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Alex Rovira Cañellas

I am a full time diagnostic neuroradiologist, who gained his MD in 1983 at the Autonomos University of Barcelona. After formal training in Radiology at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona), I undertook a visiting fellowship at Shands Hospital (Gainesville, University of Florida) in 1989. In 1990, I became staff neuroradiologist at the Section of Neuroradiology at Vall d’Hebron Hospital. At present I am Director of the Section of Neuroradiology at University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona (Spain).

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Neuroradiology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Radiodiagnòstic (IDI)
General Hospital
Cap de Secció
Radiodiagnòstic (IDI)
Cross-departmental services

Alex Rovira Cañellas

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Neuroradiology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Radiodiagnòstic (IDI)
General Hospital
Cap de Secció
Radiodiagnòstic (IDI)
Cross-departmental services

I am a full time diagnostic neuroradiologist, who gained his MD in 1983 at the Autonomos University of Barcelona. After formal training in Radiology at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona), I undertook a visiting fellowship at Shands Hospital (Gainesville, University of Florida) in 1989. In 1990, I became staff neuroradiologist at the Section of Neuroradiology at Vall d’Hebron Hospital. At present I am Director of the Section of Neuroradiology at University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona (Spain).

I am specialized in diagnostic neuroradiology, and head and neck radiology, with a particular interest in demyelinating diseases, stroke, neuro-oncology, and neurodegenerative disorders.
I am currently steering committee member of MAGNIMS (European Multicenter Collaborative Research Network on MRI in MS).
I am on the editorial boards of the Neurology and Neuroradiology, and served as President of the European Society of Neuroradiology (2016-2018), as President of the Spanish Society of Neuroradiology (2009-2015), on the Lucien Appel Prize Award Jury of the European Society of Neuroradiology (2006-2012), as Editor of Neuroradiology in the Spanish Journal of Radiology, as Director of the 10th and 11th Cycles of the Pierre Lasjaunias European Course of Neuroradiology (2008-2012), and as Chairman of MAGNIMS (2012-2018). I am an author/co-author of 520 articles (Scopus; total citations 14,818; h-index: 83), 30 book chapters or monographs, and more than 400 invited conference presentations. I am also the editor of three books: “Essential Radiology” (Panamericana 2019), “Clinical Neuroradiology” (Springer 2019), and “Controversies in Radiology” (Aran 2020). I have been invited as Visiting Professor at University of Toronto, at McGill University (Montreal), at Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology (UCL, London), at Ottawa University, and at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). I am an honorary member of the Paulista Society of Radiology and the Polish Society of Radiology.

Research lines

Application of magnetic resonance imaging techniques to the study of diabetes

The goal would be to assess the impact of diabetes on brain morphology, integrity and function through the advanced analysis of magnetic resonance images.

IP: Deborah Pareto Onghena, Alex Rovira Cañellas

Application of MR techniques in the assessment of psychiatric disorders

The purpose is to investigate the effects of psychiatric disorders on brain structure, integrity and function.

IP: Alex Rovira Cañellas

Synthetic Imaging: Assessing its value in healthcare practice

The aim of the line is to evaluate synthetic MR images compared to conventional images to consider its use in healthcare protocols.

IP: Fco. Javier Aymerich Martínez, Alex Rovira Cañellas

Application of MRI in autoimmune disorders: NMOSD and MOGAD

The objective of this research line is to evaluate the value of MRI in the diagnosis of autoimmune (NMOSD and MOGAD) diseases and as a marker of progression and treatment response.

IP: Cristina Auger Acosta, Alex Rovira Cañellas

Projects

Iron rims around multiple sclerosis lesions. A new MRI marker of disease activity and progression?

IP: Alex Rovira Cañellas
Collaborators: Margareta Anna Clarke, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: ECTRIMS
Funding: 55000
Reference: ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS/2018/CLARKE
Duration: 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019

Papel de los factores hormonales relacionados con la mujer en el riesgo y pronóstico de la E.M.

IP: Mar Tintore Subirana
Collaborators: Susana Otero Romero, Jaume Sastre Garriga, Jordi Rio Izquierdo, Ingrid Galán Cartaña, Rosalia Horno Ocaña, Cristina Auger Acosta, Georgina Arrambide García, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Joaquin Castillo Justribo, Milagros Fraga Pereira
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 98615
Reference: PI15/00170
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019

(BiomarkEM.cat) New technologies applied to clinical practice for obtaining biomarkers of atrophy and lesions in magnetic resonance images of patients with multiple sclerosis

IP: Jordi Rio Izquierdo
Collaborators: Jaume Sastre Garriga, Cristina Auger Acosta, Deborah Pareto Onghena, Alex Rovira Cañellas, Angela Vidal Jordana
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 95181.33
Reference: 20142531
Duration: 10/03/2015 - 21/05/2019

Automatic detection and analysis of new lesions in serial MR imaging of multiple sclerosis patients

IP: Alex Rovira Cañellas
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: ECTRIMS
Funding: 50000
Reference: ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS_2013-CABEZAS
Duration: 01/05/2014 - 30/04/2015

Related news

It aims to develop and validate AI algorithms that detect multiple sclerosis lesions based on magnetic resonance imaging.

The award recognizes his scientific career and his contribution to research and clinical care in multiple sclerosis.

Dr. Xavier Montalban, Dr. Álex Rovira, Dr. Mar Tintoré and Dr. Jaume Sastre Garriga have been recognised in the listing.

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