Mika Nevalainen
M.D.,Ph.D., Docent
Associate Professor (University Researcher), MSK Radiologist
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Medicine
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Dr. Nevalainen currently acts as part-time Associate Professor of Radiology at the Unit of Health Sciences a.nd Technology, University of Oulu, and musculoskeletal radiologist at the Oulu University Hospital, Finland. Dr. Nevalainen received his Ph.D. at University of Oulu in the year 2013, and spent a post-doctoral year at the Department of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA during years 2014-2015. Board certification in radiology and the title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) he obtained in the year 2019, and completed his fellowship of musculoskeletal radiology in the year 2021. From the beginning the year 2023, he has acted as the Director of Radiology Residency program and various Fellowship programs. Dr. Nevalainen has 50 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and 25 conference abstracts (H-index 13) , and actively conducts clinical research on musculoskeletal radiology. His main research interest is currently the development of novel imaging techniques (e.g. Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting and synthetic MRI) for daily clinical use in musculoskeletal practice. Other research focuses include imaging of the osteoarthritis, clinical applicability of artificial intelligence and various orthopedic / musculoskeletal projects.
Key Collaborators:
prof. Miika Nieminen, University of Oulu, Finland
prof. Simo Saarakkala, prof., University of Oulu, Finland
assoc.prof. Mikko Nissi, University of Eastern Finland
prof. Riccardo Lattanzi, NYU Langone, USA
prof. Edwin Oei, Erasmus MC, Netherlands
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University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital
POB 50
90029 OYS
Finland