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Mike P. Wattjes is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration in neurology. The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of multiple sclerosis, as well as related neurological and imaging fields.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Neurology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The main topics of their research include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Full-Duplex Wireless Communications
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Mike P. Wattjes has published in several frequently appearing scientific venues, such as:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • The Lancet Neurology
  • European Radiology
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • 2021 MAGNIMS-CMSC-NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • Diagnosis and classification of optic neuritis, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • A clinical-radiological framework of the right temporal variant of frontotemporal dementia, 2020, Brain
  • Autoantibody-associated psychiatric symptoms and syndromes in adults: A narrative review and proposed diagnostic approach, 2020, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • Personalized extended interval dosing of natalizumab in MS, 2020, Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Thomas Skripuletz
  • Frederik Barkhof
  • Nima Mahmoudi
  • Nora Möhn
  • Günter U. Höglinger

Best Publications

  • 2021 MAGNIMS–CMSC–NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Mike P Wattjes;Olga Ciccarelli;Olga Ciccarelli;Daniel S Reich;Brenda Banwell;Brenda Banwell

  • Assessment of lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis: practical guidelines

    Massimo Filippi;Paolo Preziosa;Brenda L Banwell;Frederik Barkhof;Frederik Barkhof

  • Visual assessment of posterior atrophy development of a MRI rating scale

    Esther L. G. E. Koedam;Manja Lehmann;Wiesje M. van der Flier;Philip Scheltens

  • Evidence-based guidelines: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines on the use of MRI in multiple sclerosis--establishing disease prognosis and monitoring patients

    Mike P Wattjes;Àlex Rovira;David Miller;Tarek A. Yousry

  • Evidence-based guidelines: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines on the use of MRI in multiple sclerosis - Clinical implementation in the diagnostic process

    Àlex Rovira;Mike P. Wattjes;Mar Tintoré;Carmen Tur

  • Neuromuscular imaging in inherited muscle diseases

    Mike P. Wattjes;Rudolf A. Kley;Dirk Fischer;Dirk Fischer

  • Consensus recommendations for MS cortical lesion scoring using double inversion recovery MRI

    J.J.G. Geurts;S.D. Roosendaal;M. Calabrese;O. Ciccarelli

  • Cerebral Blood Flow Measured with 3D Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin-labeling MR Imaging in Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Marker for Disease Severity

    Maja A A Binnewijzend;Joost P A Kuijer;Marije R Benedictus;Wiesje M van der Flier

  • Preparing children with a mock scanner training protocol results in high quality structural and functional MRI scans

    Henrica M. A. De Bie;Maria Boersma;Mike P Wattjes;Sofie F Adriaanse

  • The investigation of acute optic neuritis: a review and proposed protocol

    Axel Petzold;Mike P. Wattjes;Fiona Costello;Jose Flores-Rivera

  • Postmortem verification of MS cortical lesion detection with 3D DIR

    A Seewann;E-J Kooi;S D Roosendaal;Petra J W Pouwels

  • Pluriformity of inflammation in multiple sclerosis shown by ultra-small iron oxide particle enhancement.

    Machteld M. Vellinga;Raoul D. Oude Engberink;Alexandra Seewann;Petra J. W. Pouwels

  • Double inversion recovery brain imaging at 3T: diagnostic value in the detection of multiple sclerosis lesions.

    Wattjes Mp;Lutterbey Gg;Gieseke J;Träber F

  • Improved in vivo detection of cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis using double inversion recovery MR imaging at 3 Tesla

    Birgit Simon;Stephan Schmidt;Carsten Lukas;Carsten Lukas;Jürgen Gieseke;Jürgen Gieseke

  • Associations Between Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease and Alzheimer Disease Pathology as Measured by Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers

    Maartje I. Kester;Jeroen D. C. Goos;Charlotte E. Teunissen;Marije R. Benedictus

  • Increased cortical grey matter lesion detection in multiple sclerosis with 7 T MRI : a post-mortem verification study

    Iris D. Kilsdonk;Laura E. Jonkman;Roel Klaver;Susanne J. van Veluw

  • Spinal cord lesions in patients with clinically isolated syndrome A powerful tool in diagnosis and prognosis

    Madeleine H. Sombekke;Mike P. Wattjes;Lisanne J. Balk;Jessica M. Nielsen

  • Diagnostic imaging of patients in a memory clinic: comparison of MR imaging and 64-detector row CT.

    Mike P. Wattjes;Wouter J. P. Henneman;Wiesje M. van der Flier;Oscar de Vries

  • No association of abnormal cranial venous drainage with multiple sclerosis: a magnetic resonance venography and flow-quantification study

    Mike P Wattjes;Bob W van Oosten;Wolter L de Graaf;Alexandra Seewann

  • Pathological consequences of VCP mutations on human striated muscle

    Christian U. Hübbers;Christoph S. Clemen;Kristina Kesper;Annett Böddrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hugo Vrenken
Hugo Vrenken Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Jeroen J. G. Geurts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Olga Ciccarelli
Olga Ciccarelli University College London
Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Menno M. Schoonheim
Menno M. Schoonheim University of Amsterdam
Niels D. Prins
Niels D. Prins Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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