Search Results - "Willems, S."

Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Catheter Ablation: Data from the German Ablation Registry by Sultan, A., Lüker, J., Andresen, D., Kuck, K. H., Hoffmann, E., Brachmann, J., Hochadel, M., Willems, S., Eckardt, L., Lewalter, T., Senges, J., Steven, D.

“…Catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as a widespread first or second line treatment option. However, up to 45% of patients (pts)…”
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Artificial light at night and anthropogenic noise alter the foraging activity and structure of vertebrate communities by Willems, Joshua S., Phillips, Jennifer N., Francis, Clinton D.

“…Light and noise pollution from human activity are increasing at a dramatic rate. These sensory stimuli can have a wide range of effects on animal behavior,…”
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Interobserver variability in organ at risk delineation in head and neck cancer by van der Veen, J, Gulyban, A, Willems, S, Maes, F, Nuyts, S

“…In radiotherapy inaccuracy in organ at risk (OAR) delineation can impact treatment plan optimisation and treatment plan evaluation. Brouwer et al. showed…”
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How to investigate differences in indoor environmental comfort and adaptation? Mixed methods research with patients by Willems, S., Saelens, D., Heylighen, A.

“…Ensuring hospitalized patients' comfort requires understanding differences in comfort and adaptation to discomfort, as well as the role of the built…”
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Skeletal muscle mass is an imaging biomarker for decreased survival in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Chargi, N., Bril, S.I., Swartz, J.E., Wegner, I., Willems, S.M., de Bree, R.

“…•Pre-treatment low skeletal muscle mass is highly prevalent in patients with oropharyngeal cancer.•Sarcopenic obesity is associated with decreased overall and…”
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Deep learning for elective neck delineation: More consistent and time efficient by van der Veen, J., Willems, S., Bollen, H., Maes, F., Nuyts, S.

“…•Development of a neural network for automated delineation of all neck levels.•Automated delineation is significantly more time efficient.•Automated…”
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Outcomes of cryoballoon or radiofrequency ablation in symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation by Hoffmann, Ellen, Straube, Florian, Wegscheider, Karl, Kuniss, Malte, Andresen, Dietrich, Wu, Li-Qun, Tebbenjohanns, Jürgen, Noelker, Georg, Tilz, Roland Richard, Chun, Julian Kyoung Ryul, Franke, Andreas, Stellbrink, Christoph, Garcia-Alberola, Arcadi, Dorwarth, Uwe, Metzner, Andreas, Ouarrak, Taoufik, Brachmann, Johannes, Kuck, Karl-Heinz, Senges, Jochen

“…Abstract Aims To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cryoballoon ablation (CBA) compared with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for symptomatic paroxysmal or…”
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Optimising primary molecular profiling in non-small cell lung cancer by Schouten, R D, Schouten, I, Schuurbiers, M M F, van der Noort, V, Damhuis, R A M, van der Heijden, E H F M, Burgers, J A, Barlo, N P, van Lindert, A S R, Maas, K W, van den Brand, J J G, Smit, A A J, van Haarst, J M W, van der Maat, B, Schuuring, E, Blaauwgeers, H, Willems, S M, Monkhorst, K, van den Broek, D, van den Heuvel, M M

“…Molecular profiling of NSCLC is essential for optimising treatment decisions, but often incomplete. We assessed the efficacy of protocolised molecular…”
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Patient well-being, adaptation of and to indoor conditions, and hospital room design: two mixed methods case studies by Willems, S., Saelens, D., Heylighen, A.

“…Research indicates that adaptation influences how people experience indoor conditions (ICs), and that the built environment influences both adaptation, via…”
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Clinical evaluation of a deep learning model for segmentation of target volumes in breast cancer radiotherapy by Buelens, P., Willems, S., Vandewinckele, L., Crijns, W., Maes, F., Weltens, C.G.

“…•Artificial Intelligence decreases errors in breast cancer structure segmentation.•Convolutional Neural Networks are feasible in breast cancer radiotherapy…”
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Diagnosis of breast lesions: fine-needle aspiration cytology or core needle biopsy? A review by Willems, S M, van Deurzen, C H M, van Diest, P J

“…Diagnosis of breast lesions is routinely performed by the triple assessment of a specialised surgeon, radiologist and pathologist. In this setting, fine-needle…”
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How did general practices organize care during the COVID-19 pandemic: the protocol of the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study in 38 countries by Van Poel, E, Vanden Bussche, P, Klemenc-Ketis, Z, Willems, S

“…General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as the first point of contact for possibly infected patients and are…”
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Molecular Tumor Boards: current practice and future needs by van der Velden, D.L., van Herpen, C.M.L., van Laarhoven, H.W.M., Smit, E.F., Groen, H.J.M., Willems, S.M., Nederlof, P.M., Langenberg, M.H.G., Cuppen, E., Sleijfer, S., Steeghs, N., Voest, E.E.

“…Due to rapid technical advances, steeply declining sequencing costs, and the ever-increasing number of targeted therapies, it can be expected that extensive…”
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Correcting for dependent censoring in routine outcome monitoring data by applying the inverse probability censoring weighted estimator by Willems, SJW, Schat, A, van Noorden, MS, Fiocco, M

“…Censored data make survival analysis more complicated because exact event times are not observed. Statistical methodology developed to account for censored…”
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Unwarranted association between epidural analgesia and emergency delivery: critical review of methodological shortcomings by Rongen, A P M, Willems, S, Bruhn, J, Rex, S, Devroe, S, Özkan, S, van de Velde, M

“…Linked articles: This Correspondence comments on Damhuis et al . and Tabernée Heijtmeijer et al …”
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Comfort requirements versus lived experience: combining different research approaches to indoor environmental quality by Willems, S., Saelens, D., Heylighen, A.

“…Buildings' indoor environmental quality (IEQ) affects people's comfort and well-being. However, even if comfort requirements for indoor environmental…”
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AUTOMATED DETECTION OF CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS IN STEREO HELIOSPHERIC IMAGER DATA by Pant, V., Willems, S., Rodriguez, L., Mierla, M., Banerjee, D., Davies, J. A.

“…ABSTRACT We have performed, for the first time, the successful automated detection of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in data from the inner heliospheric imager…”
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Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor–patient communication: does it make a difference? by Willems, S., De Maesschalck, S., Deveugele, M., Derese, A., De Maeseneer, J.

“…This systematic review, in which 12 original research papers and meta-analyses were included, explored whether patients’ socio-economic status influences…”
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Pulmonary vein reconnection and repeat ablation characteristics following cryoballoon‐compared to radiofrequency‐based pulmonary vein isolation by Obergassel, J., Nies, M., Taraba, S., Rottner, L., Lemoine, M. D., My, I., Moser, F., Rieß, J. L., Schenker, N., Dinshaw, L., Schleberger, R., Reißmann, B., Meyer, C., Willems, S., Rillig, A., Kirchhof, P., Metzner, A.

“…Background Despite advances in efficacy and safety of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after PVI remains common…”
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Regional differences in predictive biomarker testing rates for patients with metastatic NSCLC in the Netherlands by de Jager, V.D., Cajiao Garcia, B.N., Kuijpers, C.C.H.J., de Bock, G.H., Maas, W.J., Timens, W., van Kempen, L.C., van der Wekken, A.J., Schuuring, E., Willems, S.M.

“…Predictive biomarker testing has a key role in the treatment decision-making for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is mandated by…”
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