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Matthijs Oudkerk is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Surgery.

The main topics addressed in Oudkerk's work include:

  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Oudkerk's recent publications illustrate a range of interests centered on lung cancer screening, diagnostic imaging, and COVID-19 complications. Selected papers include:

  • "Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial" (2020), published in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Lung cancer LDCT screening and mortality reduction - evidence, pitfalls and future perspectives" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19: Report of the National Institute for Public Health of the Netherlands" (2020), published in Radiology
  • "Lung cancer prediction by Deep Learning to identify benign lung nodules" (2021), published in Lung Cancer
  • "Low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening: Clinical evidence and implementation research" (2022), published in the Journal of Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors in Oudkerk's research include Marjolein A. Heuvelmans, Harry J. de Koning, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Peter M. A. van Ooijen, and Geertruida H. de Bock. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary and multi-institutional efforts particularly in lung cancer screening and imaging studies.

Publications appear regularly in journals such as the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, European Radiology, European Journal of Cancer, Lung Cancer, and the British Journal of Radiology. These venues demonstrate a strong focus on thoracic oncology and medical imaging.

Best Publications

  • Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial

    Harry J. de Koning;Carlijn M. van der Aalst;Pim A. de Jong;Ernst T. Scholten

  • Early and locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

    J. Vansteenkiste;D. De Ruysscher;W.E.E. Eberhardt;E. Lim

  • Prevalence of cerebral white matter lesions in elderly people: a population based magnetic resonance imaging study. The Rotterdam Scan Study

    F-E de Leeuw;J C de Groot;E Achten;M Oudkerk

  • Cerebral white matter lesions and cognitive function: the Rotterdam Scan Study.

    Jan Cees De Groot;Frank‐Erik De Leeuw;Matthijs Oudkerk;Jan Van Gijn

  • Coronary angiography with multi-slice computed tomography

    Koen Nieman;Matthijs Oudkerk;Benno Rensing;Peter van Ooijen

  • Management of lung nodules detected by volume CT scanning

    Rob J van Klaveren;Matthijs Oudkerk;Mathias Prokop;Ernst T Scholten

  • Hypertension and cerebral white matter lesions in a prospective cohort study

    FE de Leeuw;FE de Leeuw;FE de Leeuw;de Jan Groot;de Jan Groot;Matthijs Oudkerk;Jcm Witteman

  • Incidence and Risk Factors of Silent Brain Infarcts in the Population-Based Rotterdam Scan Study

    Sarah E. Vermeer;Peter J. Koudstaal;Matthijs Oudkerk;Albert Hofman

  • Complication rates of CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy: meta-analysis

    W. J. Heerink;G. H. de Bock;G. J. de Jonge;H. J. M. Groen

  • Coronary Calcification Improves Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in the Elderly

    Rozemarijn Vliegenthart;Matthijs Oudkerk;Albert Hofman;Hok-Hay S. Oei

  • Cerebral white matter lesions and the risk of dementia.

    Niels D. Prins;Ewoud J. van Dijk;Tom den Heijer;Sarah E. Vermeer

  • European position statement on lung cancer screening

    Matthijs Oudkerk;Anand Devaraj;Rozemarijn Vliegenthart;Thomas Henzler

  • Periventricular cerebral white matter lesions predict rate of cognitive decline

    Jan Cees De Groot;Frank-Erik De Leeuw;Frank-Erik De Leeuw;Matthijs Oudkerk;Jan Van Gijn

  • Lung cancer probability in patients with CT-detected pulmonary nodules: a prespecified analysis of data from the NELSON trial of low-dose CT screening

    Nanda Horeweg;Joost van Rosmalen;Marjolein A Heuvelmans;Carlijn M van der Aalst

  • Cerebral white matter lesions and depressive symptoms in elderly adults.

    Jan Cees de Groot;Frank-Erik de Leeuw;Matthijs Oudkerk;Albert Hofman

  • Homocysteine, silent brain infarcts, and white matter lesions: The Rotterdam Scan Study.

    Sarah E. Vermeer;Ewoud J. Van Dijk;Peter J. Koudstaal;Matthijs Oudkerk

  • Risk‐based selection from the general population in a screening trial: Selection criteria, recruitment and power for the Dutch‐Belgian randomised lung cancer multi‐slice CT screening trial (NELSON)

    Carola A. van Iersel;Harry J. de Koning;Gerrit Draisma;Willem P. T. M. Mali

  • The Association Between Blood Pressure, Hypertension, and Cerebral White Matter Lesions Cardiovascular Determinants of Dementia Study

    Ewoud J. van Dijk;Monique M.B. Breteler;Reinhold Schmidt;Klaus Berger

  • Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging

    Matthijs Oudkerk;Arthur E Stillman;Sandra S. Halliburton;Willi A. Kalender

  • Evaluation of Newer Risk Markers for Coronary Heart Disease Risk Classification: A Cohort Study

    Maryam Kavousi;Suzette Elias-Smale;Joost H. W. Rutten;Maarten J. G. Leening

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry J. de Koning
Harry J. de Koning Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Harry J.M. Groen
Harry J.M. Groen University Medical Center Groningen
Willem P.Th.M. Mali
Willem P.Th.M. Mali Utrecht University
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mathias Prokop
Mathias Prokop Radboud University
Bram van Ginneken
Bram van Ginneken Radboud University
Monique M.B. Breteler
Monique M.B. Breteler German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ivana Išgum
Ivana Išgum University of Amsterdam
Pim van der Harst
Pim van der Harst University Medical Center Utrecht

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