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Chrit T. W. Moonen

Chrit T. W. Moonen

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Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
22584
World Ranking
15240
National Ranking
581

Overview

Chrit T. W. Moonen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and focuses research efforts primarily in Medicine and Engineering. Their work spans a range of topics chiefly within biomedical engineering and medical imaging, contributing to advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.

Their research portfolio includes extensive publications in the subfields of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, and Reproductive Medicine. This multidisciplinary approach underscores their engagement with both technical innovation and clinical application.

Key research topics covered by their work include:

  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Management of metastatic bone disease

Frequent publication venues for Moonen's work are as follows:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • European Radiology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Theranostics

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, indicating strong research partnerships. These co-authors include Clemens Bos, Lambertus W. Bartels, Roel Deckers, Martijn F. Boomsma, and Ingrid M. Nijholt.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Spatial heterogeneity of nanomedicine investigated by multiscale imaging of the drug, the nanoparticle and the tumour environment (2020, Theranostics)
  • The Focused Ultrasound Myoma Outcome Study (FUMOS); a retrospective cohort study on long-term outcomes of MR-HIFU therapy (2020, European Radiology)
  • New Developments in Imaging for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma (2020, Cancers)
  • Phase I feasibility study of Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound-induced hyperthermia, Lyso-Thermosensitive Liposomal Doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide in de novo stage IV breast cancer patients: study protocol of the i-GO study (2020, BMJ Open)
  • Ultrasound-Mediated Drug Delivery With a Clinical Ultrasound System: In Vitro Evaluation (2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology)

This body of work reflects an emphasis on integrating imaging modalities and therapeutic strategies, especially in cancer and gynecological conditions. They demonstrate a consistent contribution to both experimental studies and clinical evaluations.

Best Publications

  • Understanding ultrasound induced sonoporation: Definitions and underlying mechanisms ☆

    I. Lentacker;I. De Cock;R. Deckers;S.C. De Smedt

  • Magnetic resonance temperature imaging for guidance of thermotherapy

    Bruno Quesson;Jacco A. de Zwart;Chrit T.W. Moonen

  • Echo-planar time course MRI of cat brain oxygenation changes.

    Robert Turner;Denis Lebihan;C. T. W. Moonen;Daryl Despres

  • Water diffusion and acute stroke

    Peter van Gelderen;Marloes H. M. de Vleeschouwer;Daryl DesPres;James Pekar

  • Multisection proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the brain.

    J. H. Duyn;J. Gillen;G. Sobering;P. C. M. Van Zijl

  • A fast calculation method for magnetic field inhomogeneity due to an arbitrary distribution of bulk susceptibility

    Rares Salomir;Baudouin Denis de Senneville;Chrit Tw Moonen

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging brain mapping in psychiatry: methodological issues illustrated in a study of working memory in schizophrenia

    Joseph H. Callicott;Nicolas F. Ramsey;Kathleen Tallent;Alessandro Bertolino

  • Volumetric HIFU ablation under 3D guidance of rapid MRI thermometry.

    Max O. Köhler;Charles Mougenot;Bruno Quesson;Julia Enholm

  • Imaging of Diffusion and Microcirculation with Gradient Sensitization: Design, Strategy, and Significance'

    Denis Le Bihan;Robert Turner;Chrit T. W. Moonen;James Pekar

  • In vivo MR imaging of intravascularly injected magnetically labeled mesenchymal stem cells in rat kidney and liver.

    Clemens Bos;Yahsou Delmas;Alexis Desmoulière;Anne Solanilla

  • Metabolism of human gliomas: assessment with H-1 MR spectroscopy and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET.

    J R Alger;J A Frank;A Bizzi;M J Fulham

  • Regionally specific pattern of neurochemical pathology in schizophrenia as assessed by multislice proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

    Alessandro Bertolino;Safia Nawroz;Venkata S. Mattay;Alan S. Barnett

  • Diffusion tensor MRI of the human kidney.

    Mario Ries;Richard A. Jones;Fabrice Basseau;Chrit T.W. Moonen

  • Inflow versus deoxyhemoglobin effects in BOLD functional MRI using gradient echoes at 1.5 T.

    Jeff H. Duyn;Chrit T. W. Moonen;Gert H. van Yperen;Ruud W. de Boer

  • A. functional MRI technique combining principles of echo‐shifting with a train of observations (PRESTO)

    Guoying Liu;Geoffrey Sobering;Jeff Duyn;Chrit T. W. Moonen

  • Comparison of single-shot localization methods (STEAM and PRESS) for in vivo proton NMR spectroscopy.

    Chrit T. W. Moonen;Markus Von Kienlin;Peter C. M. Van Zijl;Jack Cohen

  • Complete separation of intracellular and extracellular information in NMR spectra of perfused cells by diffusion-weighted spectroscopy.

    P.C.M. Van Zijl;C.T.W. Moonen;P. Faustino;J. Pekar

  • Real-time adaptive methods for treatment of mobile organs by MRI-controlled high-intensity focused ultrasound.

    Baudouin Denis de Senneville;Charles Mougenot;Charles Mougenot;Chrit T.W. Moonen

  • Evaluation of restricted diffusion in cylinders. Phosphocreatine in rabbit leg muscle

    P. Van Gelderen;D. Despres;P. C. M. Van Zijl;C. T. W. Moonen

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging in medicine and physiology

    C. T. W. Moonen;P. C. M. Van Zijl;P. C. M. Van Zijl;J. A. Frank;J. A. Frank;D. Le Bihan

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Frank
Joseph A. Frank National Institutes of Health
Venkata S. Mattay
Venkata S. Mattay Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Jeff H. Duyn
Jeff H. Duyn National Institutes of Health
Gert Storm
Gert Storm Utrecht University
Daniel R. Weinberger
Daniel R. Weinberger Johns Hopkins University
Twan Lammers
Twan Lammers RWTH Aachen University
Jacco A. de Zwart
Jacco A. de Zwart National Institutes of Health
James J. Pekar
James J. Pekar Kennedy Krieger Institute
Max A. Viergever
Max A. Viergever Utrecht University
Jack S. Cohen
Jack S. Cohen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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