Petro Julkunen
Head of Department
Professor
Professor of medical physics and biomedical engineering
Department of Technical Physics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
I am a professor with special interest to medical diagnostic and treatment technology as well as safety and education. I am also working as a chief physicist at the Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital. I have a strong background in musculoskeletal and neurophysiological research as well as training of medical physicists.
Our research laboratories are located at the Kuopio University Hospital (building 1A, 2nd floor). Our neuromodulation research group focuses on developing neurophysiological diagnostics and treatment techniques, as well as novel methodologies for assessment of brain and nerve function, and the connection between muscles and nerves by means of neuromodulation.
Research groups
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Accuracy assessment of a cochlear implant imaging tool using clinical computed tomography images
Geiger, Stephan; Iso-Mustajärvi, Matti; Nauwelaers, Tim; Julkunen, Petro; Linder, Pia; Dietz, Aarno, 2025, Scientific reports, 15, 1, 31649. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Brain Plasticity and Neurosurgery
Julkunen, Petro; Karhu, Jari, 2025, Krieg, Sandro M; Picht, Thomas, Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery, 429-448. B2 Book section -
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, 104923. 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, 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, 3, 159602. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Plasma Amino Acids Reflect Cartilage Loss, Osteoarthritis Pain, Functional Disability, and Mental Health in a Longitudinal Study with Total Knee Replacement
Mustonen, Anne-Mari; Säisänen, Laura; Karttunen, Lauri; Julkunen, Petro; Esrafilian, Amir; Reijonen, Jusa; Maki, Jussi; Kröger, Heikki; Arokoski, Jari; Nieminen, Petteri, 2025, Cartilage, [First published online August 10, 2025], 1-16. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Treatment of Paresis
Engelhardt, Melina; Karhu, Jari; Julkunen, Petro; Ille, Sebastian, 2025, Krieg, Sandro M; Picht, Thomas, Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery, 341-353. B2 Book section -
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, 72, 1, 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, 16, 2, 169-180. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research


