Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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The effects of fasting and dehydration on pupillary light reflex as detected by pupillometry22
Lactate and ammonia measurements during cardiopulmonary exercise testing and its recovery phase—Consideration of age and sex in its interpretation21
Prefrontal NIRS signal is unaffected by forehead Doppler flux during incremental cycling exercise19
The impact of blood flow restricted electrical stimulations on recovery from muscle damage18
Test‐retest reliability of cardiopulmonary exercise test‐derived metrics in individuals with COPD versus healthy controls17
Agreement between self‐reported and objectively assessed physical activity among out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest survivors15
Association between appendicular skeletal muscle mass‐to‐visceral fat area ratio and cardiovascular disease: A cross‐sectional study13
Mechanisms of cerebral vasospasm and cerebral ischaemia in subarachnoid haemorrhage12
How does a CIED presence influence chances and safety of haemodialysis access? Conclusions from over 3000 thoracic venografies11
Feasibility of a field‐based submaximal stair ascent test for estimating aerobic capacity and lower‐limb strength in middle‐aged and older adults9
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Pulmonary volumes and signs of chronic airflow limitation in quantitative computed tomography8
Metabolic tumour volume in Hodgkin lymphoma—A comparison between manual and AI‐based analysis8
Association of low mechano‐energetic efficiency and prognosis in liver cirrhosis8
Relationship between heart rate variability and echocardiography indices of cardiac function in healthy individuals8
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Effects of combined training on nonshivering thermogenic activity of muscles in individuals with overweight and type 2 diabetes7
Age‐related changes in muscle thickness, echo intensity and shear modulus of the iliocapsularis7
Tilt table testing, methodology and practical insights for the clinic7
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The patterns in urine excretion and transvascular fluid exchange in human subjects during intravenous fluid infusion: A quantitative analysis7
Influence of physical post‐exercise recovery techniques on vagally‐mediated heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta‐analysis7
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Characterizing forearm skeletal muscle composition and function in breast cancer‐related lymphedema using B‐mode ultrasonography7
A preliminary study of changes in carotid artery elasticity in type 2 diabetes mellitus6
Comparability of childhood blood pressure measurements with two different devices6
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Influence of physical fitness of coronary disease patients on vagal reentry and heart rate recovery after exercise with and without fluid replacement6
Effect of 7‐day dietary supplementation with grape seed extract on cardiac autonomic and hemodynamic responses in elevated and stage 1 hypertension6
Rebooting nuclear medicine specialist education under the COVID‐19 pandemic: From plenary lectures to active e‐learning6
Impaired muscle oxygenation recovery kinetics during the 6‐min walk test in COPD and smokers: A near‐infrared spectroscopy study5
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Pulmonary transit time has close relation with pulmonary pulse wave transit time in normal subjects5
Does muscle growth mediate changes in a nonspecific strength task?5
Impact of regular cold exposure on electrical skin resistance in patients with joint degenerative diseases5
Within‐session repeatability of Doppler ultrasound leg blood flow assessments during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease5
The combination of low‐intensity resistance exercise and electrical muscle stimulation effectively enhances executive function in men5
Defining reference intervals for submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing‐derived gas‐exchange derived pulmonary capacitance in older adults5
Reproducibility and agreement of pulse wave velocity and augmentation index over repeated assessments using two different devices in adolescents5
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FDG and FAPI PET–based response evaluation to reduced‐dose nivolumab in pleural mesothelioma: A case report5
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Adolescent obesity and insulin resistance: The role of anthropometric indicators in metabolic health4
T1 mapping and reduced field‐of‐view DWI at 3.0 T MRI for differentiation of thyroid papillary carcinoma from nodular goiter4
Heart rate stability in a clinical setting and after a short exercise in healthy male volunteers4
Responses to exercise in systemic sclerosis‐associated interstitial lung disease4
Characterization of sympathicotonia in post‐covid condition (long covid) and healthy controls using long‐term electrodermal activity (EDA) follow‐up4
Adults with lower‐limb amputation: Reduced multifidi muscle activity and extensor muscle endurance is associated with worse physical performance4
Young type 1 diabetes subjects sway more than healthy persons when somatosensory system is challenged in static standing postural stability tests4
Evaluation of the effect of mavacamten on left ventricular function in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using myocardial work4
Four‐ to seven‐year follow‐up of pharmacological postconditioning with mangafodipir as an adjunct to primary PCI in ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction3
Predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic healthy non‐diabetic postmenopausal women3
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Exercise intensity affects circulating C1q/TNF‐related proteins and follistatin‐like 1 concentrations3
Positive effect of erythromycin on ineffective oesophageal motility in laryngopharyngeal reflux patients: Room for a novel treatment?3
Minimum detectable change estimates of heart‐to‐finger arterial pulse wave conduction time in cardiovascular‐healthy young adults3
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Impact of moderate‐intensity aerobic exercise in combined hypoxic and hot conditions on endothelial function3
Intra‐ and inter‐observer reliability of ultrasound muscle thickness of gluteal and biceps femoris long head in individuals with and without SCI3
Cutting corners in muscle measurements with ISarcoPRM!2
Heart rate increase results in case of positional venous entrapment2
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Short‐ and long‐term prognostic performance of exercise ECG and myocardial perfusion SPECT2
Enhanced interleukin‐6 in human adipose tissue vein after sprint exercise: Results from a pilot study2
Effects of different exercises on respiratory parameters: A randomized controlled trial2
The effect of inhaled dry salt on pulmonary mucociliary clearance in obstructive lung disease: A randomised, placebo‐controlled, crossover study2
Improving sensitivity through data augmentation with synthetic lymph node metastases for AI‐based analysis of PSMA PET‐CT images2
Heart rate variability and haemodynamic function in individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy2
The effect of adjuvant radiotherapy on skin biophysical properties in patients with breast cancer at risk for breast lymphedema: A prospective study2
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Relation of changes in PEF and FEV1 in exercise challenge in children2
Stress native mapping does not distinguish patients with previous myocardial infarction with non‐obstructive coronary arteries from healthy volunteers2
Impact of structural factors around the accessory nerve on the pathogenesis of essential neck and upper‐back stiffness: a sonographic investigation2
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing to indicate increased ventilatory variability in subjects with dysfunctional breathing2
Relationship between resting elasticity of quadriceps at multiple knee flexion angles and explosive athletic performance2
Clearance of mannitol for assessment of glomerular filtration rate in chronic kidney disease: A validation against iohexol clearance2
Mechanical interactions between the biceps femoris long and short heads: Implications for T‐junction hamstring injuries2
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on exercise tolerance and patient outcomes with Phase III cardiac rehabilitation in Japan: A multicenter study2
Considerations for fasting and dehydration effects on pupillary light reflex: A commentary on Adam et al. (2025)2
Point‐of‐care β‐hydroxybutyrate measurement predicts adequate glucose metabolism suppression in cardiac FDG‐PET/CT2
Treatment side affects exercising microvascular oxygenation response in active breast cancer survivors: A pilot study2
Age differences and reliability of the skeletal muscle quality measurements in women and their relationship with cardiovascular risk2
Impact of a cuff‐based device calibration method on the agreement between invasive and noninvasive aortic and brachial pressure2
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Relationships between trunk tissue distribution, metabolic risk factors and physical performance in young people—A pilot study2
The effect of lower limb strengthening exercise on orthostatic blood pressure and the skeletal muscle pump in older people with orthostatic hypotension2
Detailed investigation of multiple resting cardiovascular parameters in relation to physical fitness2
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Association between abdominal muscle stiffness, diaphragm thickness and peak expiratory flow in younger versus older adults2
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