Research Publications

Research Publications

Publications list for St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering team MPCE.

Medical Engineering

J Silver, Design and Usability: Alarm Management in Hospital Patient Monitoring, Philips Healthcare, Hospital Patient Monitoring User Group, 2025

Radiation Protection

KC Potter, J Kyrou, JV Cook Comparison of the radiation dose to the breast during CT Pulmnonary angiographyand lung perfusion scanning. Implications for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy. (2006) VITA Medical Newsletter

H Seymour, M Matson, A Belli, R Morgan, J Kyriou, U Patel Rotational digital subtration angiography of the renal arteries: technique and evaluation in the study of native and transplant renal arteries. The British Journal of Radiology 74 (2001), 124 – 141

J V Cook, J Kyriou, A Pettet, M Fitzgerald, K Shah, S Pablot Key Factors in the optimization of Paediatric X-ray practice. The British Journal of Radiology 74 (2001), 1032-1040 10.1259/bjr.74.887.741032

D Johnson, J Kyriou, E Morton, A Clifton, M Fitzgerald, E Macsweeney 2001 Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology Clinical Rad (2001) 56 99-106 10.1053/crad.2000.0640

S Heenan, J Kyriou, M Fitzgerald, E Adam 2000 Effective Dose at Pneumatic Reduction of Paediatric Intussusception Clinical Rad (2000) 55, 811-816 10.1053/crad.2000.0481

J Cook, K Shah, S Pablot, J Kyriou, A Pettett, M Fitzgerald X-Ray Imaging of Children(A manual for all X-ray departments). The British Journal of Radiology 1999 10.1016/S1078-8174(99)90043-3

J Kyriou, M Fitzgerald, A Pettett, J Cook, S Pablot A comparison of doses and techniques between specialist and non-specialist centres in the diagnostic X-ray imaging of children. (1996), The British Journal of Radiology, 69, 437-450 10.1259/0007-1285-69-821-437

KC Potter, J Kyriou, JV Cook Comparison of the radiation dose to the breast during CT Pulmonary angiography and lung perfusion scanning. implications for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy

Nuclear Medicine

W Heetun, A Paramithas Optimising SeHCAT Imaging Time without Compromising Diagnostic Integrity. BNMS 2024

S Meaney, A Paramithas, A Meadows Characterization of AMERCARE Automatic Dose Dispensers. BNMS 2024

A Paramithas, W Heetun, A List, R Norman, L Chang, L Fowles Evaluating the impact of quantification on diagnostic confidence in DATScan interpretation. BNMS 2024

S Lim, R Callister, A Paramithas Evaluation of the feasibility of using VARSKIN+ for extravasation dosimetry and the effect of source geometry on dose calculations BNMS 2024

A Paramithas, S Carter, J O’Brien, P Strouhal, N Trinidad, P Webster Harmonisation of digital to analogue PET/CT systems for continued recruitment in ongoing clinical trials BNMS 2023

S Lim, A Paramithas, A Meadows Characterisation of an automatic dose dispenser for mobile PET/CT BNMS 2023

Optimisation of simultaneous measurement of intrinsic count rate performance on dual headed Gamma Cameras BNMS 2020

J Hubber, R Callister, A Paramithas, 2022 Initial Experience using the HaNNA Mannikin Phantom – A training tool for gammaprobe use in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Procedures. BNMS 2022

J Hubber, Y Azma, A requirement for a pre-determined geometry factor when counting Tc99m = DTPA patient samples of non-standard volumes in GFR Measurement. BNMS 2020

Ultrasound

V Chandaria, E Ofo, A Killingback 2024. Creation of an Interventional Neck Ultrasound Phantom, British Medical Ultrasound Society, Poster https://www.bmus.org/media/resources/files/37_Vikesh_Chandaria.pdf

L Kwan, A Killingback, P Adds 2022.  Ultrasound Measurement of Lateral Patellar Displacement: A Cadaveric Validation Study Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Oct 1;17(6):1113-1118. doi: 10.26603/001c.38172

Q Torrente, A Killingback, C Robertson, P J Adds 2022 The Effect of Self-Myofascial Release on the Pennation Angle of the Vastus Medialis Oblique and the Vastus Lateralis in Athletic Male Individuals: An Ultrasound Investigation Int J Sports Phys Ther 1;17(4):636-642 DOI: 10.26603/001c.35591

J Bethel, A Killingback, C Robertson, PJ Adds 2022 The effect of stretching exercises on the fibre angle of the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis oblique: an ultrasound study J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 34: 161-166, 2022 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.34.161

P Minh Van, A Killingback, D Hamilton, PJ Adds 2022 Supraclavicular Nerves: Is There a “Safe Zone” for Surgical Fixation of the Clavicle? A Cadaveric Study, Int J Cadaver Stud Ant Var 3(1) https://doi.org/10.61797/IJCSAV.V3I1.145

L Kwan, A Killingback, C Robertson, P Adds, 2021. Ultrasound investigation into the relationship between hip adduction and the patellofemoral joint J Phys Ther Sci . 2021 Jul 1;33(7):511-516. DOI: 10.1589/jpts.33.511

L Kwan, A Killingback, C Robertson, P Adds 2019. Hip adduction and patellar tilt: an ultrasound investigation and cadaveric validation study. Presentation.

Z Hilal, C Robertson, A Killingback, P Adds 2018. The Effect of Exercise and Electrical Muscle Stimulation on the Architecture of the Vastus Medialis Oblique-The ‘Empi’ Electrotherapy System Global Journal of orthopaedic Research DOI: 10.33552/GJOR.2018.01.000503

A Elniel, CJ Robertson , A Killingback , PJ Adds. 2017. Open-chain vs. closed-chain exercise regimes: an ultrasound investigation into the effects of exercise on the vastus medialis oblique. Phys Ther Rehabil. 4:3. 10.7243/2055-2386-4-3

H Arnantha , CJ Robertson , A Killingback, PJ Adds. 2017. Maintenance of exercise-induced changes in the architecture of the VMO: how much is enough? An in-vivo ultrasound study. Orthop Spine Sports Med 1:1 003

M Khoshkhoo, A Killingback, CJ Robertson, PJ Adds 2016. The effect of exercise on vastus medialis oblique muscle architecture: an ultrasound investigation. Clin Anat 29(6): 752-758 10.1002/ca.22710

AJ Benjafield, A Killingback , CJ Robertson, PJ Adds. 2015 An investigation into the architecture of the vastus medialis oblique muscle in athletic and sedentary individuals: an in-vivo ultrasound study. Clin Anat28(2): 262-268 10.1002/ca.22457

S Engelina, T. Antonios, CJ Robertson, A Killingback, PJ Adds. 2014 Ultrasound investigation of vastus medialis oblique (VMO) muscle architecture: an in-vivo¬ study.Clin Anat27(7): 1076-1084 DOI:10.1002/ca.22413

A Benjafield, FA Howe, A Killingback, PJ Adds. Rare Variant of vastus medialis detected by ultrasound and confirmed by high-resolution MRI. J Phys Ther Sci (2014 )26(1): 165-166 10.1589/jpts.26.165

S Engelina, CJ Robertson, CJ Moggridge, A Killingback, PJ Adds. Using ultrasound to measure the fibre angle of vastus medialis oblique: A cadaveric validation study. The Knee (2014 ) 21(1): 107-111 10.1016/j.knee.2012.07.001

J Moggridge and A Killingback, Basic 3D and 4D ultrasound imaging. Reverberations pp 13-18 (2005)

A Killingback, V Newey, J Chan, C Buland, D Nassiri, A survey of probe self-heating in diagnostic inter-cavity probes. Ultrasound 12 (2004) p248

A Killingback, M Thomas and D Nassiri, Development of a phantom for imaging performance tests of high frequency scanners, European J of Ultrasound13(1) (2001) p S22

MRI

Z Pang, M Schmidt, E Kousi, J Hughes, Investigating the Accuracy of PD Measurements at 3T, ISMRM 2023. Neurodegeneration IV (2023)