PhD Harri Merisaari - UTU Research Portal

Harri Merisaari
PhD

- Docent,
Department of Clinical Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)
- Senior Researcher,
Clinical Neurosciences (Department of Clinical Medicine)

Department of Diagnostic Radiology

haanme@utu.fi

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8515-5399

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Associations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and mean diffusivity of the hippocampus and amygdala in infants (2025)
- International Journal of Obesity
Rosberg, Aylin; Merisaari, Harri; Lewis, John D.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Lukkarinen, Minna; Rasmussen, Jerod M.; Scheinin, Noora M.; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Tuulari, Jetro J.
MRI-based risk factors for intensive care unit admissions in acute neck infections (2025)
- European Journal of Radiology Open
Vierula, Jari-Pekka; Merisaari, Harri; Heikkinen, Jaakko; Happonen, Tatu; Siren, Aapo; Velhonoja, Jarno; Irjala, Heikki; Soukka, Tero; Mattila, Kimmo; Nyman, Mikko; Nurminen, Janne; Hirvonen, Jussi
The FinnBrain multimodal neonatal template and atlas collection (2025)
- Communications Biology
Tuulari Jetro J.; Rosberg Aylin; Pulli Elmo P.; Hashempour Niloofar; Ukharova Elena; Lidauer Kristian; Jolly Ashmeet; Luotonen Silja; Audah Hilyatushalihah K.; Vartiainen Elena; Bano Wajiha; Suuronen Ilkka; Mariani Wigley Isabella L. C.; Fonov Vladimir S.; Collins D. Louis; Merisaari Harri; Karlsson Linnea; Karlsson Hasse; Lewis John D.
Associations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and infant striatal mean diffusivity (2024)
- BMC Medicine
Rosberg Aylin, Merisaari Harri, Lewis John D, Hashempour Niloofar, Lukkarinen Minna, Rasmussen Jerod M, Scheinin Noora M, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
Implementing ABCD study ® MRI sequences for multi-site cohort studies: practical guide to necessary steps, preprocessing methods, and challenges (2024)
- MethodsX
Bano, Wajiha; Pulli, Elmo; Cantonas, Lucia; Sorsa, Aino; Hämäläinen, Jarmo; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson,
Linnea; Saukko, Ekaterina; Sainio, Teija; Peuna, Arttu; Korja, Riikka; Aro, Mikko; Leppänen, Paavo H.T.; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Merisaari, Harri
Major brain injuries at term continue to influence DTI parameters in adolescents born very preterm : a 13-year follow-up study (2024)
- Acta Radiologica
Setänen Sirkku, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Virva, Uusitalo Karoliina, Lahti Katri, Ngum Peter, Haataja Leena, Parkkola Riitta
Relaxation Along a Fictitious Field, continuous wave T1rho, adiabatic T1rho and adiabatic T2rho imaging of human gliomas at 3T: A feasibility study (2024)
- PLoS ONE
Jambor Ivan, Steiner Aida, Pesola Marko, Gardberg Maria, Frantzén Janek, Jokinen Pekka, Liimatainen Timo, Minn Heikki, Aronen Hannu, Merisaari Harri
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
Diagnostic yield of emergency MRI in non-traumatic headache (2023)
- Neuroradiology
Happonen Tatu, Nyman Mikko, Ylikotila Pauli, Merisaari Harri, Mattila Kimmo, Hirvonen Jussi
Effect of number of diffusion encoding directions in neonatal diffusion tensor imaging using Tract-Based Spatial Statistical analysis (2023)
- European Journal of Neuroscience
Merisaari Harri, Karlsson Linnea, Scheinin Noora M., Shulist Satu J., Lewis John D., Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
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.
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index is associated with newborn offspring hypothalamic mean diffusivity: a prospective dual-cohort study (2023)
- BMC Medicine
Rasmussen Jerod M, Tuulari Jetro J, Nolvi Saara, Thompson Paul M, Merisaari Harri, Lavonius Maria, Karlsson Linnea, Entringer Sonja, Wadhwa Pathik D, Karlsson Hasse, Buss Claudia
Maternal smoking during pregnancy negatively affects brain volumes proportional to intracranial volume in adolescents born very preterm (2023)
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Ekblad Mikael O, Ngum Peter, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Virva, Parkkola Riitta, Setänen Sirkku; on behalf of the PIPARI Study Group
Prenatal and Postnatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With White Matter Integrity in 5-Year-Olds in a Sex-Specific Manner (2023)
- Biological Psychiatry
Kumpulainen Venla, Copeland Anni, Pulli Elmo P., Silver Eero, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Saukko Ekaterina, Merisaari Harri, Lewis John D., Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
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
Prostate cancer detection and segmentation on MRI using non-local mask R-CNN with histopathological ground truth (2023)
- Medical Physics
Dai Zhenzhen, Jambor Ivan, Taimen Pekka, Pantelic Milan, Elshaikh Mohamed, Dabaja Ali, Rogers Craig, Ettala Otto, Boström Peter J., Aronen Hannu J., Merisaari Harri, Wen Ning
Resistance Training Increases White Matter Density in Frail Elderly Women (2023)
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
Bucci Marco, Iozzo Patricia, Merisaari Harri, Huovinen Ville, Lipponen Heta, Räikkönen Katri, Parkkola Riitta, Salonen Minna, Sandboge Samuel, Eriksson Johan G, Nummenmaa Lauri, Nuutila Pirjo
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.
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
Association between Incidental Pelvic Inflammation and Aggressive Prostate Cancer (2022)
- Cancers
Chakravarty Dimple, Ratnani Parita, Huang Li, Dovey Zachary, Sobotka Stanislaw, Berryhill Roy, Merisaari Harri, Al Shaarani Majd, Rai Richa, Jambor Ivan, Yadav Kamlesh K., Mittan Sandeep, Parekh Sneha, Kodysh Julia, Wagaskar Vinayak, Brody Rachel, Cordon-Cardo Carlos, Rykunov Dmitry, Reva Boris, Davicioni Elai, Wiklund Peter, Bhardwaj Nina, Nair Sujit S., Tewari Ashutosh K.