Researchers Birgitta Velthuis

Birgitta Velthuis

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Biography

Prof. dr. Birgitta Velthuis (1964) completed her medical and radiology training in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She obtained her PhD degree: “CT angiography in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage” in 1998 in Utrecht. Since 1999 she works as a radiologist in the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) and is specialized in cardiovascular and neurovascular non-invasive CT and MRI imaging. She is Professor in Radiology of the Heart-Brain axis at the University of Utrecht, and serves on the board of the Netherlands Vascular Forum (NVF) and the cluster Cardiovascular Risk Management (CVRM). Her work is divided between patient care, teaching and research.
Her neurovascular research concentrates on CT and MRI imaging in patients with ischemic stroke, subarachnoid haemorrhage and intracranial aneurysms. Her cardiovascular research focuses on imaging of atherosclerosis, hereditary and acquired cardiomyopathies, heart failure, gender and sports cardiology. Artificial intelligence and high field strength MRI have also become important parts of her research work
The heart-brain axis work focuses on imaging cardioembolic sources of acute ischemic stroke and imaging atherosclerosis with assessment of plaque composition and inflammation at different locations in the body.

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Contact

bvelthui@umcutrecht.nl

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Research groups

Cardiovascular imaging and image guided treatment

Research aim

By developing and implementing advanced imaging and AI, we aim to enhance individualized detection, prediction, and minimally invasive treatment of cardiovascular disease.This optimizes patient selection, treatment guidance, and clinical outcomes.

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Neurovascular imaging and image guided treatment

Research aim

By developing and implementing advanced imaging and AI, we aim to enhance individualized detection, prediction, and minimally invasive treatment of neurovascular disease.This optimizes patient selection, treatment guidance, and clinical outcomes.

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Recent publications

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Prevalence and severity of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic military air crew in the Netherlands Erik Frijters, Hendrik Nathoe, Remco Grobben, Lysette Broekhuizen, Rienk Rienks, Birgitta Velthuis
BMJ Open, 2025, vol. 15

Evaluation of techniques for automated classification and artery quantification of the circle of Willis on TOF-MRA images Iris N. Vos, Ynte M. Ruigrok, Edwin Bennink, Mireille R.E. Velthuis, Barbara Paic, Maud E.H. Ophelders, Myrthe A.D. Buser, Bas H.M. van der Velden, Geng Chen, Matthieu Coupet, Félix Dumais, Adrian Galdran, Zhang Junyi, Wei Liu, Ting Ma, Madhu S. Nair, Mathieu Naudin, Preena K.P., Keerthi A.S. Pillai, Pengcheng Shi, Thierry Urruty, Dai Yakang, Kaiyuan Yang, Fabio Musio, Bjoern H. Menze, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Hugo J. Kuijf
Medical Image Analysis, 2025, vol. 105

A practical approach to quality improvement in medium sized radiology departments P M Tetteroo, C van Dam-Grinwis, B K Velthuis, N R van der Werf, D Suchá, A M R Schilham, P A de Jong
European Journal of Radiology, 2025, vol. 189

A Mendelian randomization analysis of cardiac MRI measurements as surrogate outcomes for heart failure and atrial fibrillation A F Schmidt, C Finan, J van Setten, E Puyol-Antón, B Ruijsink, M Bourfiss, A I Alasiri, B K Velthuis, F W Asselbergs, A S J M Te Riele
Communications medicine, 2025, vol. 5

Ablation of Ventricular and Atrial Arrhythmias in the Era of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Pietro Costantini, Francesca Coraducci, Giulia De Zan, Damiano Fedele, Eleonora Ostillio, Riccardo Bertozzi, Federico Donato, Giuseppe Muscogiuri, Anna Giulia Pavon, Luca Bergamaschi, Carmine Pizzi, Astrid Hendriks, Anneline S J M Te Riele, Dominika Suchá, Sophie Rier, Pim van der Harst, Birgitta Velthuis, Ivo van der Bilt, Anna Colarieti, Alessandro Carriero, Marco Guglielmo
Echocardiography, 2025, vol. 42

Exercise-Induce Changes in Hemodynamics, Hormones, Electrolytes and Inflammatory Markers in Veteran Athletes with and without Coronary Atherosclerosis Sylvan L.J.E. Janssen, Vincent L. Aengevaeren, Femke de Vries, Geert Kleinnibbelink, Alma M.A. Mingels, Maria T.E. Hopman, Arend Mosterd, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Niels P. Riksen, Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2025, vol. 57, p.1297-1308

External positions

board member - advisory role as a cardiovascular radologist - Netherlands Vascular Forum (NVF)

radiologist - advisory role, research and regular presentor - Philips Healthcare