Alan Wilman, University of Alberta

Research

Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility Mapping Mri Development Mri Relaxation Mapping Transverse Relaxation Brain Demyelination

Latest papers

Progressive and Short-Interval Changes Observed in the Corticospinal Tract and Corpus Callosum of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Texture Analysis Study.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2026
Exploring the Value of Brain T2* Weighted and FLAIR Imaging for Diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2026
Acute Blood Pressure Lowering and Risk of Ischemic Lesions on MRI After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
JAMA Neurology · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

New Susceptibility MRI Methods for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$837,675
Advances in Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
Relaxation Mapping for the Clinic: Application to Multiple Sclerosis
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$753,525

All 12 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Progressive and Short-Interval Changes Observed in the Corticospinal Tract and Corpus Callosum of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Texture Analysis Study.

Parnianpour P, Harrison M, Benatar M, Briemberg H, Dionne A, Dupré N, Frayne R, Genge A, Graham SJ, Korngut L, Seres P, Wilman A, Zinman L, Kalra S, Canadian ALS Neuroimaging Consortium (CALSNIC)

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2026

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a9013 PMID: 40968018

02

Exploring the Value of Brain T2* Weighted and FLAIR Imaging for Diagnosing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Cooper P, Lu M, Chan M, Wilman A, Kalra S, Ghavanini AA

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2026

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2026.10527 PMID: 41530082

03

Acute Blood Pressure Lowering and Risk of Ischemic Lesions on MRI After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Butcher KS, Buck B, Dowlatshahi D, Gioia LC, Kate M, Klahr AC, Sivasubramaniam A, Shuaib A, Wilman A, Sharma VK

JAMA Neurology202520 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0586 PMID: W4409628315

04

Mismatch between clinically defined classification of ALS stage and the burden of cerebral pathology.

Parnianpour P, Benatar M, Briemberg H, Dey A, Dionne A, Dupré N, Evans KC, Frayne R, Genge A, Graham SJ, Korngut L, McLaren DG, Seres P, Welsh RC, Wilman A, Zinman L, Kalra S

Journal of neurology2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12190-x PMID: 38282082

05

Thin slab quantitative susceptibility mapping.

Naji N, Wilman A

Magnetic resonance in medicine2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29800 PMID: 37526029

06

Distinct patterns of progressive gray and white matter degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Ishaque A, Ta D, Khan M, Zinman L, Korngut L, Genge A, Dionne A, Briemberg H, Luk C, Yang YH, Beaulieu C, Emery D, Eurich DT, Frayne R, Graham S, Wilman A, Dupré N, Kalra S

Human brain mapping2022

DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25738 PMID: 34908212

07

Carotid Plaque With High-Risk Features in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Kamtchum-Tatuene J, Wilman A, Saqqur M, Shuaib A, Jickling GC

Stroke2020

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.027272 PMID: 31752616

08

Field strength dependence of PRESS timings for simultaneous detection of glutamate and glutamine from 1.5 to 7T.

Snyder J, Wilman A

Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997)2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.12.002 PMID: 20031459

09

Persistent mirror movements for over sixty years: the underlying mechanisms in a cerebral palsy patient.

Norton JA, Thompson AK, Chan KM, Wilman A, Stein RB

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.09.120 PMID: 18042427

New Susceptibility MRI Methods for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan H

Keywords: Brain; Demyelination; Mri; Mri Development; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegeneration; Susceptibility Mapping

$837,675

Advances in Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan

Keywords: brain; imaging research; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI physics; MRI pulse sequences; MRI reconstruction; quantitative susceptibility mapping

$118,000

Relaxation Mapping for the Clinic: Application to Multiple Sclerosis

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan H

Keywords: Mri; Multiple Sclerosis; Relaxation Mapping

$753,525

New Quantitative MRI for Human Stroke

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan H; Butcher, Kenneth S

Keywords: Mri Development; Mri Methods; Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping; Relaxation Mapping; Stroke Imaging; Transverse Relaxation

$768,826

Development of New Methods for Quantitative MRI

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan

$276,000

Imaging Brain Iron in Multiple Sclerosis: Development, Validation and Clinical Implementation

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan H

Keywords: Brain Iron; High Field; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Multiple Sclerosis; Relaxometry; Sub-Cortical Grey Matter; Susceptibility Mapping; Transverse Relaxation

$678,786

Characterizing the epileptic network in epilepsy

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Gross, Donald W; Beaulieu, Christian

Keywords: Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Epilepsy; Histology; Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy; Limbic System; Magnetization Transfer Ratio; Mesial Temporal Sclerosis; Myelin Water Fraction; Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; White Matter

$730,948

Development of transverse relaxation and susceptibility methods for high field MRI

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilman, Alan

$222,000

2011 International Magnetic Resonance Angiography Meeting

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Circulatory and Respiratory Health

Principal investigators: Frayne, Richard; Wright, Graham A

Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Vascular Imaging

$8,500

Structural alterations in the hippocampus in major depression: contributions of disease and treatment

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Malykhin, Nikolai V

Keywords: Antidepressant Treatment; Hippocampus; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Major Depressive Disorder; Neurogenesis; Neuroimaging

$522,778

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Sanjay Kalra

Medicine/Neurology

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Lawrence Korngut

Clinical Neurosciences

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Richard Frayne

Radiology

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Angela Genge

Neurology and Neurosurgery

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Simon Graham

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Mahesh Kate

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Brian Buck

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Dar Dowlatshahi

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Ashkan Shoamanesh

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Christian Beaulieu

Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Multiple Sclerosis Dear Professor Wilman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Progressive and Short-Interval Changes Observed in the Corticospinal Tract and Corpus Callosum of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Texture Analysis Study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "New Susceptibility MRI Methods for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]