About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
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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.
PMID: 37951697 Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA Year: 2024 Reference: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2024 Feb;34(1):113-128. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2023.07.003. Epub 2023 Oct 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Puac-Polanco, Paulo; Rivas Rodriguez, Francisco; Rovira, Alex; Shah, Lubdha M; Torres, Carlos; Wiggins, Richard H et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2023.07.003
PMID: 38017705 Journal: Gut Microbes Year: 2023 Reference: Gut Microbes. 2023 Dec;15(2):2287618. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2287618. Epub 2023 Nov 28. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bougnoux, Marie-Elisabeth; Cole, Nathaniel; Consortium, Milieu Interieur; d'Enfert, Christophe; Delavy, Margot; Dubois, Florian; Duffy, Darragh; Le Chatelier, Emmanuelle; Manichanh, Chaysavanh; Patin, Etienne et al. DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2287618
PMID: 38082114 Journal: Behavior Research Methods Year: 2023 Reference: Behav Res Methods. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02303-1. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aixut, Sonia; Chirife Chaparro, Oscar; de Dios Lascuevas, Marta; Dinia, Lavinia; Gonzalez, Alejandro; Gramegna, Laura Ludovica; Hernandez, David; Luttich, Alex; Manolov, Rumen; Moreu, Manuel et al. DOI: 10.3758/s13428-023-02303-1
PMID: 38084763 Journal: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: J Med Virol. 2023 Dec;95(12):e29287. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29287. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilera, Antonio; Baza, Begona; Bourhis, David; Chodorowski, Mateusz; de Salazar, Adolfo; Espinosa, Nuria; Falces-Romero, Iker; Fuentes, Ana; Galan, Juan Carlos; Garcia, Federico et al. DOI: 10.1002/jmv.29287
PMID: 35202997 Journal: NeuroImage-Clinical Year: 2022 Reference: Neuroimage Clin. 2022;34:102967. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.102967. Epub 2022 Feb 16. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alberich, Manel; Auger, Cristina; Boaventura, Mateus; Carvajal, Rene; Garcia-Vidal, Aran; Montalban, Xavier; Pareto, Deborah; Quartana, Davide; Rovira, Alex; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.102967
PMID: 35192034 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: J Neurol. 2022 Apr;269(4):1773. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11019-9. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Auger, Cristina; Carbonell, Pere; Cardenas-Robledo, Simon; Castillo, Joaquin; Castillo, Mireia; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Comabella, Manuel; Espejo, Carmen; Galan, Ingrid et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11019-9
PMID: 35182502 Journal: LANCET NEUROLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Lancet Neurol. 2022 Mar;21(3):215-216. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00041-2. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Reich, Daniel S; Rovira, Alex; Traboulsee, Anthony; Wattjes, Mike P et al. DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00041-2
PMID: 35180984 Journal: Radiologia Year: 2022 Reference: Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2022 Jan-Feb;64(1):26-40. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2021.09.008. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Manterola Mordojovich, C; Rovira, A; Schonstedt Geldres, V; Stecher Guzman, X et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2021.09.008
PMID: 33786942 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Neurol. 2021 Aug;28(8):2533-2542. doi: 10.1111/ene.14845. Epub 2021 Apr 19. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Capra, Ruggero; Galgani, Simonetta; Gasperini, Claudio; Haggiag, Shalom; Montalban, Xavier; Pozzilli, Carlo; Prosperini, Luca; Rio, Jordi; Rovira, Alex; Sastre-Garriga, Jaume et al. DOI: 10.1111/ene.14845
PMID: 33744061 Journal: NEUROLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Neurologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Mar 17:S0213-4853(21)00029-3. doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2021.01.012. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Aguera, E; Bravo-Rodriguez, F; Costa-Frossard, L; Galan, V; Koren, L; Labiano, A; Landete, L; Leon, A; Llufriu, S; Lourido, D et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2021.01.012
PMID: 33315071 Journal: JAMA Neurology Year: 2021 Reference: JAMA Neurol. 2021 Mar 1;78(3):351-364. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4689. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Banwell, Brenda L; Barkhof, Frederik; Chard, Declan T; De Stefano, Nicola; Filippi, Massimo; Fox, Robert J; Gasperini, Claudio; Kappos, Ludwig; Montalban, Xavier; Moraal, Bastiaan et al. DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4689
PMID: 33678459 Journal: Radiologia Year: 2021 Reference: Radiologia. 2021 May-Jun;63(3):209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2021.02.002. Epub 2021 Mar 5. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Fornell-Perez, R; Marin-Diez, E; Merino-Bonilla, J A; Morandeira-Arrizabalaga, C; Ros-Mendoza, L H; Rovira, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2021.02.002
PMID: 31918065 Journal: NeuroImage-Clinical Year: 2020 Reference: Neuroimage Clin. 2020;25:102149. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102149. Epub 2019 Dec 28. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cabezas, Mariano; Llado, Xavier; Oliver, Arnau; Pareto, Deborah; Rovira, Alex; Salem, Mostafa; Salvi, Joaquim; Valverde, Sergi et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102149
PMID: 31691120 Journal: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Radiol. 2020 Feb;30(2):1062-1074. doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06459-3. Epub 2019 Nov 5. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Barkhof, F; Brouwer, I; Ciccarelli, O; Cover, K S; de Sitter, A; de Witt Hamer, P C; Eijgelaar, R S; Enzinger, C; Filippi, M; Frederiksen, J et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06459-3
PMID: 32119247 Journal: Year: 2020 Reference: Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders. In: J H, RA K-H, GK von S, editors. Diseases of the Brain, Head and Neck, Spine 2020-2023: Diagnostic Imaging. Cham ( Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Farb, Richard; Rovira, Alex et al. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38490-6_2
PMID: 32094485 Journal: Nature Reviews Neurology Year: 2020 Reference: Nat Rev Neurol. 2020 Mar;16(3):171-182. doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-0314-x. Epub 2020 Feb 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Barkhof, Frederik; Battaglini, Marco; Ciccarelli, Olga; De Stefano, Nicola; Enzinger, Christian; Filippi, Massimo; Frederiksen, Jette; Gasperini, Claudio; Kappos, Ludwig; Montalban, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41582-020-0314-x
PMID: 26369511 Journal: NAT REV NEUROL Year: 2015 Reference: Nat Rev Neurol. 2015 Oct;11(10):597-606. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2015.157. Epub 2015 Sep 15. Impact factor: Publication type: Clinical guide Authors: Auger, Cristina; Barkhof, Frederik; de Stefano, Nicola; Fazekas, Franz; Filippi, Massimo; Kappos, Ludwig; Miller, David; Montalban, Xavier; Polman, Chris; Rocca, Maria A et al. DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2015.157
PMID: 26359280 Journal: MULT SCLER J Year: 2015 Reference: Mult Scler. 2015 Dec;21(14):1876-8. doi: 10.1177/1352458515604746. Epub 2015 Sep 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Montalban, Xavier; Rovira, Alex; Tur, Carmen et al. DOI: 10.1177/1352458515604746
PMID: 25688078 Journal: BRAIN Year: 2015 Reference: Brain. 2015 Apr;138(Pt 4):918-31. doi: 10.1093/brain/awv017. Epub 2015 Feb 13. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvarez-Cermeno, Jose C; Arrambide, Georgina; Bartos, Ales; Blanco, Yolanda; Brassat, David; Canto, Ester; Comabella, Manuel; Costa, Carme; de Andres, Clara; Deisenhammer, Florian et al. DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv017
PMID: 24817252 Journal: J MAGN RESON IMAGING Year: 2015 Reference: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2015 Feb;41(2):296-313. doi: 10.1002/jmri.24648. Epub 2014 May 12. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Anzalone, Nicoletta; Boxerman, Jerrold L; Castellazzi, Gloria; D'Amore, Francesco; Dorfler, Arnd; Enterline, David S; Essig, Marco; Law, Meng; Nguyen, Thanh B; Provenzale, James M et al. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24648
PMID: 24590302 Journal: NEURORADIOLOGY Year: 2014 Reference: Neuroradiology. 2014 May;56(5):363-74. doi: 10.1007/s00234-014-1343-1. Epub 2014 Mar 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Beltran, Brigitte; Diez, Yago; Freixenet, Jordi; Ganiler, Onur; Llado, Xavier; Oliver, Arnau; Ramio-Torrenta, Lluis; Rovira, Alex; Vilanova, Joan C et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1343-1
PMID: 24380649 Journal: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE Year: 2014 Reference: Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2014 Feb;113(2):655-73. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.11.015. Epub 2013 Dec 4. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cabezas, Mariano; Llado, Xavier; Oliver, Arnau; Ramio-Torrenta, Lluis; Roura, Eloy; Rovira, Alex; Vilanova, Joan C et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.11.015
PMID: 23812283 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal Year: 2014 Reference: Mult Scler. 2014 Jan;20(1):72-80. doi: 10.1177/1352458513492245. Epub 2013 Jun 27. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Altmann, Dr; Balk, L; Barkhof, F; Chard, Dt; Ciccarelli, O; Filippi, M; Gasperini, C; Geurts, Jjg; Kappos, L; Kearney, H et al. DOI: 10.1177/1352458513492245
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.
Magnetic Resonance image analysis
