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Overview

Rudi Dierckx is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging. Their research spans various subfields including Neurology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology.

Their work addresses key topics such as Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Radiology practices and education, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Radiation Dose and Imaging, and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies.

Rudi Dierckx has contributed to numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • Myelin quantification with MRI: A systematic review of accuracy and reproducibility, 2020, NeuroImage
  • Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities, 2021, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Quantitative myelin imaging with MRI and PET: an overview of techniques and their validation status, 2022, Brain
  • Targeted optical fluorescence imaging: a meta-narrative review and future perspectives, 2021, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Focused ultrasound for opening blood-brain barrier and drug delivery monitored with positron emission tomography, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release

Frequent coauthors of Rudi Dierckx include Erik F. J. de Vries, Thomas C. Kwee, Aren van Waarde, Ronald Borra, and Janine Doorduin, reflecting collaborative work within the nuclear medicine and imaging research community.

Publication venues with the highest number of Rudi Dierckx's contributions are:

  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • EJNMMI Research
  • European Radiology
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine

This profile reflects a research career concentrated on advancing medical imaging methods, including novel positron emission tomography (PET) technologies and MRI techniques to improve quantitative analysis and application in neurological and pharmacological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Accurate differentiation of parkinsonism and essential tremor using visual assessment of [123I]-FP-CIT SPECT imaging: the [123I]-FP-CIT study group.

    Hani T. S. Benamer;Jim Patterson;Donald G. Grosset;J. Booij

  • Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia-Related Psychosis: A PET Study

    Janine Doorduin;Erik F. J. de Vries;Antoon T. M. Willemsen;Jan Cees de Groot

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Brain Disorders: Focus on Neuroinflammation

    Bruno Lima Giacobbo;Janine Doorduin;Hans C Klein;Rudi A J O Dierckx

  • Performance Characteristics of the Digital Biograph Vision PET/CT System

    Joyce J van Sluis;Johan R. de Jong;Jenny Schaar;Walter Noordzij

  • Apoptosis-detecting radioligands: current state of the art and future perspectives.

    Christophe M. M. Lahorte;Jean-Luc Vanderheyden;Neil Steinmetz;Christophe Van de Wiele

  • Value of 11C-methionine PET in imaging brain tumours and metastases.

    Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans;Roelien H. Enting;Mart A. A. M. Heesters;Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx;Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx

  • The Use of F-18-FDG-PET/CT for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases

    Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans;Erik F. J. de Vries;Filippo Galli;Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx

  • Technetium-99m RP527, a GRP analogue for visualisation of GRP receptor-expressing malignancies: a feasibility study

    Christophe Van de Wiele;Filip Dumont;Rudi Vanden Broecke;Wim Oosterlinck

  • Anti-inflammatory treatment for major depressive disorder: implications for patients with an elevated immune profile and non-responders to standard antidepressant therapy:

    Paula Kopschina Feltes;Janine Doorduin;Hans C Klein;Luis Eduardo Juárez-Orozco

  • PET visualization of microglia in multiple sclerosis patients using [11C]PK11195.

    JC Debruyne;J Versijpt;KJ Van Laere;F De Vos

  • Promising role of 18-F-fluoro-D-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in clinical infectious diseases.

    F De Winter;Dirk Vogelaers;F Gemmel;Rudi Dierckx

  • Molecular imaging of hypoxia with radiolabelled agents

    Gilles Mees;Rudi Dierckx;Rudi Dierckx;Christel Vangestel;Christophe Van de Wiele

  • Added Value of 99mTc-HMPAO–Labeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT in the Characterization and Management of Patients with Infectious Endocarditis

    Paola A. Erba;Umberto Conti;Elena Lazzeri;Martina Sollini

  • PET imaging of oestrogen receptors in patients with breast cancer

    Michel van Kruchten;Elisabeth G E de Vries;Myles Brown;Erik F J de Vries

  • Comparison Between the Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Perfusion Reserve in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease

    Rene A. Tio;Ali Dabeshlim;Hans-Marc J. Siebelink;Johan de Sutter

  • Potential applications for sigma receptor ligands in cancer diagnosis and therapy

    Aren van Waarde;Anna A. Rybczynska;Nisha Kuzhuppilly Ramakrishnan;Kiichi Ishiwata

  • 6-[F-18]Fluoro-L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine Positron Emission Tomography Is Superior to Conventional Imaging with 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy, Computer Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Localizing Tumors Causing Catecholamine Excess

    Helle-Brit Fiebrich;Adrienne H. Brouwers;Michiel N. Kerstens;Milan E. J. Pijl

  • [11C]-PK11195 PET: quantification of neuroinflammation and a monitor of anti-inflammatory treatment in Parkinson's disease?

    A. L. Bartels;Antonius Willemsen;Janine Doorduin;de Erik Vries

  • Assessment of neuroinflammation and microglial activation in Alzheimer's disease with radiolabelled PK11195 and single photon emission computed tomography - A Pilot Study

    Jan J Versijpt;Filip Dumont;Koen J Van Laere;Danny Decoo

  • PET Imaging of Estrogen Receptors as a Diagnostic Tool for Breast Cancer Patients Presenting with a Clinical Dilemma

    Michel van Kruchten;Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans;Erik F.J. de Vries;Regina G.H. Beets-Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Boellaard
Ronald Boellaard Amsterdam UMC
Peter Paul De Deyn
Peter Paul De Deyn University of Antwerp
Wijnand Helfrich
Wijnand Helfrich University Medical Center Groningen
Stefaan Vandenberghe
Stefaan Vandenberghe Ghent University
Klaus L. Leenders
Klaus L. Leenders University Medical Center Groningen
Elisabeth G.E. de Vries
Elisabeth G.E. de Vries University Medical Center Groningen
Jakob Korf
Jakob Korf University of Groningen
Peter Meerlo
Peter Meerlo University of Groningen
Jan Booij
Jan Booij University of Amsterdam

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