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Neuroradiology

The main characteristic of our group is its multidisciplinary nature, as it is comprised of neuroradiologists, technologists, and a physicist, engineer, and biochemist.

The main objectives of our projects are to gain knowledge about the pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated in several neurological diseases and to evaluate new biomarkers and therapies through the use of qualitative and quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) techniques, and by applying artificial intelligence tools to create prognostic models. Our focus is on the study of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, and stroke.

In addition, because of the experience we have acquired along the years in performing MR studies, we act as a platform for designing MR-based projects, processing images, and conducting quantitative data analysis.

Research lines

Quantitative analysis of MR images: image analysis and software development

This line is focused on the application of computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition, machine learning and fuzzy logic techniques to the analysis of MR images. Some areas of interest are the study of lesions, and iron quantification by means of advanced techniques such as QSM and SWI.

IP: Fco. Javier Aymerich Martínez

Research in Cerebrovascular Diseases

This research line is mainly focused on the assessment of intracranial aneurysms. This includes the role of several imaging techniques to predict the risk of future rupture. Other interests are to associate imaging changes with the pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie aneurysm formation and to optimize the imaging protocol used in clinical practice.

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

Publications

Using the Progression Independent of Relapse Activity Framework to Unveil the Pathobiological Foundations of Multiple Sclerosis.

PMID: 38889384
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2024
Reference: Neurology. 2024 Jul 9;103(1):e209444. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209444. Epub 2024 Jun 18.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Barkhof, Frederik; Calabrese, Massimiliano; Ciccarelli, Olga; De Stefano, Nicola; Eshaghi, Arman; Filippi, Massimo; Gasperini, Claudio; Granziera, Cristina; Kappos, Ludwig; Rocca, Maria A et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209444

Optic Nerve Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

PMID: 38942524
Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Year: 2024
Reference: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2024 Aug;34(3):399-420. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2024.03.005. Epub 2024 May 23.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Auger, Cristina; Rovira, Alex; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume; Vidal-Jordana, Angela et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2024.03.005

Standardized reporting for Head CT Scans in patients suspected of traumatic brain injury (TBI): An international expert endeavor.

PMID: 38963424
Journal: NEURORADIOLOGY
Year: 2024
Reference: Neuroradiology. 2024 Jul 4. doi: 10.1007/s00234-024-03410-2.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Allen, Jason W; Anzai, Yoshimi; Das, Tilak; de Bruxellas, Niloufar Libre; Flanders, Adam E; Galanaud, Damien; Gean, Alisa; Haller, Sven; Hirvonen, Jussi; Jordan, John E et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03410-2

Value of Optic Nerve MRI in Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Management: A MAGNIMS Position Paper and Future Perspectives.

PMID: 39018513
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2024
Reference: Neurology. 2024 Aug 13;103(3):e209677. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209677. Epub 2024 Jul 17.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ciccarelli, Olga; Enzinger, Christian; Filippi, Massimo; Frederiksen, Jette; Granziera, Cristina; Montalban, Xavier; Pareto, Deborah; Rovira, Alex; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume; Tintore, Mar et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209677

Anxiety and depression played a central role in the COVID-19 mental distress: A network analysis.

PMID: 37336249
Journal: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
Year: 2023
Reference: J Affect Disord. 2023 Jun 17:S0165-0327(23)00799-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.034.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alonso, Jordi; Amigo, Franco; Anmella, Gerard; Carreras, Bernat; De Prisco, Michele; Ferrer, Montse; Fico, Giovanna; Fortea, Adriana; Fortea, Lydia; Garcia-Mieres, Helena et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.034

Association of Very Early Treatment Initiation With the Risk of Long-Term Disability in Patients With a First Demyelinating Event.

PMID: 37468284
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2023
Reference: Neurology. 2023 Jul 19:10.1212/WNL.0000000000207664. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207664.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alvarez, Javier Villacieros; Alvarez, Javier Villacieros; Arrambide, Georgina; Auger, Cristina; Carbonell-Mirabent, Pere; Castillo, Joaquin; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Comabella, Manuel; Galan, Ingrid; Midaglia, Luciana Soledad et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207664

Wall enhancement as a biomarker of intracranial aneurysm instability: a histo-radiological study.

PMID: 37589724
Journal: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
Year: 2023
Reference: Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 Aug 17. doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05739-8.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arikan, Fuat; Coscojuela, Pilar; De Barros, Andrea; Dinia, Lavinia; Gandara, Dario; Gramegna, Laura Ludovica; Hernandez, David; Luzi, Michele; Martinez-Saez, Elena; Quintana, Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-023-05739-8

Teaching NeuroImage: Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration and Antibodies to TRIM 9 and 67 Secondary to Melanoma.

PMID: 37580164
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2023
Reference: Neurology. 2023 Aug 14:10.1212/WNL.0000000000207702. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207702.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Auger, Cristina; Gonzalez, Victoria; Martinez-Saez, Elena; Naranjo, Laura; Ruiz-Garcia, Raquel; Vilaseca, Andreu; Vilaseca, Andreu et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207702

Neuroimaging analyses from a randomized, controlled study to evaluate plasma exchange with albumin replacement in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease: additional results from the AMBAR study.

PMID: 35867135
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
Year: 2022
Reference: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2022 Nov;49(13):4589-4600. doi: 10.1007/s00259-022-05915-5. Epub 2022 Jul 22.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Barcelo, Miquel; Boada, Merce; Castell-Conesa, Joan; Cuberas-Borros, Gemma; Grifols, Carlota; Lopez, Oscar L; Nunez, Laura; Paez, Antonio; Pareto, Deborah; Roca, Isabel et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-022-05915-5

Confirming a Historical Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: Challenges and Recommendations.

PMID: 35747540
Journal: Neurology. Clinical practice
Year: 2022
Reference: Neurol Clin Pract. 2022 Jun;12(3):263-269. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001149.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Brownlee, Wallace; Cohen, Jeffrey A; Cross, Anne H; Gaitan, Maria I; Lublin, Fred D; Makhani, Naila; Mowry, Ellen M; Reich, Daniel S; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001149

The kappa free light chain index and oligoclonal bands have a similar role in the McDonald criteria.

PMID: 35727945
Journal: BRAIN
Year: 2022
Reference: Brain. 2022 Nov 21;145(11):3931-3942. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac220.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Auger, Cristina; Carbonell-Mirabent, Pere; Cardenas-Robledo, Simon; Castillo, Joaquin; Castillo, Mireia; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Comabella, Manuel; Dieli-Crimi, Romina; Dieli-Crimi, Romina et al.
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac220

Riemannian Geometry of Functional Connectivity Matrices for Multi-Site Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Data Harmonization.

PMID: 35685944
Journal: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
Year: 2022
Reference: Front Neuroinform. 2022 May 23;16:769274. doi: 10.3389/fninf.2022.769274. eCollection 2022.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Camara, Oscar; Pareto, Deborah; Piella, Gemma; Simeon, Guillem et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2022.769274

Cortical metabolic and structural differences in patients with chronic migraine. An exploratory (18)FDG-PET and MRI study.

PMID: 34273945
Journal: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
Year: 2021
Reference: J Headache Pain. 2021 Jul 17;22(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01289-5.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alpuente, Alicia; Caronna, Edoardo; Castell-Conesa, Joan; Cuberas-Borros, Gemma; Gallardo, Victor J; Lorenzo-Bosquet, Carles; Pareto, Deborah; Pozo-Rosich, Patricia; Rovira, Alex; Torres-Ferrus, Marta et al.
DOI: 10.1186/s10194-021-01289-5

Beyond McDonald: updated perspectives on the MRI diagnosis for multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 34275399
Journal: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
Year: 2021
Reference: Expert Rev Neurother. 2021 Aug;21(8):895-911. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2021.1957832. Epub 2021 Jul 27.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Auger, Cristina; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2021.1957832

Extrathoracic manifestations of COVID-19 in adults and presentation of the disease in children.

PMID: 34246427
Journal: Radiologia
Year: 2021
Reference: Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Jul-Aug;63(4):370-383. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 May 19.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arenas-Jimenez, J J; Barber, I; Caro Dominguez, P; Garcia-Garrigos, E; Plasencia-Martinez, J M; Rovira, A et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2021.03.004

Adding brain volume measures into response criteria in multiple sclerosis: the Rio-4 score.

PMID: 33237430
Journal: NEURORADIOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Neuroradiology. 2021 Jul;63(7):1031-1041. doi: 10.1007/s00234-020-02604-8. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Auger, Cristina; Castillo, Joaquin; Montalban, Xavier; Pareto, Deborah; Perez-Miralles, Francisco Carlos; Rio, Jordi; Rovira, Alex; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume; Tintore, Mar et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-020-02604-8

Texture analysis in susceptibility-weighted imaging may be useful to differentiate acute from chronic multiple sclerosis lesions.

PMID: 32535736
Journal: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Year: 2020
Reference: Eur Radiol. 2020 Nov;30(11):6348-6356. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-06995-3. Epub 2020 Jun 13.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Auger, Cristina; Cannella, Roberto; Caruana, Giovanni; de Barros, Andrea; Pessini, Lucas M; Rovira, Alex; Salerno, Annalaura; Salvaggio, Giuseppe et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06995-3

Identifying Progression In Multiple Sclerosis: New Perspectives.

PMID: 32506714
Journal: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY
Year: 2020
Reference: Ann Neurol. 2020 Sep;88(3):438-452. doi: 10.1002/ana.25808. Epub 2020 Jul 6.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Filippi, Massimo; Langdon, Dawn; Lassmann, Hans; Paul, Friedemann; Preziosa, Paolo; Rocca, Maria A; Rovira, Alex; Schoonheim, Menno M; Solari, Alessandra; Stankoff, Bruno et al.
DOI: 10.1002/ana.25808

Initial studies with [(11)C]vorozole positron emission tomography detect over-expression of intra-tumoral aromatase in breast cancer.

PMID: 31757843
Journal: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Year: 2020
Reference: J Nucl Med. 2020 Jun;61(6):807-813. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.119.231589. Epub 2019 Nov 22.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Airola, Krystal; Biegon, Anat; Bonilla, Patrick; Cohen, Jules; Dhawan, Jasbeer; Franceschi, Dinko; Pareto, Deborah; Shroyer, Kenneth R; Tahmi, Mouna et al.
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.231589

Sex Differences and Commonalities in the Impact of a Palatable Meal on Thalamic and Insular Connectivity.

PMID: 32492812
Journal: Nutrients
Year: 2020
Reference: Nutrients. 2020 Jun 1;12(6). pii: nu12061627. doi: 10.3390/nu12061627.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Accarino, Anna; Azpiroz, Fernando; Ciccantelli, Barbara; Kilpatrick, Lisa; Livovsky, Dan M; Malagelada, Carolina; Mayer, Emeran A; Pareto, Deborah; Pribic, Teodora et al.
DOI: 10.3390/nu12061627

CLIPPERS and its mimics: evaluation of new criteria for the diagnosis of CLIPPERS.

PMID: 31072955
Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
Year: 2019
Reference: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2019 Sep;90(9):1027-1038. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318957. Epub 2019 May 9.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ahle, Guido; Allou, Thibaut; Arquizan, Caroline; Audoin, Bertrand; Ayrignac, Xavier; Bejot, Yannick; Camdessanche, Jean-Philippe; Castelnovo, Giovanni; Chamfleur, Nicolas Menjot de; Desbordes, Patrice et al.
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318957

Unraveling treatment response in multiple sclerosis: A clinical and MRI challenge.

PMID: 30587516
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2019
Reference: Neurology. 2019 Jan 22;92(4):180-192. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006810. Epub 2018 Dec 26.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Barkhof, Frederik; Ciccarelli, Olga; De Stefano, Nicola; Enzinger, Christian; Filippi, Massimo; Frederiksen, Jette L; Gasperini, Claudio; Kappos, Ludwig; Montalban, Xavier; Palace, Jacqueline et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006810

Standards of Practice in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention International Recommendations.

PMID: 30890199
Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
Year: 2019
Reference: Can J Neurol Sci. 2019 May;46(3):269-274. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2019.1. Epub 2019 Mar 20.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Baxter, Blaise; Biscoito, Luisa; Brainin, Michael; Brouwer, Patrick; Caso, Valeria; Chong, Winston; Coulthard, Alan; Diaz, Orlando; Fiehler, Jens; Fischer, Urs et al.
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2019.1

Perampanel: A therapeutic alternative in refractory status epilepticus associated with MELAS syndrome.

PMID: 30834194
Journal: Epilepsy & behavior case reports
Year: 2019
Reference: Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2019 Feb 7;11:92-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2019.01.008. eCollection 2019.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Abraira, Laura; Alpuente, Alicia; Guzman, Lorena; Maisterra, Olga; Salas-Puig, Javier; Santamarina, Estevo; Sarria, Silvana; Sueiras, Maria; Toledo, Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2019.01.008

The value of oligoclonal bands in the multiple sclerosis diagnostic criteria.

PMID: 29462277
Journal: BRAIN
Year: 2018
Reference: Brain. 2018 Apr 1;141(4):1075-1084. doi: 10.1093/brain/awy006.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Auger, Cristina; Castillo, Joaquin; Castillo, Mireia; Comabella, Manuel; de Barros, Andrea; Espejo, Carmen; Galan, Ingrid; Midaglia, Luciana; Mitjana, Raquel et al.
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy006

Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: a multicentre study to compare revised McDonald-2010 and Filippi-2010 criteria.

PMID: 28724720
Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
Year: 2018
Reference: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 Mar;89(3):316-318. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-315863. Epub 2017 Jul 19.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Calabrese, Massimiliano; Droby, Amgad; Drulovic, Jelena; Dujmovic-Basuroski, Irena; Filippi, Massimo; Meani, Alessandro; Mesaros, Sarlota; Montalban, Xavier; Preziosa, Paolo; Rocca, Maria A et al.
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-315863

Radiologically isolated syndrome or subclinical multiple sclerosis: MAGNIMS consensus recommendations.

PMID: 29451440
Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Year: 2018
Reference: Mult Scler. 2018 Feb;24(2):214-221. doi: 10.1177/1352458517717808.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ciccarelli, Olga; De Stefano, Nicola; Enzinger, Christian; Filippi, Massimo; Frederiksen, Jette; Giorgio, Antonio; Kappos, Ludwig; Palace, Jacqueline; Pia Amato, Maria; Rocca, Maria A et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1352458517717808

Cervical Cord Atrophy and Long-Term Disease Progression in Patients with Primary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

PMID: 29284602
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
Year: 2018
Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 Feb;39(2):399-404. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5495. Epub 2017 Dec 28.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alberich, M; Alonso, J; Auger, C; Aymerich, F X; Montalban, X; Rovira, A; Sastre-Garriga, J; Tintore, M et al.
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5495

Improving automated multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation with a cascaded 3D convolutional neural network approach.

PMID: 28435096
Journal: NEUROIMAGE
Year: 2017
Reference: Neuroimage. 2017 Jul 15;155:159-168. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.04.034. Epub 2017 Apr 19.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Cabezas, Mariano; Gonzalez-Villa, Sandra; Llado, Xavier; Oliver, Arnau; Pareto, Deborah; Ramio-Torrenta, Lluis; Roura, Eloy; Rovira, Alex; Valverde, Sergi; Vilanova, Joan C et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.04.034

Brain Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Relevance and Technical Aspects.

PMID: 28391787
Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Year: 2017
Reference: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2017 May;27(2):289-300. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Feb 20.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in national publication
Authors: Pareto, Deborah; Rovira, Alex; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2017.01.002

MR Imaging in Monitoring and Predicting Treatment Response in Multiple Sclerosis.

PMID: 28391786
Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Year: 2017
Reference: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2017 May;27(2):277-287. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2017.01.001. Epub 2017 Feb 14.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in national publication
Authors: Auger, Cristina; Rio, Jordi; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2017.01.001

Advances in the Diagnosis, Characterization, and Monitoring of Multiple Sclerosis.

PMID: 28391794
Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Year: 2017
Reference: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2017 May;27(2):xvii-xviii. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2017.02.001.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Editorail in international publication
Authors: Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2017.02.001

The clinical perspective: How to personalise treatment in MS and how may biomarkers including imaging contribute to this?

PMID: 27465613
Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Year: 2016
Reference: Mult Scler. 2016 Aug;22(2 Suppl):18-33. doi: 10.1177/1352458516650739.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Berger, Thomas; Chard, Declan; Comabella, Manuel; Gold, Ralf; Lukas, Carsten; Meesen, Bianca; Palace, Jacqueline; Rovira, Alex; Trojano, Maria; Vermersch, Patrick et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1352458516650739

Other noninfectious inflammatory disorders.

PMID: 27432677
Journal: Handbook of clinical neurology
Year: 2016
Reference: Handb Clin Neurol. 2016;135:425-46. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53485-9.00021-0.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Auger, Cristina; Rovira, Alex; Rovira, Antoni et al.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53485-9.00021-0

Assessing response to interferon-beta in a multicenter dataset of patients with MS.

PMID: 27306626
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2016
Reference: Neurology. 2016 Jul 12;87(2):134-40. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002830. Epub 2016 Jun 15.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Calabrese, Massimiliano; Cocco, Eleonora; Comi, Giancarlo; De Stefano, Nicola; Enzingher, Christian; Fazekas, Franz; Filippi, Massimo; Gallo, Antonio; Gasperini, Claudio; Kappos, Ludwig et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002830

Improved Automatic Detection of New T2 Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Using Deformation Fields.

PMID: 27282863
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
Year: 2016
Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 Oct;37(10):1816-1823. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4829. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Auger, C; Cabezas, M; Corral, J F; Diez, Y; Llado, M; Montalban, X; Oliver, A; Pareto, D; Rovira, A; Tintore, M et al.
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4829

Thrombectomy within 8 hours after symptom onset in ischemic stroke.

PMID: 25882510
Journal: NEW ENGL J MED
Year: 2015
Reference: N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 11;372(24):2296-306. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1503780. Epub 2015 Apr 17.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Clinical Trials
Authors: Abilleira, Sonia; Aceituno, A; Aja, L; Aja, Lucia; Amaro, S; Arino, H; Balasa, M; Bermejo, P Garcia; Blasco, J; Blasco, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1503780

Aromatase imaging with [N-methyl-11C]vorozole PET in healthy men and women.

PMID: 25698781
Journal: J NUCL MED
Year: 2015
Reference: J Nucl Med. 2015 Apr;56(4):580-5. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.114.150383. Epub 2015 Feb 19.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alexoff, David L; Biegon, Anat; Fowler, Joanna S; Kim, Sung Won; Logan, Jean; Pareto, Deborah; Schlyer, David; Wang, Gene-Jack et al.
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.150383

Clinical and imaging assessment of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 25662900
Journal: LANCET NEUROL
Year: 2015
Reference: Lancet Neurol. 2015 Mar;14(3):302-17. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70250-9. Epub 2015 Feb 4.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Amato, Maria P; De Stefano, Nicola; Enzinger, Christian; Filippi, Massimo; Geurts, Jeroen J; Penner, Iris-K; Rocca, Maria A; Rovira, Alex; Sumowski, James F; Valsasina, Paola et al.
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70250-9

Pixel-by-Pixel Comparison of Volume Transfer Constant and Estimates of Cerebral Blood Volume from Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in High-Grade Gliomas.

PMID: 25634715
Journal: AM J NEURORADIOL
Year: 2015
Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 May;36(5):871-6. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4231. Epub 2015 Jan 29.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alcaide-Leon, P; Auger, C; Bharatha, A; Martinez-Saez, E; Pareto, D; Rovira, A et al.
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4231

Validation of semaphorin 7A and ala-beta-his-dipeptidase as biomarkers associated with the conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 25406498
Journal: Journal of Neuroinflammation
Year: 2014
Reference: J Neuroinflammation. 2014 Nov 13;11(1):181. doi: 10.1186/s12974-014-0181-8.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alvarez-Cermeno, Jose Carlos; Borras, Eva; Canto, Ester; Chiva, Cristina; Comabella, Manuel; Montalban, Xavier; Rovira, Alex; Sabido, Eduard; Tintore, Mar; Villar, Luisa Maria et al.
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-014-0181-8

Early predictors of multiple sclerosis after a typical clinically isolated syndrome.

PMID: 24842960
Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Year: 2014
Reference: Mult Scler. 2014 Nov;20(13):1721-6. doi: 10.1177/1352458514533397. Epub 2014 May 19.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Auger, Cristina; Brochet, Bruno; Montalban, Xavier; Rovira, Alex; Ruet, Aurelie; Simon, Eva; Tintore, Mar et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514533397

NMO spectrum disorders: how wide is the spectrum?

PMID: 25160127
Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Year: 2014
Reference: Mult Scler. 2014 Sep;20(10):1417-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458514546517.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Montalban, Xavier; Rovira, Alex; Tur, Carmen et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514546517

N-Acetylaspartate and neurofilaments as biomarkers of axonal damage in patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 25228004
Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
Year: 2014
Reference: J Neurol. 2014 Dec;261(12):2338-43. doi: 10.1007/s00415-014-7507-4. Epub 2014 Sep 17.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bellini, Tiziana; Blankenstein, Marinus A; Comabella, Manuel; Killestein, Joep; Koel-Simmelink, Marleen J A; Korth, Carsten; Montalban, Xavier; Ottis, Philipp; Roos, Birthe; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7507-4

Serum biomarker gMS-Classifier2: predicting conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 23555846
Journal: PLoS One
Year: 2013
Reference: PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059953. Epub 2013 Mar 28.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Dotan, Nir; Dukler, Avinoam; Espejo, Carmen; Fire, Ella; Montalban, Xavier; Rovira, Alex; Spector, Larissa; Tintore, Mar; Yarden, Jennifer et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059953

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR: importance of reaching the washout phase.

PMID: 23538415
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
Year: 2013
Reference: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 May;34(5):E58-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3556. Epub 2013 Mar 28.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter whit IF
Authors: Alcaide-Leon, P; Rovira, A et al.
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3556

(1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy in multiple sclerosis and related disorders.

PMID: 23928200
Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Year: 2013
Reference: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2013 Aug;23(3):459-74. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2013.03.005. Epub 2013 May 10.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alonso, Juli; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2013.03.005

Brain atrophy and lesion load predict long term disability in multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 23524331
Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
Year: 2013
Reference: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;84(10):1082-91. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304094. Epub 2013 Mar 23.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Agosta, Federica; Alonso, Julio; Barkhof, Frederik; Bodini, Benedetta; Chard, Declan T; Ciccarelli, Olga; Comi, Giancarlo; De Stefano, Nicola; Eisele, Philipp; Enzinger, Christian et al.
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304094

MRI assessment of iron deposition in multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 21698703
Journal: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Year: 2011
Reference: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Jul;34(1):13-21. doi: 10.1002/jmri.22590.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Barkhof, Frederik; de Graaf, Wolter; Fazekas, Franz; Filippi, Massimo; Khalil, Michael; Langkammer, Christian; Palace, Jacqueline; Rocca, Maria A; Ropele, Stefan; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22590

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) testing usefulness among patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease.

PMID: 21620406
Journal: ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Year: 2011
Reference: Atherosclerosis. 2011 Sep;218(1):181-7. Epub 2011 May 5.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.04.031

ACE variants and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage recurrence in amyloid angiopathy.

PMID: 20381197
Journal: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
Year: 2011
Reference: Neurobiol Aging. 2011 Mar;32(3):551.e13-22. Epub 2010 Apr 9.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.01.019

Relationship between brain MRI lesion load and short-term disease evolution in non-disabling MS: A large-scale, multicentre study.

PMID: 21159719
Journal: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Year: 2011
Reference: Mult Scler. 2011 Mar;17(3):319-26. Epub 2010 Dec 15.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510388824

[Non-convulsive status epilepticus secondary to subarachnoid haemorrhage as the presenting symptom of a cerebral amyloid angiopathy.]

PMID: 20217646
Journal: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA
Year: 2010
Reference: Rev Neurol. 2010 Mar 1;50(5):279-82.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Auger-Acosta, C; Cuberas-Borros, G; Flores-Flores, A; Garcia, B; Lorenzo-Bosquet, C; Rovira, A; Salas-Puig, J; Sueiras-Gil, M; Toledo, M et al.
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5005.2009624

A Long-Term Study of Changes in the Volume of Brain Ventricles and White Matter Lesions After Successful Liver Transplantation.

PMID: 20118844
Journal: TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2010
Reference: Transplantation. 2010 Mar 15;89(5):589-94.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al.
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ca7bb3

MRI criteria for MS in patients with clinically isolated syndromes.

PMID: 20054006
Journal: NEUROLOGY
Year: 2010
Reference: Neurology. 2010 Feb 2;74(5):427-34. Epub 2010 Jan 6.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181cec45c

A search for new MRI criteria for dissemination in space in subjects with a clinically isolated syndrome.

PMID: 19415295
Journal: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Year: 2009
Reference: Eur Radiol. 2009 Sep;19(9):2244-8.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Agosta, F; Barkhof, F; Enzinger, C; Fazekas, F; Fernando, K; Filippi, M; Frederiksen, J; Knol, D L; Korteweg, T; Miller, D H et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1402-x

Lower concentrations of thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) correlate to higher recanalisation rates among ischaemic stroke patients treated with t-PA.

PMID: 19806263
Journal: THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
Year: 2009
Reference: Thromb Haemost. 2009 Oct;102(4):759-64.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alvarez-Sabin, Jose; Corbeto, Natalia; Delgado, Pilar; Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel; Mendioroz, Maite; Molina, Carlos A; Montaner, Joan; Munuera, Josep; Quiroga, Adoracion; Ribo, Marc et al.
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-06-0398

A single-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of interferon beta-1b on primary progressive and transitional multiple sclerosis.

PMID: 19797261
Journal: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Year: 2009
Reference: Mult Scler. 2009 Oct;15(10):1195-205.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al.
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509106937

C-reactive protein gene C1444T polymorphism and risk of recurrent ischemic events in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherostenoses.

PMID: 19494488
Journal: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
Year: 2009
Reference: Cerebrovasc Dis. 2009;28(1):95-102.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alvarez-Sabin, Jose; Arenillas, Juan F; Chacon, Pilar; del Rio-Espinola, Albert; Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel; Massot, Andreu; Molina, Carlos A; Montaner, Joan; Quintana, Manuel; Rovira, Alex et al.
DOI: 10.1159/000222660

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The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.

Els doctors Xavier Montalban, Àlex Rovira i Mar Tintoré han estat reconeguts en la categoria de Neurociències i Comportament, i el doctor Jordi Rello en la categoria Interdisciplinària.

The program, promoted by Biocat in collaboration with CIMIT (Boston), is aimed at entrepreneurs in the process of bringing their technology to market in the next few years.

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