Piotr Sowa
- Senior Consultant, Neuroradiologist; MD, PhD
- +47 230 72600
Piotr Sowa received his medical degree from the Medical University of Wroclaw (Poland) in 1996, and his specialisation in radiology and medical imaging from the University Hospital in Krakow (Poland) in 2005. Sowa has been working within radiology since 1999, both in Krakow, Trondheim and the Oslo region, in the past few years with main focus on neuroradiology.
PhD-project:
Title of the PhD project: MRI biomarkers of Disease Activity and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis.
Main supervisor: Mona Beyer (Consultant at the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Section of Neuroradiology, Oslo University Hospital)
Co-supervisor: Hanne F. Harbo (MD, PhD)
Research interests:
- Radiology/MRI in MS
- Restriction Spectrum Imaging in MS
- Perfusion Weighted Imaging in MS
Publications 2024
Diagnostic Performance of Cortical Lesions and the Central Vein Sign in Multiple Sclerosis
JAMA Neurol, 81 (2), 143-153
DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4737, PubMed 38079177
Grey Matter Atrophy and its Relationship with White Matter Lesions in Patients with Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disease, Aquaporin-4 Antibody-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, and Multiple Sclerosis
Ann Neurol, 96 (2), 276-288
DOI 10.1002/ana.26951, PubMed 38780377
Prognostic value of single-subject grey matter networks in early multiple sclerosis
Brain, 147 (1), 135-146
DOI 10.1093/brain/awad288, PubMed 37642541
Publications 2023
Task-based functional connectivity reveals aberrance with the salience network during emotional interference in late-life depression
Aging Ment Health, 27 (10), 2043-2051
DOI 10.1080/13607863.2023.2179972, PubMed 36914245
Clinical and MRI measures to identify non-acute MOG-antibody disease in adults
Brain, 146 (6), 2489-2501
DOI 10.1093/brain/awac480, PubMed 36515653
miRNA Expression Profiles in Ovarian Endometriosis and Two Types of Ovarian Cancer-Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer and High-Grade Ovarian Cancer
Int J Mol Sci, 24 (24)
DOI 10.3390/ijms242417470, PubMed 38139300
Publications 2022
Serum neurofilament light chain concentration predicts disease worsening in multiple sclerosis
Mult Scler, 28 (12), 1859-1870
DOI 10.1177/13524585221097296, PubMed 35658739
Risk of fingolimod rebound after switching to cladribine or rituximab in multiple sclerosis
Mult Scler Relat Disord, 62, 103812
DOI 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103812, PubMed 35462167
Brain disconnectome mapping derived from white matter lesions and serum neurofilament light levels in multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal multicenter study
Neuroimage Clin, 35, 103099
DOI 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103099, PubMed 35772194
miR 31-3p Has the Highest Expression in Cesarean Scar Endometriosis
Int J Mol Sci, 23 (9)
DOI 10.3390/ijms23094660, PubMed 35563053
Publications 2021
Functional connectivity in multiple sclerosis modelled as connectome stability: A 5-year follow-up study
Mult Scler, 28 (4), 532-540
DOI 10.1177/13524585211030212, PubMed 34259578
Pneumonitis and fibrosis after breast cancer radiotherapy: occurrence and treatment-related predictors
Acta Oncol, 60 (12), 1651-1658
DOI 10.1080/0284186X.2021.1976828, PubMed 34618657
Navigational tunnel technique for gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy: getting straight to the point (pylorus)
VideoGIE, 7 (2), 82-84
DOI 10.1016/j.vgie.2021.09.010, PubMed 35146233
EUS-guided blood patch delivery during liver biopsy: nature's gel foam
VideoGIE, 6 (11), 487-488
DOI 10.1016/j.vgie.2021.06.006, PubMed 34765837
Publications 2020
LesionQuant for Assessment of MRI in Multiple Sclerosis-A Promising Supplement to the Visual Scan Inspection
Front Neurol, 11, 546744
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2020.546744, PubMed 33362682
The genetic architecture of human brainstem structures and their involvement in common brain disorders
Nat Commun, 11 (1), 4016
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-17376-1, PubMed 32782260
Publisher Correction: Common brain disorders are associated with heritable patterns of apparent aging of the brain
Nat Neurosci, 23 (2), 295
DOI 10.1038/s41593-019-0553-6, PubMed 31848485
Publications 2019
Neurodegenerative Interplay of Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysregulation and the Retina in Early Multiple Sclerosis
Front Neurol, 10, 507
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2019.00507, PubMed 31156539
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal MRI Brain Scans Reveal Accelerated Brain Aging in Multiple Sclerosis
Front Neurol, 10, 450
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2019.00450, PubMed 31114541
Common brain disorders are associated with heritable patterns of apparent aging of the brain
Nat Neurosci, 22 (10), 1617-1623
DOI 10.1038/s41593-019-0471-7, PubMed 31551603
Biallelic POLR3A variants confirmed as a frequent cause of hereditary ataxia and spastic paraparesis
Brain, 142 (4), e12
DOI 10.1093/brain/awz041, PubMed 30847471
Publications 2018
Restriction spectrum imaging of white matter and its relation to neurological disability in multiple sclerosis
Mult Scler, 25 (5), 687-698
DOI 10.1177/1352458518765671, PubMed 29542336
Publications 2017
Fatigue and cognition: Pupillary responses to problem-solving in early multiple sclerosis patients
Brain Behav, 7 (7), e00717
DOI 10.1002/brb3.717, PubMed 28729927
Magnetic resonance imaging perfusion is associated with disease severity and activity in multiple sclerosis
Neuroradiology, 59 (7), 655-664
DOI 10.1007/s00234-017-1849-4, PubMed 28585082
Publications 2016
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Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (19), 1608
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0826, PubMed 27790879
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Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (20), 1702
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0865, PubMed 27830899
[MRI in multiple sclerosis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (16), 1373-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1361, PubMed 27637059
MRI- investigations in multiple sclerosis
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 136 (16), 1373-1376
Publications 2015
A Longitudinal Study of Disability, Cognition and Gray Matter Atrophy in Early Multiple Sclerosis Patients According to Evidence of Disease Activity
PLoS One, 10 (8), e0135974
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0135974, PubMed 26280173
Eye and hand motor interactions with the Symbol Digit Modalities Test in early multiple sclerosis
Mult Scler Relat Disord, 4 (6), 585-9
DOI 10.1016/j.msard.2015.08.003, PubMed 26590666
Reduced perfusion in white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis
Eur J Radiol, 84 (12), 2605-12
DOI 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.09.007, PubMed 26391230