Timo Krings, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Krings studied medicine in Aachen, Germany and at Harvard Medical School in Boston. After residency training in Neuroradiology in Aachen with Prof. Armin Thron, he completed a neurointerventional fellowship with Professor Pierre Lasjaunias in Paris, France and subsequently joined the Neuroradiology division of the University of Toronto as a diagnostic and interventional Neuroradiologist in 2008. He is currently cross appointed to Radiology and Neurosurgery at UHN and as an interventional Neuroradiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children. He is a Full Professor of Radiology and Surgery, and staff Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist at the University Health Network, Mount Sinai and Women’s College Hospitals. He holds the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Interventional Neuroradiology at the University of Toronto and is the Program Director of Interventional Neuroradiology at the Toronto Western Hospital.
Focusing his research efforts on Imaging and Treatment of Neurovascular Diseases, Dr. Krings has published more than 470 peer reviewed articles, and approximately 30 book chapters and four books on spinal, pediatric and interventional neuroradiology, and neurovascular anatomy.
His current research focusses on the prediction of brain bleeding from brain vascular malformations using a multidiscplinary approach, development of novel methods to treat these life changing events and estimating the relative effectiveness of treatments to determine the impact on Health Care. To this end he is working with a team of Neuro-imagers, Neurointerventionalists, Computational Scientists, Genetist Biologists and Epidemiologists within the Division of Neuroradiology.
Dr. Krings’s leadership in the field of Neuroradiology is bolstered by his distinguished grants and awards, including the Scientific Award of the European Society of Neuroradiology, the Lucien Appel Prize, and the Founders Award in Interventional Neuroradiology of the ESNR. For the development of the Neuroradiology Program in Toronto he won the Anderson Award of the Wightman-Berris Academy and was granted the Edward Lansdown Award for outstanding teaching in the Residency Program of the University of Toronto. In 2021 he received the Gold Medal of the British Society of Neuroradiology associated with the Kendall Lectureship.
- Effect of Stenting Plus Medical Therapy vs Medical Therapy Alone on Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis: The CASSISS Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among patients with transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke due to symptomatic severe intracranial atherosclerotic […]
- Imaging in medically refractory epilepsy at 3 Tesla: a 13-year tertiary adult epilepsy center experience
CONCLUSION: This study provides an updated description of the spectrum of 3 T MRI findings in adult MRE patients from a tertiary epilepsy center.
- Recognition of the variant type of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a rare but important consideration
CONCLUSIONS: Recognition of the variant type of SDAVF is crucial for management, as correct localization of the fistulous point and bimetameric […]
- Neurovascular Complications and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Feeding Artery Size
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- Prospective study on embolization of intracranial aneurysms with the pipeline device (PREMIER study): 3-year results with the application of a flow diverter specific occlusion classification
CONCLUSIONS: The PED device presents as a safe and effective modality in treating small- and medium-sized intracranial aneurysms. The application of […]
- Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: searching for the CSF leak
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is caused by loss of CSF at the level of the spine. The most frequent symptom of this disorder is orthostatic […]
- Association of Iatrogenic Infarcts With Clinical and Cognitive Outcomes in the Evaluating Neuroprotection in Aneurysm Coiling Therapy Trial
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Small iatrogenic brain infarcts are often seen on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) following surgical or endovascular […]
- Cerebral neurovascular embryology, anatomic variations, and congenital brain arteriovenous lesions
Cerebral neurovascular development is a complex and coordinated process driven by the changing spatial and temporal metabolic demands of the […]
- Quantification metrics for telangiectasia using optical coherence tomography
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes vascular malformations throughout the body. The most […]
- Robotic-assisted intracranial aneurysm treatment: 1 year follow-up imaging and clinical outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: The Corpath GRX Robotic System demonstrated a precise control over the microcatheter, wire and stent during aneurysm treatment. Robotic […]
- Gender Differences in Diagnostic Radiology Practice: An Observational Study
CONCLUSIONS: Female radiologists tend to have a narrower scope of practice and make fewer mistakes than their male counterparts, even after detailed […]
- Assessment of Discrepancies Between Follow-up Infarct Volume and 90-Day Outcomes Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke Who Received Endovascular Therapy
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this study, discrepancies between functional outcome and post-EVT infarct volume were associated with differences in […]
- In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding 'Symptomatic Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformations: Focal Oedema, Thrombosis and Vessel Wall Enhancement. A Retrospective Cohort Study'
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- Current Concepts in Intracranial Interstitial Fluid Transport and the Glymphatic System: Part II-Imaging Techniques and Clinical Applications
The glymphatic system is a recently discovered network unique to the central nervous system that allows for dynamic exchange of interstitial fluid […]
- The centrally restricted diffusion sign on MRI for assessment of radiation necrosis in metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery
CONCLUSION: We found a low probability of radiation necrosis in the absence of the centrally restricted diffusion sign.
- Current Concepts in Intracranial Interstitial Fluid Transport and the Glymphatic System: Part I-Anatomy and Physiology
Normal physiologic function of organs requires a circulation of interstitial fluid to deliver nutrients and clear cellular waste products. Lymphatic […]
- The cerebrofacial metameric syndromes: An embryological review and proposal of a novel classification scheme
The cerebrofacial metameric syndromes are a group of congenital syndromes that result in vascular malformations throughout specific anatomical […]
- Genome sequencing identifies rare tandem repeat expansions and copy number variants in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Epilepsies are a group of common neurological disorders with a substantial genetic basis. Despite this, the molecular diagnosis of epilepsies remains […]
- Correction to: Definition and Prioritization of Data Elements for Cohort Studies and Clinical Trials on Patients with Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Proposal of a Multidisciplinary Research Group
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- Feasibility of robot-assisted neuroendovascular procedures
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the feasibility of robot-assisted neurointerventional procedures. The authors' results represent an important […]
- Utility of modified Rankin Scale for brain vascular malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
CONCLUSION: Most HHT-brain VM patients had good functional capacity (mRS scores 0-2) at baseline that did not change significantly over 3.4 mean […]
- Dilated MMA sign in cDAVF and other arterial feeders on 3D TOF MRA
CONCLUSION: The dilated middle meningeal artery sign is useful for identifying a cranial dural arteriovenous fistula. Dilatation of the occipital and […]
- The Magnetic Resonance Imaging "Spot" Sign: A Sign of Imminent Intracranial Hemorrhage?
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- Improving long-term outcomes in pediatric torcular dural sinus malformations with embolization and anticoagulation: a retrospective review of The Hospital for Sick Children experience
CONCLUSIONS: The authors add to a growing body of literature indicating that clinical outcomes in tDSM may not be as poor as initially perceived. […]
- External Validation and Modification of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Severity Score
CONCLUSION: The NIS-SSS and m-NIS-SSS have good external validity, and therefore, may be suitable to approximate traditional clinical scores of […]
- Clinical and Angioarchitectural Features of Hemorrhagic Brain Arterio-Venous Malformations in Adults and Children: Contrasts and Implications on Outcome
CONCLUSION: Children are more likely to have intranidal aneurysms and perinidal angiogenesis, whereas adults have more prenidal aneurysms, venous […]
- When Two Is Better than One : The Buddy-wire Technique in Flow-diversion Procedures
CONCLUSION: The buddy-wire is a useful technique in FD procedures to prevent herniation of the microcatheter into the aneurysm sack, in wide-necked […]
- Cyclo-oxygenase 2, a putative mediator of vessel remodeling, is expressed in the brain AVM vessels and associates with inflammation
CONCLUSION: COX2 is induced in bAVMs, and possibly participates in the regulation of vessel wall remodelling and ongoing inflammation. Role of COX2 […]
- Symptomatic Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformations: Focal Edema, Thrombosis, and Vessel Wall Enhancement: A Retrospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSIONS: Vessel wall enhancement, perifocal edema, and luminal thrombosis demonstrated in all patients with unruptured AVM points towards a […]
- Embolization strategies for intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas with an isolated sinus: a single-center experience in 20 patients
CONCLUSIONS: Isolated sinus DAVFs are always aggressive and require a multimodal approach to guarantee closure of the shunt. Transarterial treatment […]