Dra. Mariana Schuette
Neuroradiology Consultant, with 10 years of clinical experience, research background and teaching portfolio. Special focus on Pediatric Neuroradiology and specifically fetal MRI. Fellowships in Pediatric Neuroimaging and in Fetal MRI, with training in whole fetus and placental basic and advanced imaging.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2025-
2021-2025 Neuroradiology Consultant, Sahgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg
Pediatric Neuroradiology (Coordinator) Consultant, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada
Scientific Committee Member, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada
2017-2020 PhD Researcher, Neuroradiology Department, Medical University of Vienna
2017-2018 Pediatric Neuroradiology Consultant, Dona Estefânia Pediatric Hospital, Lisbon
2012–2016 Neuroradiology Resident, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
5 year training in a tertiary center
1 year of clinical Neurology, 6 months in an intermediate care stroke unit
3 months of clinical Neuropediatrics and 3 months of Neurosurgery
Special focus in Fetal and Pediatric Brain MRI
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
2024
2016 Subspeciality in Pediatric Neurorradiology, Ordem dos médicos
Clinical Fellowship Fetal Imaging, AKH-Medical University of Vienna, Vienna
2016 Clinical Fellowship Pediatric Neuroimaging, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa
2015 Research Fellowship Head & Neck Imaging, Leiden University Medical Center
2016 Clinical Investigator Certification (CLIC) Level 1
2016 Post graduate Course in Clinical Research, Nova Medical School, UNL, Lisbon (Portugal)
2015 Post graduate course on Scientific Publication, Nova Medical School, UNL
PROJECTS:
2018-2021 Epigenetic control of brain wiring: role of miRNAs in fetal alcohol syndrome disorders
Grant number I 3925-B27, Austrian Science Fund (FWF),
In cooperation with the Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille, France
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2017-2020 Doctoral Program Clinical Neurosciences (CLINS) Medical University of Vienna (Austria)
Application of fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the improvement of prenatal diagnosis of fetal central nervous system anomalies, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Prayer.
2004-2010 Masters in Medicine (MD)
Nova Medical School – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, (Portugal)
3rd Curricular year (2006/07) under Erasmus Exchange program at Università Degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
DOCENCY:
2023
2019-2021 Ciclo Estudos Especiais Neurorradiologia Pediátrica, Hospital Garcia de Orta
Marters Supervisor Pediatric Neuroradiology, Medical University of Vienna
These: A retrospective analysis of anatomical changes of the temporal lobe as a biomarker of FGFR mutation associated pathologies, Student: Dr. Daniel Herzmanek
2013-2017 Introduction to Clinical Imaging – 2nd Curricular Year, Nova Medical School
2013-2017 Neurosciences – 2nd Curricular Year, Nova Medical School
INVITED SPEAKER:
2023
2022 Rapid Fire Session – Vascular, Meeting American Society Pediatric NR
Ventriculomegaly in acquired conditions, US meets MRI (ISUOG meeting)
2021 Fetal profile on MR-scans: a diagnostic marker of various syndromes, ESHNR meeting
2020 ESR Connect: AI Use Cases, European Society of Radiology (ESR)
2018 Fetal Vascular malformations, Austrian Congress of Neuroradiology
2018 Placental Advanced Imaging, Updates in Fetal Imaging
2018 Fetal MRI, Portuguese Society of Pediatric Neurology meeting
2017 FLAIR imaging in fetal ventriculomegaly, ISUOG meeting
2016 Fetal MRI: from Head to Toe, Erasmus MRI course (Breast and Female Imaging)
REVIEWER:
Regular reviewer for several scientific journals, including: Ultrasound in Gynecology and Obstetrics (UOG), European Journal of Radiology, Clinical Radiology, Neuroradiology, Prenatal Diagnosis, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience; Best Review (2019) for EJR
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND GROUPS:
ESNR European Society Neuroradiology (2012 – present)
ESR European Society of Radiology (2015 – present)
SPNR Portuguese Society Neuroradiology (2012 – present)
ESGIB ESCMID Study Group of Infectious Diseases of the Brain (2016 – present)
ISUOG
ASPNR International Society of Ultrasound in Gynecology and Obstetrics (2016 – present)
American Society Pediatric Neuroradiology (2022-present)
SELECTED SCIENTIFIC WORK:
Selected Publications
Diogo MC, Glatter S, Prayer D, Gruber GM, Bettelheim D, Weber M, Dovjak G, Seidl R, Kasprian G. Improved prognostication in isolated callosal agenesis: a fetal magnetic resonance imaging-based scoring system. UOG Ultrassound Gyn Obst. 2020 doi: 10.1002/uog.22102
Diogo MC, Prayer D, Gruber GM, Brugger PC, Stuhr F, Weber M, Bettelheim D, Kasprian G. Echo-planar FLAIR Sequence Improves Subplate Visualization in Fetal MRI of the Brain. Radiology. 2019;14:181976. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019181976
Diogo MC, Jager MJ, Ferreira TA. CT and MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Scleritis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016;37(12):2334-2339
Diogo MC, Fragata I, Dias SP, Nunes J, Pamplona J, Reis J. Low prevalence of fetal-type posterior cerebral artery in patients with basilar tip aneurysms. J Neurointerv Surg. 2017;9(7):698-701. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2016-012503
Diogo MC, Glatter S, Binder J, Kiss H, Prayer D, The MRI spectrum of congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Prenatal Diagnosis. 2020;40(1):110-124. doi:10.1002/pd.5591 (Wiley Top download 2019)
Aertsen M*, Diogo MC*, Prayer D, Dymarkowski S, Deprest J, Prayer D. Fetal MRI for dummies: what the fetal medicine specialist should know about acquisitions & sequences. Prenat Diagn. 2019
Glatter S, Prayer D, Gruber GM, Bettelheim D, Weber M, Seidl R, Kasprian G, Diogo MC. Extending the applicability of Improved prognostication in isolated callosal agenesis: a fetal magnetic resonance imaging-based scoring system. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Apr;42(4):782-786. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7064
Schwartz E, Diogo MC, Glatter S, Seidl R, Brugger PC, Gruber GM, Kiss H, Nenning KH, Langs G, Prayer D, Kasprian G. The Prenatal Morphomechanic Impact of Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum on Human Brain Structure and Asymmetry. Cereb Cortex. 2021 Jul 29;31(9): 4024-4037. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab066
Dovjak GO, Schmidbauer V, Brugger PC, Gruber GM, Diogo M, Glatter S, Weber M, Ulm B, Prayer D, Kasprian GJ. Normal human brainstem development in vivo: a quantitative fetal MRI study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Aug;58(2):254-263. doi: 10.1002/uog.22162
Dovjak GO, Diogo MC, Brugger PC, Gruber GM, Weber M, Glatter S, Seidl R, Bettelheim D, Prayer D, Kasprian G. Quantitative fetal MRI assessment in cystic posterior fossa malformations. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019. doi: 10.1002/uog.21890
Schmidbauer VU, Yildirim MS, Dovjak GO, Goeral K, Buchmayer J, Weber M, Diogo MC, et al. Different from the Beginning: WM Maturity of Female and Male Extremely Preterm Neonates-A Quantitative MRI Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):611-619. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7472
Schmidbauer V, Geisl G, Diogo M, Weber M, Goeral K, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Berger A, Prayer D, Kasprian G. SyMRI detects delayed myelination in preterm neonates. Eur Radiol. 2019;29(12):7063-7072. doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06325-2
Schmidbauer V, Geisl G, Cardoso Diogo M, Jengojan S, Perepelov V, Weber M, Goeral K, Lindenlaub F, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Berger A, Prayer D, Kasprian G. Validity of SyMRI for Assessment of the Neonatal Brain. Clin Neuroradiol. 2020 doi: 10.1007/s00062-020-00894-2
Schmidbauer V, Yildirim MS, Dovjak GO, Weber M, Diogo MC, Milos RI, Giordano V, Prayer F, Stuempflen M, Goeral K, Buchmayer J, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Berger A, Prayer D, Kasprian G. Synthetic MR Imaging-Based WM Signal Suppression Identifies Neonatal Brainstem Pathways in Vivo. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Dec;43(12):1817-1823. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7710
Schmidbauer VU, Dovjak GO, Yildirim MS, Mayr-Geisl G, Weber M, Diogo MC, Gruber GM, Prayer F, Milos RI, Stuempflen M, Ulm B, Binder J, Bettelheim D, Kiss H, Prayer D, Kasprian G. Mapping Human Fetal Brain Maturation In Vivo Using Quantitative MRI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Nov;42(11):2086-2093. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7286.
Schmidbauer VU, Yildirim MS, Dovjak GO, Goeral K, Buchmayer J, Weber M, Diogo MC, Giordano V, Mayr-Geisl G, Prayer F, Stuempflen M, Lindenlaub F, List V, Glatter S, Rauscher A, Stuhr F, Lindner C, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Berger A, Prayer D, Kasprian G. Different from the Beginning: WM Maturity of Female and Male Extremely Preterm Neonates-A Quantitative MRI Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):611-619. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7472
Taymourtash A, Schwartz E, Nenning KH, Sobotka D, Licandro R, Glatter S, Diogo MC, Golland P, Grant E, Prayer D, Kasprian G, Langs G. Fetal development of functional thalamocortical and cortico-cortical connectivity. Cereb Cortex. 2022 Dec 15:bhac446. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac446
Fragata I, Alves M, Papoila AL, Diogo M, Canhão P, Canto-Moreira N. Temporal evolution of cerebral computed tomography perfusion after acute subarachnoid hemorrhage: a prospective cohort study. Acta Radiol. 2019:284185119858701. doi: 10.1177/0284185119858701
Fragata I, Alves M, Papoila AL, Nunes AP, Ferreira P, Diogo M, Canto-Moreira N, Canhão P. Computed tomography perfusion as a predictor of delayed cerebral ischemia and functional outcome in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage: A single center experience. Neuroradiol J. 2019 Jun;32(3):179-188. doi: 10.1177/1971400919829048
Stoecklein S, Haberler C, Gruber G, Diogo M, Ulm B, Laccone FA, Prayer D. Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia detected on fetal and maternal MRI attributable to novel filamin A gene mutation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Nov;52(5):678-680. doi: 10.1002/uog.18991
Stoecklein S, Haberler C, Gruber G, Diogo M, Ulm B, Laccone FA, Prayer D. Reply. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr;53(4):556-557. doi: 10.1002/uog.20241
Kienast P, Schwartz E, Diogo MC, Gruber GM, Brugger PC, Kiss H, Ulm B, Bartha-Doering L, Seidl R, Weber M, Langs G, Prayer D, Kasprian G. The Prenatal Origins of Human Brain Asymmetry: Lessons Learned from a Cohort of Fetuses with Body Lateralization Defects. Cereb Cortex. 2021 Jul 5;31(8):3713-3722. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab042. PMID: 33772541
Dias SP, Diogo MC, Capela C, Marques R, Gonçalves M. Wernicke’s encephalopathy due to food refusal in a patient with severe depressive disorder. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Apr 15;375:92-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.052. Epub 2017 Jan 17. PMID: 28320197
Schuler AL, Kasprian G, Schwartz E, Seidl R, Diogo MC, Mitter C, Langs G, Prayer D, Bartha-Doering L. Mens inversus in corpore inverso? Language lateralization in a boy with situs inversus totalis. Brain Lang. 2017 Nov;174:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2017.06.005
Kunzendorf B, Diogo MC, Covini DI, Weber M, Gruber GM, Zeilhofer HF, Berg BI, Prayer D. Comparison of the Visibility of Fetal Tooth Buds on 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI. J Clin Med. 2020 Oct 26;9(11):3424. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113424. PMID: 33114485; PMCID: PMC7693030
Chapters (3) in book: Critical Findings in Neuroradiology (2016) Eds: Nunes RF, Abello AL, Castillo M, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-27985-5
Chapters (2) in book: Otorrinolaringologia Pediátrica, (2016) Eds: Monteiro L, Círculo Médico, Lisboa
Taymourtash A, Schwartz E, Nenning K, Sobotka D, Diogo M, Kasprian G, Prayer D, Langs G, Quantifying Residual Motion Artifacts in Fetal fMRI Data, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32875-7_19.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Portuguese (C2), English (C2), Spanish (B2), Swedish (A2)