Lena Becker, MD
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2026
Blood profile of Innate Lymphoid Cells in HCC patients is cancer stage specific and undergoes functional switch during immunotherapy
Ristic T, Kusche L, Chauhan S, de Castro T, Dey S, Becker L, Klein S, Engelskircher S, Chen P, Huang P, Korangy F, Saborowski A, Vogel A, Wirth T, Woller N, Wedemeyer H, Heinrich B. Blood profile of Innate Lymphoid Cells in HCC patients is cancer stage specific and undergoes functional switch during immunotherapy. Zeitschrift Für Gastroenterologie 2026, 64: e5-e5. DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1814188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterventionell-radiologisches Management von traumatischen Verletzungen der soliden Oberbauchorgane
Dewald C, Becker L, Winkelmann M, Wagenleitner E, Wacker F. Interventionell-radiologisches Management von traumatischen Verletzungen der soliden Oberbauchorgane. Der Unfallchirurg 2026, 129: 232-239. PMID: 41535407, DOI: 10.1007/s00113-025-01671-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterventional radiologySelection of embolic materialsCare of trauma patientsTransarterial embolizationOpen surgeryInvasive optionSurgical treatmentMicrocatheter techniqueBleeding controlHemodynamic stabilityTreatment successTrauma patientsSolid organsEmbolic materialAnatomical conditionsOrgan preservationPatient-oriented treatmentInterventional proceduresOrgan functionTraumatic injuryPatientsTreatmentImaging resultsInjuryRadiologyAutomatic Bone Removal in CBCT Scans of the Body Trunk: Thorax, Abdomen, and Pelvis
Winther H, Maschke S, Becker L, Dewald C, Eicke M, Jakobs T, Kloeckner R, Schmid A, Wacker F, Meyer B. Automatic Bone Removal in CBCT Scans of the Body Trunk: Thorax, Abdomen, and Pelvis. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2026, 49: 636-645. PMID: 41495251, PMCID: PMC12963259, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-025-04293-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCone-beam computed tomographyCone-beam computed tomography scansV ratsB ratsCone-beam computed tomography imagesBone removalDiagnostic qualityNon-target structuresBeam computed tomographyDiagnostic radiological proceduresVessel assessmentMultireader analysisCBCT scansVA ratsBone interferenceBone subtractionComputed tomographyITK-SNAPManual expert delineationsRadiological proceduresExpert delineationsBoneSubtraction imagesBone segmentsAdult age
2025
TOP-110 Longitudinal analyses of Innate Lymphoid Cells in patients with HCC identifies patterns associated with disease stage and response to therapy with atezolizumab and bevacizumab
Ristic T, Kusche L, Dey S, Chauhan S, Becker L, de Castro T, Woller N, Wirth T, Saborowski A, Vogel A, Wedemeyer H, Heinrich B. TOP-110 Longitudinal analyses of Innate Lymphoid Cells in patients with HCC identifies patterns associated with disease stage and response to therapy with atezolizumab and bevacizumab. Journal Of Hepatology 2025, 82: s428. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(25)01228-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection: Occupational Prenatal Radiation Exposure and Occupational Safety: Position Paper for Pregnant and breastfeeding Personnel in Interventional Procedures with Ionizing Radiation
Becker L, Stein T, Frisch A, Dewald C, Blum S, Wintergerst C, Torsello G, Peperhove M, Pöhler G, Staudacher E, Franke M, Tritt S, Westphalen K, Bruners P, Rohde S, Gebauer B, Das M, Jungnickel K, Fiebich M, Katoh M, Paprottka P, Uder M, Wacker F, Uller W, Bruners P, Gebauer B, Katoh M, Paprottka P, Das M, Rohde S, Uller W, Wacker F, Westphalen K, Adam G, Antoch G, Bamberg F, Barkhausen J, Beer M, Bley T, Bücker A, Borggrefe J, Denecke T, Eisenblätter M, Forsting M, Hamm B, Heindel W, Hoffmann R, Jansen O, Kauczor H, Krombach G, Kröncke T, Kuhl C, Lotz J, Mahnken A, Maintz D, Makowski M, Maurer M, Nikolaou K, Pech M, Ricke J, Schönberg S, Schreyer A, Stroszczynski C, Teichgräber U, Uder M, Vogl T, Wacker F, Weber M, Wohlgemuth W. Correction: Occupational Prenatal Radiation Exposure and Occupational Safety: Position Paper for Pregnant and breastfeeding Personnel in Interventional Procedures with Ionizing Radiation. RöFo 2025 DOI: 10.1055/a-2590-4542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpontaneous esophageal rupture resulting in formation of multiple pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms: A case report
Becker L, Cornman-Homonoff J. Spontaneous esophageal rupture resulting in formation of multiple pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms: A case report. Radiology Case Reports 2025, 20: 3352-3355. PMID: 40297258, PMCID: PMC12035716, DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.03.083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary artery pseudoaneurysmSpontaneous esophageal ruptureEsophageal ruptureArtery pseudoaneurysmDegree of clinical suspicionLife-threatening conditionSurgical resectionClinical suspicionEndovascular embolizationNecrotizing pneumoniaCase reportInterventional radiologyPrompt interventionPseudoaneurysmPatientsRupturePatient careResectionEmbolizationSurgeryPneumoniaSuspicionPAPDiagnosisRadiologyOccupational Prenatal Radiation Exposure and Occupational Safety: Position Paper for Pregnant and breastfeeding Personnel in Interventional Procedures with Ionizing Radiation
Becker L, Stein T, Frisch A, Dewald C, Blum S, Wintergerst C, Torsello G, Peperhove M, Pöhler G, Staudacher E, Franke M, Tritt S, Westphalen K, Bruners P, Rohde S, Gebauer B, Das M, Jungnickel K, Fiebich M, Katoh M, Paprottka P, Uder M, Wacker F, Uller W, Bruners P, Gebauer B, Katoh M, Paprottka P, Das M, Rohde S, Uller W, Wacker F, Westphalen K, Adam G, Antoch G, Bamberg F, Barkhausen J, Beer M, Bley T, Bücker A, Borggrefe J, Denecke T, Eisenblätter M, Forsting M, Hamm B, Heindel W, Hoffmann R, Jansen O, Kauczor H, Krombach G, Kröncke T, Kuhl C, Lotz J, Mahnken A, Maintz D, Makowski M, Maurer M, Nikolaou K, Pech M, Ricke J, Schönberg S, Schreyer A, Stroszczynski C, Teichgräber U, Uder M, Vogl T, Wacker F, Weber M, Wohlgemuth W. Occupational Prenatal Radiation Exposure and Occupational Safety: Position Paper for Pregnant and breastfeeding Personnel in Interventional Procedures with Ionizing Radiation. RöFo 2025, 198: 64-73. PMID: 40148103, DOI: 10.1055/a-2536-7206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtection lawRadiation protection lawPrenatal radiation exposureOccupational safety regulationsGerman legislationLegal frameworkSurgical professionOccupational SafetyRadiation exposureScientific CommissionCommissionSafety regulationsLawProtection measuresRisk of pregnancy complicationsProtectionIonizing RadiationInterventional proceduresInternational CommissionContext of pregnancyRelevant sourcesEffects of Atomic RadiationRisk assessmentSpecial attentionPregnancy complicationsMR-gestützte Leberablation für kleine (<1,5 cm) und sehr kleine (<1 cm) Lebertumoren
Düx D, Gutberlet M, Horstmann D, Schröer S, Belker O, Gutt M, Yerdelen S, Ringe K, Wacker F, Becker L, Glandorf J, Hensen B. MR-gestützte Leberablation für kleine (<1,5 cm) und sehr kleine (<1 cm) Lebertumoren. RöFo 2025, 197: s31-s32. DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1802759.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Exploring gender roles in German interventional radiology – how progressive are we?
Dewald C, Blum S, Becker L, Barzakova E, Franke M, Westphalen K, Das M, Jenkner C, Wacker F, Kuhl C, Uller W. Exploring gender roles in German interventional radiology – how progressive are we? RöFo 2024, 197: 814-828. PMID: 39631738, PMCID: PMC12176465, DOI: 10.1055/a-2427-0303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexible work schedulesGender rolesFamily friendlinessPart-timeChanging family structuresWork schedulesParental leaveGender equalityFamily structureParental statusFamily commitmentsStatus quoChildcareYounger generationFathersGenderCareer developmentEqualityWomenCareerGerman IRWorking timeNationwide surveyInterventional radiologyMenImpact of a Prototype 29:1 Ratio Grid on Image Quality and Radiation Dose in Abdominal Angiography
Werncke T, Becker L, Maschke S, Brüsch I, Rumpel R, Wacker F, Meyer B. Impact of a Prototype 29:1 Ratio Grid on Image Quality and Radiation Dose in Abdominal Angiography. Investigative Radiology 2024, 60: 349-355. PMID: 39621871, DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000001136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient equivalent thicknessesContrast-to-noise ratioSource-to-image receptor distanceDose-weighted contrast-to-noise ratioAbdominal angiographyRadiation doseEquivalent thicknessImage qualityReduce radiation doseRadiation dose reductionLow radiation doseEquivalent imagesDose reductionReceptor distanceInterobserver agreementPrototype gridRadiationAngiographyFluoroscopic imagesDoseAcquisition protocolsPatientsImaging scenariosRatio gridsR15