Journal Publications

• TRIMAGE: A dedicated trimodality (PET/MR/EEG) imaging tool for schizophrenia

  A. Del Guerra, S. Ahmad, M. Avram, N. Belcari, A. Berneking, L. Biagi, M.G. Bisogni, F. Brandl, J. Cabello, N. Camarlinghi, P. Cerello, C. Choi, S. Coli, S. Colpo, J. Fleury, V. Gagliardi, G. Giraudo, K. Heekeren, W. Kawohl, T. Kostou, J. Lefaucheur, C. Lerche, G. Loudos, M. Morrocchi, J. Muller, M. Mustafa, I. Neuner, P. Papadimitroulas, F. Pennazio, R. Rajkumar, C.R. Brambilla, J. Rivoire, E.R. Kops, J. Scheins, R. Schimpf, N.J. Shah, C. Sorg, G. Sportelli, M. Tosetti, R. Trinchero, C. Wyss, S. Ziegler
  European Psychiatry, 50:7-20, April 2018,
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.11.007

• Corrigendum to “TRIMAGE: A dedicated trimodality (PET/MR/EEG) imaging tool for schizophrenia” [Eur Psychiatry 50 (2018) 7-20]

  A. Del Guerra, S. Ahmad, M. Avram, N. Belcari, A. Berneking, L. Biagi, M.G. Bisogni, F. Brandl, J. Cabello, N. Camarlinghi, P. Cerello, C. Choi, S. Coli, S. Colpo, J. Fleury, V. Gagliardi, G. Giraudo, K. Heekeren, W. Kawohl, T. Kostou, J. Lefaucheur, C. Lerche, G. Loudos, M. Morrocchi, J. Muller, M. Mustafa, I. Neuner, P. Papadimitroulas, F. Pennazio, R. Rajkumar, C.R. Brambilla, J. Rivoire, E.R. Kops, J. Scheins, R. Schimpf, N.J. Shah, C. Sorg, G. Sportelli, M. Tosetti, R. Trinchero, C. Wyss, S. Ziegler
  European Psychiatry, 51:104-105, June 2018,
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.05.007

• Multimodal Fingerprints of Resting State Networks as assessed by Simultaneous Trimodal MR-PET-EEG Imaging.
  N. J. Shah, J. Arrubla, R. Rajkumar, E. Farrher, J. Mauler, E. Rota Kops, L. Tellmann, J. Scheins, F. Boers, J. Dammers, P. Sripad, C. Lerche, K. J. Langen, H. Herzog & I. Neuner.

  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 7(1): 6452. JULY 2017.
  DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05484-w

• Design and Characterization of a Gradient-Transparent RF Copper Shield for PET Detector Modules in Hybrid MR-PET Imaging.
  A. Berneking, R. Trinchero, Member, IEEE, Y. Ha, F. Finster, P. Cerello, C. Lerche, and N. J. Shah

  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, VOL. 64, NO. 5, MAY 2017
  DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2017.2691546

• The TRIMAGE PET Data Acquisition System: Initial Results.
  
  G. Sportelli, Member, IEEE, S. Ahmad, N. Belcari, M. G. Bisogni, N. Camarlinghi, A. Di Pasquale, S. Dussoni, J. Fleury, M. Morrocchi, E. Zaccaro, and A. Del Guerra, Fellow

  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RADIATION AND PLASMA MEDICAL SCIENCES, VOL. 1, NO. 2, MARCH 2017
  DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2016.2633237

• GABA metabolism and its role in gamma-band oscillatory activity during auditory processing: An MRS and EEG study.
  
  C. Wyss , D. H.Y. Tse, M. Kometer,J. Dammers,R. Achermann,N. J. Shah,W. Kawohl and I. Neuner

  Human Brain Mapping 00:00–00 (2017)
  DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23642

• A multi-centre evaluation of eleven clinically feasible brain PET/MRI attenuation correction techniques using a large cohort of patients.
  C. Ladefoged1, I. Law1, U. Anazodo2, K. Lawrence, D. Garcia, C Catana, N. Burgos, J. Cardoso, S. Ourselin, B. Hutton, I. Mérida, N. Costes, A. Hammers, D. Benoit, S. Holm, M. Juttukonda, H. An, J. Cabello, M. Lukas, S. Nekolla, S. Ziegler, M. Fenchel, B. Jakoby, M. Casey, T. Benzinger, L. Højgaard, A. Hansen, F. Andersen

  J. Neuroimage, December 2016,
  DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.12.010

• Design and implementation of a simple multinuclear MRI system for ultra high-field imaging of animals.
  C. Choi, Y. Ha, P. Veeraiah, J. Felder, K. Möllenhoff, N. Shah

  J. Magn. Reson., 273: 28-32, December 2016,
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2016.10.007

• Using structural and functional brain imaging to investigate responses to acute thermal pain.
  T. Warbrick, V. Stollenwerk, I. Maximov, F. Grinberg, N. Shah
  J. Pain, 17(7): 836-844, July 2016
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.03.009

• Comparison between MRI-based attenuation correction methods for brain PET in dementia patients.
  J. Cabello, M. Lukas, E. Rota Kops, A. Ribeiro, N. Shah, I. Yakushev, T. Pyka, S. Nekolla, S. Ziegler
  Eur. J. Nucl. Med. Mol. Imaging, 43(12): 2190-220, November 2016
  DOI: 10.1007/s00259-016-3394-5

• Multimodal neuroimaging in humans at 9.4 T: a technological breakthrough towards an advanced metabolic imaging scanner
  N.Shah
  J Brain Struct Funct 220:1867 2015
  DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0843-4

• GABA Concentration in Posterior Cingulate Cortex Predicts Putamen Response during Res ing State fMRI.J. Arrubla, Desmond H. Y. Tse, C. Amkreutz, I. Neuner,  N. Shah
  PLoS ONE 9(9): e106609, September 2014
  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106609

• Transferring Cognitive Tasks Between Brain Imaging Modalities: Implications for Task Design and Results Interpretation in fMRI Studies.T. Warbrick, M. Reske, N. Shah
  J. Vis. Exp. (91), e51793
  DOI:10.3791/51793

• Removal of Pulse Artefact from EEG Data Recorded in MR Environment at 3T. Setting of ICA Parameters for Marking Artefactual Components: Application to Resting-State Data.
  E. Maggioni, J. Arrubla, T. Warbrick, J. Dammers, A. Bianchi, G. Reni, M. Tosetti, I. Neuner, N.. Shah
  PLoS ONE9(11): e112147, November 2014

  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112147

• Imaging of sodium in the brain: a brief review
  N. J. Shah, W. Worthoff, K. Langen
  NMR Biomed. , 29:162-174, January 2016
  DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3389

• Rapid Fat Suppression for Three-Dimensional Echo Planar Imaging with Minimized Specific Absorption Rate.
  R. Stirnberg, D. Brenner, T. Stocker, N. J. Shah
  Magn. Reson. Med., 76: 1517–1523 , November 2015
  DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26063

• MR-Based Attenuation Correction Using Ultrashort-Echo-Time Pulse Sequences in Dementia Patients.
  J. Cabello, M. Lukas, S. Förster, T. Pyka, S. Nekolla ,S. Ziegler.
  J Nucl Med 2015; 56:423–429, March 2015
  DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.146308

Conference Presentations

• • • “Trimodal Approach (PET/MR/EEG) of Response Inhibition as a Possible Biomarker for Schizophrenia”, Presentation at the Congress of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) in 2017.  C. Wyss, K. Heekeren, A. Del Guerra, N.J. Shah, I. Neuner, W. Kawohl
    • TRIMAGE: A Simultaneous PET-MRI-EEG Brain Scanner Dedicated to Mental Disorders, J Cabello1, S Ahmad, M Avram, J Bedet, N Belcari, A Berneking, L Biagi, MG Bisogni, N Camarlinghi, P Cerello, CH Choi, S Coli, S Colpo, T Costou, J Fleury, M Georgiou, G Giraudo, K Heekeren, W Kawohl, JL Lefaucheur, C Lerche, G Loudos, M Morrocchi, J Muller, I Neuner, P Papadimitroulas, F Pennazio, C Piemonte, E Rota-Kops, J Scheins, R Schimpf, N Serra, J Shah, C Sorg, G Sportelli, C de la Taille, M Tosetti, R Trinchero, E Zaccaro, S Ziegler, A Del Guerra, 5th European Conference on Clinical Neuroimaging (ECCN 2016), Roma, Italy, March 27-28, 2017.
    • Investigation and Evaluation of a Simulated Dedicated PET Prototype for Brain Studies: Applicability to a Trimodal PET/MR/EEG System, Panagiotis Papadimitroulas, George Loudos, Jorge Cabello, Juergen Scheins, Nicola Belcari, Alberto Del Guerra, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA USA, 8-15 November 2014.
    • A SiPM-based Dual Layer PET Detector for a Fully Integrated PET/MR/EEG Brain Scanner: Design and Simulation, Nicola Belcari, Niccolò Camarlinghi, Piergiorgio Cerello, Francesco Pennazio, Giancarlo Sportelli, Emanuele Zaccaro and Alberto Del Guerra, , IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, USA, 31 October – 7 November 2015.

Other presentations

• • Alberto Del Guerra (on behalf of the TRIMAGE consortium), TRIMAGE -Development of a simultaneous trimodal (PET/MR/EEG) imaging tool for early diagnosis of schizophrenia and other mental disorders, Symposium:”The recent EU-funded imaging projects in psychiatry: presentation and update”, 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria 28-31 March 2015.
  • Nicola Belcari (on behalf of the TRIMAGE consortium), “The TRIMAGE project”, Meeting of the Working Group 1 and 2 of the COST Action TD1007: “Bimodal PET-MRI molecular imaging technologies and applications for in vivo monitoring of disease and biological processes”, Monday 16 December 2013, Ghent, Belgium.