K.S.M. van der Geest

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Publications

Immune cell signature in non-ischemic heart failure indicates chronic systemic immune activation with features of immunosenescence

Baumhove, L., Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Deiman, F. E., Dronkers, J., Abdulahad, W. H., van der Geest, K., Brouwer, E., Voors, A. A., van der Meer, P. & Bomer, N., 31-Mar-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Immunity & ageing : I & A.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Overlapping macrophage immune profiles in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis

Zhang, A., Jiemy, W. F., van Sleen, Y., Xu, S., Sandovici, M., Abdulahad, W. H., Diepstra, A., Hein, S., Graver, J. C., Heeringa, P., Dasgupta, B., Brouwer, E. & van der Geest, K. S. M., Feb-2026, In: Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 65, 2, 6 p., keaf629.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

PET imaging of polymyalgia rheumatica: update and future trends

Liu, B., Hendrikse, E., van der Geest, K. S. M., Brouwer, E., Glaudemans, A. W. J. M. & Slart, R. H. J. A., 7-Apr-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Polymyalgia rheumatica in transition: is clinical practice finally changing?

van der Geest, K. S. M., Brouwer, E. & Sandovici, M., 19-Feb-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 4 p., keag101.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review

18F-FDG-PET/CT for polymyalgia rheumatica: agreement and diagnostic accuracy of routine PET scan report vs. standardized PMR PET scores

van der Geest, K. S. M., Grootelaar, R. G. J., Bouwman, K., Sandovici, M., Glaudemans, A. W. J. M., Brouwer, E. & Slart, R. H. J. A., 10-Mar-2025, In: Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine. 5, 9 p., 1550881.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

A direct comparison in diagnostic performance of CDUS, FDG-PET/CT and MRI in patients suspected of giant cell arteritis

van Nieuwland, M., Colin, E. M., Vermeer, M., Wagenaar, N. R. L., Vijlbrief, O. D., van Zandwijk, J. K., Slart, R. H. J. A., Koffijberg, H., Jebbink, E. G., van der Geest, K. S. M., Brouwer, E., Boumans, D. & Alves, C., Mar-2025, In: Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 64, 3, p. 1392–1399 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

An in-depth comparison of vascular inflammation on ultrasound, FDG-PET/CT and MRI in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis

van Nieuwland, M., Nienhuis, P. H., Haagsma, C., van der Geest, K. S. M., Wagenaar, N. R. L., Appelman, A. P. A., Vijlbrief, O. D., van Bon, L., Colin, E. M., Brouwer, E., Slart, R. H. J. A. & Alves, C., 2025, In: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52, p. 2491–2501 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Comment on: Immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica versus primary polymyalgia rheumatica: comparison of disease characteristics and treatment requirement. Reply

van der Geest, K. S. M., Sandovici, M., Rutgers, A. & Brouwer, E., Feb-2025, In: Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 64, 2, p. 902-903 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

Crosstalk between macrophages and fibroblasts contributes to inflammation and damage in giant cell arteritis

Xu, S., Jiemy, W. F., Zhang, A., Walinga, F., Nijenhuis, M., Hensema, E., Abdulahad, W., van der Geest, K. S. M., Heeringa, P., Boots, A., Brouwer, E. & Sandovici, M., 7-Aug-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review