Publications
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MRI with a lymph-node-specific contrast agent as an alternative to CT scan and lymph-node dissection in patients with prostate cancer: a prospective multicohort study
G.J. Jager, H.C.M. van den Bosch, J.A. Witjes, H.P.J. Raat, J.L. Severens, E.M.M. Adang, C. Hulsbergen van der Kaa, J.J. Fütterer & J.O. Barentsz BACKGROUND: In patients with prostate cancer who are deemed to be at intermediate or high risk of having...
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Computerized analysis of prostate lesions in the peripheral zone using dynamic contrast enhanced MRI
P.C. Vos, T. Hambrock, C.A. Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, J.J. Fütterer, J.O. Barentsz & H.J. Huisman A novel automated computerized scheme has been developed for determining a likelihood measure of malignancy for cancer suspicious regions in the prostate...
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Imaging the male reproductive tract: current trends and future directions
J.J Fütterer, S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink & J.R. Spermon The male reproductive system encompasses several organs: the testes, ejaculatory ducts, seminal vesicles, prostate, and penis. The function of this system is to accomplish reproduction. Diagnostic...
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The male reproductive system encompasses several organs: the testes, ejaculatory ducts, seminal vesicles, prostate, and penis. The function of this system is to accomplish reproduction. Diagnostic imaging modalities, such as ultrasound, CT, MR imaging, an
J.J. Fütterer & J.R. Spermon No abstract available.
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Preoperative 3T MR imaging of rectal cancer: local staging accuracy using a two-dimensional and three-dimensional T2-weighted turbo spin echo sequence
J.J. Fütterer, D. Yakar, S.P. Strijk & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the image quality and diagnostic performance of two-dimensional (D) turbo spin echo (TSE) and 3D T2-weighted TSE MR imaging in local staging of...
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MR imaging in local staging of prostate cancer
J.J. Fütterer Clinical staging to differentiate between localized and advanced disease stage appear to be unreliable. Curative therapy can only be performed in patients with localized prostate cancer. Accurate staging is therefore especially important...
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Use of ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide in lymph node MR imaging in prostate cancer patients
J.O. Barentsz, J.J. Fütterer & S. Takahashi A macrophage-specific magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agent allows the detection of small and otherwise undetectable lymph node metastases in patients with prostate cancer. This has an important clinical...
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Prostate cancer: body-array versus endorectal coil MR imaging at 3 T--comparison of image quality, localization, and staging performance
S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, J.J. Fütterer, T. Hambrock, S. Takahashi, T.W.J. Scheenen, H.J. Huisman, C.A. Hulsbergen-Van de Kaa, B.C. Knipscheer, L.A.L.M. Kiemeney, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE: To prospectively compare image quality and accuracy of...
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Prostate and lymph node proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging with external array coils at 3 T to detect recurrent prostate cancer after radiation therapy
S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, T.W.J. Scheenen, J.J. Fütterer, D.W.J. Klomp, R.A.M. Heesakkers, C.A. Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, E.N.J.Th. van Lin, A. Heerschap & J.O. Barentsz In a patient suspected of having recurrent prostate cancer after radiation therapy, we...
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Prostate cancer: comparison of local staging accuracy of pelvic phased-array coil alone versus integrated endorectal-pelvic phased-array coils. Local staging accuracy of prostate cancer using endorectal coil MR imaging
J.J. Fütterer, M.R. Engelbrecht, G.J. Jager, R.P. Hartman, B.F. King, C.A. Hulsbergen-Van de Kaa, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz To compare the visibility of anatomical details and prostate cancer local staging performance of pelvic phased-array coil and...
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Standardized threshold approach using three-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in prostate cancer localization of the entire prostate
J.J. Fütterer, T.W.J. Scheenen, S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, H.J. Huisman, C.A. Hulsbergen-Van de Kaa, J.A. Witjes, A. Heerschap & J.O. Barentsz OJECTIVES: We sought to determine the localization accuracy using 3-dimensional (3D) proton magnetic resonance...
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Prostate cancer localization with dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging and proton MR spectroscopic imaging
J.J. Fütterer, S.T.P.J. Heijmink, T.W.J. Scheenen, J. Veltman, H.J. Huisman, P. Vos, C.A. Hulsbergen-Van de Kaa, J.A. Witjes, P.F.M. Krabbe, A. Heerschap & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE: To prospectively determine the accuracies of T2-weighted magnetic...
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IMRT boost dose planning on dominant intraprostatic lesions: gold marker-based three-dimensional fusion of CT with dynamic contrast-enhanced and 1H-spectroscopic MRI
E.N.J.T van Lin, J.J. Fütterer, S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, L.P. van der Vight, A.L. Hoffmann, P. van Kollenburg, H.J. Huisman, T.W.J. Scheenen, J.A. Witjes, J.W. Leer, J.O. Barentsz & A.G. Visser PURPOSE: To demonstrate the theoretical feasibility of...
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Prostate cancer evaluated with ferumoxtran-10-enhanced T2*-weighted MR Imaging at 1.5 and 3.0 T: early experience
R.A.M. Heesakkers, J.J. Fütterer, A.M. Hövels, H.C.M. van den Bosch, T.W.J. Scheenen, Y.L. Hoogeveen & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate the feasibility of ferumoxtran-10-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at high magnetic field...
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Prostate cancer: local staging at 3-T endorectal MR imaging--early experience
J.J. Fütterer, S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, T.W.J. Scheenen, G.J. Jager, C.A. Hulsbergen-Van de Kaa, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE: To prospectively investigate the local staging accuracy of 3-T endorectal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for prostate...
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Staging prostate cancer with dynamic contrast-enhanced endorectal MR imaging prior to radical prostatectomy: experienced versus less experienced readers
J.J. Fütterer, M.R. Engelbrecht, H.J. Huisman, G.J. Jager, C.A. Hulsbergen-van De Kaa, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE: To prospectively determine the accuracy of experienced and less experienced readers in the interpretation of combined...
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Prostate cancer: precision of integrating functional MR imaging with radiation therapy treatment by using fiducial gold markers
H.J. Huisman, J.J. Fütterer, E.N.J.T. van Lin, A. Welmers, T.W.J. Scheenen, J.A. van Dalen, A.G. Visser, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz The use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for treatment of dominant intraprostatic lesions may require...
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Optimal timing for in vivo 1H-MR spectroscopic imaging of the human prostate at 3T
T.W.J. Scheenen, G. Gambarota, E. Weiland, D.W.J. Klomp, J.J. Fütterer, J.O. Barentsz & A. Heerschap Proton MR spectroscopic imaging ((1)H-MRSI) of the human prostate, which has an interesting clinical potential, may be improved by increasing the...
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Variability in the description of morphologic and contrast enhancement characteristics of breast lesions on magnetic resonance imaging
M.J. Stoutjesdijk, J.J. Fütterer, C. Boetes, L.E. van Die, G. Jager & J.O. Barentsz RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the interobserver variability in reporting descriptive kinetic and morphologic enhancement features...
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Initial experience of 3 tesla endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging and 1H-spectroscopic imaging of the prostate
J.J. Fütterer, T.W.J. Scheenen, H.J. Huisman, D.W.J. Klomp, F.A. van Dorsten, C.A. Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, J.A. Witjes, A. Heerschap & J.O. Barentsz RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: We sought to explore the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of...