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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Anastasios Koutsos
Welcome to BMC Medical Imaging published by BioMed Central
BMC Medical Imaging is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the development, evaluation, and use of imaging techniques and image processing tools to diagnose and manage disease.
BMC Medical Imaging (ISSN 1471-2342) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :14
A meta-analysis calls for caution in the use of multi-detector computed tomography for the selection of patients in need of invasive angiography, as it fails to detect 20% of patients with coronary artery in-stent stenosis.
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Research article
In-vivo optical detection of cancer using chlorin e6 - polyvinylpyrrolidone induced fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy William WL Chin, Patricia SP Thong, Ramaswamy Bhuvaneswari, Khee Chee Soo, Paul WS Heng, Malini Olivo BMC Medical Imaging 2009, 9 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
The impact of image dynamic range on texture classification of brain white matter.
Doaa Mahmoud-Ghoneim, Mariam K Alkaabi, Jacques D de Certaines, Frank Goettsche BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :18 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Late gadolinium uptake demonstrated with magnetic resonance in patients where automated PERFIT analysis of myocardial SPECT suggests irreversible perfusion defect. Lene Rosendahl, Peter Blomstrand, Jan L Ohlsson, Per-Gunnar Bjorklund, Britt-Marie Ahlander, Sven-Ake Starck, Jan E Engvall BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :17 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Tumor volume in subcutaneous mouse xenografts measured by microCT is more accurate and reproducible than determined by 18 F-FDG-microPET or external caliper Mette Munk Jensen, Jesper Tranekj BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :16 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Retraction
Retraction: Evaluation of 3D surface scanners for skin documentation in forensic medicine: comparison of benchmark surfaces Wolf Schweitzer, Martin H BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :15 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Multidetector computed tomography angiography for assessment of in-stent restenosis: meta-analysis of diagnostic performance Piet K Vanhoenacker, Isabel Decramer, Olivier Bladt, Giovanna Sarno, Erik Van Hul, William Wijns, Ben A Dwamena BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :14 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Extended Field Laser Confocal Microscopy (EFLCM): Combining automated Gigapixel image capture with in silico virtual microscopy Emilie Flaberg, Per Sabelstr BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :13 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Does applying the Canadian Cervical Spine rule reduce cervical spine radiography rates in alert patients with blunt trauma to the neck? A retrospective analysis Ulfin Rethnam, Rajam Yesupalan, Giri Gandham BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :12 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Computer-assisted assessment of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 immunohistochemical assay in imaged histologic sections using a membrane isolation algorithm and quantitative analysis of positive controls Bonnie H Hall, Monica Ianosi-Irimie, Parisa Javidian, Wenjin Chen, Shridar Ganesan, David J Foran BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :11 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Software
Internet Image Viewer (iiV) Joel T Lee, Kristin R Munch, John V Carlis, Jos BMC Medical Imaging 2008, 8 :10 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria for determining left ventricular mass in young healthy men; data from the LARGE Heart study Syed M Afzal Sohaib, John R Payne, Rajeev Shukla, Michael World, Dudley J Pennell, Hugh E Montgomery Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Software
THR Simulator - the software for generating radiographs of THR prosthesis
Tai-Yin Wu, Rong-Sen Yang, Chiou-Shann Fuh, Sheng-Mou Hou, Chen-Kun Liaw BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :8 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
A 70-year-old male having advanced prostate cancer presenting with hypercalcemia and diffuse osteoblastic bone metastases: a case report Wan-Hsiu Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Tsu-Tuan Wu Cases Journal 2009, 2 :54 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Cystic hygroma and potential airway obstruction in a newborn: a case report and review of the literature. Sulaiman Sannoh, Esperanza Quezada, David M Merer, Augustine Moscatello, Sergio G Golombek Cases Journal 2009, 2 :48 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Direction of the Formation of Anterior Lumbar Vertebral Osteophytes Yuichi Kasai, Eiji Kawakita, Toshihiko Sakakibrara, Koji Akeda, Atsumasa Uchida BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :4 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Advanced ossification of the carpal bones, and monkey wrench appearance of the femora , features suggestive of a propable mild form of Desbeqious dysplasia: a case report and review of the literature Ali Al Kaissi, Christof Radler, Klaus Klaushofer, Franz Grill Cases Journal 2009, 2 :45 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
Medical imaging and physiological modelling: linking
physics and biology Manuchehr Soleimani, Rebecca J Shipley, Nic Smith, Cathryn N Mitchell BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2009, 8 :1 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Recommendations for implementing stereotactic radiotherapy in peripheral stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: report from the Quality Assurance Working Party of the randomised phase III ROSEL study Coen W. Hurkmans, Johan P. Cuijpers, Frank J. Lagerwaard, Joachim Widder, Uulke A. van der Heide, Danny Schuring, Suresh Senan Radiation Oncology 2009, 4 :1 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Semi-invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunosuppressed patient: a case report Fernanda C Cabral, Edson Marchiori, Glaucia Zanetti, Tatiana C Takayasu, Claudia M Mano Cases Journal 2009, 2 :40 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Acquired nonobstructive urinary bladder diverticulum: a case report Plamen Yovchevski, Kosta Kostov Cases Journal 2009, 2 :36 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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