Contact Information

MS Imaging Laboratory
Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc

Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 149
149 13th Street
Charlestown, MA  02129

Phone: 617-726-7531

Email: klawiter@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

Explore This Lab

    Overview

    The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Imaging Lab, directed by Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc, focuses on MS clinical research as well as the application and development of new imaging methods to better understand, diagnose and treat MS.

    Through the use of novel imaging techniques, we examine changes in structural and functional brain networks in MS in relation to clinical outcomes such as cognition. The overall goal is to integrate novel imaging techniques into therapeutic clinical trials, which our lab is also involved with.

    The goals of our research are to:

    • Understand the pathology that gives rise to symptoms and cognitive impairment associated with MS
    • Develop biomarkers for early diagnosis of MS
    • Develop more effective treatments for MS

    Our current imaging dataset consists of data from the 3T Connectom scanner and an ultra-high field 7T scanner on patients with MS including:

    • Longitudinal structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    • Longitudinal resting state functional MRI
    • Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
    • Advanced diffusion imaging (i.e. Q-ball and axon diameter modeling)
    • Neurocognitive testing
    • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
    • Clinical data

    We also plan, implement and write customized code to streamline data processing and analysis.

    Research Projects

    Multi-modal Neuroimaging

    The MS Imaging Laboratory is involved in various neuroimaging studies that implement established and novel techniques to examine structural and functional connectivity in relationship to cognitive dysfunction in MS.

    Spinal Cord Imaging

    We are exploring novel spinal cord imaging techniques in MS and related diseases such as neuromyelitis optica (NMO).

    Selected Publications

    For a more comprehensive publications list, please visit PubMed.

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