Faculty of Science

Professor Rob Dineen

Professor of Neuroradiology, School of Medicine

rob.dineen@nottingham.ac.uk

I am a clinical and academic neuroradiologist with an interest in using MRI to understand pathophysiology of neurological diseases, particularly abnormalities of brain connectivity.  I also lead research into using brain imaging to identify targets, and detect treatment effects, of non-invasive neuromodulation.

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N3Centre Research Interests

Clinical translation and application of neurotechnology

 

 

Current projects

  • ‘A Feasibility Trial of Neuromodulation With Connectivity-Guided Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation For Cognitive Impairment In MS.’ MS Society. Lead applicant
  • ‘Clinical Trial Readiness for Non-Invasive Therapeutic Neuromodulation in Ataxia Telangiectasia’.  NeuroMod+ (MRC/EPSRC). Lead applicant
  • ‘Stimulation for Treatment of Involuntary Movements in Ataxia Telangiectasia Pilot Study (STIM A-T Pilot)’. Action for A-T.  Co-Applicant.

Key Publications

  • Blenchard, C., De Dios Perez, B., Tindall, T., et al. Trial protocol: Feasibility of neuromodulation with connectivity-guided intermittent theta-burst stimulation for improving cognition in multiple sclerosis. Open Med, 28;18(1):20230814. (2023). 

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  • Martinez-Heras, E., Solana, E., Vivó, F., Lopez-Soley, E., Calvi, A., et al. Diffusion-based structural connectivity patterns of multiple sclerosis phenotypes. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 94(11):916-923. Sci Rep 14, 11916 (2023). 

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  • Rehák Bučková, B., Mareš, J., Škoch, A, Kopal, J.,  et al. Multimodal-neuroimaging machine-learning analysis of motor disability in multiple sclerosis. Brain Imaging and Behavior,17(1):18-34 (2023). 

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  • Meng, D., Welton, T., Elsarraj, A., Morgan, P. S., et al. Dorsolateral prefrontal circuit effective connectivity mediates the relationship between white matter structure and PASAT-3 performance in multiple sclerosis. Human Brain Mapping, 1;42(2):495-509 (2021). 

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  • Welton, T., Constantinescu, C. S., Auer,  D. P., Dineen, R. A. Graph Theoretic Analysis of Brain Connectomics in Multiple Sclerosis: Reliability and Relationship to Cognition.  Brain Connectivity, 10(2):95-104. (2020) Mar;34(3):377-385.

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