Gerd Melkus, University of Ottawa

Research

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Arthritis Biomarker Biomechanics Bone Cartilage Femoroacetabular Impingement Hip Imaging

Latest papers

3-Dimensional T2-weighted MRI may compensate for instances of motion degraded 2-Dimensional T2-weighted prostate MRI
Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology · 2026
Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest.
Experimental physiology · 2026
Dual Diagnosis of Late-Onset Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy and Myasthenia Gravis.
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2026

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing blood-brain barrier permeability and its association with brain health, blood biomarkers, symptoms and mood after a pediatric concussion
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,090,125
OPMDx- Canadian Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy Biomarkers Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,212,525
Brain Network-based Precision Medicine to Predict Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$123,077

All 5 grants and awards

43 publications.

01

3-Dimensional T2-weighted MRI may compensate for instances of motion degraded 2-Dimensional T2-weighted prostate MRI

Atyani A, Diwan K, Salinas E, Ahmad F, Melkus G, Schieda N

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology2026

DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2025.09.010

02

Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest.

Liu T, Melkus G, Ramsay T, Berthiaume A, Armbrecht G, Trudel G

Experimental physiology2026

DOI: 10.1113/ep091495 PMID: 40121548

03

Dual Diagnosis of Late-Onset Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy and Myasthenia Gravis.

Satarkar T, Smith IC, Breiner A, Melkus G, Sampaio ML, Warman-Chardon J

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology2026

DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_318_26 PMID: 42616923

04

Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI for predicting IDH mutation status in adult diffuse glioma: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.

Khan S, Stasso J, Melkus G, Nguyen TB, de Oliveira EP

European journal of radiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2026.113253 PMID: 42759286

05

Lobar Brain Volume Associations With Brain-Age Gap in Canadian Special Operations Forces Breachers.

Fernandez-Ruiz J, Coverdale NS, Skinner C, Schwarz BA, Glikstein R, Melkus G, Cook DJ

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000001211 PMID: 42733150

06

Five-Year Serial Brain MRI Analysis of Military Members Exposed to Chronic Sub-Concussive Overpressures.

Glikstein R, Melkus G, Portela de Oliveira E, Brun-Vergara ML, Schwarz BA, Ramsay T, Zhang T, Skinner C

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI2025

DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29419 PMID: 38760963

07

Longitudinal analysis highlights structural changes in grey- and white-matter within military personnel exposed to blast.

Champagne AA, Coverdale NS, Skinner C, Schwarz BA, Glikstein R, Melkus G, Murray CI, Ramirez-Garcia G, Cook DJ

Brain injury2025

DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2024.2446948 PMID: 39729051

08

Achilles' Tendon Experiences Reduced Depth and Volume After 3 Months of Recovery From 60 Days Bedrest.

Campbell TM, Thabet M, Melkus G, Armbrecht G, Trudel G

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2025.08.004 PMID: 40845926

09

Artificial gravity protects bone and prevents bone marrow adipose tissue accumulation in humans during 60 d of bed rest.

Culliton K, Melkus G, Sheikh A, Liu T, Berthiaume A, Armbrecht G, Trudel G

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research2025

DOI: 10.1093/jbmr/zjaf119 PMID: 40874567

10

Diagnostic Accuracy of 1H-MRS Using PRESS and MEGA-PRESS Techniques in the Preoperative Grading of Patients With Gliomas.

Brun-Vergara ML, Melkus G, Chakraborty S, Zakhari N, Torres C, AlKherayf F, Ghantous L, Thornhill R, Woulfe J, Jansen GH, Nguyen TB

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI2025

DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29690 PMID: 39992022

Characterizing blood-brain barrier permeability and its association with brain health, blood biomarkers, symptoms and mood after a pediatric concussion

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ledoux, Andrée-Anne; Friedman, Alon; Hutchison, James S

Keywords: Blood-Brain Barrier; Cerebral Blood Flow Mechanism; Concussion; Mental Health; Microvascular Injury; Neuroimaging; Symptoms

$1,090,125

OPMDx- Canadian Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy Biomarkers Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Warman Chardon, Jodi

Keywords: Blood Biomarkers; Clinical Assessment; Machine Learning; Muscle Mri; Muscular Dystrophy; Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

$1,212,525

Brain Network-based Precision Medicine to Predict Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Garceau, Simon

$123,077

Periacetabular Osteotomy with or without arthroscopic management in patients with hip dysplasia: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Beaule, Paul E; Grammatopoulos, George; Poitras, Stéphane; Wilkin, Geoffrey P

Keywords: Adverse Events; Arthroscopy; Cartilage Quaity; Cost Utility; Hip Dysplasia; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Periacetabular Osteotomy; T1rho

$669,376

Cam type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a cause of hip pain in the young adult and a precursor to osteoarthritis (OA)

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Beaule, Paul E; Lamontagne, Mario; Melkus, Gerd E; Speirs, Andrew D

Keywords: Arthritis; Biomarker; Biomechanics; Bone; Cartilage; Femoroacetabular Impingement; Hip; Imaging; Modeling

$711,450

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

Frequent collaborators

Kednapa Thavorn and Kednapa Thavorn: 312 shared papers
Andrew Demchuk and Dar Dowlatshahi: 12 shared papers
Jodi Warman Chardon and Jocelyn Zwicker: 12 shared papers
Dar Dowlatshahi and Santanu Chakraborty: 11 shared papers
Bernard Brais and Jodi Warman Chardon: 10 shared papers
Jodi Warman Chardon and Taila Hartley: 10 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Jodi Warman Chardon: 8 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Guy Trudel: 8 shared papers
Kristin Kernohan and Taila Hartley: 8 shared papers
George Grammatopoulos and Geoffrey Wilkin: 7 shared papers
Hanns Lochmüller and Jodi Warman Chardon: 6 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Nicola Schieda: 6 shared papers
Bernard Brais and Gerd Melkus: 5 shared papers
John Woulfe and Gerd Melkus: 5 shared papers
Bernard Brais and Bernard Brais: 4 shared papers
Kednapa Thavorn and Hanns Lochmüller: 4 shared papers
Kednapa Thavorn and Jodi Warman Chardon: 4 shared papers
Kednapa Thavorn and Dar Dowlatshahi: 4 shared papers
John Woulfe and Jodi Warman Chardon: 4 shared papers
John Woulfe and Santanu Chakraborty: 4 shared papers
Hanns Lochmüller and Kednapa Thavorn: 4 shared papers
Jodi Warman Chardon and Kednapa Thavorn: 4 shared papers
Nicola Schieda and Santanu Chakraborty: 4 shared papers
Bernard Brais and Taila Hartley: 3 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Santanu Chakraborty: 3 shared papers
Jodi Warman Chardon and Kristin Kernohan: 3 shared papers
Kanika Diwan and Nicola Schieda: 2 shared papers
Dylan Burger and Jodi Warman Chardon: 2 shared papers
Bernard Brais and Kristin Kernohan: 2 shared papers
Bernard Brais and Jocelyn Zwicker: 2 shared papers
John Woulfe and Bernard Brais: 2 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and George Grammatopoulos: 2 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Kristin Kernohan: 2 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Bernard Brais: 2 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Taila Hartley: 2 shared papers
Gerd Melkus and Jocelyn Zwicker: 2 shared papers
David Gladstone and Dar Dowlatshahi: 2 shared papers
Marcos Sampaio and Nicola Schieda: 2 shared papers
Marcos Sampaio and Santanu Chakraborty: 2 shared papers
Kanika Diwan and Gerd Melkus: 1 shared paper
Andrew Demchuk and Gerd Melkus: 1 shared paper
Andrew Demchuk and David Gladstone: 1 shared paper
Dylan Burger and Gerd Melkus: 1 shared paper
Dylan Burger and Nicola Schieda: 1 shared paper
Kednapa Thavorn and Gerd Melkus: 1 shared paper
Kednapa Thavorn and George Grammatopoulos: 1 shared paper
Kednapa Thavorn and Guy Trudel: 1 shared paper
John Woulfe and Ian Cameron: 1 shared paper
Hanns Lochmüller and Gerd Melkus: 1 shared paper
Mario Lamontagne and Gerd Melkus: 1 shared paper
Mario Lamontagne and George Grammatopoulos: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and Gary Goldfield: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and Kednapa Thavorn: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and Geoffrey Wilkin: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and David Gladstone: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and Dar Dowlatshahi: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and Ian Cameron: 1 shared paper
Gerd Melkus and Marcos Sampaio: 1 shared paper
Kednapa Thavorn and Guy Trudel: 1 shared paper
Guy Trudel and Ian Cameron: 1 shared paper

Department of Medicine
Radiology
Orthopedic Surgery
Pediatrics
Surgery
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Clinical Neurosciences
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1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

3-Dimensional T2-weighted MRI may compensate for instances of motion degraded 2-Dimensional T2-weighted prostate MRI

Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest.

Dual Diagnosis of Late-Onset Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy and Myasthenia Gravis.

Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI for predicting IDH mutation status in adult diffuse glioma: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.

Lobar Brain Volume Associations With Brain-Age Gap in Canadian Special Operations Forces Breachers.

Five-Year Serial Brain MRI Analysis of Military Members Exposed to Chronic Sub-Concussive Overpressures.

Longitudinal analysis highlights structural changes in grey- and white-matter within military personnel exposed to blast.

Achilles' Tendon Experiences Reduced Depth and Volume After 3 Months of Recovery From 60 Days Bedrest.

Artificial gravity protects bone and prevents bone marrow adipose tissue accumulation in humans during 60&#xa0;d of bed rest.

Diagnostic Accuracy of 1H-MRS Using PRESS and MEGA-PRESS Techniques in the Preoperative Grading of Patients With Gliomas.

Characterizing blood-brain barrier permeability and its association with brain health, blood biomarkers, symptoms and mood after a pediatric concussion

OPMDx- Canadian Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy Biomarkers Study

Brain Network-based Precision Medicine to Predict Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Periacetabular Osteotomy with or without arthroscopic management in patients with hip dysplasia: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Cam type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a cause of hip pain in the young adult and a precursor to osteoarthritis (OA)

Frequent collaborators

Guy Trudel

Jodi Warman Chardon

Nicola Schieda

Bernard Brais

John Woulfe

Santanu Chakraborty

Jocelyn Zwicker

Kristin Kernohan

Bernard Brais

George Grammatopoulos

Taila Hartley

Pierre Bourque

Nick Reed

Gary Goldfield

Kednapa Thavorn

Geoffrey Wilkin

David Gladstone

Dar Dowlatshahi

Ian Cameron

Marcos Sampaio

Olga Jarinova

Andrew Demchuk

Roger Zemek

Mary-Ellen Harper

Dylan Burger

Kednapa Thavorn

Peter Lapner

Mireille Khacho

Hanns Lochmüller

Kanika Diwan

Mario Lamontagne

Siegfried Hekimi

Artificial gravity protects bone and prevents bone marrow adipose tissue accumulation in humans during 60 d of bed rest.