BMC Medical Physics | Most Viewed

Submit a manuscript Register Contact us Follow us on

Explore BMC Medical Physics

Articles

Display/download options Articles per page: 25 | 50 | 100

Display options

Editor's summary Citation

Download options

Send
To

	All
	1. 271 Accesses	Research article Chemotherapeutic treatment efficacy and sensitivity are increased by adjuvant alternating electric fields (TTFields) Eilon D Kirson, Rosa S Schneiderman, Vladimír Dbalý, František Tovaryš, Josef Vymazal, Aviran Itzhaki, Daniel Mordechovich, Zoya Gurvich, Esther Shmueli, Dorit Goldsher, Yoram Wasserman, Yoram Palti BMC Medical Physics 2009, 9:1 (8 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Alternating electric fields, a non-toxic adjuvant cancer therapy, improves the efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents in glioma and breast cancer cell lines, animal models and glioblastoma patients, suggesting effective treatment with lower drug doses is possible.
	2. 199 Accesses	Research article Navigator channel adaptation to reconstruct three dimensional heart volumes from two dimensional radiotherapy planning data Angela Ng, Thao-Nguyen Nguyen, Joanne L Moseley, David C Hodgson, Michael B Sharpe, Kristy K Brock BMC Medical Physics 2012, 12:1 (18 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Navigator channel adaptation techniques generate accurate 3D heart models from limited 2D planning data; the technique has potential to improve long-term treatment for patients who lack historical 3D radiation dosimetry data.
	3. 169 Accesses	Research article Theoretical generalization of normal and sick coronary arteries with fractal dimensions and the arterial intrinsic mathematical harmony Javier O Rodríguez, Signed E Prieto, Catalina Correa, Pedro A Bernal, Germán E Puerta, Sarith Vitery, Yolanda Soracipa, Diana Muñoz BMC Medical Physics 2010, 10:1 (17 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4. 160 Accesses	Research article Frequency and severity of myocardial perfusion abnormalities using Tc-99m MIBI SPECT in cardiac syndrome X Mohsen Saghari, Majid Assadi, Mohammad Eftekhari, Mohammad Yaghoubi, Armaghan Fard-Esfahani, Jan-Mohammad Malekzadeh, Babak Sichani, Davood Beiki, Abbas Takavar BMC Nuclear Medicine 2006, 6:1 (17 February 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5. 160 Accesses	Research article Prognostic implication of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI in light chain (AL) amyloidosis on long term follow up Raymond Q Migrino, Richard Christenson, Aniko Szabo, Megan Bright, Seth Truran, Parameswaran Hari BMC Medical Physics 2009, 9:5 (5 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	6. 150 Accesses	Research article Average arterial input function for quantitative dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of neck nodal metastases Amita Shukla-Dave, Nancy Lee, Hilda Stambuk, Ya Wang, Wei Huang, Howard T Thaler, Snehal G Patel, Jatin P Shah, Jason A Koutcher BMC Medical Physics 2009, 9:4 (7 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Individual arterial input function (AIF) data from a limited population may be used to generate average AIF values for application to the pharmacokinetic modeling of dynamic MRI imaging data in oncology trials.
	7. 146 Accesses	Technical advance Preclinical multimodality phantom design for quality assurance of tumor size measurement Yongsook C Lee, Gary D Fullerton, Cristel Baiu, Margaret G Lescrenier, Beth A Goins BMC Medical Physics 2011, 11:1 (30 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A multimodal tumor measurement phantom was designed, and test results indicate that it could serve as a useful quality assurance tool in assessing tumor size change across multiple imaging modalities.
	8. 142 Accesses	Research article Differential radio-sensitivities of human chromosomes 1 and 2 in one donor in interphase- and metaphase-spreads after ⁶⁰Co γ-irradiation Rupak Pathak, Adarsh Ramakumar, Uma Subramanian, Pataje GS Prasanna BMC Medical Physics 2009, 9:6 (16 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Chromosome 2 may be more sensitive to radiation-induced damage than chromosome 1 during both interphase and metaphase; use of radiosensitivity differences has implications for radiation-induced health risk assessment.
	9. 132 Accesses	Research article Variation in heart rate influences the assessment of transient ischemic dilation in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy William D Leslie, Daniel P Levin, Sandor J Demeter BMC Nuclear Medicine 2007, 7:1 (11 January 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10. 130 Accesses	Research article Perfusion scanning using ^99mTc-HMPAO detects early cerebrovascular changes in the diabetic rat Fatma J Al-Saeedi BMC Medical Physics 2008, 8:1 (13 March 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11. 118 Accesses	Research article Bone turnover markers are correlated with total skeletal uptake of ^99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (^99mTc-MDP) Janaka Lenora, Kristina Norrgren, Ola Thorsson, Per Wollmer, Karl J Obrant, Kaisa K Ivaska BMC Medical Physics 2009, 9:3 (30 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 99 Accesses	Research article Multiple window spatial registration error of a gamma camera: ¹³³Ba point source as a replacement of the NEMA procedure Helmar Bergmann, Gregory Minear, Maria Raith, Peter M Schaffarich BMC Medical Physics 2008, 8:6 (9 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13. 95 Accesses	Research article Repeatability of regional myocardial blood flow calculation in ⁸²Rb PET imaging Karin Knešaurek, Josef Machac, Zhuangyu Zhang BMC Medical Physics 2009, 9:2 (29 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Software processing of Rb-82 positron emission tomography (PET) images shows high repeatability for the assessment of myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve, supporting the value of PET for noninvasive evaluation of coronary heart disease.
	14. 84 Accesses	Research article Non-invasive imaging of atherosclerotic plaque macrophage in a rabbit model with F-18 FDG PET: a histopathological correlation Zhuangyu Zhang, Josef Machac, Gerard Helft, Stephen G Worthley, Cheuk Tang, Azfar G Zaman, Oswaldo J Rodriguez, Monte S Buchsbaum, Valentin Fuster, Juan J Badimon BMC Nuclear Medicine 2006, 6:3 (25 May 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary PET imaging of 18F-FDG uptake, expressed as the ratio of aortic uptake to blood activity, correlates with macrophage content within atherosclerotic lesions in a rabbit model
	15. 81 Accesses	Research article Comparison of ¹⁸F SPECT with PET in myocardial imaging: A realistic thorax-cardiac phantom study Karin Knešaurek, Josef Machac BMC Nuclear Medicine 2006, 6:5 (31 October 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	16. 65 Accesses	Research article Planar Tc99m – sestamibi scintimammography should be considered cautiously in the axillary evaluation of breast cancer protocols: Results of an international multicenter trial Teresa Massardo, Omar Alonso, Augusto Llamas-Ollier, Levin Kabasakal, Uma Ravishankar, Rossana Morales, Lucía Delgado, Ajit K Padhy BMC Nuclear Medicine 2005, 5:4 (27 July 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The low detection rate for axillary lymph node involvement shown by planar Tc99m sestamibi scintimammography suggests that this technique should be avoided in the clinical assessment of breast cancer.
	17. 64 Accesses	Research article A mathematical model of optimized radioiodine-131 therapy of Graves' hyperthyroidism Suhail AR Doi, Issa Loutfi, Kamal AS Al-Shoumer BMC Nuclear Medicine 2001, 1:1 (28 August 2001) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18. 62 Accesses	Research article ¹⁸⁸Re radiopharmaceuticals for radiosynovectomy: evaluation and comparison of tin colloid, hydroxyapatite and tin-ferric hydroxide macroaggregates Eduardo Savio, María Ures, Patricia Zeledón, Victoria Trindade, Andrea Paolino, Virginia Mockford, Antonio Malanga, Marcelo Fernández, Javier Gaudiano BMC Nuclear Medicine 2004, 4:1 (30 January 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 61 Accesses	Research article Relationship of ^99mtechnetium labelled macroaggregated albumin (^99mTc-MAA) uptake by colorectal liver metastases to response following Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) Atul Dhabuwala, Prue Lamerton, Richard S Stubbs BMC Nuclear Medicine 2005, 5:7 (23 December 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	20. 61 Accesses	Research article Prognostic utility of sestamibi lung uptake does not require adjustment for stress-related variables: A retrospective cohort study William D Leslie, Marina S Yogendran, Linda M Ward, Khaled A Nour, Colleen J Metge BMC Nuclear Medicine 2006, 6:2 (29 March 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21. 61 Accesses	Study protocol NEOadjuvant therapy monitoring with PET and CT in Esophageal Cancer (NEOPEC-trial) Mark van Heijl, Jikke MT Omloo, Mark I van Berge Henegouwen, Olivier RC Busch, Hugo W Tilanus, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Otto S Hoekstra, Jaap Stoker, Maarten CCM Hulshof, Ate van der Gaast BMC Medical Physics 2008, 8:3 (31 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 59 Accesses	Research article Influence of increased target dose inhomogeneity on margins for breathing motion compensation in conformal stereotactic body radiotherapy Anne Richter, Kurt Baier, Juergen Meyer, Juergen Wilbert, Thomas Krieger, Michael Flentje, Matthias Guckenberger BMC Medical Physics 2008, 8:5 (3 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23. 57 Accesses	Research article Comparison of SPECT bone scintigraphy with MRI for diagnosis of meniscal tears Mohammad-naghi Tahmasebi, Mohsen Saghari, Masoud Moslehi, Ali Gholamrezanezhad BMC Nuclear Medicine 2005, 5:2 (14 April 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 57 Accesses	Research article Metabolism of no-carrier-added 2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-L-tyrosine in rats Joël J Aerts, Alain R Plenevaux, Christian F Lemaire, Fabrice Giacomelli, Geoffrey I Warnock, Christophe L Phillips, André J Luxen BMC Medical Physics 2008, 8:4 (7 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary No-carrier-added 2-[18F]fluoro-L-tyrosine shows a fast and homogeneous uptake into protein fractions in the rat cerebellum and cortex, and is a suitable tracer for the assessment of protein synthesis by positron emission tomography.
	25. 55 Accesses	Research article Toxicology evaluation of radiotracer doses of 3'-deoxy-3'-[¹⁸F]fluorothymidine (¹⁸F-FLT) for human PET imaging: Laboratory analysis of serial blood samples and comparison to previously investigated therapeutic FLT doses Eric Turcotte, Linda W Wiens, John R Grierson, Lanell M Peterson, Mark H Wener, Hubert Vesselle BMC Nuclear Medicine 2007, 7:3 (3 July 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed