I am a nuclear medicine specialist and always trying to implement innovative diagnostic and therapeutic methods in imaging. My main research interests involve infectious and inflammatory diseases, tumor-immunology, and development of new-targeted diagnostic tools for PET imaging. The latter focus is carried out in close collaboration with our radiochemists.
Within the lymphoma research Groningen team we have a close collaboration with the department of hematology. The research is focused on finding new methods for diagnosis and therapy evaluation in several types of lymphomas. We have a special interest in post-transplant lymphatic disorders (PTLD). Furthermore, we are developing and evaluating several fields of radionuclide therapy, so called theranostics.
Dose optimization for pediatric FDG whole body PET/CT
Patient complaints in radiology: 9-year experience at a European tertiary care center
Published in: European Radiology
Objective To determine the frequency, nature (using standardized coding taxonomy), and temporal trends of patient complaints about the radiological service provided in a European tertiary care center. Methods This retrospective study included all written patient complaints received by the department of radiology of a European tertiary care center within a 9-year period. Results A total of 94 written patient complaints were included. Overall complaint frequency was 14.4 per 100,000 radiological procedures. Complaint frequencies per 100,000 procedures were 103.7 for interventional radiology, 13.9 for MRI, 6.9 for ultrasonography, 6.5...
Responsevaluatie bij posttransplantatielymfomen door middel van F-FDG-PET/CT en circulerend tumor-DNA (MRD-PTLD)
The accuracy of diagnostic Imaging techniques in patients with a suspected Fracture-related Infection (IFI) trial: study protocol for a prospective multicenter cohort study
Published in: BMJ Open
Introduction The optimal diagnostic imaging strategy for fracture-related infection (FRI) remains to be established. In this prospective study, the three commonly used advanced imaging techniques for diagnosing FRI will be compared. Primary endpoints are (1) determining the overall diagnostic performances of white blood cell (WBC) scintigraphy, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with suspected FRI and (2) establishing the most accurate imaging strategy for diagnosing FRI. Methods and analysis This study is a non-randomised, partially blinded, prospective cohort study involving two level...
G. A. M. Govaert, M. G. G. Hobbelink,
I. H. F. Reininga, P. Bosch,
T. C. Kwee, P. A. de Jong,
P. C. Jutte, H. C. Vogely,
R. A. J. O. Dierckx, L. P. H. Leenen,
A. W. J. M. Glaudemans,
F. F. A. IJpma
Comparison of Fluorine(18)-fluorodeoxyglucose and Gallium(68)-citrate PET/CT in patients with tuberculosis
Published in: Nuklearmedizin-Nuclear medicine
(18) F-FDG and (68) Ga-citrate PET/CT have both been shown to be useful in the management of tuberculosis (TB). We compared the abnormal PET findings of (18) F-FDG- and (68) Ga-citrate-PET/CT in patients with TB. Methods Patients with TB on anti-TB therapy were included. Patients had a set of PET scans consisting of both (18) F-FDG and (68) Ga-citrate. Abnormal lesions were identified, and the two sets of scans were compared. The scan findings were correlated to the clinical data as provided by the attending physician. Results 46...
