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Petra J. W. Pouwels is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Petra J. W. Pouwels has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Mapping the effects of pregnancy on resting state brain activity, white matter microstructure, neural metabolite concentrations and grey matter architecture, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Relationship Between White Matter Lesions and Gray Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis, 2022, Neurology
  • NAFLD is related to Post-prandial Triglyceride-enrichment of HDL Particles in Association with Endothelial and HDL Dysfunction, 2020, Liver International
  • POLR3A variants with striatal involvement and extrapyramidal movement disorder, 2020, Neurogenetics
  • Histopathology-validated recommendations for cortical lesion imaging in multiple sclerosis, 2020, Brain

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Petra J. W. Pouwels include:

  • Frederik Barkhof
  • Marjo S. van der Knaap
  • Odile A. van den Heuvel
  • Chris Vriend
  • Niels T. de Joode

Regarding publication venues, their work has appeared notably in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Neurology
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • Brain Communications

Best Publications

  • Clinical Proton MR Spectroscopy in Central Nervous System Disorders

    Gülin Öz;Jeffry R. Alger;Peter B. Barker;Robert Bartha

  • Intracortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: Improved Detection with 3D Double Inversion-Recovery MR Imaging

    Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Petra J. W. Pouwels;Bernard M. J. Uitdehaag;Chris H. Polman

  • Regional metabolite concentrations in human brain as determined by quantitative localized proton MRS.

    Petra J. W. Pouwels;Jens Frahm

  • Cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis: combined postmortem MR imaging and histopathology.

    Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Lars Bö;Petra J. W. Pouwels;Jonas A. Castelijns

  • Pancreatic Fat Content and β-Cell Function in Men With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

    Maarten E. Tushuizen;Mathijs C. Bunck;Petra J. Pouwels;Saskia Bontemps

  • Regional DTI differences in multiple sclerosis patients

    S. D. Roosendaal;Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Hugo Vrenken;H. E. Hulst

  • Regional age dependence of human brain metabolites from infancy to adulthood as detected by quantitative localized proton MRS.

    Petra J W Pouwels;Knut Brockmann;Bernd Kruse;Bernd Wilken

  • Correlating the alpha rhythm to BOLD using simultaneous EEG/fMRI: inter-subject variability.

    S.I. Gonçalves;J.C. de Munck;P.J.W. Pouwels;R. Schoonhoven

  • The hemodynamic response of the alpha rhythm: an EEG/fMRI study

    J.C. de Munck;S.I. Gonçalves;L. Huijboom;J.P.A. Kuijer

  • MR venography of multiple sclerosis.

    I Leng Tan;Ronald A. van Schijndel;Petra J. W. Pouwels;Marianne A. A. van Walderveen

  • Accumulation of cortical lesions in MS: relation with cognitive impairment.

    S.D. Roosendaal;B. Moraal;P.J.W. Pouwels;H. Vrenken

  • Pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: insights from molecular and metabolic imaging

    Olga Ciccarelli;Olga Ciccarelli;Frederik Barkhof;Benedetta Bodini;Benedetta Bodini;Nicola De Stefano

  • Cortical atrophy patterns in multiple sclerosis are non-random and clinically relevant

    Martijn D. Steenwijk;Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Marita Daams;Betty M. Tijms

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

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

  • Neuronal damage in T1-hypointense multiple sclerosis lesions demonstrated in vivo using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Marianne A. A. Van Walderveen;Frederik Barkhof;Petra J. W. Pouwels;Ronald A. Van Schijndel

  • Whole-brain T1 mapping in multiple sclerosis: global changes of normal-appearing gray and white matter.

    Hugo Vrenken;Jeroen J G Geurts;Dirk L Knol;L Noor van Dijk

  • Increase of total creatine in human brain after oral supplementation of creatine-monohydrate.

    P. Dechent;P. J. W. Pouwels;B. Wilken;F. Hanefeld

  • Accurate white matter lesion segmentation by k nearest neighbor classification with tissue type priors (kNN-TTPs)

    Martijn D. Steenwijk;Petra J.W. Pouwels;Marita Daams;Jan Willem van Dalen

  • 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

  • Pancreatic Fat Content and β-Cell Function in Men With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Response to Saisho, Butler, and Butler

    Maarten E. Tushuizen;Mathijs C. Bunck;Petra J. Pouwels;Michaela Diamant

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Jeroen J. G. Geurts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hugo Vrenken
Hugo Vrenken Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chris H. Polman
Chris H. Polman VU University Medical Center
Jaap Oosterlaan
Jaap Oosterlaan University of Amsterdam
Michaela Diamant
Michaela Diamant VU University Medical Center
Dirk L. Knol
Dirk L. Knol VU University Medical Center
Menno M. Schoonheim
Menno M. Schoonheim University of Amsterdam
Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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