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Prof. Dr. med. Zsolt Szucs-Farkas
Department of Radiology
Hospital Centre Biel
2502 Biel/Bienne
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +41 32 324 1741
Education
2015
Doctor of Science (DSc), Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2013
Associate Professor in Radiology, University of Bern
2010
Habilitation in Radiology, University of Bern
2006
FMH in Radiology
2003
PhD Diploma, University of Debrecen, Hungary
1999
Hungarian Board Examination in Radiology
1996
Certificate of Educational Comission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG), United States Medical License Exam (USMLE), USA
1995
Doctorate in Human Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary
1989-1995
Medical School, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Professional Position
2011 to present
Consulting, Vice Head of Department, Department of Radiology,
Hospital Centre Biel
2005 to 2011
Attending, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bern,
Switzerland
2002 to 2005
Attending, Department of Radiology, Hospital Centre Biel
2001 to 2002
Attending, Department
Horgen/Wädenswil
1999 to 2001
Attending, Department of Radiology, University of Debrecen, Health
and Medical Science Centre
1995 to 1999
Resident, Department of Radiology, University of Debrecen, Health
and Medical Science Centre
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Hospital
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Membership
Swiss Society of Radiology
European Society of Radiology
FMH
Peer Reviewer
The New England Journal of Medicine
PLOS One
Investigative Radiology
European Radiology
European Journal of Radiology
Clinical Imaging
Acta Radiologica
Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Honors and Awards
2012
Certificate of Merit, outstanding scientific presentation. 20th Annual
Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging, London
2010
“Jubiläumspreis” of the Swiss Society of Radiology
2008
Certificate of Merit, outstanding scientific presentation. 16th Annual
Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging, Nice
2007
Best Poster Award, Hungarian Society of Radiology
Research Grants
2011-2012
Swiss Cancer League: Optimal low-dose levels in Chest-ComputedTomography (CT) for minimal patient radiation and unimpaired
detection of lung nodules and nodule volume measurement.
2009-2012
Stanley-Thomas-Johnson-Foundation: Sensitivity of low-dose
pulmonary CT angiography in the detection of pulmonary embolism
2011
Fond des Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale del Ticino: Extracardiac
Findings on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies
2009 -2011
Federal Office of Public Health: Professional Consulting Service for
Optimization of CT Scanning Protocols in Switzerland: Assessment
of Acceptance and Impact on Radiation Dose Reduction
2009
Jubilee Foundation of the Swiss Mobiliar Cooperative: .Dose
reduction in the detection of pulmonary embolism with CT
2008-2012
Swiss federation/ Sohard AG – CTI-Project (Commission for
Technology and Innovation): Software development for semiautomated assessmentt of intestinal motility (“Motasso” = Motility
Assessment Software)
2008
Medtronics Schweiz AG: Endoleak detection with CT angiography
in abdominal aortic aneurysms: Effect of tube energy, patient size
and properties of endoleaks
2006
Bracco (Schweiz) AG: Simulation of low-dose CT pulmonary
angiography protocols in a chest phantom
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Special interests
CT-imaging, CT-dose reduction
Detection of pulmonary nodules
Vascular and non-vascular interventions
Publications
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=szucs-farkas+z
Selection
Szucs-Farkas Z, Verdun FR, von Allmen G, Mini RL, Vock P. Effect of X-ray tube parameters, iodine
concentration, and patient size on image quality in pulmonary computed tomography angiography: a
chest-phantom-study. Investigative Radiology 43(6):374-381; 2008
Szucs-Farkas Z, Kurmann L, Strautz T, Patak MA, Vock P, Schindera ST. Patient exposure and
image quality of low-dose pulmonary computed tomography angiography: comparison of 100- and 80kVp protocols. Investigative Radiology 43(12):871-6; 2008
Szucs-Farkas Z, Semadeni M, Bensler S, Patak MA, Von Allmen G, Vock P, Schindera ST. Endoleak
detection with CT angiography in an abdominal aortic aneurysm phantom: Effect of tube energy,
simulated patient size and physical properties of endoleaks. Radiology 251(2): 590-598; 2009
Szucs-Farkas Z, Strautz T, Kurmann L, Patak MA, Vock P, Schindera ST. Is body weight the most
appropriate criterion to select patients eligible for low dose pulmonary CT angiography?: Analysis of
objective and subjective image quality at 80 kVp in 100 patients. European Radiology 19(8) 19141922; 2009
Schindera ST, Graca P, Patak MA, Abderhalden S, Von Allmen G, Vock P, Szucs-Farkas Z.
Thoracoabdominal-aortoiliac multi-detector row CT Angiography at 80 and 100 kVp: Assessment of
image quality and radiation dose. Investigative Radiology 44(10): 650-655; 2009
Szucs-Farkas Z, Schaller C, Bensler S, Patak MA, Vock P, Schindera ST. Detection of pulmonary
emboli with CT angiography at 80 kVp and 120 kVp: results in a matched patient cohort. Investigative
Radiology 44(12): 793-799; 2009
Schindera ST, Diedrichsen L, Müller HC, Rusch O, Marin D, Schmidt B, Raupach R, Vock P, SzucsFarkas Z. Iterative reconstruction algorithm for abdominal multidetector CT at different tube voltages:
assessment of diagnostic accuracy, image quality, and radiation dose in a phantom study. Radiology
260(2): 454-462; 2011
Szucs-Farkas Z, Schibler F, Cullman J, Charimo Torrente J, Patak MA, Raible S, Hoppe H,
Wyttenbach R, Vock P, Schindera ST. Diagnostic accuracy of CT pulmonary angiography at low tube
voltage: intraindividual comparison of a normal-dose protocol at 120 kVp and a low-dose protocol at
80 kVp using reduced amount of contrast medium in a simulation study. American Journal of
Roentgenology 197(5):W852-859; 2011
Szucs-Farkas Z, Christe A, Megyeri B, Rohacek M, Vock P, Nagy EV, Heverhagen JT, Schindera
ST. Diagnostic accuracy of CT pulmonary angiography with reduced radiation and contrast material
dose: a prospective randomized clinical trial. Investigative Radiology 49(4):201-208. 2014
Szucs-Farkas Z, Megyeri B, Christe A, Vock P, Heverhagen JT, Schindera ST. Prospective
randomized comparison of diagnostic confidence and image quality with normal-dose and low-dose
CT pulmonary angiography at various body weights European Radiology 24(8):1868-1877. 2014
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