Eline Kooi (M.E.)

Nies, K. P. H., Ramaekers, B., Bierens, J., Auer, D. P., Schindler, A., Saam, T., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P. J., de Borst, G. J., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Joore, M. A., Kooi, M. E., & Smits, L. J. M. (2026). Risk-based selection for carotid revascularisation using the IMPROVE score versus standard care in symptomatic carotid artery disease: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis using pooled-data. BMJ Open, 16(5), Article e114391. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114391

Bierens, J., Scicolone, R., Nardi, V., Benson, J., Balestrieri, A., Incollu, A., Suri, J. S., Song, J., Lanzino, G., Kooi, M. E., & Saba, L. (2026). Geometric and density relationships of calcification clusters in carotid atherosclerosis. Neuroradiology Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19714009261450380

Bierens, J., Postma - Jacobi, L., Frehe, K., Wagemans, B., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P. J., Mess, W., Kopczak, A., Schindler, A., Saam, T., Saba, L., Smits, L., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, E. (2026). Comparison of MRI- and CTA-Based Plaque-RADS to Predict Stroke and TIA in Symptomatic Carotid Disease. JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging, 19(5), 656-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.10.009

Nies, K. P. H., Willems, J. C. L., van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Bierens, J., Schreuder, T. A. H. C. M. L., van Orshoven, N. P., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P., Postma, A. A., Mess, W. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2026). Prognostic value of plaque burden on computed tomography angiography in patients with symptomatic carotid artery disease. European Stroke Journal, 11(4), Article aakag030. https://doi.org/10.1093/esj/aakag030

Wagner, B., Mukhija, S., Kassem, M., Wiencierz, A., Muller, M. D., Gensicke, H., Staub, D., Wolff, T., Mujagic, E., Tsogkas, I., Psychogios, M., Kooi, M. E., Engelter, S. T., Lyrer, P., & Bonati, L. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy of gray-scale analysis on B-mode ultrasound for identifying intraplaque hemorrhage and lipid-rich necrotic core in carotid plaques. Vascular Medicine, 31(2), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X251410527

Bierens, J., Jerkovic, N., Postma, A. A., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P. J., Mess, W. H., Saba, L., Smits, L. J. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2026). Carotid perivascular adipose tissue attenuation predicts stroke and TIA in symptomatic carotid artery disease patients. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 20(2), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2025.12.009

Bierens, J., Kuijpers, J., Pinckaers, F. M. E., Saba, L., Smits, L. J. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Flohr, T., Kooi, M. E., & Postma, A. A. (2026). Spectral Photon-Counting Detector CT for Comprehensive Evaluation of Carotid Plaque and Stenosis. Investigative Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001291

Bierens, J., Ament, S. M. C., Truijman, M. T. B., de Borst, G. J., Nederkoorn, P. J., Bos, D., Joore, M. A., Postma, A. A., Kooi, M. E., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Smits, L. J. M., & IMPROVE Investigators (2026). Plaque Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Decision Rule for the Selection of Symptomatic Patients for Carotid Revascularisation: Clinician Perspectives on Acceptability and Implementation Barriers in the Netherlands. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(1), 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.08.022

Olsen, T., Elshorbagy, A., Tore, E. C., Bastani, N. E., Stolt, E., Blokland, G. A. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Kooi, M. E., Jansen, J. F. A., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Grootswagers, P., Refsum, H., Retterstol, K., Vinknes, K. J., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., & Nichenametla, S. N. (2026). Higher plasma serine levels are associated with favorable values of metabolic health markers among middle-aged and older adults in The Maastricht Study. Geroscience. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02237-4

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