Obituary Prof. Dr. med. Werner Wichmann, MD

Professor Dr. med. Werner Wichmann passed away on 26.01.2023

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https://doi.org/10.59667/sjoranm.v.1i.13

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Werner Wichmann, Neuroradiology, Swiss Society of Neuroradiology, Medical education, Obituary

Abstract

Werner Wichmann played a key role in shaping the emergence of the Swiss Society of Neuroradiology SGNR and the discipline itself. As an examiner and commission president, he was committed for many years to the standards to be met by a person working in clinical neuroradiology and at the same time was able to build trust in the next generation.

Author Biography

  • Frank Mosler, Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern

    Board-certified Radiologist & Neuroradiologist; Senior Consultant, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

    Dr. med. Frank Mosler is a board-certified radiologist and neuroradiologist with more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience across major European university centers. He completed his medical education and early specialty training in radiology and neurosurgery at Charité University Hospital in Berlin. He later specialized in interventional neuroradiology at Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen, where he also held senior leadership responsibilities.

    His professional career has included academic medicine, diagnostic and interventional radiology, neuroradiology, healthcare management, quality assurance, and scientific publishing in Germany and Switzerland. Since 2017, he has been affiliated with the Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR) at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital.

    As Editor-in-Chief of the Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Mosler leads the journal's editorial and scientific strategy and holds overall responsibility for editorial policy, publication standards, scientific integrity, and final editorial decision-making.

    Institutional affiliation: University Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital
    Location: Bern, Switzerland
    ROR: 01q9sj412

     

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20. Schroth G, Wichmann W, Valavanis A. Aneurysm of the lingual artery: Endovascular treatment. Neuroradiology 1991;33:451-452. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00598625

21. Wichmann W, Schroth G, Schefer S, Valavanis A. Hochauflösende Kernspintomographie in der Neuroradiologie: Struktur der Hirnrinde und Bandscheibe. Klin Neuroradiol 1991;2:83-90.

22. Wichmann W, Schubiger O, v Deimling A, Schenker C, Valavanis A. Neuroradiology of central neurocytoma. Neuroradiology 1991;33:143-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00588253

23. Yaşargil MG, Von Ammon K, von Deimling A, Valavanis A, Wichmann W, Wiestler OD. Central neurocytoma: histopathological variants and therapeutic approaches. Journal of neurosurgery 1992;76(1):32-37. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1992.76.1.0032

24. Massenkeil G, Wichmann W, Krummenacher F, Rhyner K. Reversible Rückenmarkskompression durch extramedulläre Blutbildungsherde bei Thalassämie. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1993;118(4):100-106. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1059306

25. Rütschle M, Schroth G, Wichmann W. Bildgebende Diagnostik der akuten zerebralen Tuberkulose. Rofo. 1993;159(5):471-475. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1032800

26. Schenker C, Meier D, Wichmann W, Boesiger P, Valavanis A. Age distribution and iron dependency of the T2 relaxation time in the globus pallidus and putamen. Neuroradiology 1993;35:119-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00593967

27. Schmitt S, Wichmann W, Martin E, Zachmann M, Schoenle E. Pituitary stalk thickening with diabetes insipidus preceding typical manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children. European journal of pediatrics 1993;152:399-401. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01955896

28. Schuknecht B, Huisman T, Wichmann W, Valavanis A. Magnetresonanzangiographie in der Neuroradiologie. Indikationen und Anwendungen. Radiologe 1993;33(2):75-80. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8469757/

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50. Sartoretti-Schefer S, Wichmann W, Valavanis A. Optic neuritis-Characteristic magnetic resonance imaging features and differential diagnosis. International Journal of Neuroradiology 1997;3(5):417-427.

51. Wichmann W, Von Ammon K, Fink U, Weik T, Yasargil GM. Aneurysm clips made of titanium: magnetic characteristics and artifacts in MR. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997;18(5):939-44. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9159374/

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60. Bosch MM, Wichmann WW, Boltshauser E, Landau K. Optic nerve sheath meningiomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2. Arch Ophthalmol 2006;124(3):379-85. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.124.3.379

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62. Wichmann W. Neuroradiologie zerebraler Gliome bei Erwachsenen: Kriterien in Diagnostik und Verlaufskontrolle. Onkologie. 2007;(5):11-15.

63. Wichmann W, Schmid K, Waespe W. Huhn oder Ei? Swiss Med Forum. 2007;7:304-306. https://doi.org/10.4414/smf.2007.06155

64. Gisler V, Schaer D, Wichmann W, Kerl K, Franzen D. Kein tropisches, aber ein nicht minder exotisches Fieber. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2013;102(16):999-1003. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-8157/a001378

65. Petersen JA, Wichmann WW, Weber KP. The pivotal sign of CANVAS. Neurology 2013;81(18):1642-3. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a9f435

66. Tarnutzer AA, Wichmann W, Straumann D, Bockisch CJ. The cerebellar nodulus: perceptual and ocular processing of graviceptive input. Ann Neurol 2015;77(2):343-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.24329

67. Grüter BE, Pangalu A, Landau K, Wichmann W. Orbital Cellulitis with Apparent Thrombosis of the Left Cavernous Sinus and Perioptical Abscess Formation. Clin Neuroradiol 2017;27(3):379-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-017-0563-2

68. Zehnder S, Wildberger H, Hanson JVM, et al. Retinal Ganglion Cell Topography in Patients With Visual Pathway Pathology. J Neuroophthalmol 2018;38(2):172-178. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000589

69. Losa M, Carta MC, Frontzek K, Krayenbühl N, Wichmann W, Rushing EJ. An Infratentorial Tumor in a 44-Year-Old Female Patient. Brain Pathol 2019;29(1):145-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12684

70. Fierz FC, Landau K, Kottke R, et al. The "Eyelet Sign" as an MRI Clue for Inflammatory Brown Syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol 2022;42(1):115-120. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001237

71. Kienzler JC, Hidalgo TE, Wichmann W, Magagna-Poveda A, Fandino J. Lumbar Epidural Cavernous Hemangioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Cureus 2023;15(1):e33677. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33677

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Mosler, F. (2023). Obituary Prof. Dr. med. Werner Wichmann, MD: Professor Dr. med. Werner Wichmann passed away on 26.01.2023. Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 1(1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.59667/sjoranm.v.1i.13

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