OPTEC - K.U.Leuven Center of Excellence: Optimization in Engineering

IT (Articles in internationally reviewed academic journals)

Di Legge, A., Testa, A., Ameye, L., Van Calster, B., Lissoni, A., Leone, F., Savelli, L., Franchi, D., Czekierdowski, A., Trio, D., Van Holsbeke, C., Ferrazzi, E., Timmerman, D., Valentin, L. (2012). Lesion size affects the diagnostic performance of the international ovarian tumor analysis (IOTA) logistic regression models, the IOTA simple rules and the risk of malignancy index to estimate the risk of malignancy in adnexal masses. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, accepted.

Epstein, E., Van Holsbeke, C., Mascilini, F., Måsbäck, A., Kannisto, P., Ameye, L., Fischerova, D., Zannoni, G., Vellone, V., Timmerman, D., Testa, A. (2011). Grayscale and color Doppler ultrasound characteristics of endometrial cancer in relation to stage, grade and tumor size. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 28 (5), art.nr. 10.1002/uog.9038, 586-593.

Welkenhuysen, M., Andrei, A., Ameye, L., Eberle, W., Nuttin, B. (2011). Effect of insertion speed on tissue response and insertion mechanics of a chronically implanted silicon-based neural probe. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 58 (11), 3250-3259.

Dancet, E., Ameye, L., Sermeus, W., Welkenhuysen, M., Nelen, W., Tully, L., De Bie, B., Veit, J., Vedsted-Hansen, H., Zondervan, K., De Cicco, C., Kremer, J., Timmerman, D., D'Hooghe, T. (2011). The ENDOCARE questionnaire (ECQ): a valid and reliable instrument to measure the patient-centeredness of endometriosis care in Europe. Human Reproduction, 26 (11), 2988-2999.

Paesmans, M., Klastersky, J., Maertens, J., Georgala, A., Muanza, F., Aoun, M., Ferrant, A., Rapoport, B., Rolston, K., Ameye, L. (2011). Predicting febrile neutropenic patients at low risk using the MASCC score: does bacteremia matter?. Supportive Care in Cancer, 19 (7), 1001-1008.

Valentin, L., Ameye, L., Savelli, L., Fruscio, R., Leone, F., Czekierdowski, A., Lissoni, A., Fischerova, D., Guerriero, S., Van Holsbeke, C., Van Huffel, S., Timmerman, D. (2011). Adnexal masses difficult to classify as benign or malignant using subjective assessment of gray scale and Doppler ultrasound findings: logistic regression models do not help. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 38, art.nr. 10.1002/uog.9030, 456-465.

Caicedo Dorado, A., De Smet, D., Naulaers, G., Ameye, L., Vanderhaegen, J., Lemmers, P., van Bel, F., Van Huffel, S. (2011). Cerebral tissue oxygenation and regional oxygen saturation can be used to study cerebral autoregulation in prematurely born infants. Pediatric Research, 69 (6), 548-553.

Timmerman, D., Ameye, L., Fischerova, D., Epstein, E., Melis, G., Guerriero, S., Van Holsbeke, C., Savelli, L., Fruscio, R., Lissoni, A., Testa, A., Veldman, J., Vergote, I., Van Huffel, S., Bourne, T., Valentin, L. (2011). Simple ultrasound rules to distinguish between benign and malignant adnexal masses before surgery: prospective validation by IOTA group. BMJ - British Medical Journal, 341, art.nr. 10.1136/bmj.c6839, c6839.

Timmerman, D., Ameye, L., Fischerova, D., Epstein, E., Benedertto Melis, G., Guerriero, S., Van Holsbeke, C., Savelli, L., Fruscio, R., Lissoni, A., Testa, A., Veldman, J., Vergote, I., Van Huffel, S., Bourne, T., Valentin, L. (2010). Simple ultrasound rules to distinguish between benign and malignant adnexal masses before surgery: prospective validation by IOTA group. BMJ - British Medical Journal, 341, c6839-c6839.

Herbrecht, R., Maertens, J., Baila, L., Aoun, M., Heinz, W., Martino, R., Schwartz, S., Ullmann, A., Meert, L., Paesmans, M., Marchetti, O., Akan, H., Ameye, L., Shivaprakash, M., Viscoli, C. (2010). Caspofungin first-line therapy for invasive aspergillosis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: an European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer study. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 45 (7), 1227-1233.

Paesmans, M., Klastersky, J., Maertens, J., Georgala, A., Muanza, F., Aoun, M., Ferrant, A., Rapoport, B., Rolston, K., Ameye, L. (2010). Predicting febrile neutropenic patients at low risk using the MASCC score: does bacteremia matter?. Supportive Care in Cancer.

Yazbek, J., Ameye, L., Testa, A., Valentin, L., Timmerman, D., Holland, T., Van Holsbeke, C., Jurkovic, D. (2010). Confidence of expert ultrasound operators in making a diagnosis of adnexal tumor : effect on diagnostic accuracy and interobserver agreement. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 35 (1), 89-93.

Yazbek, J., Ameye, L., Timmerman, D., Testa, A., Valentin, L., Holland, T., Van Holsbeke, C., Jurkovic, D. (2010). Use of ultrasound pattern recognition by expert operators to identify borderline ovarian tumors : a study of diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 35 (1), 84-88.

De Smet, D., Jacobs, J., Ameye, L., Vanderhaegen, J., Naulaers, G., Lemmers, P., van Bel, F., Wolf, M., Van Huffel, S. (2010). The partial coherence method for assessment of impaired cerebral autoregulation using near-infrared spectroscopy: potential and limitations. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 662, 219-224.

Viscoli, C., Herbrecht, R., Akan, H., Baila, L., Sonet, A., Gallamini, A., Giagounidis, A., Marchetti, O., Martino, R., Meert, L., Paesmans, M., Ameye, L., Shivaprakash, M., Ullmann, A., Maertens, J. (2009). An EORTC Phase II study of caspofungin as first-line therapy of invasive aspergillosis in haematological patients. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 64 (6), 1274-1281.

Vergote, I., Amant, F., Ameye, L., Timmerman, D. (2009). Screening for ovarian carcinoma: not quite there yet. The lancet oncology, 10, 308-309.

Ameye, L., Valentin, L., Testa, A., Van Holsbeke, C., Domali, E., Van Huffel, S., Vergote, I., Bourne, T., Timmerman, D. (2009). A scoring system to differentiate malignant from benign masses in specific ultrasound-based subgroups of adnexal tumors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 33, 92-101.

Timmerman, D., Testa, A., Bourne, T., Ameye, L., Jurkovic, D., Van Holsbeke, C., Paladini, D., Van Calster, B., Vergote, I., Van Huffel, S., Valentin, L. (2008). Simple ultrasound-based rules for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 31 (6), 681-690.

Klastersky, J., Ameye, L., Maertens, J., Georgala, A., Muanza, F., Aoun, M., Ferrant, A., Rapoport, B., Rolston, K., Paesmans, M. (2007). Bacteraemia in febrile neutropenic cancer patients. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 30 (Suppl.1), S51-S59.

Valentin, L., Ameye, L., Testa, A., Lécuru, F., Bernard, J., Paladini, D., Van Huffel, S., Timmerman, D. (2006). Ultrasound characteristics of different types of adnexal malignancies. Gynecologic Oncology, 102 (1), 41-48.

Valentin, L., Ameye, L., Jurkovic, D., Metzger, U., Lécuru, F., Van Huffel, S., Timmerman, D. (2006). Which extrauterine pelvic masses are difficult to correctly classify as benign or malignant on the basis of ultrasound findings and is there a way of making a correct diagnosis?. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 27 (4), 438-444.

Okaro, E., Condous, G., Khalid, A., Timmerman, D., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., Bourne, T. (2006). The use of ultrasound-based 'soft markers' for the prediction of pelvic pathology in women with chronic pelvic pain--can we reduce the need for laparoscopy?. BJOG, 113 (3), 251-256.

Timmerman, D., Testa, A., Bourne, T., Ferrazzi, E., Ameye, L., Konstantinovic, M., Van Calster, B., Collins, W., Vergote, I., Van Huffel, S., Valentin, L. (2005). Logistic regression model to distinguish between the benign and malignant adnexal mass before surgery: a multicenter study by the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis Group. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23 (34), 8794-8801.

Van den Bosch, T., Van Schoubroeck, D., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., Timmerman, D. (2005). Ultrasound examination of the endometrium before and after Pipelle endometrial sampling. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 26 (3), 283-286.

Morales, L., Timmerman, D., Neven, P., Konstantinovic, M., Carbonez, A., Van Huffel, S., Ameye, L., Weltens, C., Christiaens, M., Vergote, I., Paridaens, R. (2005). Third generation aromatase inhibitors may prevent endometrial growth and reverse tamoxifen-induced uterine changes in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. Annals of Oncology, 16 (1), 70-74.

Morales, L., Neven, P., Timmerman, D., Christiaens, M., Vergote, I., Van Limbergen, E., Carbonez, A., Van Huffel, S., Ameye, L., Paridaens, R. (2004). Acute effects of tamoxifen and third-generation aromatase inhibitors on menopausal symptoms of breast cancer patients. Anti-cancer drugs, 15 (8), 753-760.

Van den Bosch, T., Van Schoubroeck, D., Ameye, L., De Brabanter, J., Van Huffel, S., Timmerman, D. (2003). Ultrasound assessment of endometrial thickness and endometrial polyps in women on hormonal replacement therapy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 188 (5), 1249-1253.

Van den Bosch, T., Van Schoubroeck, D., Ameye, L., De Brabanter, J., Van Huffel, S., Timmerman, D. (2002). The influence of hormone replacement therapy on the ultrasound features of the endometrium: a prospective study. European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 38 Suppl 6, S78-S79.

Van den Bosch, T., Donders, G., Riphagen, I., Debois, P., Ameye, L., De Brabanter, J., Van Huffel, S., Van Schoubroeck, D., Timmerman, D. (2002). Ultrasonographic features of the endometrium and the ovaries in women on etonogestrel implant. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 20 (4), 377-380.

IC (Papers at international scientific conferences and symposia, published in full in proceedings)

Caicedo Dorado, A., Naulaers, G., Wolf, M., Lemmers, P., Van Bel, F., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S. (2012). Assessment of the myogenic and metabolic mechanism influence in cerebral autoregulation using near-infrared spectroscopy. In Wolf, M. (Ed.), Bucher, H. (Ed.), Rudin, M. (Ed.), Van Huffel, S. (Ed.), Wolf, U. (Ed.), Bruley, D. (Ed.), Harrison, D. (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXIII: Vol. 737. 38th annual meeting of the International Society of oxygen transport in tissue, 2010 (pp. 37-44) Springer and Business Media.

Andrei, A., Welkenhuysen, M., Ameye, L., Nuttin, B., Eberle, W. (2011). Chronic behavior evaluation of a micro-machined neural implant with optimized design based on an experimentally derived model. . 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - EMBC. Boston, MA USA, 08/30/2011.

Caicedo Dorado, A., De Smet, D., Vanderhaegen, J., Naulaers, G., Wolf, M., Lemmers, P., Van Bel, F., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S. (2011). Impaired cerebral autoregulation using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and its relation to clinical outcomes in premature infants. Proc. 37th annual meeting of the International society of Oxygen Transport in Tissue (ISOTT 2009): Vol. 915. 37th annual meeting of the International society of Oxygen Transport in Tissue (ISOTT 2009), 2009 (pp. 233-239).

Caicedo Dorado, A., Naulaers, G., Wolf, M., Lemmers, P., Van Bel, F., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S. (2010). Cerebral Autoregulation Assessment in Premature Infants: Clinical Relevance. Proc. of the the International Biosignal Processing Conference. International Biosignal Processing Conference. Berlin, Germany, Jul. 2010 (pp. 1-4).

Ameye, L., De Brabanter, J., Suykens, J., Cadron, I., Devlieger, R., Timmerman, D., Spitz, B., Van Huffel, S. (2005). Predictive models for long term survival after premature rupture of membranes. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Vol. 5. 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Shanghai, China, 1-4 Sept 2005 (pp. 4622-5).

Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., De Brabanter, J., Suykens, J., Spitz, B., Cadron, I., Devlieger, R., Timmerman, D. (2002). Study of rupture of membranes before 26 weeks of gestation. Proc. of the 2nd European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC'02). 2nd European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC'02). Vienna, Austria, Dec. 2002 (pp. 760-761).

Ameye, L., Lu, C., Lukas, L., De Brabanter, J., Suykens, J., Van Huffel, S., Daniels, H., Naulaers, G., Devlieger, H. (2002). Prediction of mental development of preterm newborns at birth time using LS-SVM. Proc. of the European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks (ESANN'2002). European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks (ESANN'2002). Bruges, Belgium, Apr. 2002 (pp. 167-172).

IMa (Meeting abstracts, presented at international scientific conferences and symposia, published or not published in proceedings or journals)

Dancet, E., Ameye, L., Sermeus, W., Welkenhuysen, M., Zondervan, K., De Cicco, C., Timmerman, D., D'Hooghe, T. (2011). The international ENDOCARE questionnaire study evaluating the patient centeredness of specialist endometriosis care in Europe. Worl Conference on Endometriosis. Montpellier, September 2011.

Dancet, E., Ameye, L., Sermeus, W., Welkenhuysen, M., D'Hooghe, T. (2010). The ENDOCARE questionnaire: a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate the patient-centeredness of endometriosis care. Fertility and sterility: vol. 94 (4). Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Reproductive-Medicine (ASRM 2010) Denver, CO, OCT 23-27, 2010, S6-S6.

Dancet, E., Ameye, L., Sermeus, W., Welkenhuysen, M., D'Hooghe, T. (2010). The ENDOCARE questionnaire: a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate the patient-centeredness of endometriosis care. Fertility and Sterility: vol. 2010. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Denver, October 25th-27th.

Valentin, L., Ameye, L., Savelli, L., Van Holsbeke, C., Fruscio, R., Testa, A., Fischerova, D., Van Huffel, S., Paladini, D., Amant, F., Jurkovic, D., Timmerman, D. (2008). The ability of four ultrasound methods to discirminate between benign and malignant tumors considered difficult to classify by ultrasound examiners. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology: vol. 32 (3). 18th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Chicago, USA, 24-28 August 2008, 291-291.

Morales, L., Neven, P., Timmerman, D., Konstantinovic, M., Vergote, I., Christiaens, M., Van Limbergen, E., Weltens, C., Carbonez, A., Van Huffel, S., Ameye, L., Paridaens, R. (2004). Menopausal symptoms and uterine changes in postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving tamoxifen or third generation aromatase inhibitors. European Journal of Cancer Supplements: vol. 2 (9), 19-21.

Timmerman, D., Valentin, L., Testa, A., Ferrazzi, E., Ameye, L., Jurkovic, D., Metzger, U., Lécuru, F., Bernard, J., Vergote, I., Van Huffel, S. (2004). Classifying ovarian masses and lessons from the IOTA trial. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: vol. 24, 261-261.

Okaro, E., Condous, G., Khalid, A., Alkatib, M., Timmerman, D., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., Bourne, T. (2003). Can transvaginal ultrasound detect and localize endometriosis in women with chronic pelvic pain?. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: vol. 22 (1). ISUOG. Paris, 31.8-4.9.2003, 19-19.

Okaro, E., Condous, G., Khalid, A., Timmerman, D., Rao, S., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., Bourne, T. (2003). Patient history and ultrasound findings: a logistic regression model for the prediction of pelvic pathology in women with chronic pelvic pain. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: vol. 22 (suppl 1), 1-69.

Timmerman, D., Morales, L., Konstantinovic, M., Moerman, P., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., Paridaens, R., Vergote, I. (2003). Evaluation of endometrial pathology in tamoxifen-treated breast cancer patients: the value of the 'pedicle artery test' using transvaginal color Doppler imaging. International journal of gynecological cancer: vol. 13 (Suppl 1). 13th International Meeting of the Eur. Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO). Brussels, 6-10.4.2003., 67-67.

Morales, L., Timmerman, D., Neven, P., Konstantinovic, M., Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S., Vergote, I., Paridaens, R. (2003). Prospective study of uterine sonographic changes after 3 months endocrine treatment in postmenopausal breast cancer patients: tamoxifen is estrogenic while aromatase inhibitors induce atrophy and can reverse the effect of tamoxifen. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment: vol. 82 (1). USA, 3-6.12.2003, 105-106.

Morales, L., Neven, P., Timmerman, D., Konstantinovic, M., Van Huffel, S., Ameye, L., Vergote, I., Paridaens, R. (2003). Prospective study on the effect of endocrine treatments on menopausal symptoms in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment: vol. 82 (Suppl 1). USA, 3-6.12.2003, 106-106.

TH (Thesis)

Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S. (sup.), Suykens, J. (sup.), Timmerman, D. (cosup.) (2005). Predictive Models for Classification Problems in Gynaecology (Voorspellingsmodellen voor classificatie in de gynaecologie).

Ameye, L., Van Huffel, S. (sup.), Suykens, J. (sup.), Timmerman, D. (sup.) (2005). Predictive models for classification in gynecology, 210 pp.

IR (Internal report)

Desmet, P., Vermeire, L. (2005). Meertaligheid: perceptie en motivatie in grensoverschrijdende driehoek Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, West-Henegouwen en Lille agglomeratie. De dossiers van het grensoverschrijdend atelier, 11: COPIT-GPCI, Lille, 2005.

Desmet, P., Vermeire, L. (2005). Taalparticipatie en taalaanbod in het regulier secundair en het universitair onderwijs in Vlaanderen en in Wallonië. Les dossiers de l'atelier transfrontalier, 12: COPIT-GPCI, Lille, 2005.

Desmet, P., Vermeire, L. (2000). Meertaligheid: perceptie en motivatie in grensoverschrijdende driehoek Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, West-Henegouwen en Lille agglomeratie: KULAK, Kortrijk, 2000.

Desmet, P., Vermeire, L. (2000). Taalparticipatie en taalaanbod in het regulier secundair en het universitair onderwijs in Vlaanderen en in Wallonië: KULAK, Kortrijk, 2000.

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