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PD Dr. med. Marcel Opitz
Radiology · Private lecturer (Privatdozent) at the University of Duisburg-Essen
Head of the radiology site at Ruhrlandklinik · Consultant at the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Essen
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Profile summary and areas of expertise
Marcel Opitz is a consultant at the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology of Universitätsklinikum Essen and obtained his habilitation at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2023. At Ruhrlandklinik, Marcel Opitz heads the radiology site. In his publications, Marcel Opitz focuses mainly on radiation dose and image quality in computed tomography and neuroradiology and on lung imaging in cystic fibrosis.
- Thoracic radiology
- Radiation dose and image quality in computed tomography
- Photon-counting computed tomography
Clinical work and institutions
Ruhrlandklinik, Westdeutsches Lungenzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Essen (MedVici profile of the institution)
Radiologie
- currentHead of the radiology site
Universitätsklinikum Essen (MedVici profile of the institution)
- currentConsultant, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology
Qualifications and training
- 2023Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Duisburg-Essen (private lecturer, Privatdozent)
- 2019Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Cologne
Publications, talks and media
Documented contributions directly related to PD Dr. med. Marcel Opitz, grouped by type and listed newest first within each type. Every title links to the original source.
Specialist publications according to the author affiliation – no statement about treatment success or the quality of the institution. MedVici Health currently does not show cancer-related publications.
Scientific publications (12)
- Pediatric Chest Photon-counting CT: Dose and Noise Behavior of Clinical Sn100 kVp and 90 kVp Protocols across Image Quality Levels – a Phantom Study (original source, opens in a new window)
RöFo – Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren (PubMed 42767237)
- Influence of Tube Voltage, Tin Filtration, and Sex on Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Adult Chest Photon-Counting CT: A Phantom-Based Signal-to-Noise-Based Analysis (original source, opens in a new window)
RöFo – Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren (PubMed 41875905)
- Allergische bronchopulmonale Aspergillose – das muss die Radiologie wissen (original source, opens in a new window)
Die Radiologie (PubMed 41632270)
- Sandsturm in der Lunge – Pulmonale alveoläre Mikrolithiasis (original source, opens in a new window)
RöFo – Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren (PubMed 41270780)
- Radiation exposure in the intra-arterial nimodipine therapy of subarachnoid hemorrhage related cerebral vasospasm (original source, opens in a new window)
Journal of Radiological Protection (PubMed 34678799)
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