Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Surgery, 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 34 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (17 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (13 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (9 papers). Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (17 papers), Radiation Dose and Imaging (13 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (9 papers). Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann's co-authors include Maximilian F. Reiser, Christoph Trumm, Tobias F. Jakobs, Thomas Helmberger, Sebastian Werth, Christian Kupatt, Martin Greif, Erwin Blessing, Jan Horstkotte and Ralf Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann

94 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann Germany	25	812	698	660	521	412	106	2.6k
Kelvin Hong United States	29	867 1.1×	220 0.3×	1.0k 1.5×	463 0.9×	125 0.3×	109	2.8k
Alessandra Biasiolo Italy	22	316 0.4×	886 1.3×	799 1.2×	329 0.6×	943 2.3×	79	2.7k
Stavros Spiliοpoulos Greece	31	2.6k 3.2×	581 0.8×	2.4k 3.6×	466 0.9×	445 1.1×	202	3.9k
John D. Louie United States	27	574 0.7×	580 0.8×	535 0.8×	349 0.7×	247 0.6×	72	1.9k
Steven G. Meranze United States	27	1.3k 1.6×	345 0.5×	1.1k 1.6×	508 1.0×	258 0.6×	55	2.6k
Margot Tesselaar Netherlands	31	763 0.9×	514 0.7×	916 1.4×	835 1.6×	192 0.5×	123	3.6k
Hervé Trillaud France	34	1.0k 1.3×	194 0.3×	671 1.0×	893 1.7×	440 1.1×	118	3.7k
Alexey Surov Germany	38	787 1.0×	315 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	771 1.5×	227 0.6×	299	5.1k
Alessandro Furlan United States	32	1.3k 1.6×	202 0.3×	534 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	253 0.6×	132	3.2k
David M. Hovsepian United States	28	940 1.2×	329 0.5×	981 1.5×	118 0.2×	331 0.8×	92	2.5k

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Kolbinger, Fiona R., Alex Zwanenburg, Steffen Löck, et al.. (2025). AutoFRS: an externally validated, annotation-free approach to computational preoperative complication risk stratification in pancreatic surgery – an experimental study. International Journal of Surgery. 111(5). 3212–3223. 1 indexed citations

Busch, Albert, et al.. (2024). Outcome of Endovascular and Open Treated Penetrating Aortic Ulcers. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 32(6). 2208–2216.

Wolk, Steffen, et al.. (2024). Midterm survival after aortic repair versus conservative treatment in patients with penetrating aortic ulcer. VASA. 53(4). 255–262.

Blum, S. & Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann. (2024). Avoiding adverse events in interventional radiology – a systematic review on the instruments. CVIR Endovascular. 7(1). 2–2.

Reichel, Katrin, et al.. (2024). Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of fast whole-body MRI in slightly to moderately injured trauma patients. European Radiology. 35(1). 487–495. 2 indexed citations

Blum, S., et al.. (2024). Experience Matters: Impact on Technical Success and Complication Rate in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage. Academic Radiology. 32(3). 1525–1533. 3 indexed citations

Schaser, Klaus‐Dieter, et al.. (2024). First Experiences with Fusion of PET-CT and MRI Datasets for Navigation-Assisted Percutaneous Biopsies for Primary and Metastatic Bone Tumors. Diagnostics. 15(1). 63–63. 1 indexed citations

Verset, Gontran, Pieter De Bondt, Katrien De Keukeleire, et al.. (2024). Safety and efficacy of Holmium-166 selective internal radiotherapy of primary and secondary liver cancer confirmed by real-world data. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1404621–1404621. 2 indexed citations

Kolbinger, Fiona R., Alex Zwanenburg, Steffen Löck, et al.. (2023). Prediction of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula using radiomic features and preoperative data. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7506–7506. 10 indexed citations

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Walther, Felix, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Ralf‐Thorsten Hoffmann, Jochen Schmitt, & S. Blum. (2023). Measuring appropriateness of diagnostic imaging: a scoping review. Insights into Imaging. 14(1). 62–62. 13 indexed citations

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Blum, S., et al.. (2023). Routine Use of Structured Reporting in Whole-body Trauma CT Facilitates Quality Improvement. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 195(6). 521–528. 1 indexed citations

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Walther, Felix, Christoph Georg Radosa, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, et al.. (2022). Value of Clinical Information on Radiology Reports in Oncological Imaging. Diagnostics. 12(7). 1594–1594. 5 indexed citations

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Wolf, Thomas, Christoph Georg Radosa, Verena Plodeck, et al.. (2021). Radioembolization versus portal vein embolization for contralateral liver lobe hypertrophy: effect of cirrhosis. Abdominal Radiology. 46(8). 4046–4055. 6 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Micha, Sebastian Bodenstedt, Fiona R. Kolbinger, et al.. (2021). Simultaneous localisation and mapping for laparoscopic liver navigation : a comparative evaluation study. 8–8. 5 indexed citations

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Blum, S., Albrecht Hartmann, Falk Thielemann, et al.. (2020). MRI-based static and functional assessment of complex hip deformities in comparison with CT: a validation study. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine. 33(6). 829–838. 2 indexed citations

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Trumm, Christoph, Sophia Marie Häußler, Alexander Muacevic, et al.. (2014). CT Fluoroscopy–Guided Percutaneous Fiducial Marker Placement for CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Technical Results and Complications in 222 Consecutive Procedures. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 25(5). 760–768. 44 indexed citations

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Trumm, Christoph, et al.. (2009). Screw Placement and Osteoplasty Under Computed Tomographic–Fluoroscopic Guidance in a Case of Advanced Metastatic Destruction of the Iliosacral Joint. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 34(S2). 288–293. 12 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Ralf‐Thorsten, B. Bubeck, & Friedhelm Raue. (2008). Papilläres Schilddrüsenkarzinom in einer median ektopen Schilddrüse mit zusätzlichem intraabdominalem Schilddrüsengewebe. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 116(17). 654–658. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Ralf‐Thorsten, Tatjana Jakobs, Andreas Lubienski, et al.. (2006). Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary tumors—Is there a difference between treatment under general anaesthesia and under conscious sedation?. European Journal of Radiology. 59(2). 168–174. 46 indexed citations

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Ritter, Felix, et al.. (2006). Towards a Workflow Oriented Software Assistance for the Radiofrequency Ablation .. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 507–513. 3 indexed citations

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