaki, A., Castillo-Passi, C., Hajhosseiny, R., Pouliopoulos, J., Jabbour, A., Olivero, R., Rodríguez-Palomares, J., Kooi, M. E., Prieto, C., & Botnar, R. M. (2025). Automated segmentation of thoracic aortic lumen and vessel wall on three-dimensional bright- and black-blood magnetic resonance imaging using nnU-Net. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27(2), Article 101923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101923
- Gnasso, C., Vecsey-Nagy, M., Hagar, M. T., Joseph Schoepf, U., Sanchez, D. A. P., Zsarnóczay, E., Kravchenko, D., Tremamunno, G., Holtackers, R. J., Halfmann, M. C., Emrich, T., & Varga-Szemes, A. (2025). Impact of Photon-counting CT–based Virtual Monoenergetic Imaging on Detecting Myocardial Late Iodine Enhancement Compared to Cardiac MRI. Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging, 7(6), Article e250072. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.250072
- Schenck, H., De Ridder, I., Gommer, E., Mess, W., Hoogland, G., Teernstra, O., Dings, J., Kuijk, S. V., Temel, Y., & Haeren, R. (2025). In vivo glycocalyx assessment in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: protocol for a prospective observational feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), Article 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01735-0
- Knapen, R. R. M. M., Doheim, M. F., Audebert, H. J., Mont'Alverne, F., Puetz, V., Michel, P., Liu, X., Dai, Q., Hu, W., Tao, C., Liu, R., Xu, P., Li, C., Ji, X., Jovin, T. G., van der Leij, C., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., Nogueira, R. G., ... VERITAS Collaborators (2025). Intravenous Thrombolysis Prior to Endovascular Treatment in Basilar Artery Occlusions: A Patient Pooled Analysis of Four Randomized Controlled Trials. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 48(12), 1869-1877. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-025-04251-z
- Mathijssen, E. G., Trappenburg, J. C., Alberts, M. J., Balguid, A., Dempsey, R. J., Goyal, M., de Greef, B. T., Hummel, M. J., Iihara, K., Leira, E. C., Lim, W., Lip, G. Y., Madeddu, P., Marshall, R. S., McCabe, D. J., Muda, A. S., Nikas, D. N., Ntaios, G., Quinn, T. J., ... Schuit, E. (2025). Prioritizing gaps in stroke care: A two-round Delphi process. European Stroke Journal, 10(4), 1479-1488. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251329841




