About the Authors

Onno M. Mets

o.m.mets@umcutrecht.nl

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

Ewoud J. Smit

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

Firdaus A. A. Mohamed Hoesein

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

Hester A. Gietema

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

Reinoud P. H. Bokkers

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

Mohamed Attrach

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

Saskia van Amelsvoort-van de Vorst

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

Ernst Th Scholten

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

Constantinus F. M. Buckens

Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Matthijs Oudkerk

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

Jan-Willem J. Lammers

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

Mathias Prokop

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Pim A. de Jong

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

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: The NELSON-trial received research funding from (among others) commercial sources Roche Diagnostics and Siemens, as stated in the financial disclosure. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MO JWJL MP PAJ OMM. Performed the experiments: OMM FAAMH HAG RPHB MA SAV EThS PAJ. Analyzed the data: OMM EJS CFMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EJS CFMB. Wrote the paper: OMM EJS PAJ. Drafted and critically revised manuscript versions: FAAMH HAG RPHB MA SAV EThS CFMB MO JWJL MP. Approved final version of the manuscript: OMM EJS FAAMH HAG RPHB MA SAV EThS CFMB MO JWJL MP PAJ.