Wilbert Bartels graduated in Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology in 1997. In 2001 he received his PhD at Utrecht University after defending his thesis entitled "Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Guidance and Evaluation of Endovascular Therapy". In May 2018 Wilbert succeeded Max Viergever, professor emeritus, as director of the Image Sciences Institute. Wilbert has supervised 19 PhD candidates and many MSc students, and has (co-)authored over 100 peer reviewed journal papers. He is the director of the PhD programme Medical Imaging of the Graduate School of Life Sciences at Utrecht University/UMC Utrecht. He also leads the MSc progamme Medical Imaging offered at UMC Utrecht in close collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology. He acts as a coordinator and lecturer in several courses in the field of medical imaging in general and MRI physics in particular. His main research interests are in the field of MRI physics, with a focus on quantitative MRI and on MRI methods for planning, guidance and evaluation of therapy, in particular MRI-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Heidelberglaan 100
Q.02.4.45
3584 CX Utrecht
The Netherlands
Publications
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Diffusion-weighted MRI with deep learning for visualizing treatment results of MR-guided HIFU ablation of uterine fibroids
Jun 2023 in European Radiology 33 (6), p. 4178-4188 -
Synthetic CT for the planning of MR-HIFU treatment of bone metastases in pelvic and femoral bones: a feasibility study
Jul 2022 in European Radiology 32 (7), p. 4537-4546 -
Rapid 2D variable flip angle method for accurate and precise T1 measurements over a wide range of T1 values
Aug 2021 in NMR in Biomedicine 34 (8), p. 1-14 -
Combining radiotherapy and focused ultrasound for pain palliation of cancer induced bone pain; a stage I/IIa study according to the IDEAL framework
Mar 2021 in Clinical and translational radiation oncology 27 p. 57-63 -
Detecting low blood concentrations in joints using T1 and T2 mapping at 1.5, 3, and 7 T: an in vitro study
Dec 2021 in European radiology experimental 5 (1), -
Interleaved water and fat MR thermometry for monitoring high intensity focused ultrasound ablation of bone lesions
Nov 2021 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 86 (5), p. 2647-2655 -
Development and clinical evaluation of a 3-step modified manipulation protocol for MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound of uterine fibroids
Jul 2020 in European Radiology 30 (7), p. 3869-3878 -
The Focused Ultrasound Myoma Outcome Study (FUMOS); a retrospective cohort study on long-term outcomes of MR-HIFU therapy
May 2020 in European Radiology 30 (5), p. 2473-2482 -
Field drift correction of proton resonance frequency shift temperature mapping with multichannel fast alternating nonselective free induction decay readouts
Mar 2020 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 83 (3), p. 962-973 -
Transceive phase mapping using the PLANET method and its application for conductivity mapping in the brain
Feb 2020 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 83 (2), p. 590-607 -
Harmonization of Quantitative Parenchymal Enhancement in T1 -Weighted Breast MRI
Nov 2020 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 52 ( 5), p. 1374-1382 -
Use of multiparametric MRI to characterize uterine fibroid tissue types
Oct 2020 in Magma - Magnetic Resonance Materials In Physics Biology And Medicine 33 (5), p. 689-700 -
Cartilage Quality (dGEMRIC Index) Following Knee Joint Distraction or High Tibial Osteotomy
Jan 2020 in Cartilage 11 (1), p. 19-31 -
Diffusion-weighted MRI with ADC mapping for response prediction and assessment of oesophageal cancer: A systematic review
Jan 2020 in Radiotherapy & Oncology 142 p. 17-26 -
Visualization of gold fiducial markers in the prostate using phase-cycled bSSFP imaging for MRI-only radiotherapy
Sep 2019 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 64 (18), p. 185001 -
Multi-echo MR thermometry using iterative separation of baseline water and fat images
Apr 2019 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 81 (4), p. 2385-2398 -
On the accuracy and precision of PLANET for multiparametric MRI using phase-cycled bSSFP imaging
Mar 2019 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 81 (3), p. 1534-1552 -
Respiratory- and cardiac-triggered three-dimensional sheath inked rapid acquisition with refocused echoes imaging (SHINKEI) of the abdomen for magnetic resonance neurography of the celiac plexus
Mar 2019 in European radiology experimental 3 (1), -
Investigation of the influence of B0 drift on the performance of the PLANET method and an algorithm for drift correction
Nov 2019 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 82 (5), p. 1725-1740 -
Magnetic resonance-high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) therapy of symptomatic uterine fibroids with unrestrictive treatment protocols: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nov 2019 in European Journal of Radiology 120 p. 108700 -
A planning strategy for combined motion-assisted/gated MR guided focused ultrasound treatment of the pancreas
Jan 2019 in International Journal of Hyperthermia 36 (1), p. 702-711 -
Fluid filling of the digestive tract for improved proton resonance frequency shift-based MR thermometry in the pancreas
Mar 2018 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 47 (3), p. 692-701 -
Subject-specific liver motion modeling in MRI: A feasibility study on spatiotemporal prediction
Mar 2017 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 62 (7), p. 2581-2597 -
PLANET: An Ellipse Fitting Approach for Simultaneous T1 and T2 Mapping Using Phase-Cycled Balanced Steady-State Free Precession
Feb 2017 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 79 (2), p. 711-722 -
Short and long time MR signal behavior of randomly distributed water and fat-numerical simulations
Nov 2016 in NMR in Biomedicine 29 (11), p. 1634–1643 -
First clinical experience with a dedicated MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound system for breast cancer ablation
Nov 2016 in European Radiology 26 (11), p. 4037-4046 -
Subject-specific four-dimensional liver motion modeling based on registration of dynamic MRI
Jan 2016 in Journal of Medical Imaging 3 (1), -
Spatial distribution of oil depots monitored in human muscle using MRI
2016 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics 505 (1-2), p. 52-60 -
DCE-MRI and IVIM-MRI of rabbit Vx2 tumors treated with MR-HIFU-induced mild hyperthermia
2016 in Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound [E] 4 (9), -
Influence of water and fat heterogeneity on fat-referenced MR thermometry
2016 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 75 (3), p. 1187-1197 -
Multi-gradient echo MR thermometry for monitoring of the near-field area during MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound heating
Sep 2015 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 60 (19), p. 7729-7746 -
Magnetic Resonance Imaging with a Weak Albumin Binding Contrast Agent can Reveal Additional Endo leaks in Patients with an Enlarging Aneurysm after EVAR
Sep 2015 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 50 (3), p. 331-340 -
Intercostal high intensity focused ultrasound for liver ablation: The influence of beam shaping on sonication efficacy and near-field risks
Aug 2015 in Medical Physics 42 (8), p. 4685-4697 -
Performance analysis of a dedicated breast MR-HIFU system for tumor ablation in breast cancer patients
Jul 2015 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 60 (14), p. 5527-5542 -
T1 and T2 temperature dependence of female human breast adipose tissue at 1.5 T: groundwork for monitoring thermal therapies in the breast
Nov 2015 in NMR in Biomedicine 28 (11), p. 1463-1470 -
A clinically feasible treatment protocol for magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation in the liver
Jan 2015 in Investigative Radiology 50 (1), p. 24-31 -
Volumetric MR-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound with Direct Skin Cooling for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: Proof-of-Concept Study
2015 in BioMed Research International [E] 2015 -
Quality of MR thermometry during palliative MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) treatment of bone metastases
2015 in Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound [E] 3 p. 5 -
Compensating for magnetic field inhomogeneity in multigradient-echo-based MR thermometry
2015 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 73 (3), p. 1184-9 -
Correction of proton resonance frequency shift MR-thermometry errors caused by heat-induced magnetic susceptibility changes during high intensity focused ultrasound ablations in tissues containing fat
2014 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 72 (6), p. 1580-1589 -
Registration of CT to pre-treatment MRI for planning of MR-HIFU ablation treatment of painful bone metastases
2014 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 59 (15), p. 4167-4179 -
Feasibility of volumetric MRI-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) for painful bone metastases
2014 in Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound [E] 2 p. 16 -
Absolute MR thermometry using nanocarriers
2014 in Contrast Media & molecular imaging 9 (4), p. 283-290 -
Artefacts induced by coiled intracranial aneurysms on 3.0-Tesla versus 1.5-Tesla MR angiography-An in vivo and in vitro study
2014 in European Journal of Radiology 83 (5), p. 811-816 -
In vivo T2 -based MR thermometry in adipose tissue layers for high-intensity focused ultrasound near-field monitoring
2014 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 72 (4), p. 1057-1064 -
Magnetic resonance imaging is more sensitive than computed tomography angiography for the detection of endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a systematic review
Apr 2013 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 45 (4), p. 340-50 -
Mid-term clinical efficacy of a volumetric magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound technique for treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids
Nov 2013 in European Radiology 23 (11), p. 3054-3061 -
The magnetic susceptibility effect of gadolinium-based contrast agents on PRFS-based MR thermometry during thermal interventions
2013 in Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound [E] 1 p. 8 -
Delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) can be effectively applied for longitudinal cohort evaluation of articular cartilage regeneration.
2013 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 21 (7), p. 943-949 -
Evolution of the ablation region after magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation in a vx2 tumor model
2013 in Investigative Radiology 48 (6), p. 381-386 -
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is more sensitive than Computed Tomography Angiography for the detection of endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A systematic review
2013 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 45 (4), p. 340-350 -
Articular cartilage evaluation after TruFit plug implanatation analysed by delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC)
2013 in American Journal of Sports Medicine 41 (6), p. 1290-1295 -
The effects of magnetic resonance imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation on human cadaver breast tissue
2013 in European Journal of Pharmacology 717 (1-3), p. 21-30 -
MR-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation of breast cancer with a dedicated breast platform
2013 in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 36 (2), p. 292-301 -
Sagittal spinal profile and spinopelvic balance in parents of scoliotic children.
2013 in The Spine Journal 13 (12), p. 1789-1800 -
Pulsatile distention of the nondiseased and stenotic aortic valve annulus: analysis with electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography
Feb 2012 in Annals of Thoracic Surgery 93 (2), p. 516-522 -
Magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) ablation of liver tumours
2012 in Cancer Imaging 12 (2), p. 387-394 -
Volumetric feedback ablation of uterine fibroids using magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy
2012 in European Radiology 22 (2), p. 411-417 -
dGEMRIC as a tool for measuring changes in cartilage quality following high tibial osteotomy: a feasibility study.
2012 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 20 (10), p. 1134-1141 -
Targeted vessel ablation for more efficient magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids
2012 in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 35 (5), p. 1205-1210 -
Lack of thrombus organization in nonshrinking aneurysms years after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
2012 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 56 (4), p. 938-942 -
Temperature dependence of the magnetic volume susceptibility of human breast fat tissue: an NMR study
2012 in Magma - Magnetic Resonance Materials In Physics Biology And Medicine 25 (1), p. 33-39 -
Analysis of preexistent vertebral rotation in the normal infantile, juvenile, and adolescent spine.
2011 in Spine 36 (7), p. E486-E491 -
Registration of 2D x-ray images to 3D MRI by generating pseudo-CT data
2011 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 56 (4), p. 1031-1043 -
Use of multispectral MRI to monitor aneurysm sac contents after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
2011 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy 18 (3), p. 274-279 -
Pelvic rotation and tilt can cause misinterpretation of the acetabular index measured on radiographs
2011 in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 469 (6), p. 1743-1749 -
Feasibility of bone density evaluation using plain digital radiography
2011 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 19 (11), p. 1343-1348 -
Detection of occult endoleaks after endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm using magnetic resonance imaging with a blood pool contrast agent: preliminary observations.
2010 in Investigative Radiology 45 (9), p. 548-553 -
Pre-existent vertebral rotation in the human spine is influenced by body position
2010 in Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 158 p. 67-71 -
Absolute MR thermometry using time-domain analysis of multi-gradient-echo magnitude images
2010 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 64 (1), p. 239-248 -
Pre-existent vertebral rotation in the human spine is influenced by body position.
2010 in European Spine Journal 19 (10), p. 1728-1734 -
Temperature-induced tissue susceptibility changes lead to significant temperature errors in PRFS-based MR thermometry during thermal interventions
2010 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 64 (5), p. 1360-1372 -
Robust initialization of 2D-3D image registration using the projection-slice theorem and phase correlation
2010 in Medical Physics 37 (4), p. 1884-1892 -
New method to monitor RF safety in MRI-guided interventions based on RF induced image artefacts
2010 in Medical Physics 37 (2), p. 814-821 -
The influence of different types of stent grafts on aneurysm neck dynamics after endovascular aneurysm repair.
2010 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 39 (2), p. 193-199 -
Quantitative diffusion weighted imaging for differentiation of benign and malignant breast lesions: the influence of the choice of b-values
2010 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 31 (5), p. 1100-1105 -
Asymmetric aortic expansion of the aneurysm neck: Analysis and visualization of shape changes with electrocardiogram-gated magnetic resonance imaging
2009 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 49 (6), p. 1395-1402 -
Do respiration and cardiac motion induce magnetic field fluctuations in the breast and are there implications for MR thermometry?
2009 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 29 (3), p. 731-735 -
Aortic Pulsatile Distention in Young Healthy Volunteers is Asymmetric: Analysis with ECG-gated MRI.
2009 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 37 (2), p. 168-174 -
Magnetic resonance imaging protocol optimization for delineation of gross tumor volume in hypopharyngeal and laryngeal tumors
2009 in International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 74 (2), p. 630-636 -
Nonmaturation of arm arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis access: A systematic review of risk factors and results of early treatment
2009 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 49 (5), p. 1325-1336 -
Knee Images Digital Analysis (KIDA): a novel method to quantify individual radiographic features of knee osteoarthritis in detail.
2008 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 16 (2), p. 234-243 -
Intra- and Interobserver Variability of Aortic Aneurysm Volume Measurement With Fast CTA Postprocessing Software.
2008 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy 15 (5), p. 504-510 -
Visualizing type IV endoleak using magnetic resonance imaging with a blood pool contrast agent
2008 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 47 p. 861-864 -
7T body MRI: B1 shimming with simultaneous SAR reduction
2007 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 52 (17), p. 5429-5441 -
Simultaneous B1+ homogenization and specific absorption rate hotspot suppression using a magnetic resonance phased array transmit coil
2007 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 57 (3), p. 577-586 -
3D MR sialography as a tool to investigate radiation-induced xerostomia: feasibility study
2007 in International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 68 (5), p. 1310-1319 -
Toward endografting of the ascending aorta: insight into dynamics using dynamic cine-CTA.
2007 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy 14 (4), p. 551-560 -
Use of dynamic computed tomography to evaluate pre- and postoperative aortic changes in AAA patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair
2007 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy 14 (1), p. 44-49 -
3D MR sialography protocol for postradiotherapy follow-up of the salivary duct system
Sep 2006 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 24 (3), p. 556-562 -
Analysis of preexistent vertebral rotation in the normal quadruped spine
Sep 2006 in Spine 31 (20), p. E754-E758 -
Dynamic magnetic resonance angiography of the aneurysm neck: Conformational changes during the cardiac cycle with possible consequences for endograft sizing and future design
Jul 2006 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 44 (1), p. 22-28 -
The use of MR B1+ imaging for validation of FDTD electromagnetic simulations of human anatomies
Oct 2006 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 51 (19), p. 4735-4746 -
Aortic compliance following EVAR and the influence of different endografts: determination using dynamic MRA
2006 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy 13 (3), p. 406-414 -
Analysis of pre-existent vertebral rotation in the normal quadruped spine
2006 in Spine 31 (20), p. 754-758 -
Dynamic CE-MRA for endoleak classification after endovascular aneurysm repair
2006 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 31 (2), p. 130-135 -
The use of MR B(+)(1) imaging for validation of FDTD electromagnetic simulations of human anatomies
2006 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 51 (19), p. 4735-4746 -
Development and testing of passive tracking markers for different field strengths and tracking speeds
2006 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 51 (6), p. N127-N137 -
Dynamic cine-CT angiography for the evaluation of the thoracic aorta; insight in dynamic changes with implications for thoracic endograft treatment
2006 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 32 p. 532-536 -
Computed tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging of endoleaks after EVAR
2006 in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 32 (4), p. 361-365 -
Dynamic MRA of the aneurysm neck: conformational changes during the cardiac cycle with possible consequences for endograft sizing and future design
2006 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 44 (1), p. 22-28 -
Fully MR-guided hepatic artery catheterization for selective drug delivery: a feasibility study in pigs
2006 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 23 (2), p. 123-129 -
The effect of B(1) field inhomogeneity and the nonselective inversion profile on the kinetics of FAIR-based perfusion in MRI
2005 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 53 (6), p. 1355-1362 -
MR image guided evaluation and quantification of complications to the salivary gland and ducts after head-and-neck irradiation
2005 in Radiotherapy & Oncology suppl 2 p. S61 -
Internal radiation therapy of liver tumors: qualitative and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the biodistribution of holmium-loaded microspheres in animal models
2005 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 53 p. 76-84 -
Knee images digital analysis (KIDA): An easy applicable interactive computer analysis of standard radiographs
2005 in Arthritis and Rheumatism 52 (9), p. S322-S322 -
Experimental validation of hyperthermia SAR treatment planning using MR B1 + imaging.
2004 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 49 (22), p. 5029-5042 -
Suitability of 7 aortic stent-graft models for MRI-based surveillance
2004 in Journal of Endovascular Therapy 11 p. 366-371 -
Nobelprijs Fysiologie of Geneeskunde 2003 voor de grondleggers van MRI
2004 in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 148 p. 117-119 -
Adaptive subtraction as an aid in MR-guided placement of catheters and guidewires.
2004 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 20 p. 470-474 -
Magnetic resonance techniques in hemodialysis access management
2003 in The Journal of Vascular Access 4 p. 125-139 -
Endovascular interventional magnetic resonance imaging (topical review)
2003 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 48 p. R37-R64 -
Magnetic resonance imaging measurement of blood volume flow in peripheral arteries in healthy subjects.
2003 in Journal of Vascular Surgery 38 (5), p. 1060-1066 -
Improved lumen visualization in metallic vascular implants by reducing RF artifacts.
2002 in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 47 p. 171-180 -
Time-of-flight MR angiography of carotid aretery stenosis: does a flow void represent severe stenosis?
2002 in American Journal of Neuroradiology 23 p. 1779-1784 -
Development of an MR-safe tracking catheter with a laser-driven tip coil.
2001 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 13 (1), p. 131-135 -
Catheters and guidewires in interventional MRI: problems and solutions.
2001 in Medicamundi 45 p. 31-39 -
MR imaging of vascular stents: Effects of susceptibility, flow, and radiofrequency eddy currents.
2001 in Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 12 p. 365-371 -
Development of an MR-compatible, rotation-insensitive, annular pressure sensor.
2001 in Physics in Medicine and Biology 46 p. 245-259 -
Placement of an inferior vena cava filter in a pig guided by high-resolution MR fluoroscopy at 1.5 T.
2000 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 12 p. 599-605 -
Heating around intravascular guidewires by resonating RF waves
2000 in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 12 p. 79-85