Joachim Wildberger

Professor

Joachim Wildberger is full Professor of Radiology and Chairman of the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Maastricht UMC+. In addition, he serves as Director of the Division of Clinical Imaging and Diagnostic Laboratories at Maastrcith UMC+.

Graduated at the Rhenian-Westphalian Technical University (RWTH) in Aachen, Germany, he received his medical degree in 1994. After internships in Cardiology and Diagnostic Radiology (Mönchengladbach/ Leipzig), he started his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University Hospital Aachen. He was board certified for Diagnostic Radiology in December 1998, and became a fellow/staff member at this department thereafter. He received his PhD in Radiology in 2002, was appointed as vice-chairman of the department in 2006 and received a professorship at the RWTH Aachen in 2007. In July 2007 he became Head of Department, Diagnostic Radiology, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Charité Berlin, Campus Buch, Germany, before moving to his present position.

His per personal research topics are technical developments and functional imaging in computed tomography, contrast media research, cardiac imaging as well as image-guided interventions.

As PI for Imaging within CARIM he focusses on translational research, integrating different imaging modalities into the cardiovascular diagnostic chain, and favours multidisciplinary approaches to improve patient care.

Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: 4.G2.013
T: +31(0)43 387 49 12

2026
- Byerly, K., Vecsey-Nagy, M., Martens, B., Mihl, C., Osoria-Velasquez, J., Griggers, J. I., Schoepf, U. J., Wildberger, J., Bamberg, F., Emrich, T., Varga-Szemes, A., & Hagar, M. T. (2026). Fully personalized contrast injection optimized for weight and tube voltage in low-dose high-pitch coronary CT angiography. European Journal of Radiology, 194, Article 112502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112502
2025
- van der Pol, J. A. J., Rahel, B., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Moonen, R. P. M., Meeder, J. G., Gerretsen, S. C., Aizaz, M., Prieto, C., Botnar, R. M., Bucerius, J., van Langen, H., Wildberger, J. E., Holtackers, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2025). Molecular Imaging of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability Using 18F-Fluorocholine PET-MRI in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Validation with Optical Coherence Tomography. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(24), Article 8708. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14248708
- Heuts, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Lemmens, M. J., Vernooy, K., Bidar, E., Flohr, T., Wildberger, J. E., Smulders, M. W., & Mihl, C. (2025). Accuracy of Photon-counting Detector CT Angiography for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Bayesian Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis. Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging, 7(6), Article e250313. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.250313
- Neeter, L. M. F. H., Lobbes, M. B. I., Duvivier, K. M., Raat, H. P. J. F., Smidt, M. L., Wildberger, J. E., & Essers, B. A. B. (2025). Cost-effectiveness of contrast-enhanced mammography compared to conventional imaging in the work-up after screening (RACER trial). European Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12195-8
- Van Der Velden, A. L., Knapen, R. R. M. M., Rahmani, H., Volmer, L., Simon, S. R., Verhagen, C. A. M., Burgmans, M. C., Dekker, A. L. A. J., Wildberger, J. E., Van Dam, R. M., Brecheisen, R., & Van Der Leij, C. (2025). The influence of AI on surgical and ablative treatments for colorectal liver metastases: a review of the current literature. Insights into Imaging, 16(1), Article 253. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-025-02072-9
- Nijssen, E. C., Martens, B., Hendriks, B. M., Gietema, H. A., Wildberger, J. E., & Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N. (2025). Computed tomography pulmonary angiography in around-the-clock clinical care with individualised scan protocols: a 5-year observational study on incidence and causes of repeat scanning. European Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12032-y
- Janssen, B. J. A., Zijta, F. M., Fraters, N., de Man, A., Malagon, S., Rafi, S., Raat, H. P., Hersbach, A., Wildberger, J. E., & Nijssen, E. C. (2025). Effect of distributing urine-collection bags on contrast-material load in wastewater. European Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-11984-5
- Swinnen, B., Olsthoorn, J. R., Mihl, C., Smulders, M. W., Singh, S. K., van Brakel, T., van der Horst, I. C. C., Mingels, A. M. A., Myers, P. O., van 't Hof, A. W. J., Gorgels, A. P. M., Thielmann, M., De Caterina, R., Cerqueira, R. J., Bonaros, N., Oosterlinck, W., Jacobs, S., Lorusso, R., Bidar, E., ... Heuts, S. (2025). Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Current Clinical Practices and Future Perspectives. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(10), Article ezaf344. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf344
- Stammen, L., Hoeijmakers, E. J. I., Flohr, T. G., Gietema, H. A., Vandewall, J., Wildberger, J. E., Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N., & Martens, B. (2025). Reducing contrast media dosage for pulmonary embolism CTPA in PCD-CT: a comparative study of EID-CT and PCD-CT in the era of individualized protocolling. European Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12054-6
- van der Meulen, L. R., van Dinther, M., Chiribiri, A., Smink, J., Backes, W. H., Bennett, J., Wildberger, J. E., Scannell, C. M., Holtackers, R. J., & Crucial Investigators (2025). Artificial Intelligence-Based Arterial Input Function for the Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Blood Flow and Perfusion Reserve in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: A Validation Study. Diagnostics, 15(18), Article 2341. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15182341

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Joachim Wildberger

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