Jani Saunavaara

- Professor,
Institute of Biomedicine (Faculty of Medicine)

Department of Medical Physics, Turku University Hospital

jani.saunavaara@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0617-1105

Publications

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Assessing blood flow in uterine fibroids using intravoxel incoherent motion imaging compared with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (2025)
- Scientific Reports
Sainio, Teija; Saunavaara, Jani; Komar, Gaber; Viitala, Antti; Otonkoski, Saara; Joronen, Kirsi; Perheentupa, Antti; Sequeiros, Roberto Blanco
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Neuroprotective Effects of Inhaled Xenon Gas on Brain Structural Gray Matter Changes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Evaluated by Morphometric Analysis: A Substudy of the Randomized Xe-Hypotheca Trial (2025)
- Neurocritical Care
Hollmén, Carita; Parkkola, Riitta; Vorobyev, Viktor; Saunavaara, Jani; Laitio, Ruut; Arola, Olli; Hynninen, Marja; Bäcklund, Minna; Martola, Juha; Ylikoski, Emmi; Roine, Risto O.; Tiainen, Marjaana; Scheinin, Harry; Maze, Mervyn; Vahlberg, Tero; Laitio, Timo T.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Progression of Amyloid Accumulation in Late Adulthood Among People With Childhood-Onset Epilepsy (2025)
- Neurology
Joutsa, Juho; Rinne, Juha O.; Niemi, Kalle J.; Karrasch, Mira; Parkkola, Riitta K.; Saunavaara, Jani; Helin, Semi P.; Hermann, Bruce P.; Sillanpää, Matti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of cumulative prenatal adversity with infant subcortical structure volumes and child problem behavior and its moderation by a coexpression polygenic risk score of the serotonin system (2023)
- Development and Psychopathology
Acosta Henriette, Kantojärvi Katri, Tuulari Jetro J, Lewis John D, Hashempour Niloofar, Scheinin Noora M, Lehtola Satu J, Nolvi Saara, Fonov Vladimir S, Collins D Louis, Evans Alan C, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saunavaara Jani, Merisaari Harri, Karlsson Linnea, Paunio Tiina, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comparison of the prognostic value of early-phase proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging with serum neuron-specific enolase at 72 h in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-a substudy of the XeHypotheca trial (2023)
- Neuroradiology
Koskensalo Kalle, Virtanen Sami, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Laitio Ruut, Arola Olli, Hynninen Marja, Silvasti Päivi, Nukarinen Eija, Martola Juha, Silvennoinen Heli M, Tiainen Marjaana, Roine Risto O, Scheinin Harry, Saraste Antti, Maze Mervyn, Vahlberg Tero, Laitio Timo T; XeHYPOTHECA Research Group
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of xenon on brain injury, neurological outcome, and survival in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage-study protocol for a randomized clinical trial (2023)
- Trials
Laaksonen Mikael, Rinne Jaakko, Rahi Melissa, Posti Jussi P., Laitio Ruut, Kivelev Juri, Saarenpää Ilkka, Laukka Dan, Frösen Juhana, Ronkainen Antti, Bendel Stepani, Långsjö Jaakko, Ala-Peijari Marika, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Nyman Mikko, Martikainen Ilkka K., Dickens Alex M., Rinne Juha, Valtonen Mika, Saari Teijo I., Koivisto Timo, Bendel Paula, Roine Timo, Saraste Antti, Vahlberg Tero, Tanttari Juha, Laitio Timo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Infants' sex affects neural responses to affective touch in early infancy (2023)
- Developmental Psychobiology
Mariani Wigley Isabella L. C., Björnsdotter Malin, Scheinin Noora M., Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Bonichini Sabrina, Montirosso Rosario, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal psychological distress associates with alterations in resting-state low-frequency fluctuations and distal functional connectivity of the neonate medial prefrontal cortex (2023)
- European Journal of Neuroscience
Rajasilta Olli, Häkkinen Suvi, Björnsdotter Malin, Scheinin Noora M, Lehtola Satu J, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prenatal maternal depressive symptoms are associated with neonatal left amygdala microstructure in a sex-dependent way (2023)
- European Journal of Neuroscience
Hashempour N, Tuulari JJ, Merisaari H, Acosta H, Lewis JD, Pelto J, Scheinin NM, Fonov VS, Collins DL, Lehtola SJ, Saunavaara J, Lähdesmäki T, Parkkola R, Karlsson L, Karlsson H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex differences, asymmetry, and age-related white matter development in infants and 5-year-olds as assessed with tract-based spatial statistics (2023)
- Human Brain Mapping
Kumpulainen Venla, Merisaari Harri, Silver Eero, Copeland Anni, Pulli Elmo P., Lewis John D., Saukko Ekaterina, Shulist Satu J., Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Karlsson Linne, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Structural brain correlates of non-verbal cognitive ability in 5-year-old children: Findings from the FinnBrain birth cohort study (2023)
- Human Brain Mapping
Pulli Elmo P, Nolvi Saara, Eskola Eeva, Nordenswan Elisabeth, Holmberg Eeva, Copeland Anni, Kumpulainen Venla, Silver Eero, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saukko Ekaterina, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Allometry in the corpus callosum in neonates: Sexual dimorphism (2022)
- Human Brain Mapping
Lewis John D, Acosta Henriette, Tuulari Jetro J, Fonov Vladimir S, Collins Louis D, Scheinin Noora M, Lehtola Satu J, Rosberg Aylin, Lidauer Kristian, Ukharova Elena, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lahdesmaki Tuire, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
ASIC-E4: Interplay of Beta-Amyloid, Synaptic Density and Neuroinflammation in Cognitively Normal Volunteers With Three Levels of Genetic Risk for Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease - Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics (2022)
- Frontiers in Neurology
Snellman Anniina, Ekblad Laura L, Koivumäki Mikko, Lindgren Noora, Tuisku Jouni, Perälä Merja, Kallio Lila, Lehtonen Riina, Saunavaara Virva, Saunavaara Jani, Oikonen Vesa, Aarnio Richard, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Parkkola Riitta Karrasch Mira, Zetterberg Henrik, Blennow Kaj, Rinne Juha O
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Biparametric Prostate MRI, Radiomics, and Kallikreins: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of Men With a Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer (2022)
- Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Perez Ileana Montoya, Merisaari Harri, Jambor Ivan, Ettala Otto, Taimen Pekka, Knaapila Juha, Kekki Henna, Khan Ferdhos L, Syrjälä Elise, Steiner Aida, Syvänen Kari T, Verho Janne, Seppänen Marjo, Rannikko Antti, Riikonen Jarno, Mirtti Tuomas, Lamminen Tarja, Saunavaara Jani, Falagario Ugo, Martini Alberto, Pahikkala Tapio, Pettersson Kim, Boström Peter J, Aronen Hannu J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Differences in brain changes between adults with childhood-onset epilepsy and controls: A prospective population-based study (2022)
- Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
Sillanpää Matti, Hermann Bruce, Rinne Juha O., Parkkola Riitta, Saarinen Maiju M., Karrasch Mira, Saunavaara Jani, Rissanen Eero, Joutsa Juho, Shinnar Shlomo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of number of diffusion-encoding directions in diffusion metrics of 5-year-olds using tract-based spatial statistical analysis (2022)
- European Journal of Neuroscience
Kumpulainen Venla, Merisaari Harri, Copeland Aanni, Silver Eero, Pulli Elmo P, Lewis John D, Saukko Ekaterina, Saunavaara Jani, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Feasibility of FreeSurfer Processing for T1-Weighted Brain Images of 5-Year-Olds: Semiautomated Protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab (2022)
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
Pulli Elmo P, Silver Eero, Kumpulainen Venla, Copeland Anni, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Individualised non-contrast MRI-based risk estimation and shared decision-making in men with a suspicion of prostate cancer: protocol for multicentre randomised controlled trial (multi-IMPROD V.2.0) (2022)
- BMJ Open
Ettala Otto, Jambor Ivan, Perez Ileana Montoya, Seppänen Marjo, Kaipia Antti, Seikkula Heikki, Syvänen Kari T, Taimen Pekka, Verho Janne, Steiner Aida, Saunavaara Jani, Saukko Ekaterina, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sjoberg Daniel D, Vickers Andrew, Aronen Hannu, Boström Peter
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Magnetic resonance imaging-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation for benign prostatic hyperplasia: 12-month clinical outcomes of a phase I study (2022)
- BJU International
Viitala Antti, Anttinen Mikael, Wright Cameron, Virtanen Ilari, Mäkelä Pietari, Hovinen Topi, Sainio Teija, Saunavaara Jani, Taimen Pekka, Sequeiros Roberto Blanco, Boström Peter J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prenatal and early-life environmental factors, family demographics and cortical brain anatomy in 5-year-olds: an MRI study from FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2022)
- Brain Imaging and Behavior
Silver Eero, Pulli Elmo P, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Kumpulainen Venla, Copeland Anni, Saukko Ekaterina, Saunavaara Jani, Merisaari Harri, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Parkkola Riitta, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)