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Olav Jansen

Olav Jansen

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
35704
World Ranking
12077
National Ranking
653

Overview

Olav Jansen is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has a substantial research output primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering. Their work spans across clinical and imaging studies related to cerebrovascular conditions and advanced diagnostic techniques.

Jansen's research covers several specialized topics, including:

  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

Their frequent publication venues show an emphasis on neuroradiology and imaging research, including:

  • Neuroradiologie Scan
  • RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Scientific Reports
  • Interventional Neuroradiology

Collaboration is a notable part of Jansen's research career, indicated by frequent coauthors such as:

  • Naomi Larsen
  • Fritz Wodarg
  • Jan-Bernd Hövener
  • Patrick Langguth
  • Mona Salehi Ravesh

Representative recent publications from Olav Jansen include:

  • Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke: an open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised non-inferiority trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Carotid endarterectomy or stenting or best medical treatment alone for moderate-to-severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: 5-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • The Safety and Effectiveness of the Contour Neurovascular System (Contour) for the Treatment of Bifurcation Aneurysms: The CERUS Study, 2021, Neurosurgery
  • Multimodal validation of focal enhancement in intracranial aneurysms as a surrogate marker for aneurysm instability, 2020, Neuroradiology
  • Recanalization after cerebral venous thrombosis. A randomized controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate versus dose-adjusted warfarin in patients with cerebral venous and dural sinus thrombosis, 2021, International Journal of Stroke

Best Publications

  • Stent-retriever thrombectomy after intravenous t-PA vs. t-PA alone in stroke

    Jeffrey L. Saver;Mayank Goyal;Alain Bonafe;Hans Christoph Diener

  • 30 day results from the SPACE trial of stent-protected angioplasty versus carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients: a randomised non-inferiority trial.

    Ringleb Pa;Allenberg J;Brückmann H

  • Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

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  • Results of the Stent-Protected Angioplasty versus Carotid Endarterectomy (SPACE) study to treat symptomatic stenoses at 2 years: a multinational, prospective, randomised trial.

    Hans-Henning Eckstein;Peter Ringleb;Jens-Rainer Allenberg;Jürgen Berger

  • Early Hemicraniectomy in Patients With Complete Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

    S. Schwab;T. Steiner;A. Aschoff;S. Schwarz

  • The Importance of Size Successful Recanalization by Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Anterior Stroke Depends on Thrombus Length

    Christian H. Riedel;Philip Zimmermann;Ulf Jensen-Kondering;Robert Stingele

  • CT and Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Randomized Order Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Results in Higher Accuracy and Lower Interrater Variability in the Diagnosis of Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke

    J.B. Fiebach;P.D. Schellinger;O. Jansen;M. Meyer

  • Manganese and chronic hepatic encephalopathy.

    D Krieger;S Krieger;L Theilmann;O Jansen

  • Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Accurate in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study on the Validity of Stroke Imaging

    Jochen B. Fiebach;Peter D. Schellinger;Achim Gass;Thomas Kucinski

  • A Standardized MRI Stroke Protocol: Comparison with CT in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

    Peter D. Schellinger;Olav Jansen;Jochen B. Fiebach;Werner Hacke

  • Effect of Intravenous Thrombolysis on MRI Parameters and Functional Outcome in Acute Stroke <6 Hours

    J. Röther;P.D. Schellinger;A. Gass;M. Siebler

  • Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: Consensus statement by ESO-Karolinska Stroke Update 2014/2015, supported by ESO, ESMINT, ESNR and EAN:

    Nils Wahlgren;Tiago Moreira;Patrik Michel;Thorsten Steiner

  • Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Charles B L M Majoie;Gregory W Albers;Bijoy K Menon

  • CA1 neurons in the human hippocampus are critical for autobiographical memory, mental time travel, and autonoetic consciousness

    Thorsten Bartsch;Juliane Döhring;Axel Rohr;Olav Jansen

  • Thrombolytic therapy in acute occlusion of the intracranial internal carotid artery bifurcation.

    O Jansen;R von Kummer;M Forsting;W Hacke

  • Induction of empathy by the smell of anxiety.

    Alexander Prehn-Kristensen;Christian Wiesner;Til Ole Bergmann;Stephan Wolff

  • Comparison of CT and CT Angiography Source Images With Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Patients With Acute Stroke Within 6 Hours After Onset

    Peter Schramm;Peter D. Schellinger;Jochen B. Fiebach;Sabine Heiland

  • Early recanalisation in acute ischaemic stroke saves tissue at risk defined by MRI

    Olav Jansen;Peter Schellinger;Jochen Fiebach;Werner Hacke

  • Effector-independent representations of simple and complex imagined finger movements: a combined fMRI and TMS study.

    J. P. Kuhtz-Buschbeck;C. Mahnkopf;C. Holzknecht;H. Siebner

  • Stroke magnetic resonance imaging within 6 hours after onset of hyperacute cerebral ischemia

    Peter D. Schellinger;Jochen B. Fiebach;Olav Jansen;Peter A. Ringleb

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Forsting
Michael Forsting University of Duisburg-Essen
Ulrich Stephani
Ulrich Stephani Kiel University
Peter A. Ringleb
Peter A. Ringleb University Hospital Heidelberg
Günther Deuschl
Günther Deuschl Kiel University
Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Martin M. Brown
Martin M. Brown University College London
George Howard
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Peter D. Schellinger
Peter D. Schellinger Ruhr University Bochum
Tudor G. Jovin
Tudor G. Jovin Cooper University Hospital
Jochen B. Fiebach
Jochen B. Fiebach Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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