OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of illuminance intensity on the green channel of remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) signals	89
Internationally trained medical physicists should be certified, through ACPSEM, in order to be employed in Australia and New Zealand as Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists	89
Evaluation of intrafractional prostate displacement during prostate radiotherapy using real-time ultrasound system	73
Lead equivalence testing using a custom-built testing kit	71
An effective cross-scenario remote heart rate estimation network based on global–local information and video transformer	45
Analysis of normal lung irradiation in radiosurgery treatments: a comparison of lung optimized treatment (LOT) on cyberknife, 4D target volume on helical tomotherapy, and DIBH on linear accelerator	37
Effect of the period of EEG signals on the decoding of motor information	37
Assessing focal spot alignment in clinical linear accelerators: a comprehensive evaluation with triplet phantoms	37
Properties of the SSIM metric in medical image assessment: correspondence between measurements and the spatial frequency spectrum	34
MRI safety for leave-on powdered hair thickeners under 1.5-T and 3.0-T MRI: measurement of deflection force, MRI artifact, and evaluation of preexamination screening	33
Real-time in vivo dose measurement using ruby-based fibre optic dosimetry during internal radiation therapy	32
Voting-based 1D CNN model for human lower limb activity recognition using sEMG signal	32
Comparison of treatment plans between static jaw and jaw tracking techniques in postmastectomy intensity-modulated radiation therapy	30
Multi-resolution auto-encoder for anomaly detection of retinal imaging	29
Phantom study of layered sensor module for photon-counting BMD detector	29
Applicator-guided proton therapy versus multichannel brachytherapy for vaginal vault irradiation	23
An iterative algorithm for computing gradient directions for white matter fascicles detection in brain MRI	20
EPSM 2021, Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine	20
Winning images from the Photography in Medical Physics (PiMP) competition	20
Dynamic intrafractional position monitoring with implanted fiducial markers for enhanced accuracy in radiotherapy of prostate cancer	20
Identification of OSAHS patients based on ReliefF-mRMR feature selection	19
Hybrid participation options to mitigate discrimination and maximise productivity in post-COVID higher education and research workplaces	17
Gafchromic EBT3 film provides equivalent dosimetric performance to EBT-XD film for stereotactic radiosurgery dosimetry	17
Effect of anti-scatter grids on the image improvement factor in digital radiography for various phantom thicknesses and irradiation fields	15
Automated diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using electromyograms and firefly algorithm based neural networks with fractional position update	15

Assessment of thoracic spinal curvatures in static postures using spatially tracked 3D ultrasound volumes: a proof-of-concept study	14
Addressing challenges in diagnostic X-ray dosimetry: uncertainties and corrections for Al2O3:C-based optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters	14
A novel approach in MRI signal processing for unveiling the intricacies of brain axonal organization	13
Estimation of body segmental orientation for prosthetic gait using a nonlinear autoregressive neural network with exogenous inputs	13
A deep learning approach in automated detection of schizophrenia using scalogram images of EEG signals	13
Generating missing patient anatomy from partially acquired cone-beam computed tomography images using deep learning: a proof of concept	13
SPINDILOMETER: a model describing sleep spindles on EEG signals for polysomnography	13
SchizoLMNet: a modified lightweight MobileNetV2- architecture for automated schizophrenia detection using EEG-derived spectrograms	12
Estimation of kinetic parameters in dynamic FDG PET imaging based on shortened protocols: a virtual clinical study	12
Evaluating the effect of high-density measurement mode on patient-specific quality assurance for head and neck cancer with ArcCHECK	12
ThoraxNet: a 3D U-Net based two-stage framework for OAR segmentation on thoracic CT images	12
In the future simulations will replace clinical trials	12
Ecg signal watermarking using QR decomposition	11
MRI radiomics for brain metastasis sub-pathology classification from non-small cell lung cancer: a machine learning, multicenter study	11
Semi-supervised learning towards automated segmentation of PET images with limited annotations: application to lymphoma patients	11
PET/CT-based 3D multi-class semantic segmentation of ovarian cancer and the stability of the extracted radiomics features	11
Use of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter and radiophotoliminescent glass dosimeter for dose measurement in dual-source dual-energy computed tomography	11
A systematic review of volumetric image guidance in proton therapy	10
Comparison of the detectability of hot lesions on bone SPECT using six state-of-the-art SPECT/CT systems: a multicenter phantom study to optimize reconstruction parameters	9
Left ventricle analysis in echocardiographic images using transfer learning	9
Development and validation of a gel wax phantom to evaluate geometric accuracy and measurement of a hyperechoic target diameter in diagnostic ultrasound imaging	9
EPSM 2023, Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine	9
Parametric maps of spatial two-tissue compartment model for prostate dynamic contrast enhanced MRI - comparison with the standard tofts model in the diagnosis of prostate cancer	8
A position-adaptive noise-reduction method using a deep denoising filter bank for dedicated breast positron emission tomography images	8
Memory enhancement by transcranial radiofrequency wave treatment occurs without appreciably increasing brain temperature	8
Enhancing intrafraction position monitoring for prostate radiotherapy on a conventional linear accelerator: an optimization study	8
Biomechanical evaluation of intramedullary retrograde nail and dynamic condylar screw used in unstable distal femoral fractures	8
Automated COVID-19 diagnosis and prognosis with medical imaging and who is publishing: a systematic review	8
Ensemble of transfer learnt classifiers for recognition of cardiovascular tissues from histological images	8
Characteristics of the electron beam outside the applicator in an Elekta Versa HD Linac	8
Establishment of a local diagnostic reference level for dental intraoral bitewing X-rays	8
Enhancing percutaneous coronary intervention using TriVOCTNet: a multi-task deep learning model for comprehensive intravascular optical coherence tomography analysis	8
Automatic classification of schizophrenia patients using resting-state EEG signals	7
RF energy harvesters for wireless sensors, state of the art, future prospects and challenges: a review	7
Radiomics analysis of bone marrow biopsy locations in [18F]FDG PET/CT images for measurable residual disease assessment in multiple myeloma	7
Deep learning based smart health monitoring for automated prediction of epileptic seizures using spectral analysis of scalp EEG	7
CArdiac and REspiratory adaptive Computed Tomography (CARE-CT): a proof-of-concept digital phantom study	7
Standardization of knowledge-based volumetric modulated arc therapy planning with a multi-institution model (broad model) to improve prostate cancer treatment quality	7
Commissioning measurements on an Elekta Unity MR-Linac	7
Are deep learning classification results obtained on CT scans fair and interpretable?	7
Use of a virtual phantom to assess the capability of a treatment planning system to perform magnetic resonance image distortion correction	7
The effect of arterial cannula tip position on differential hypoxemia during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Application of dielectric properties for identification of normal and malignant gastrointestinal tumors and lymph nodes ex vivo	7
Multi-stage classification of Alzheimer’s disease from 18F-FDG-PET images using deep learning techniques	7
Estimation of organ and effective doses of CBCT scans of radiotherapy using size-specific field of view (FOV): a Monte Carlo study	7
An automatic method to generate voxel-based absorbed doses from radioactivity distributions for nuclear medicine using generative adversarial networks: a feasibility study	7
Towards ultra-low-dose CT for detecting pulmonary nodules using DenseNet	7
Sources of out-of-field dose in MRgRT: an inter-comparison of measured and Monaco treatment planning system doses for the Elekta Unity MR-linac	6
Dose from imaging at the time of treatment should be reduced	6
Measurement and spectral analysis of medical shock wave parameters based on flexible PVDF sensors	6

Winning images from the Art in Science and Engineering in Medicine (ARSENIC) competition	6
Bone radiomics reproducibility: a three-centered study on the impacts of image contrast, edge enhancement, and latitude variations	6
A computed tomography radiomics-based model for predicting osteoporosis after breast cancer treatment	6
Automated grading of diabetic retinopathy using CNN with hierarchical clustering of image patches by siamese network	6
Dosimetry investigation of a prototype of 169Yb seed brachytherapy for use in circular stapler	6
Robot-assisted system for non-invasive wide-range flexible eye positioning and tracking in particle radiotherapy	6
Accuracy of Acuros$$^{\text {TM}}$$ BV as determined from GATE monte-carlo simulation	6
Varian eclipse stereotactic 5 mm cone data commissioning	6
Correlation analysis of CT-based rectal planning dosimetric parameters with in vivo dosimetry of MOSkin and PTW 9112 detectors in Co-60 source HDR intracavitary cervix brachytherapy	6
A comparison of automatic and manual compensation methods for the calculation of tube currents during off-centered patient positioning with a noise-based automatic exposure control system in computed	6
Comparison of the accuracy of Monte Carlo and Ray Tracing dose calculation algorithms for multiple target brain treatments on CyberKnife	6
Recurrence prediction with local binary pattern-based dosiomics in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	6
Letter to the editor: topical debate, P‐values should not be used for decision making in the practice of clinical medical physics	6
Assessing tumor volumetric reduction with consideration for setup errors based on mathematical tumor model and microdosimetric kinetic model in single-isocenter VMAT for brain metastases	6
An anthropomorphic 3D printed inhomogeneity thorax phantom slab for SBRT commissioning and quality assurance	5
Reducing ExacTrac intrafraction imaging uncertainty for prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy using a pre-treatment CBCT	5
Potential diagnosis of COVID-19 from chest X-ray and CT findings using semi-supervised learning	5
Parametric analysis of landing injury	5
Estimation of dose to a bystander from F-18 FDG patients using Monte Carlo simulation in clinical exposure scenarios	5
Study of PRESAGE® dosimeter for end-to-end 3D radiotherapy verification using an anthropomorphic phantom with bespoke dosimeter insert	5
Virtual-simulation boosted neural network dose calculation engine for intensity-modulated radiation therapy	5
Publisher Correction to: Sensitivity improvement of a deuterium-deuterium neutron generator based in vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNAA) system	5
Curvature correction factors for the independent verification of monitor units of electron treatment plans calculated in Eclipse	5
Detectability of cold tumors by xSPECT bone technology compared with hot tumors: a supine phantom study	5
Dose calculation of 3D printing lead shield covered by biocompatible silicone for electron beam therapy	5
Development of a novel detection method for changes in lung conditions during radiotherapy using a temporal subtraction technique	5
CT scatter spectra transmission data of 80, 100, 120 and 140 kVp primary beams for various shielding materials	5
Reconstruction residual network with a fused spatial-channel attention mechanism for automatically classifying diabetic foot ulcer	5
Verhulst map measures: new biomarkers for heart rate classification	5
Automatic classification of brain magnetic resonance images with hypercolumn deep features and machine learning	5
Developing a robust model to predict depth of anesthesia from single channel EEG signal	5
Physical and visual evaluations of CT image quality of large low-contrast objects with visual model-based iterative reconstruction technique: a phantom study	5
Blood glucose estimation based on ECG signal	5
PCXMC cone beam computed tomography dosimetry investigations	5
The effect of scan parameters on T1, T2 relaxation times measured with multi-dynamic multi-echo sequence: a phantom study	5
In Australia professional registration for qualified medical physicists should be mandated through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)	5
The effects of distance between the imaging isocenter and brain center on the image quality of cone-beam computed tomography for brain stereotactic irradiation	5
Image masking using convolutional networks improves performance classification of radiation pneumonitis for non-small cell lung cancer	5
Prediction of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-induced lesion size using the echo amplitude from the focus in tissue	4
A discriminative shape-texture convolutional neural network for early diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis from X-ray images	4
A Monte Carlo study on dose distribution of an orthovoltage radiation therapy system	4
Proactive risk management should be mandatory for the setup of new techniques in radiation oncology	4
A lightweight 1D convolutional neural network model for arrhythmia diagnosis from electrocardiogram signal	4
Estimating subjective evaluation of low-contrast resolution using convolutional neural networks	4
Prostate volume analysis in image registration for prostate cancer care: a verification study	4
Regression fitting megavoltage depth dose curves to determine material relative electron density in radiotherapy	4
Lung and colon cancer classification using medical imaging: a feature engineering approach	4
Re-evaluation of $$^{18}$$F-FDG absorbed and effective dose in adult and pediatric phantoms using DoseCalcs Monte Carlo platform: a validation study	4
Winning images from the Art in Science and Engineering in Medicine (ARSENIC) competition	4
Assessment of interfraction dose variation in pancreas SBRT using daily simulation MR images	4
Development and validation of the effective CNR analysis method for evaluating the contrast resolution of CT images	4
Design and analysis of polycentric prosthetic knee with enhanced kinematics and stability	4
ACPSEM position paper: recommendations for a digital general X-ray quality assurance program	4
Development and evaluation of photon-counting Cd0.875Zn0.125Te0.98Se0.02 detector for measuring bone mineral density	4
Prediction of SBRT response in liver cancer by combining original and delta cone-beam CT radiomics: a pilot study	4
Effects of spectral features of EEG signals recorded with different channels and recording statuses on ADHD classification with deep learning	4
Correction to: P‑values should not be used for decision making in the practice of clinical medical physics	4
A novel four-step feature selection technique for diabetic retinopathy grading	4
Commissioning of Aktina SRS cones and dosimetric validation of the RayStation photon Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm	4
CAT-Seg: cascaded medical assistive tool integrating residual attention mechanisms and Squeeze-Net for 3D MRI biventricular segmentation	4
A novel computer modeling and simulation technique for bronchi motion tracking in human lungs under respiration	4
Hardware-efficient auto-reconfigurable hearing aids using 3-level octave interpolated filters for auditory compensation applications	4
Phenomenological characterization of blood’s intermediate shear rate: a new concept for hemorheology	4
Being certain about uncertainties: a robust evaluation method for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy treatment plans including the combination of uncertainties	4
Variable-density velocity-selective magnetization preparation for non-contrast-enhanced peripheral MR angiography	4
Enhanced 3D dose prediction for hypofractionated SRS (gamma knife radiosurgery) in brain tumor using cascaded-deep-supervised convolutional neural network	4
Predictive gamma passing rate of 3D detector array-based volumetric modulated arc therapy quality assurance for prostate cancer via deep learning	4
Prediction of treatment response in major depressive disorder using a hybrid of convolutional recurrent deep neural networks and effective connectivity based on EEG signal	4