Publications


2017

Key Journal Papers

Ahmedt-Aristizabal, D., Fookes, C., Dionisio, S., Nguyen, K., Cunha, J. P. S. and Sridharan, S. (2017), Automated analysis of seizure semiology and brain electrical activity in presurgery evaluation of epilepsy: A focused survey. Epilepsia. doi:10.1111/epi.13907; [Impact Factor 2016=5.295]

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.13907/full

Paiva, J. Dias, D. & Cunha, J.P.S. (2017). Beat-ID: Towards a computationally low-cost single heartbeat biometric identity check system based on electrocardiogram wave morphology. PLoS One, 12(7): e0180942.

URL: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0180942

N. Moreira da Silva, S. A. Ahmadi, S. N. Tafula, J. P. S. Cunha, K. Bötzel, C. Vollmar, V. E. Rozanski, “A diffusion-based connectivity map of the GPi for optimised stereotactic targeting in DBS,” NeuroImage, 144, pp. 83-91, 2017.

URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27646126

V. E Rozanski, N. Moreira da Silva, S. A. Ahmadi, J. Mehrkens, J. P. S. Cunha, J. C Houde, et al, “The role of the pallidothalamic fibre tracts in deep brain stimulation for dystonia: A diffusion MRI tractography study,” Human Brain Mapping, 38(3), pp. 1224-1232, 2017

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.23450/full

T. Pereira, P. Almeida, J. P. S. Cunha, and A. Aguiar, “Validation of a low intrusiveness heart rate sensor for stress assessment,” Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, vol. 3, p. 017004, 2017.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/3/1/017004

G. Silva, C. Martins, N. Moreira da Silva, D. Vieira, D. Costa, R. Rego, et al., “Automated volumetry of hippocampus is useful to confirm unilateral mesial temporal sclerosis in patients with radiologically positive findings,” Neuroradiol J, vol. 30(4), pp. 318-323, 2017.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1971400917709627

T. Pereira, P. Almeida, J. P. S. Cunha, and A. Aguiar, “Heart Rate Variability Metrics for Fine-grained Stress Level Assessment,” Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, vol. 148, pp. 71-80, 2017.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2017.06.018

R. Susana, K. Mariana, Q. Cristina, and B.-P. Miguel, “Daily stress and coping among emergency response officers: a case study,” International Journal of Emergency Services, vol. 6, pp. 122-133, 2017/08/07 2017.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-10-2016-0019

 

2016

Key Papers
Moreira da Silva, N., Ahmadi, S. A., Tafula, S. N., Cunha, J. P. S., Bötzel, K., Vollmar, C., & Rozanski, V. E. (2017). A diffusion-based connectivity map of the GPi for optimised stereotactic targeting in DBS. NeuroImage, 144, 83-91.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811916302531

Cunha, J. P. S., Choupina, H. M. P., Rocha, A. P., Fernandes, J. M., Achilles, F., Loesch, A. M., … & Noachtar, S. (2016). NeuroKinect: A Novel Low-Cost 3Dvideo-EEG System for Epileptic Seizure Motion Quantification. PloS One, 11(1), e0145669.

URL: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145669

The role of the pallidothalamic fibre tracts in deep brain stimulation for dystonia – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27862612
Rozanski, V. E., Moreira da Silva, N., Ahmadi, S. A., Mehrkens, J., da Silva Cunha, J., Houde, J. C., … & Descoteaux, M. (2016). The role of the pallidothalamic fibre tracts in deep brain stimulation for dystonia – A diffusion-based connectivity map of the GPi for optimised stereotactic targeting in DBS. Human Brain Mapping (accepted for publication).

Movement Quantification in Neurological Diseases: Methods and Applications – http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7435289/
Vilas-Boas, M., & Cunha, J. P. S. (2016). Movement Quantification in Neurological Diseases: Methods and Applications. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 9: 15-30

A connectivity-based approach to the pathophysiology of hemiballism – http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210533615300253
Rozanski, V. E., Wick, F., da Silva, N. M., Ahmadi, S. A., Kammermeier, S., Cunha, J. P. S., … & Vollmar, C. (2016). A connectivity-based approach to the pathophysiology of hemiballism. Basal Ganglia, 6(2), 107-113.

Papers

Computational modeling of red blood cells trapping using Optical Fiber Tweezers – http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7889447/ Paiva, J.S., Ribeiro, R.S.R, Rosa, C.C., Jorge, P.A.S., Cunha, J.P.S. (2017) In Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

A Novel Portable, Low-Cost Kinect-Based System for Motion Analysis in Neurological Diseases – http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7591199/
Cunha, J. P. S., Rocha, A. P., Choupina, H. M. P., Fernandes, J. M., Rosas, M. J., Vaz, R., … & Noachtar, S. (2016, October). A novel portable, low-cost kinect-based system for motion analysis in neurological diseases. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016 IEEE 38th Annual International Conference of the (pp. 2339-2342). IEEE.

EP 114. Uncovering epileptic seizures – A feasibility study for the semiological analysis of hidden patient motion during epileptic seizures – http://www.clinph-journal.com/article/S1388-2457(16)30213-9/abstract
Achilles, F., Choupina, H. M. P., Loesch, A. M., Cunha, J. P. S., Remi, J., Vollmar, C., … & Noachtar, S. (2016). EP 114. Uncovering epileptic seizures–A feasibility study for the semiological analysis of hidden patient motion during epileptic seizures. Clinical Neurophysiology, 127(9), e289.

Changes in ST, QT and RR ECG intervals during acute stress in firefighters: A pilot study – http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7591452/
Paiva, J. S., Rodrigues, S., & Cunha, J. P. S. (2016, October). Changes in ST, QT and RR ECG intervals during acute stress in firefighters: A pilot study. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016 IEEE 38th Annual International Conference of the (pp. 3378-3381). IEEE.

Automated volumetry for unilateral hippocampal sclerosis detection in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy – http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7592178/
Martins, C., Moreira da Silva, N., Silva, G., Rozanski, V. E., & Cunha, J. P. S. (2016, October). Automated volumetry for unilateral hippocampal sclerosis detection in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016 IEEE 38th Annual International Conference of the (pp. 6339-6342). IEEE.

An adaptive model approach for quantitative wrist rigidity evaluation during deep brain stimulation surgery – http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7592048/
Assis, S., Costa, P., Rosas, M. J., Vaz, R., & Cunha, J. P. S. (2016, October). An adaptive model approach for quantitative wrist rigidity evaluation during deep brain stimulation surgery. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016 IEEE 38th Annual International Conference of the (pp. 5809-5812). IEEE.

Rodrigues, S., Paiva, J., Pimentel, G., & Cunha, J.P.S. (2016). Effects of perceived stress and fatigue in Firefighters cognitive performance: a pilot study. In P. Arezes, J.S. Baptista, M.P. Barroso, P. Carneiro, N. Costa, R. Melo, A.S. Miguel, & G. Perestrelo (Eds.), Proceedings Book of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene – SOH2016 (pp. 278-279). Guimarães, Portugal: Portuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene.

Kaiseler, M., Queirós, C., & Rodrigues, S. (2016). New approaches to compare police practice in Europe: an occupational health perspective. In D. Nogala, K. Neidhardt, Th. Gorgen, G. Mesko, J.-M- Fiquet & J. Kersten. European Police Science and Research Bulletin. Special Conference Issue, pp. 139-142.