OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Quantitative elemental sensitive imaging based on K-edge subtraction tomography	25
Selecting projection views based on error equidistribution for computed tomography	22
Diagnostic reference levels in spinal CT: Jordanian assessments and global benchmarks	19
Ensembled CNN with artificial bee colony optimization method for esophageal cancer stage classification using SVM classifier	17
A user-friendly deep learning application for accurate lung cancer diagnosis	16
Semi-supervised segmentation of metal-artifact contaminated industrial CT images using improved CycleGAN	12
Artificial intelligence auxiliary diagnosis and treatment system for breast cancer in developing countries	11
The investigation of dose rate and photon beam energy dependence of optimized PASSAG polymer gel dosimeter using magnetic resonance imaging	11
Research on breast cancer pathological image classification method based on wavelet transform and YOLOv8	11
Dual attention fusion UNet for COVID-19 lesion segmentation from CT images	10
Improving image quality by optimizing beam width and helical pitch in CT	10
Predicting the error magnitude in patient-specific QA during radiotherapy based on ResNet	10
Revolutionizing tumor detection and classification in multimodality imaging based on deep learning approaches: Methods, applications and limitations	9
Effective dose and radiation risk under 640-slice abdominal computed tomography examination without contrast medium injection	9
Automated lung tumor segmentation robust to various tumor sizes using a consistency learning-based multi-scale dual-attention network	9
An optimized filter design approach for enhancing imaging quality in industrial linear accelerator	8
A new weighting scheme for arc based circle cone-beam CT reconstruction	8
Automatic detection of COVID-19 in chest radiographs using serially concatenated deep and handcrafted features	8
A lightweight network for automatic thyroid nodules location and recognition with high speed and accuracy in ultrasound images	8
Reliability of cone beam CT for morphometry of nasolabial soft tissue in patients with skeletal class III malocclusion: A qualitative and quantitative analysis	8
Comparison of selected photon shield and organ-based tube current modulation for radiation dose reduction in head computed tomography: A phantom study	8
Evaluation of the voluntary deep inspiration breath-hold reproducibility in left-sided breast radiotherapy	7
Multiobjective optimization guided by image quality index for limited-angle CT image reconstruction	7
Comparing feasibility of different tube voltages and different concentrations of contrast medium in coronary CT angiography of overweight patients	7
An update on the knee osteoarthritis severity grading using wide residual learning	7

Applying a nomogram based on preoperative CT to predict early recurrence of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma after surgery	7
CT image crack segmentation method based on linear feature enhancement	7
Comparison of two different GSI scanning protocols in head and neck CT angiography: Image quality and radiation dose	7
Dosimetric comparison of mDCAT and VMAT techniques according to 6MV-FFF and 10MV-FFF energies in patients with single adrenal metastasis	7
Accelerating image reconstruction for multi-contrast MRI based on Y-Net3+	7
Classification by a stacking model using CNN features for COVID-19 infection diagnosis	6
Dual-modal radiomics for predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma	6
Diagnostic value of 2017 ACR Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) combined with fine needle aspiration biopsy in thyroid nodules	6
A guiding approach of Ultrasound scan for accurately obtaining standard diagnostic planes of fetal brain malformation	6
Development of X-ray phase CT with a hybrid configuration of Lau and Talbot–Lau interferometers	5
Mineral quantitative characterization method based on basis material decomposition model by dual-energy computed tomography	5
Quality improvement of general anteroposterior radiographic image of vertebral body according to optimum angle of incidence	5
DEBISim: A simulation pipeline for dual energy CT-based baggage inspection systems1	5
Skin cancer image recognition based on similarity clustering and attention transfer	5
Computer aid screening of COVID-19 using X-ray and CT scan images: An inner comparison	5
An Innovative Low-dose CT Inpainting Algorithm based on Limited-angle Imaging Inpainting Model	4
Proximal femur segmentation and quantification in dual-energy subtraction tomosynthesis: A novel approach to fracture risk assessment	4
Artifact-Assisted multi-level and multi-scale feature fusion attention network for low-dose CT denoising	4
Estimation of patient’s angle from skull radiographs using deep learning	4
A multimodal similarity-aware and knowledge-driven pre-training approach for reliable pneumoconiosis diagnosis	4
Change detection in sparse repeat CT scans with non-rigid deformations	4
Enhancing brain tumor classification by integrating radiomics and deep learning features: A comprehensive study utilizing ensemble methods on MRI scans	4
Hemi-diaphragm detection of chest X-ray images based on convolutional neural network and graphics	4
An interpretable multi-task system for clinically applicable COVID-19 diagnosis using CXR	4
The influence of white matter hyperintensities severity on functional brain activity in cerebral small vessel disease: An rs-fMRI study	4
Tuberculosis detection in chest X-ray using Mayfly-algorithm optimized dual-deep-learning features	4
Prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer: A radiomics nomogram analysis based on CT images and clinicopathological features	4
MAFA-Uformer: Multi-attention and dual-branch feature aggregation U-shaped transformer for sparse-view CT reconstruction	4
Optical and radiation shielding characteristics of tellurite glass doped with different rare-earth oxides	4
Iterative signal retrieval for X-ray grating interferometry with dual-shot	4
Non-convex optimization based optimal bone correction for various beam-hardening artifacts in CT imaging	4
Feasibility study of using virtual non-contrast images derived from dual-energy CT to replace true non-contrast images in patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma	4
Multiscale unsupervised network for deformable image registration	3
Application of enhanced computed tomography-based radiomics nomogram analysis to differentiate metastatic ovarian tumors from epithelial ovarian tumors	3
The clinical and imaging data fusion model for single-period cerebral CTA collateral circulation assessment	3
Evaluation of radiation dose to organs of neonatal patients during portable X-ray examination in incubators: A Monte Carlo simulation study	3
Coronary artery segmentation in CCTA images based on multi-scale feature learning	3
Auto-evaluation of skull radiograph accuracy using unsupervised anomaly detection	3
Dosimetric comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy with TrueBeam LINAC and hypofractionated radiosurgery with gamma knife ICON for large (>10 cm3) skull base meningiomas	3
Estimation of radiation dose and establishment of local diagnostic reference levels for computed tomography of head in pediatric population	3
Computer-aided COVID-19 diagnosis and a comparison of deep learners using augmented CXRs	3
Clinical utility of a new immobilization method in image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy for breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy	3
UBNet: Deep learning-based approach for automatic X-ray image detection of pneumonia and COVID-19 patients	3
Development of a new body weight estimation method using head CT scout images	3
Application value of digital tungsten-molybdenum dual target three-dimensional positioning indwelling guide wire excision biopsy in diagnosis of breast microcalcification	3
Physical design of photon-counting mode γ-ray large object radiation imaging system	3
FDB-Net: Fusion double branch network combining CNN and transformer for medical image segmentation	3
Design of a multi-carrier X-ray source for communication with energy modulation information	3
Image quality enhancement of CT hepatic portal venography using dual energy blending with computer determined parameters	3
Automated vessel segmentation in lung CT and CTA images via deep neural networks	2

A one-step method for quantitative microwave-induced thermoacoustic tomography	2
Optically transparent glass modified with metal oxides for X-rays and gamma rays shielding material	2
Correlation between X-ray tube current exposure time and X-ray photon number in GATE	2
Lung cancer histopathological image classification using wavelets and AlexNet	2
Automatic segmentation of medical images using a novel Harris Hawk optimization method and an active contour model	2
Improving diagnostic performance of rib fractures for the night shift in radiology department using a computer-aided diagnosis system based on deep learning: A clinical retrospective study	2
Performance evaluation of quantitative material decomposition in slow kVp switching dual-energy CT	2
A dual-energy CT reconstruction method based on anchor network from dual quarter scans	2
Three-dimensional semi-supervised lumbar vertebrae region of interest segmentation based on MAE pre-training	2
Cardiac energetics alteration in a chronic hypoxia rat model: A non-invasive in vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy study	2
A predictive model for early therapeutic efficacy of colorectal liver metastases using multimodal MRI data	2
Research on accuracy of material identification based on photon counting spectral CT	2
Multi-exposure X-ray image fusion quality evaluation based on CSF and gradient amplitude similarity	2
Iatrogenic ureteral injury during retroperitoneal laparoscopy for large renal cysts: What we learned and a review of the literature	2
A TV-minimization image-reconstruction algorithm without system matrix	2
A class of Landweber-type iterative methods based on the Radon transform for incomplete view tomography	2
Deep symmetric three-dimensional convolutional neural networks for identifying acute ischemic stroke via diffusion-weighted images	2
Meta analysis of the second course of radiotherapy for recurrent esophageal cancer	2
Anatomical changes and dosimetric analysis of the neck region based on FBCT for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients during radiotherapy	2
A few-shot segmentation method for prohibited item inspection	2
Retraction to: A mathematical model to characterize the degree of coalification based on the low-angle region of the X-ray diffractogram	2
Lossless compression-based detection of osteoporosis using bone X-ray imaging	2
Feasibility of thoracic CT in assessing anemia for aplastic anemia patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	2
Leukemia classification using the deep learning method of CNN	2
Development of a novel computational method using computed tomography images for the early detection and severity classification of COVID-19 cases	2
A deep learning and radiomics based Alberta stroke program early CT score method on CTA to evaluate acute ischemic stroke	2
Analysis of segmentation of lung parenchyma based on deep learning methods	2
Compton-camera-based SPECT for thyroid cancer imaging	2
Influence of heart rate and coronary artery calcification on image quality and diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography: comparison between 96-row detector dual source CT and 256-row multidet	2
Application of dose-gradient function in reducing radiation induced lung injury in breast cancer radiotherapy	2
The usefulness of X-ray output management in general radiography systems using exposure index	2
Automated recognition of the major muscle injury in athletes on X-ray CT images	2