Publications in the NUM

Hamdan A, El-Amri Y, Heinrich F, Mohamed OAA, Sepulveda-Falla D, Glatzel M, Matschke J, Krasemann S. ApoE4 Homozygosity Is Associated With Increased Microglia Activation in Fatal COVID-19. Neuropathology: Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology. 2025 Dec.; 45(6):e70033.      [DOI] 

C L, E K, J L, D B, E F, JT K, SJ M. Association of cervical artery stenosis with common cerebral microvascular lesions and coronary artery calcifications.. Frontiers in neuroimaging. 2025;      [DOI] 

Leberzammer J, Abplanalp WT, Grikscheit K, Solomonidis EG, Glaser S, Schuhmacher B, Merten M, Jeremijev G, Wilken-Schmitz A, Korth L, John D, Günther S, Kuenne C, Looso M, Valasarajan C, Benes V, Jung F, Niehaus V, Anton G, Stellbrink C, Römmele C, Göpel S, Pullamsetti SS, Vehreschild J, Vehreschild M, Ciesek S, Leistner DM, Zeiher AM, Dimmeler S, Cremer S. Atherosclerosis licenses for an exceeding immune response in COVID-19 disease by interferon priming in circulating myeloid cells. Cardiovascular research. 2025;      [DOI] 

NA L, A K, T B, OJ O, F P, V S, MS M, R F, C B, J S. Automated quality assurance of imaging dose and protocol adherence in computed tomography radiotherapy planning using TotalSegmentator-based segmentation.. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]. 2025 Nov.;      [DOI] 

L G, M T, S N, D K, W B, JA L, AM S. Automated Scan Region Classification and Patient-specific Dose Modeling for Enhanced Dose Management in Computed Tomography.. Investigative radiology. 2025 Oct.;      [DOI] 

Schulze-Weddige S, U F, J K, R R, Baumgärtner G, Lindholz M, IT S, AM H, H J, M M, D G, B W, T P. Automatic 3D Tracking of Liver Metastases: Follow-Up Assessment of Cancer Patients in Contrast-Enhanced MRI.. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland). 2025 Aug.;      [DOI] 

Ziegler J, MP E, T F, A S, PC V, Schmidt G, J E, P P, R DSF, F A, M H, E V, J R, S R, A K, JK M, B K, G S, M K, LA K, H G, H S, I S, F A, D H, M E, G F, D K, M B, HU P, C G. Bridging Data Silos in Oncology with Modular Software for Federated Analysis on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources: Multisite Implementation Study.. Journal of medical Internet research. 2025 Apr.;      [DOI] 

N M, A F, B P, J K, E F, G L, V A, J E. Comparative Analysis of nnUNet and MedNeXt for Head and Neck Tumor Segmentation in MRI-Guided Radiotherapy.. Head and Neck Tumor Segmentation for MR-Guided Applications : First MICCAI Challenge, HNTS-MRG 2024, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2024, Marrakesh, Morocco, October 17, 2024, proceedings. 2025;      [DOI] 

Lindholz M, A B, R R, Schulze-Weddige S, Baumgärtner G, I S, AM H, S E, A M, CA H, A F, T P. Comparing large language models and text embedding models for automated classification of textual, semantic, and critical changes in radiology reports.. European journal of radiology. 2025 Oct.;      [DOI] 

R S, C R, H X, Y H, EY Y, L H, O S, Y L, L N, F H, R R, SA A, CA H, T P, B G, LJ S. Comparing the Prognostic Value of Quantitative Response Assessment Tools and LIRADS Treatment Response Algorithm in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Interstitial High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization.. Cancers. 2025 Apr.;      [DOI] 

S E, B L, A D, JA L, J N, T P. Comparison of Multiple State-of-the-Art Large Language Models for Patient Education Prior to CT and MRI Examinations.. Journal of personalized medicine. 2025 Jun.;      [DOI] 

JM S, HF W, J B, SK S, K A, O T, K. L. COVID-19-Pandemie und die psychische Gesundheit in Deutschland: Verlauf, resiliente und vulnerable Gruppen. Der Nervenarzt. 2025;      [DOI]      [File] 

M G, S Z, S R, Y T, FT G, AW M, P R, J B, M M, D R, F L, E B, R B. CT-Derived Quantitative Image Features Predict Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction with High Accuracy.. Cancers. 2025 Jan.;      [DOI] 

Allgoewer K, Windeck S, Stark C, Kuderna AK, Stillfried S, Fend F, Pablik J, Märkl B, Schaller T, Radbruch H, Boor P, Ondruschka B. Das Nationale Obduktionsnetzwerk nach der COVID-19-Pandemie. Rechtsmedizin. 2025 Aug.; 35315–322.      [DOI]      [File] 

Schmitt J, Ihle P, Schoffer O, Reese J, Ortmann S, Swart E, Hanß S, Hoffmann F, Stallmann C, Kraus M, Semler SC, Heyder R, Vehreschild JJ, Heuschmann P, Krefting D, Sedlmayr M, Hoffmann W. Datennutzung für eine bessere Gesundheitsversorgung—Plädoyer für eine kooperative Forschungsdatenplattform der gesetzlichen und privaten Krankenversicherung und dem Netzwerk Universitätsmedizin (NUM). Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)). 2025; 87(S 02):S279-S288.      [DOI] 

M R, L H, C S, F H, J K. De-identification of medical imaging data: a comprehensive tool for ensuring patient privacy.. European radiology. 2025 Dec.;      [DOI] 

Q T, J M, L N, MD N, MH L, T P, S H, R P, B H, D G, M W, TC W. Deep learning enabled near-isotropic CAIPIRINHA VIBE in the nephrogenic phase improves image quality and renal lesion conspicuity.. European journal of radiology open. 2025 Jun.;      [DOI] 

J E, N A, C M, L R, L H, F W, O S, A S, R H, J S, M. G. Development of a pandemic-related core set of quality indicators for quality and patient safety in University Hospitals in Germany.. BMC Health Serv Research. 2025;      [DOI]      [File] 

Becker I, Püschel K, Stallbaum F, Ondruschka B, Heinrich F. Die Übersehenen der Pandemie: Eine retrospektive populationsbasierte Datenanalyse der COVID-19-Pandemie aus Hamburg. Rechtsmedizin. 2025 Aug.; 35332–343.      [DOI]      [File] 

T W, B H, Holzschuh J, R ES, A K, B K, I P, B , Ulrich C, Baumgartner M, P V, J D, KH M, T W. Enhancing deep learning methods for brain metastasis detection through cross-technique annotations on SPACE MRI.. European radiology experimental. 2025 Feb.;      [DOI] 

Baum JHJ, Dörre A, Boender TS, Heldt K, Wilking H, Drynda S, Erdmann B, Grashey R, Grupp C, Habbinga K, Hamelmann E, Heining A, Höger-Schmidt H, Kill C, Reichert F, Riße J, Schilling T, Group AR, Baacke M, Bauer J, Bernhard M, Bienzeisler J, Blaschke S, Brokmann J, Burst V, Busch H, Dormann H, Duesberg C, Ehrentreich S, Gries A, Händl T, Handmann E, Hans F, Hanses F, Henke T, Klein M, Hofmann T, Karg M, Kleinekorth J, Kombeiz A, Kumle B, Kümpers P, Lewejohann C, Dinse-Lambracht A, Lucas B, Mach C, Majeed RW, Neubauer J, Otto R, Peschel T, Pfeufer N, Röhrig R, Schirrmeister W, Schunk D, Stahl W, Stefani H, Triefenbach L, Uirich B, Walcher F, Wehler M, Wenderoth H, Wolfrum S, Wrede C, Zimmermann M, Schranz M. Establishing and validating syndromic surveillance of gastrointestinal infections using routine emergency department data, Germany, 2019–2023. Scientific Reports. 2025 Nov.; 15(1):38281.      [DOI]      [File] 

Schranz M, Rupprecht M, Aigner A, Benning L, Schlump C, Charfeddine N, Diercke M, Grabenhenrich L, Ullrich A, Neuhauser H, Maier B, Group AR, Hans FP, Blaschke S. Establishing Syndromic Surveillance of Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke: Registry Study Based on Routine Data From German Emergency Departments. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2025 Feb.; 11e66218—e66218.      [DOI]      [File] 

S W, L R, SJ W, A D, R G, IG S, G P, A L, T P, M P, CJ W, J W, M E, WP F, S G, R P, FE L, TD B, AR P. ESUR: Opportunities for PSMA-PET/CT and whole-body MRI in advanced prostate cancer.. European radiology. 2025 Nov.;      [DOI] 

MD K, C R, A H, Bleckmann A, M K, W H, TJ B, M F, J H, M O, M S, F N, K B, R H. Exploration of Fully-Automated Body Composition Analysis Using Routine CT-Staging of Lung Cancer Patients for Survival Prognosis.. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 2025 Aug.;      [DOI] 

S B, A H, JS K, V S, M N, I S, SO R, F K, Behrens L, E O, T K, H Z, Hoffmann V, M H, F A, Krumbholz M, U Z, O K, B S, V B, S B, M , U E, E B, B B, A D, C R, J R, B W, D S, H S, P P, M B, F K, V D, A B, Mühlau M, P U, J W, K K, M S, I V, D T, HA K, N S, B I, S B, U M, A B, J H, MC K, H T, B H. External validation of a multiple sclerosis treatment decision score using data from the ProVal-MS cohort study.. Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders. 2025;      [DOI] 

Matschke J, Huter T, Renné T, Lütgehetmann M, Glatzel M, Ondruschka B. Fatal Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia due to Anti-PF4 Disorder Following Adenovirus Infection in a 3-year-old Boy. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2025 Sep.; 125(9):919-922.      [DOI]      [File] 

Wahjudi T, Nitsch A, Sperhake J, Hoeger PH. Fulminant parvovirus B19 myocarditis in infants -report of three post-pandemic cases. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology. 2025 May; 44(5):1239-1243.      [DOI] 

Ibargüen-González L, Heller S, López-García D, Dietenberger H, Barth TF, Gallego P, Fernández-Cadenas I, Alzate-Piñol S, Crespí C, Mena-Guerrero JA, Cisneros-Barroso E, Ugalde AP, Bretones G, Steenblock C, Kleger A, DeDiego ML, Barceló C. Host factor PLAC8 is required for pancreas infection by SARS-CoV-2. Communications Medicine. 2025 Feb.; 5(1):34.      [DOI]      [File] 

Ehrentreich S, Kamer N, Drynda S, Otto R, Walcher F, Lucas B. Impact of government pyrotechnics ban on emergency department usage rates around the turn of the years. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2025 Nov.; 51(1):337.      [DOI]      [File] 

Schluessel S, Mueller B, Tausendfreund O, Rippl M, Deissler L, Martini S, Schmidmaier R, Stoecklein S, Ingrisch M, Blaschke S, Brandhorst G, Spieth P, Lehnert K, Heuschmann P, Miranda SMN, Drey M. Impact of sarcopenia and obesity on mortality in older adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection: automated deep learning body composition analysis in the NAPKON-SUEP cohort. Infection. 2025; 53(5):2111—2124.      [DOI] 

S S, B M, O T, M R, L D, S M, R S, S S, M I, S B, G B, P S, K L, P H, SMN , M D. Impact of sarcopenia and obesity on mortality in older adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection: automated deep learning body composition analysis in the NAPKON-SUEP cohort.. Infection. 2025 Oct.;      [DOI] 

Allgoewer K, Stark C, Fitzek A, Huter T, Heinemann A, Ondruschka B. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on admissions of deceased to an institute of legal medicine in Germany. Scientific Reports. 2025 Apr.; 15(1):15115.      [DOI]      [File] 

Bienzeisler J, Kombeiz A, Ehrentreich S, Otto R, Schirrmeister W, Pegoraro M, Brammen D, Puladi B, Röhrig R, W Majeed R. Implementation report on pioneering federated data access for the German National Emergency Department Data Registry. npj Digital Medicine. 2025 Feb.; 8(1):94.      [DOI]      [File] 

A E, M G, S H, M R, D R, J S, S L, F B, LP H, O T, K L, K A, HF. W. Inanspruchnahme psychiatrisch-psychotherapeutischer Versorgung in Deutschland während des ersten Jahres der COVID-19-Pandemie – Systematischer Review und Metaanalyse.. Der Nervenarzt. 2025;      [DOI]      [File] 

Frank GL, Linnemann P, Ramm M, Schneider G, Kahnert SM, Janssen A, Conrad R. Influences of sociodemographic and psychological factors on the improvement of trait resilience after inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2025 Aug.; 195112185.      [DOI]      [File] 

Schröder AS, Ondruschka B. Krematoriumsleichenschau: eine rechtsmedizinische Betrachtung im Kontext der COVID-19-Pandemie. Rechtsmedizin. 2025 Sep.; 35344–350.      [DOI]      [File] 

B L, S E, WM L, D S, R S, AM H, A D, J N, T P. Large language models for patient education prior to interventional radiology procedures: a comparative study.. CVIR endovascular. 2025 Oct.;      [DOI] 

J K, R H, L G, AI I, P F, J B, D Z, KR L, OA O, S L, M S, D M, C K, T P, M S. Large Language Models-Supported Thrombectomy Decision-Making in Acute Ischemic Stroke Based on Radiology Reports: Feasibility Qualitative Study.. Journal of medical Internet research. 2025 Feb.;      [DOI] 

J H, C M, A S, Hoffmann A, A P, T L, N T, F B. Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in a population-based pediatric cohort.. Scientific reports. 2025 Jan.;      [DOI] 

Valentin H, Rau H, Stahl D. Managing withdrawals and exclusions in randomized controlled trials: results from a methodological survey. BMC Anesthesiology. 2025; 25(1):148.      [DOI] 

Holzwarth S, K S, M J, S D, S K, A S, C M, Schmitt J, K P, J P, AC M, R B, F B, N T. PaedVacCOVID - safety of the BNT162b2 vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 in children with and without comorbidities aged 5 to 11 years.. Infection. 2025 Apr.;      [DOI] 

A J, P F, F M, Zhang H, D M, A G, J W, AM B, D M, J K, R S, T P. Performance of AI Approaches for COVID-19 Diagnosis Using Chest CT Scans: The Impact of Architecture and Dataset.. RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin. 2025 Apr.;      [DOI] 

T R, Hoffmann A, C M, R D, R K, A F, Behrens G, Behrens P, R B, Caliebe A, Denkinger C, K G, L H, O H, Dopfer-Jablonka A, O I, AJ K, M K, L M, M N, SN , M S, Y S, D S, N T, N T, J V, WA W, A P, MJGT V, F B. Performance of whole blood interferon-γ release assays in SARS-CoV-2 and tuberculosis is age dependent.. Infection. 2025 Dec.;      [DOI] 

MB K, T W, M E, N S, J E, C H, C P, HO S, FJ S, RE S, G H, F W, S H, DM R. Photon-counting Detector CT Enables Pediatric Low-dose Chest Imaging With Further Reduction of Radiation Exposure.. Investigative radiology. 2025 Sep.;      [DOI] 

Hartung TJ, Steigerwald F, Romanello A, Kodde C, Endres M, Frank S, Heuschmann P, Koehler P, Krohn S, Pape D, Schaller J, Stöcklein S, Vadasz I, Vehreschild J, Witzenrath M, Zoller T, Finke C. Post-COVID Fatigue Is Associated With Reduced Cortical Thickness After Hospitalization. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2025;      [DOI] 

A Z, AM K, S V, J S, O M, S S, H H, C A, JJ. M. Priorisierung von Forschungsfragen in Gesundheitskrisen – Vorstellung eines Konzeptes, entwickelt in der COVID-19 Pandemie / Prioritization of research questions in health crises—presentation of a concept developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz. 2025;      [DOI]      [File] 

Arruda Botelho M, Ata Baykara C, Burak "Unal A, Pfeifer N, Akg"un M. Privacy-preserving AUC computation in distributed machine learning with PHT-meDIC. PLOS Digit. Health. 2025 Nov.; 4(11):e0000753.

Weber F, Pavel V, Müller M, Boor P, Läber L, Stillfried S, Buechler C. Profiles of PCSK9, SREBP-2, and histopathology in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 critical illness. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2025 Nov.; 25(1):1573.      [DOI]      [File] 

AM B, E F, C E, L M, T E, R K, M S, MJ S, MA F, D M, B M, S G, F M, H S, N K, DM R, N L, C W, MS M, L S, J B, HJ M, A S. Prognostic value of CT-defined coronary sclerosis in COVID-19: results of a multicenter study based on the Weston score.. RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin. 2025 May;      [DOI] 

L G, CS L, T R, Beer M, M G. Proto-Caps: interpretable medical image classification using prototype learning and privileged information.. PeerJ. Computer science. 2025;      [DOI]