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Niels Bergsland is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Rheumatology. The scientist's work spans various topics such as Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and RNA regulation and disease.

They have published extensively in journals that cover neurological and imaging sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neurology
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Niels Bergsland's recent papers illustrate focused research in multiple sclerosis and neuroimaging. Notable publications include:

  • Association of Choroid Plexus Inflammation on MRI With Clinical Disability Progression Over 5 Years in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis, 2022, Neurology
  • Neurofilament levels are associated with blood-brain barrier integrity, lymphocyte extravasation, and risk factors following the first demyelinating event in multiple sclerosis, 2020, Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • Decreasing brain iron in multiple sclerosis: The difference between concentration and content in iron MRI, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • Evolution of Brain Volume Loss Rates in Early Stages of Multiple Sclerosis, 2021, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Deep learning for automatic segmentation of thigh and leg muscles, 2021, Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, with whom they have coauthored a considerable number of publications. These collaborators include:

  • Robert Zivadinov
  • Michael G. Dwyer
  • Dejan Jakimovski
  • Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
  • Ferdinand Schweser

The core areas covered in their work emphasize the study of multiple sclerosis, particularly through advanced neuroimaging and MRI techniques. Their research integrates clinical and imaging data to explore disease progression and pathological mechanisms such as blood-brain barrier integrity, brain iron changes, and inflammation. This multidisciplinary approach situates them at the nexus of neurological research and medical imaging technology.

Best Publications

  • Basal ganglia, thalamus and neocortical atrophy predicting slowed cognitive processing in multiple sclerosis

    Sonia Batista;Robert Zivadinov;Marietta Hoogs;Niels Bergsland

  • Serum lipid profiles are associated with disability and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis

    Bianca Weinstock-Guttman;Robert Zivadinov;Naeem Mahfooz;Ellen Carl

  • Abnormal subcortical deep-gray matter susceptibility-weighted imaging filtered phase measurements in patients with multiple sclerosis: A case-control study

    Robert Zivadinov;Mari Heininen-Brown;Claudiu V. Schirda;Guy U. Poloni

  • Brain atrophy and disability progression in multiple sclerosis patients: a 10-year follow-up study

    Cecilie Jacobsen;Jesper Hagemeier;Kjell Morten Myhr;Harald Nyland

  • Thalamic atrophy is associated with development of clinically definite multiple sclerosis

    Robert Zivadinov;Eva Havrdová;Niels Bergsland;Michaela Tyblova

  • Subcortical and Cortical Gray Matter Atrophy in a Large Sample of Patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome and Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

    N. Bergsland;D. Horakova;M. G. Dwyer;O. Dolezal

  • Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with increased lesion burden and brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis

    Natalie Kappus;Bianca Weinstock-Guttman;Jesper Hagemeier;Cheryl Kennedy

  • Clinical relevance of brain atrophy assessment in multiple sclerosis. Implications for its use in a clinical routine

    Robert Zivadinov;Dejan Jakimovski;Sirin Gandhi;Rahil Ahmed

  • The severity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis is related to altered cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.

    Paolo Zamboni;Erica Menegatti;Bianca Weinstock-Guttman;Claudiu V. Schirda

  • Lipid profiles are associated with lesion formation over 24 months in interferon-β treated patients following the first demyelinating event

    Bianca Weinstock-Guttman;Robert Zivadinov;Dana Horakova;Eva Havrdova

  • Localized atrophy of the thalamus and slowed cognitive processing speed in MS patients

    Niels Bergsland;Robert Zivadinov;Michael G. Dwyer;Bianca Weinstock-Guttman

  • Clinical significance of atrophy and white matter mean diffusivity within the thalamus of multiple sclerosis patients

    Ralph H B Benedict;Hanneke E. Hulst;Niels Bergsland;Menno M. Schoonheim

  • Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and iron deposition on susceptibility-weighted imaging in patients with multiple sclerosis: a pilot case-control study.

    R Zivadinov;C Schirda;M G Dwyer;M E Haacke

  • Evolution of cortical and thalamus atrophy and disability progression in early relapsing-remitting MS during 5 years.

    R. Zivadinov;N. Bergsland;O. Dolezal;S. Hussein

  • Brain Iron at Quantitative MRI Is Associated with Disability in Multiple Sclerosis.

    Robert Zivadinov;Eleonora Tavazzi;Niels Bergsland;Jesper Hagemeier

  • Leptomeningeal contrast enhancement is associated with progression of cortical atrophy in MS: A retrospective, pilot, observational longitudinal study.

    Robert Zivadinov;Deepa P Ramasamy;Manuela Vaneckova;Sirin Gandhi

  • Vitamin D metabolites are associated with clinical and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis patients

    Bianca Weinstock-Guttman;Robert Zivadinov;Jun Qu;Diane Cookfair

  • Hypoperfusion of brain parenchyma is associated with the severity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional preliminary report

    Paolo Zamboni;Erica Menegatti;Bianca Weinstock-Guttman;Michael G Dwyer

  • Verbal memory is associated with structural hippocampal changes in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease

    Mona K Beyer;Kolbjorn S Bronnick;Kristy S Hwang;Niels Bergsland

  • Gray matter atrophy and disability progression in patients with early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a 5-year longitudinal study.

    Dana Horakova;Michael G. Dwyer;Eva Havrdova;Jennifer L. Cox

  • Evolution of different MRI measures in patients with active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis over 2 and 5 years: a case–control study

    Dana Horakova;Jennifer L Cox;Eva Havrdova;Sara Hussein

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael G. Dwyer
Michael G. Dwyer University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ralph H.B. Benedict
Ralph H.B. Benedict University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David W. Shucard
David W. Shucard University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Jeroen J. G. Geurts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jürgen R. Reichenbach
Jürgen R. Reichenbach Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Giovanni Savini
Giovanni Savini Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale

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