Petro Julkunen
Professor
Professor of medical physics and biomedical engineering
Department of Technical Physics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
I am a part-time professor 50% of time. I am working as a chief physicist (50%) at the Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University hospital.
My research profile consists presently of neuromodulation of muscle activity and neuroplasticity.
Research groups
Publications
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Bridging the gap to clinical use: A systematic review on TMS–EEG test-retest reliability
Bertazzoli, Giacomo; Dognini, Elisa; Fried, Peter J; Miniussi, Carlo; Julkunen, Petro; Bortoletto, Marta. 2025. Clinical neurophysiology. 171: 133-145 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
European Federation of Organisations for medical physics (EFOMP) policy statement no 20: The role of medical physicists and medical physics experts in physiological measurement and related therapies
Julkunen, Petro; Fitzpatrick, Jessica; Bamidis, Panagiotis D; Caruana, Carmel J; Katashev, Alexei; Laitinen, Tiina; Onur, Sander; Rahne, Torsten. 2025. Physica medica. 130: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
MEPFeatX—automated feature extraction of motor-evoked potentials in transcranial magnetic stimulation
Nguyen, Dao T A; Säisänen, Laura; Kallioniemi, Elisa; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Rissanen, Saara M; Julkunen, Petro. 2025. Frontiers in neuroscience. 2024; 18: . 1415257 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Pain and functional limitations in knee osteoarthritis are reflected in the fatty acid composition of plasma extracellular vesicles
Mustonen, Anne-Mari; Julkunen, Petro; Säisänen, Laura; Karttunen, Lauri; Esrafilian, Amir; Reijonen, Jusa; Tollis, Sylvain; Käkelä, Reijo; Sihvo, Sanna P; Höglund, Nina; Niemelä, Tytti; Mykkänen, Anna; Mäki, Jussi; Kröger, Heikki; Arokoski, Jari; Nieminen, Petteri. 2025. Biochimica et biophysica acta: molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1870: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
An Automated and Robust Tool for Musculoskeletal and Finite Element Modeling of the Knee Joint
Esrafilian, Amir; Chandra, Shekhar S; Gatti, Anthony A; Nissi, Mikko; Mustonen, Anne-Mari; Säisänen, Laura; Reijonen, Jusa; Nieminen, Petteri; Julkunen, Petro; Töyräs, Juha; Saxby, David J; Lloyd, David G; Korhonen, Rami K. 2024. IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering. 2025; 72: 56-69 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hyaluronic Acid and Large Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) in Synovial Fluid and Plasma of Patients With End-Stage Arthritis: Positive Association of EVs to Joint Pain
Mustonen, Anne-Mari; Capra, Janne; Oikari, Sanna; Säisänen, Laura; Karttunen, Lauri; Julkunen, Petro; Lehenkari, Petri; Joukainen, Antti; Jaroma, Antti; Paakkonen, Tommi; Kääriäinen, Tommi; Kröger, Heikki; Nieminen, Petteri. 2024. Cartilage. [Epub ahead of print 10 May 2024]: 1-12 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Navigated and individual α-peak-frequency–guided transcranial magnetic stimulation in male patients with treatment-refractory schizophrenia
Tuppurainen, Heli; Määttä, Sara; Könönen, Mervi; Julkunen, Petro; Kautiainen, Hannu; Hyvärinen, Soile; Vaurio, Olli; Joensuu, Mikko; Vanhanen, Matti; Aho-Mustonen, Kati; Mervaala, Esa; Tiihonen, Jari. 2024. Journal of psychiatry and neuroscience. 49: E87-E95 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Tetraspanin profiles of serum extracellular vesicles reflect functional limitations and pain perception in knee osteoarthritis
Mustonen, Anne-Mari; Palviainen, Mari; Säisänen, Laura; Karttunen, Lauri; Tollis, Sylvain; Esrafilian, Amir; Reijonen, Jusa; Julkunen, Petro; Siljander, Pia R-M; Kröger, Heikki; Mäki, Jussi; Arokoski, Jari; Nieminen, Petteri. 2024. Arthritis research and therapy. 26: . 33 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Effect of Stimulation Intensity, Sampling Frequency, and Sample Synchronization in TMS-EEG on the TMS Pulse Artifact Amplitude and Duration
Jamil, Zunaira; Säisänen, Laura; Demjan, Michal; Reijonen, Jusa; Julkunen, Petro. 2024. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering. 32: 2612-2620 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Automatic electrode scalar location assessment after cochlear implantation using a novel imaging software
Geiger, S; Iso-Mustajärvi, M; Nauwelaers, T; Avci, E; Julkunen, P; Linder, P; Silvast, T; Dietz, A. 2023. Scientific reports. 13: . 12416 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research