About the Authors

V. Lai Nguyen

lai_van_nguyen@hotmail.com

Affiliations Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

M. Eline Kooi

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Walter H. Backes

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Research School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Raf H. M. van Hoof

Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Anne E. C. M. Saris

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Mirthe C. J. Wishaupt

Affiliations Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Femke A. M. V. I. Hellenthal

Affiliation Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Rob J. van der Geest

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Alfons G. H. Kessels

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Geert Willem H. Schurink

Affiliations Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Vascular Surgery, European Vascular Center Maastricht Aachen, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Tim Leiner

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VLN MEK WHB RHMvH AECMS MCJW FAMVIH RJvdG AGHK GWHS TL. Performed the experiments: VLN MEK WHB RHMvH AECMS MCJW FAMVIH RJvdG AGHK GWHS TL. Analyzed the data: VLN MEK WHB RHMvH AECMS MCJW FAMVIH RJvdG AGHK GWHS TL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VLN MEK WHB RHMvH AECMS MCJW FAMVIH RJvdG AGHK GWHS TL. Wrote the paper: VLN MEK WHB RHMvH AECMS MCJW FAMVIH RJvdG AGHK GWHS TL.