海角社区

D. Louis Collins

Title: 
Dr.
Academic title(s): 

Associate Member, Medical Physics Unit, Computer Science,

Centre for Intelligent Machines, Centre for Studies in Aging, 海角社区

Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

D. Louis Collins
Contact Information
Email address: 
louis.collins [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Montreal Neurological Institute

3801 University Street

Montreal, QC

H3A 2B4

Phone: 
514 398 4227
Group: 
Associate Member
Degree(s): 

BSc, 1984-1987, Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal

MEng, 1987-1990, Electrical Engineering, 海角社区, Montreal

PhD, 1990-1994, BIomedical Engineering, 海角社区, Montreal

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1995-1995, INSERM, Universit茅 de Rennes, France

Current research: 

Image processing, registration, segmentation, MRI, image guided neurosurgery, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy.

Selected publications: 
  • Coupe, P., Fonov, V. S., Bernard, C., Zandifar, A., Eskildsen, S. F., Helmer, C., . . . Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging, I. (2015). Detection of Alzheimer's disease signature in MR images seven years before conversion to dementia: Toward an early individual prognosis. Human brain mapping, 36(12), 4758-4770. doi:10.1002/hbm.22926
  • Kersten-Oertel, M., Gerard, I., Drouin, S., Mok, K., Sirhan, D., Sinclair, D. S., & Collins, D. L. (2015). Augmented reality in neurovascular surgery: feasibility and first uses in the operating room. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 10(11), 1823-1836. doi:10.1007/s11548-015-1163-8
  • Drouin, S., Kochanowska, A., Kersten-Oertel, M., Gerard, I. J., Zelmann, R., De Nigris, D., . . . Collins, D. L. (2017). IBIS: an OR ready open-source platform for image-guided neurosurgery. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 12(3), 363-378. doi:10.1007/s11548-016-1478-0
  • Gerard, I. J., Kersten-Oertel, M., Drouin, S., Hall, J. A., Petrecca, K., De Nigris, D., . . . Collins, D. L. (2018). Combining intraoperative ultrasound brain shift correction and augmented reality visualizations: A pilot study of eight cases. J Med Imaging (Bellingham), 5(2), 021210. doi:10.1117/1.JMI.5.2.021210
  • Sanford, R., Fellows, L. K., Ances, B. M., & Collins, D. L. (2018). Association of Brain Structure Changes and Cognitive Function With Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Positive Individuals. JAMA Neurol, 75(1), 72-79. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3036
  • Zandifar, A., Fonov, V. S., Ducharme, S., Belleville, S., Collins, D. L., & Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging, I. (2020). MRI and cognitive scores complement each other to accurately predict Alzheimer's dementia 2 to 7 years before clinical onset. Neuroimage Clin, 25, 102121. doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102121
  • Dadar, M., & Collins, D. L. (2021). BISON: Brain tissue segmentation pipeline using T1-weighted magnetic resonance images and a random forest classifier. Magn Reson Med, 85(4), 1881-1894. doi:10.1002/mrm.28547
  • Gueziri, H. E., Georgiopoulos, M., Santaguida, C., & Collins, D. L. (2022). Ultrasound-based navigated pedicle screw insertion without intraoperative radiation: Feasibility study on porcine cadavers. Spine J, 22(8), 1408-1417. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2022.04.014
  • Morrison, C., Dadar, M., Collins, D. L., & Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging, I. (2024). Sex differences in risk factors, burden, and outcomes of cerebrovascular disease in Alzheimer's disease populations. Alzheimers Dement, 20(1), 34-46. doi:10.1002/alz.13452
  • Shafiee, N., Fonov, V., Dadar, M., Spreng, R. N., & Collins, D. L. (2024). Degeneration in Nucleus basalis of Meynert signals earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease progression. Neurobiology of aging, 139, 54-63. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.03.003
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

2019-2016听听 James 海角社区 Professor

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