Personal profile
Biography
Ruud Pijnappel studied Medicine at the University of Amsterdam. He did his residency in Radiology with the OLVG, Amsterdam. After finalizing his PhD thesis on the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast lesions (2002, Utrecht), he held several positions with the Breast Radiology department of the Martini hospital (Groningen) and the Dutch Reference Centre for Screening (LCRB, Nijmegen). From 2011 to 2015 he was president of the Dutch College of Breast Imaging (DCBI). In 2012 he joined the Radiology staff of the UMC Utrecht; in 2015 he was appointed both Professor of Breast Radiology at the UMC Utrecht, and CEO of the Dutch Expert Centre for Screening.
Keywords
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- R Medicine (General)
- Breast imaging
- Breast intervention
- Screening
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Applying the “positive predictive value–recall diagram” to monitor performance and provide recommendations for screening radiologists
Geertse, T. D., Tetteroo, E., Smid-Geirnaerdt, M. J. A., Duijm, L. E. M., Pijnappel, R. M., van der Waal, D. & Broeders, M. J. M., 2026, In: European Radiology. 36, 3, p. 1919-1931 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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ESR Essentials: post-treatment breast cancer surveillance from mammography to a more personalised approach-practice recommendations by the European Society of Breast Imaging
Giannotti, E., Pasculli, M., Sella, T., Van Ongeval, C., Marcon, M., Lesaru, M., Camps-Herrero, J., Mann, R. M., Pediconi, F., Zackrisson, S., Van Nijnatten, T., Thomassin-Naggara, I., Sardanelli, F., Pinker-Domenig, K., Pijnappel, R., Kuhl, C. K., Kilburn-Toppin, F., Helbich, T., Gilbert, F. J. & Fuchsjäger, M. & 6 others, , Feb 2026, In: European Radiology. 36, 2, p. 837-849 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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ESR Essentials: diagnostic work-up in patients with symptomatic breast disease—practice recommendations by the European Society of Breast Imaging
Athanasiou, A., Appelman, L., Pijnappel, R. M., Gilbert, F. J., Pediconi, F. & Mann, R., Feb 2025, In: European Radiology. 35, 2, p. 723–732 10 p., e230418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Misdiagnosis in breast imaging: a statement paper from European Society Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)—Part 1: The role of common errors in radiology in missed breast cancer and implications of misdiagnosis
Thomassin-Naggara, I., Kilburn-Toppin, F., Athanasiou, A., Forrai, G., Ispas, M., Lesaru, M., Giannotti, E., Pinker-Domenig, K., Van Ongeval, C., Gilbert, F. J., Mann, R. M., Pediconi, F., Zackrisson, S., Sella, T., Sardanelli, F., Pijnappel, R., Fallenberg, E. M., Kuhl, C. K., Helbich, T. & Fuchsjäger, M. & 5 others, , May 2025, In: European Radiology. 35, 5, p. 2387-2396 10 p., 20190908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Multireader Diagnostic Accuracy of Abbreviated Breast MRI for Screening Women with Extremely Dense Breasts
van Grinsven, S. E. L., Mann, R. M., Monninkhof, E. M., Duvivier, K., de Jong, M. D. F., de Koekkoek-Doll, P. K., Loo, C. E., Pijnappel, R. M., van der Sluijs, R., Veltman, J., van Gils, C. H., Veldhuis, W. B. & DENSE Trial Study Group, May 2025, In: Radiology. 315, 2, e241233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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