Michael D. Heath

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Heath is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Heath has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 6 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 5 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Heath's work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (5 papers) and Image and Object Detection Techniques (3 papers). Michael D. Heath is often cited by papers focused on Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (5 papers) and Image and Object Detection Techniques (3 papers). Michael D. Heath collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Michael D. Heath's co-authors include Kevin W. Bowyer, D B Kopans, Roscoe M. Moore, Thomas Sanocki, Sudeep Sarkar, Aaron Cohen‐Gadol, David H. Foos, Yueh Z. Lee, Otto Zhou and Jianping Lü and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance and Physics in Medicine and Biology.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Heath

14 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

THE DIGITAL DATABASE FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY

2007 656 citations Michael D. Heath, Kevin W. Bowyer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Heath United States	8	789	633	379	139	129	14	1.3k
Camel Tanougast France	23	838 1.1×	477 0.8×	273 0.7×	87 0.6×	45 0.3×	154	1.8k
Hidefumi Kobatake Japan	19	705 0.9×	454 0.7×	481 1.3×	71 0.5×	131 1.0×	100	1.1k
D. Brzaković United States	13	407 0.5×	382 0.6×	294 0.8×	87 0.6×	233 1.8×	50	804
Shahriar B. Shokouhi Iran	14	444 0.6×	425 0.7×	257 0.7×	93 0.7×	38 0.3×	87	1.0k
Xieping Gao China	22	933 1.2×	529 0.8×	556 1.5×	209 1.5×	39 0.3×	131	1.9k
Bingzhi Chen China	12	642 0.8×	480 0.8×	432 1.1×	84 0.6×	93 0.7×	25	1.3k
Siti Noraini Sulaiman Malaysia	15	379 0.5×	369 0.6×	137 0.4×	137 1.0×	54 0.4×	106	932
Changhao Sun China	13	405 0.5×	639 1.0×	423 1.1×	118 0.8×	46 0.4×	23	1.0k
Yongzhao Du China	21	495 0.6×	368 0.6×	215 0.6×	115 0.8×	23 0.2×	67	1.1k
Hideki Nakayama Japan	16	702 0.9×	650 1.0×	234 0.6×	55 0.4×	55 0.4×	78	1.2k

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Shan, Jing, Yueh Z. Lee, Otto Zhou, et al.. (2016). Initial clinical evaluation of stationary digital chest tomosynthesis. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9783. 978366–978366. 5 indexed citations

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Shan, Jing, Yueh Z. Lee, Michael D. Heath, et al.. (2015). Prospective gated chest tomosynthesis using CNT X-ray source array. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9412. 941242–941242. 4 indexed citations

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Shan, Jing, Alexander W. Tucker, Yueh Z. Lee, et al.. (2014). Stationary chest tomosynthesis using a carbon nanotube x-ray source array: a feasibility study. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 60(1). 81–100. 33 indexed citations

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Shan, Jing, Alexander W. Tucker, Yueh Z. Lee, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of imaging geometry for stationary chest tomosynthesis. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9033. 903317–903317. 7 indexed citations

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Shan, Jing, Alexander W. Tucker, Yueh Z. Lee, et al.. (2013). Stationary chest tomosynthesis using a CNT x-ray source array. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8668. 86680E–86680E. 18 indexed citations

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Heath, Michael D. & Aaron Cohen‐Gadol. (2012). Intraoperative stereoscopic 3D video imaging: pushing the boundaries of surgical visualisation and applications for neurosurgical education. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 26(5). 662–667. 23 indexed citations

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Schildkraut, Jay S., Michael D. Heath, Walter G. O’Dell, et al.. (2009). Level-set segmentation of pulmonary nodules in radiographs using a CT prior. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7259. 72593B–72593B. 4 indexed citations

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Heath, Michael D., Kevin W. Bowyer, D B Kopans, & Roscoe M. Moore. (2007). THE DIGITAL DATABASE FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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Metter, Richard Van, et al.. (2006). Applying the European protocol for the quality control of the physical and technical aspects of mammography screening threshold contrast visibility assessment to digital systems. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6142. 614205–614205. 9 indexed citations

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Fink, Eugene & Michael D. Heath. (2001). IMAGE-PROCESSING PROJECTS FOR AN ALGORITHMS COURSE. International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. 15(5). 859–868. 7 indexed citations

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Sanocki, Thomas, Kevin W. Bowyer, Michael D. Heath, & Sudeep Sarkar. (1998). Are edges sufficient for object recognition?. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 24(1). 340–349. 5 indexed citations

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Sanocki, Thomas, Kevin W. Bowyer, Michael D. Heath, & Sudeep Sarkar. (1998). Are edges sufficient for object recognition?. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 24(1). 340–349. 34 indexed citations

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Heath, Michael D., Sudeep Sarkar, Thomas Sanocki, & Kevin W. Bowyer. (1997). A robust visual method for assessing the relative performance of edge-detection algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 19(12). 1338–1359. 358 indexed citations

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Heath, Michael D., Sudeep Sarkar, Thomas Sanocki, & Kevin W. Bowyer. (1996). Comparison of edge detectors: a methodology and initial study. 143–148. 132 indexed citations

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