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Sara Qvarlander

I work as a researcher in the Umeå Hydrocephalus Research Group, my main focus is modeling and analysis of the pressure and flow dynamics of the brain, and how this relates to neurological issues.

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Affiliation
Affiliated as research fellow at Department of Diagnostics and Intervention Section: Biomedical engineering and Radiation Physics
Location
3B, Medicinsk Teknik, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

I work as a researcher at Biomedical Engineering R&D (MT-FoU) at the university hospital (CMTS, NUS) within the Umeå Hydrocephalus Research Group. Mainly I work with modeling and analysis of the pressure in the brain (intracranial pressure) and the flow dynamics in the fluid system that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid system). My research is mainly focused at developing and validating protocols and analysis methods for lumbar infusion measurements, which are performed at the Neurological Department at Umeå University Hospital. I am the project manager for a Nordic multicenter study where we investigate whether this type of examination can be used to personalize the treatment of so-called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

My latest project is about image analysis for identification of changes in brain structure related to disturbances in the cerebrospinal fluid system using neural networks. I also work in research regarding the newly discovered glymphatic system of the brain.

As of 2023, I am responsible for the Swedich National Quality Registry for Hydrocephalus, which is part of Swedish neuroregister. Since September 2023 I am also a part of the board för the international "Hydocephalus Society" (ISHCSF), and I am part of the editoral board for the scientific journal Fluids and Barriers of the CNS.

I have a degree in Engineering Physics from KTH (2008) and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Dept. of Radiation Sciences, UMU (2013).

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Björnfot, Cecilia; Eklund, Anders; Larsson, Jenny; et al.
Journal of applied physiology, American Physiological Society 2023, Vol. 134, (2) : 242-252
Qvarlander, Sara; Dombrowski, Stephen M.; Biswas, Dipankar; et al.
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 19, (1)
Podgoršak, Anthony; Trimmel, Nina Eva; Oertel, Markus Florian; et al.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 41, (10) : 2769-2777
Björnfot, Cecilia; Garpebring, Anders; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Acta Neurochirurgica, Springer 2021, Vol. 163, (12) : 3353-3368
Kaipainen, Aku L; Martoma, Erik; Puustinen, Tero; et al.
Acta Ophthalmologica, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 99, (5) : e679-e685
Kristiansen, Martin; Lindén, Christina; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2020, Vol. 61, (12)
Jóhannesson, Gauti; Qvarlander, Sara; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.
Neurosurgery, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 87, (6) : 1299-1310
Luciano, Mark G.; Dombrowski, Stephen M.; El-Khoury, Serge; et al.
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 16, (1)
Holmlund, Petter; Qvarlander, Sara; Malm, Jan; et al.
Journal of Neurosurgery, American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2019, Vol. 131, (4) : 1018-1023
Jacobsson, Johan; Qvarlander, Sara; Eklund, Anders; et al.
American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, American Physiological Society 2018, Vol. 314, (3) : R377-R385
Holmlund, Petter; Eklund, Anders; Koskinen, Lars-Owe D.; et al.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2018, Vol. 59, (9)
Kristiansen, Martin; Linden, Christina; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Ophthalmology, Vol. 125, (3) : 361-368
Lindén, Christina; Qvarlander, Sara; Jóhannesson, Gauti; et al.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC 2017, Vol. 37 : 297-297
Holmlund, Petter; Johansson, Elias; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, BioMed Central 2017, Vol. 14
Holmlund, Petter; Johansson, Elias; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 126, (5) : 1629-1640
Luciano, Mark G.; Dombrowski, Stephen M.; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Wiley-Blackwell 2017, Vol. 135, (5) : 576-584
Qvarlander, Sara; Ambarki, Khalid; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.
Annals of Neurology, Vol. 80, (2) : 269-276
Eklund, Anders; Jóhannesson, Gauti; Johansson, Elias; et al.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Vol. 86, (2) : 222-228
Farahmand, Dan; Qvarlander, Sara; Malm, Jan; et al.
Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, Vol. 52, (1) : 75-85
Qvarlander, Sara; Malm, Jan; Eklund, Anders
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Vol. 127, (4) : 233-241
Behrens, Anders; Lenfeldt, Niklas; Qvarlander, Sara; et al.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, BMJ Publishing Group 2013, Vol. 84, (7) : 735-741
Qvarlander, Sara; Lundkvist, Bo; Koskinen, Lars-Owe D; et al.
Journal of applied physiology, American Physiological Society 2013, Vol. 115, (10) : 1474-1480
Qvarlander, Sara; Sundström, Nina; Malm, Jan; et al.
Physiological Measurement, Vol. 31, (11) : 1517-1528
Qvarlander, Sara; Malm, Jan; Eklund, Anders
Qvarlander, Sara; Ambarki, Khalid; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.

My main teaching activity is the course "Biomedical Sensors and Analyses".