OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Validation of InBody 770 bioelectrical impedance analysis compared to a four‐compartment model criterion in young adults	24
Assessing the differences in muscle stiffness measured with shear wave elastography and myotonometer during the menstrual cycle in young women	13
Do exercise‐induced increases in muscle size contribute to strength in resistance‐trained individuals?	13
Handgrip exercise induces sex‐specific mean arterial pressure and oxygenation responses but similar performance fatigability	13
Test–retest reliability and validity of body composition methods in adults	12
Site‐specific skeletal muscle echo intensity and thickness differences in subcutaneous adipose tissue matched older and younger adults	12
Non‐invasive quantification of pressure‐volume loops from cardiovascular magnetic resonance at rest and during dobutamine stress	12
Real‐time detection of cerebrospinal fluid with bioimpedance needle in paediatric lumbar puncture	11
The ratio FEV₁/FVC and its association to respiratory symptoms—A Swedish general population study	11
Age‐related carotid extra‐media thickening is associated with increased blood pressure and arterial stiffness	10
Test–retest reliability of skeletal muscle oxygenation measurement using near‐infrared spectroscopy during exercise in patients with sport‐related iliac artery flow limitation	10
Physical fitness tests as an indicator of potential athletes in a large sample of youth	9
Combining ECG and echocardiography to identify transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in heart failure	8
Machine learning for predictive data analytics in medicine: A review illustrated by cardiovascular and nuclear medicine examples	8
A physiological perspective of the associations between hydration status and CTP neuroimaging parameters in hyper‐acute ischaemic stroke patients	8
The relationship between carotid and coronary calcification in patients with coronary artery disease	8
Within‐session reproducibility of forced oscillometry	8
Echocardiographic assessment of chamber size and ventricular function during the first year after heart transplantation	8
Ventilatory inefficiency during graded exercise in COPD: A pragmatic approach	8
Comparison of the multi‐phasic longitudinal displacement of the left and right common carotid artery in healthy humans	8
The identification of biophysical parameters which reflect skin status following mechanical and chemical insults	8
Predictors of right ventricular function improvement with sacubitril/valsartan in a real‐life population of patients with chronic heart failure	7
PET/CT imaging of spinal inflammation and microcalcification in patients with low back pain: A pilot study on the quantification by artificial intelligence‐based segmentation	7
The impact of isometric handgrip exercise and training on health‐related factors: A review	7
Typical angina during exercise stress testing improves the prediction of future acute coronary syndrome	7

Relationship between heart rate variability and performance in eccentric training with blood flow restriction	6
Determinants of active energy expenditure in haemodialysis patients	6
Dependency of flow‐mediated vasodilatation from basal nitric oxide activity	6
Mechanisms of cerebral vasospasm and cerebral ischaemia in subarachnoid haemorrhage	6
There are no differences in brachial artery endothelial shear stress and blood flow patterns between males and females during exercise	6
Left atrial stiffness predicts cardiac events in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: The impact of diabetes	6
Cardiac remodelling in association with left ventricular dyssynchrony and systolic dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease	5
A critical analysis of the purported role of hypoxaemia in the comorbidity of obstructive sleep apnoea and epilepsy	5
Atrioventricular plane displacement versus mitral and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion: A comparison between cardiac magnetic resonance and M‐mode echocardiography	5
[¹⁸F]PSMA‐1007 renal uptake parameters: Reproducibility and relationship to estimated glomerular filtration rate	5
Cardiac perfusion by positron emission tomography	5
Chronic mesenteric ischaemia: the importance of the individual mesenteric artery	5
Effects of surgical masks on the responses to constant work‐rate cycling performed at different intensity domains	5
Acute changes in muscle thickness, edema, and blood flow are not different between low‐load blood flow restriction and non‐blood flow restriction	5
Effect of pneumoperitoneum and Trendelenburg position on internal carotid artery blood flow measured by ultrasound during robotic prostatectomy	5
Role of the mechanosensitive piezo1 channel in intervertebral disc degeneration	5
Prognostic value of left atrial volume index in acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	5
Detection of lymph node metastases in patients with prostate cancer: Comparing conventional and digital [¹⁸F]‐fluorocholine PET‐CT using histopathology as a reference	5
Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion alterations associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance	4
First clinical experience of a ring‐configured cadmium zinc telluride camera: A comparative study versus conventional gamma camera systems	4
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: A robust tool to test pathogenesis and pathophysiology behind nephropathy in humans	4
Myocardial perfusion by CMR coronary sinus flow shows sex differences and lowered perfusion at stress in patients with suspected microvascular angina	4
Effects of isometric handgrip exercise with or without blood flow restriction on interference control and feelings	4
Influence of physical post‐exercise recovery techniques on vagally‐mediated heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	4
Restrictive spirometry versus restrictive lung function using the GLI reference values	4
⁸²Rb tissue kinetics in humans	4
Acute muscular and cardiovascular responses to high load training with pre‐exercise blood flow restriction	4
Cardiorespiratory responses to high‐intensity skeletal muscle metaboreflex activation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4
T1 mapping and reduced field‐of‐view DWI at 3.0 T MRI for differentiation of thyroid papillary carcinoma from nodular goiter	4
Physiological significance of pre‐ and post‐ejection left ventricular tissue velocities and relations to mitral and aortic valve closures	3
Males with abdominal aortic aneurysm have reduced left ventricular systolic and diastolic function	3
The effect of adjuvant radiotherapy on skin biophysical properties in patients with breast cancer at risk for breast lymphedema: A prospective study	3
Correcting for subcutaneous fat: Does it improve the correlation between vastus lateralis echo intensity and physical performance in older women?	3
Haemodynamic left‐ventricular changes during dobutamine stress in patients with atrial septal defect assessed with magnetic resonance imaging‐based pressure–volume loops	3
Standardizing submaximal exercise intensities for use of supine push–pull exercise during cardiovascular magnetic resonance	3
Increasing circulating levels of Tenascin C in response to the Wingate anaerobic test	3
Predictive model specific to young adults for estimating thoracic gas volume for air‐displacement plethysmography	3
Examination of Changes in Echo Intensity Following Resistance Exercise among Various Regions of Interest	3
Acute hemodynamic responses from low‐load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction in young and older individuals: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of cross‐over trials	3
Common carotid segmentation in ¹⁸F‐sodium fluoride PET/CT scans: Head‐to‐head comparison of artificial intelligence‐based and manual method	2
Left atrial contraction strain during a Valsalva manoeuvre: A study in healthy humans	2
Serum, interstitial and sweat ATP in humans exposed to heat stress: Insights into roles of ATP in the heat loss responses	2
A larger low‐flow‐mediated constrictor response is associated with augmented flow‐mediated dilation in the popliteal artery	2
Reproducibility of the pupillary light reflex over short intervals in psychiatric patients and community volunteers	2
A transformational change in scintigraphic gastroesophageal reflux studies: A comparison with historic techniques	2
An examination of changes in muscle thickness, isometric strength and body water throughout the menstrual cycle	2
Tilt table testing, methodology and practical insights for the clinic	2
Features of circumference sizes in women of different constitutional groups	2
Validation of a smart shirt for heart rate variability measurements at rest and during exercise	2
Is musculoskeletal pain associated with increased muscle stiffness? Evidence map and critical appraisal of muscle measurements using shear wave elastography	2

Increased arterial stiffness and reduced left ventricular long‐axis function in patients recovered from peripartum cardiomyopathy	2
Regional motion of the AV‐plane is related to the cardiac anatomy and deformation of the AV‐plane. Data from the HUNT study	2
Autonomic nervous system activity in primary Raynaud's phenomenon: Heart rate variability, plasma catecholamines and [¹²³I]MIBG heart scintigraphy	2
Diameter‐based measurements of the degree of carotid artery stenosis using ultrasonography	2
Evaluation of muscle thickness of the vastus lateralis by ultrasound imaging following blood flow restricted resistance exercise	2
The impact of postexercise blood flow restriction on local muscle endurance of a remote limb	2
Skeletal muscle estimation: A review of techniques and their applications	2
Effect of low‐intensity exercise with blood flow restriction during rest intervals on muscle function and perception	2
Quantifying leg muscle deoxygenation during incremental cycling in hypoxemic patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease	2
Reliability of the heart rate variability threshold during treadmill exercise	2
Technetium‐99m‐MAG3 and technetium‐99m‐DTPA: Renal clearance measured by the constant infusion technique – Old news?	2
Comparability of childhood blood pressure measurements with two different devices	2
Assessment of the predictive value of carotid color Doppler ultrasound Crouse score combined with high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein in elderly diabetics with cerebral infarction	2
A retrospective head‐to‐head comparison of the Lugano classification and PERCIST for FDG‐PET/CT response assessment in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma	2
Aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction: Energy expenditure, excess postexercise oxygen consumption, and respiratory exchange ratio	2
Gait alterations in patient with intermittent claudication: Effect of unilateral vs bilateral ischemia	2