Publications

The most recent publications from the Biophysics research group (PubMed)

Doctoral dissertations

Jukka Jurvelin
Biomechanical Properties of the Knee Articular Cartilage Under Various Loading Conditions

Tiina Lyyra
Development, Validation and Clinical Application of Indentation Technique for Arthroscopic Measurement of Cartilage Stiffness

Juha Töyräs
Mechano-Acoustic Characterization of Articular Cartilage and Trabecular Bone

Miika Nieminen
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Articular Cartilage

Mikko Laasanen
Development and Validation of Mechano-Acoustic Techniques and Instrument for Evaluation of Articular Cartilage

Rami Korhonen
Experimental Analysis and Finite Element Modeling of Normal and Degraded Articular Cartilage

Mikko Hakulinen
Prediction of Density, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone Using Ultrasound and X-ray Techniques

Simo Saarakkala
Pre-Clinical Ultrasound Diagnostics of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Heikki Nieminen
Acoustic Properties of Articular Cartilage

Eveliina Lammentausta
Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Articular Cartilage and Trabecular Bone with Quantitative NMR

Chengjuan Qu
Articular Cartilage Proteoglycan Biosynthesis and Sulfation

Joanna Sierpowska
Electrical and Dielectric Characterization of Trabecular Bone Quality

Jatta Berberat née Kurkijärvi
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Native and Repaired Articular Cartilage

Mikko Nissi
Magnetic Resonance Parameters in Quantitative Evaluation of Articular Cartilage

Petro Julkunen
Relationships between Structure, Composition and Function of Articular Cartilage

Ossi Riekkinen
Development and Application of Ultrasound Backscatter Methods for the Diagnostics of Trabecular Bone

Panu Kiviranta
Novel Quantitative Methods for the Diagnosis of Cartilage Degeneration

Pekka Tiihonen
Novel Portable Devices for Recording Sleep Apnea and Evaluating Altered Consciousness

Erna Kaleva
Optimization of Quantitative High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Articular Cartilage

Jarno Rieppo
Microscopic and Spectroscopic Analysis of Immature and Mature Articular Cartilage

Antti Aula né Kallioniemi
Computed Tomography and Ultrasound Methods for Simultaneous Evaluation of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Janne Karjalainen
Novel Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Methods for Diagnostics of Osteoporosis

Tuomas Virén
Arthroscopic Ultrasound Imaging of Articular Cartilage

Harri Kokkonen
Development and Evaluation of Delayed CT Arthrography of Cartilage

Lassi Rieppo
Infrared Spectroscopic Characterization of Articular Cartilage

Mika Mononen
Computational Modeling of Knee Joint Mechanics Under Impact and Gait Cycle Loading

Siru Turunen
Osmotic and Mechanical Loading of Chondrocytes in Situ: Effect of the Extracellular and Pericellular Matrix on Cell Volume and Morphology

Katariina Nissinen
Diffusion of X-ray Contrast Agents in Intact and Repaired Articular Cartilage

Mikael Turunen
Spectroscopic Characterization of Bone Composition

Jussi Kinnunen
Reflectance and fluorescence analysis of articular cartilage

Inari Tamminen
Assessment of Bone Quality in Pediatric and Adult Patients with Osteoporosis

Cristina Florea
Characterization of articular cartilage, chondrocyte and bone properties using nano- and microscale techniques

Yevgeniya Kobrina
Infrared Microspectroscopic Cluster Analysis of Bone and Cartilage

Jarkko Iivarinen
Diagnostics of human forearm soft tissues using indentation and suction measurements

Markus Malo
Quantitative Characterization of Proximal Femur Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Measurements

Sami Väänänen
Functional imaging of proximal femur by combining dual energy X-ray imaging and finite element simulations

Jari Rautiainen
Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Jukka Liukkonen
Ultrasound Arthroscopy of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Kimmo Halonen
Validation and application of computational knee joint models

Roope Lasanen
Infrared thermography in the evaluation of skin temperature

Tuomo Silvast
Contrast enhanced computed tomography of articular cartilage

Pia Puhakka
Optical Coherence Tomography of Articular Cartilage

Janne Mäkelä
Structural and Functional Alterations of Articular Cartilage in Osteoarthritis

Lasse Räsänen
Functional MR Imaging and Biomechanical Modeling of The Knee

Juuso Honkanen
Computed Tomography of Cartilage and Meniscus Using Anionic and Cationic Contrast Agents

Petri Tanska
Cell-tissue interactions and adaptation in cartilage: computational modeling of knee joint disorders

Elvis Danso
Structure and function of knee joint meniscus: experimental and computational analyses

Chibuzor Eneh
Pulse-echo ultrasound assessment of cortical bone thickness and porosity

Satu Inkinen
Ultrasound backscattering in articular cartilage: experimental and finite difference time domain simulation studies of ultrasound backscatter arising from chondrocytes and collagen

Xiaoyu Tong
Cortical bone histomorphometry: microarchitectural heterogeneity across anatomical sites in healthy males

Mikko Venäläinen
Computational modeling of knee joint function based on CT arthrography

Xiaowei Ojanen
Relationships of microstructure and composition with material and macro level viscoelastic properties of trabecular bone

Mari Huttu
Cell tissue interactions in normal, aging and osteoarthritic articular cartilage

Olesya Klets
Subject-specific finite element modeling of the knee joint to study osteoarthritis development and progression

Ari Ronkainen
Biomechanical responses of chondrocytes in healthy and meniscectomized rabbit knee joints

Jaakko Sarin
Evaluation of chondral injuries using near infrared spectroscopy

Mimmi Liukkonen
Predicting knee osteoarthritis: development and application of segmentation and finite element modelling methods

Mithilesh Prakash
Optimization of multivariate regression techniques for near-infrared spectroscopic characterization of articular cartilage

Katariina Myller
Quantitative contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the knee joint: from segmentation of articular cartilages to computational modelling of injuries

Gustavo Orozco
Mechanobiological modeling of articular cartilage: predicting post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis

Aapo Ristaniemi
Structure and function of knee ligaments and patellar tendon: Biomechanics, biochemistry and computational modeling

Olli Nykänen
Magnetic resonance imaging of the osteochondral unit : studies using quantitative susceptibility mapping and SWeep Imaging with Fourier Transform

Abhisek Bhattarai
Novel dual-contrast computed tomography technique for detection of cartilage injuries

Jari Torniainen
Near infrared spectroscopy-based evaluation of patellar tendon and knee ligaments

Paul Bolcos
Finite element modeling of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed knee joints : toward clinical use via fast motion implementation and verification against MRI follow-up

Annina Saukko
Triple Contrast Method for Computed Tomography Diagnostics of Cartilage Injuries

Amir Esrafilian
Multiscale computational modeling of the knee joint: Development, validation, and application of musculoskeletal finite element modeling methods

Lingwei Huang
Bone, cartilage and their interface : Osteochondral changes during very early osteoarthritis

Jukka Jurvelin
Biomechanical Properties of the Knee Articular Cartilage Under Various Loading Conditions

Tiina Lyyra
Development, Validation and Clinical Application of Indentation Technique for Arthroscopic Measurement of Cartilage Stiffness

Juha Töyräs
Mechano-Acoustic Characterization of Articular Cartilage and Trabecular Bone

Miika Nieminen
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Articular Cartilage

Mikko Laasanen
Development and Validation of Mechano-Acoustic Techniques and Instrument for Evaluation of Articular Cartilage

Rami Korhonen
Experimental Analysis and Finite Element Modeling of Normal and Degraded Articular Cartilage

Mikko Hakulinen
Prediction of Density, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone Using Ultrasound and X-ray Techniques

Simo Saarakkala
Pre-Clinical Ultrasound Diagnostics of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Heikki Nieminen
Acoustic Properties of Articular Cartilage

Eveliina Lammentausta
Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Articular Cartilage and Trabecular Bone with Quantitative NMR

Chengjuan Qu
Articular Cartilage Proteoglycan Biosynthesis and Sulfation

Joanna Sierpowska
Electrical and Dielectric Characterization of Trabecular Bone Quality

Jatta Berberat née Kurkijärvi
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Native and Repaired Articular Cartilage

Mikko Nissi
Magnetic Resonance Parameters in Quantitative Evaluation of Articular Cartilage

Petro Julkunen
Relationships between Structure, Composition and Function of Articular Cartilage

Ossi Riekkinen
Development and Application of Ultrasound Backscatter Methods for the Diagnostics of Trabecular Bone

Panu Kiviranta
Novel Quantitative Methods for the Diagnosis of Cartilage Degeneration

Pekka Tiihonen
Novel Portable Devices for Recording Sleep Apnea and Evaluating Altered Consciousness

Erna Kaleva
Optimization of Quantitative High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Articular Cartilage

Jarno Rieppo
Microscopic and Spectroscopic Analysis of Immature and Mature Articular Cartilage

Antti Aula né Kallioniemi
Computed Tomography and Ultrasound Methods for Simultaneous Evaluation of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Janne Karjalainen
Novel Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Methods for Diagnostics of Osteoporosis

Tuomas Virén
Arthroscopic Ultrasound Imaging of Articular Cartilage

Harri Kokkonen
Development and Evaluation of Delayed CT Arthrography of Cartilage

Lassi Rieppo
Infrared Spectroscopic Characterization of Articular Cartilage

Mika Mononen
Computational Modeling of Knee Joint Mechanics Under Impact and Gait Cycle Loading

Siru Turunen
Osmotic and Mechanical Loading of Chondrocytes in Situ: Effect of the Extracellular and Pericellular Matrix on Cell Volume and Morphology

Katariina Nissinen
Diffusion of X-ray Contrast Agents in Intact and Repaired Articular Cartilage

Mikael Turunen
Spectroscopic Characterization of Bone Composition

Jussi Kinnunen
Reflectance and fluorescence analysis of articular cartilage

Inari Tamminen
Assessment of Bone Quality in Pediatric and Adult Patients with Osteoporosis

Cristina Florea
Characterization of articular cartilage, chondrocyte and bone properties using nano- and microscale techniques

Yevgeniya Kobrina
Infrared Microspectroscopic Cluster Analysis of Bone and Cartilage

Jarkko Iivarinen
Diagnostics of human forearm soft tissues using indentation and suction measurements

Markus Malo
Quantitative Characterization of Proximal Femur Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Measurements

Sami Väänänen
Functional imaging of proximal femur by combining dual energy X-ray imaging and finite element simulations

Jari Rautiainen
Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Jukka Liukkonen
Ultrasound Arthroscopy of Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone

Kimmo Halonen
Validation and application of computational knee joint models

Roope Lasanen
Infrared thermography in the evaluation of skin temperature

Tuomo Silvast
Contrast enhanced computed tomography of articular cartilage

Pia Puhakka
Optical Coherence Tomography of Articular Cartilage

Janne Mäkelä
Structural and Functional Alterations of Articular Cartilage in Osteoarthritis

Lasse Räsänen
Functional MR Imaging and Biomechanical Modeling of The Knee

Juuso Honkanen
Computed Tomography of Cartilage and Meniscus Using Anionic and Cationic Contrast Agents

Petri Tanska
Cell-tissue interactions and adaptation in cartilage: computational modeling of knee joint disorders

Elvis Danso
Structure and function of knee joint meniscus: experimental and computational analyses

Chibuzor Eneh
Pulse-echo ultrasound assessment of cortical bone thickness and porosity

Satu Inkinen
Ultrasound backscattering in articular cartilage: experimental and finite difference time domain simulation studies of ultrasound backscatter arising from chondrocytes and collagen

Xiaoyu Tong
Cortical bone histomorphometry: microarchitectural heterogeneity across anatomical sites in healthy males

Mikko Venäläinen
Computational modeling of knee joint function based on CT arthrography

Xiaowei Ojanen
Relationships of microstructure and composition with material and macro level viscoelastic properties of trabecular bone

Mari Huttu
Cell tissue interactions in normal, aging and osteoarthritic articular cartilage

Olesya Klets
Subject-specific finite element modeling of the knee joint to study osteoarthritis development and progression

Ari Ronkainen
Biomechanical responses of chondrocytes in healthy and meniscectomized rabbit knee joints

Jaakko Sarin
Evaluation of chondral injuries using near infrared spectroscopy

Mimmi Liukkonen
Predicting knee osteoarthritis: development and application of segmentation and finite element modelling methods

Mithilesh Prakash
Optimization of multivariate regression techniques for near-infrared spectroscopic characterization of articular cartilage

Katariina Myller
Quantitative contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the knee joint: from segmentation of articular cartilages to computational modelling of injuries

Gustavo Orozco
Mechanobiological modeling of articular cartilage: predicting post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis

Aapo Ristaniemi
Structure and function of knee ligaments and patellar tendon: Biomechanics, biochemistry and computational modeling

Olli Nykänen
Magnetic resonance imaging of the osteochondral unit : studies using quantitative susceptibility mapping and SWeep Imaging with Fourier Transform

Abhisek Bhattarai
Novel dual-contrast computed tomography technique for detection of cartilage injuries

Jari Torniainen
Near infrared spectroscopy-based evaluation of patellar tendon and knee ligaments

Paul Bolcos
Finite element modeling of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed knee joints : toward clinical use via fast motion implementation and verification against MRI follow-up

Annina Saukko
Triple Contrast Method for Computed Tomography Diagnostics of Cartilage Injuries

Amir Esrafilian
Multiscale computational modeling of the knee joint: Development, validation, and application of musculoskeletal finite element modeling methods

Lingwei Huang
Bone, cartilage and their interface : Osteochondral changes during very early osteoarthritis

Shohreh Kariminezhad
Repetition suppression, a potential biomarker for neuromodulation-induced plasticity

Jusa Reijonen
Computational methods for advancing clinical applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Atte Eskelinen
Biomechanics and inflammation – Regulators of articular cartilage degradation: Models aiming towards comprehensive prediction of post-traumatic osteoarthritis progression

Simo Ojanen
Multiscale imaging and biomechanics of articular cartilage in an animal model of osteoarthritis

Miitu Honkanen
Dual Energy Triple Contrast Computed Tomography of Articular Cartilage

Nina Hänninen
Relaxation anisotropy of quantitative MRI parameters in biological tissues

Mohammedhossein Ebrahimi
Structure, composition and function of human tibiofemoral joint cartilage: experimental and computational analysis of healthy and osteoarthritic tissue

Ali Mohammadi
Characterization, imaging and computational modeling of joint and articular cartilage injuries

Adam Kositsky
Semitendinosus structure and function in healthy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed individuals