Dr John Fenner
CPhys, MInstP
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics
+44 114 215 9526
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Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
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For enquiries, please contact – ClinMed-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk
I am a Medical Physicist by profession, and I am registered with the Health Professions Council in the UK. My career began in 1984 with the Department of Clinical Physics and Bioengineering in Glasgow, eventually leading to appointment as Senior Physicist, providing scientific support to the Department of Cardiac Surgery in Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
I joined the University of Sheffield in 1996 and have been involved with a breadth of Medical Physics teaching/research related to radiation, simulation and validation. I have been a major technical contributor to numerous EU projects and most recently I have been leading the VPH-CaSE Marie Curie network with my colleague Dr A Narracott.
I have been a major technical contributor to numerous EU projects and most recently. My primary interests have led to publications in medical radiation physics, aspects of diagnostic imaging and the VPH.
- Research interests
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- Radiation physics (ionising and non –ionising)
- Imaging
- The Virtual Physiological Human
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Computer-aided diagnosis for (123I)FP-CIT imaging: impact on clinical reporting.. EJNMMI Research, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
- The subresolution DaTSCAN phantom. Nuclear Medicine Communications, 39(3), 268-275. View this article in WRRO
- Comparison of machine learning and semi-quantification algorithms for (I123)FP-CIT classification: the beginning of the end for semi-quantification?. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Physics, 4(29). View this article in WRRO
- Computer model for the cardiovascular system: development of an e-learning tool for teaching of medical students. BMC Medical Education, 17(1), 220-220. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Quality Assuring a Ring Vortex Flow Phantom in Real-Time. Open Journal of Medical Imaging, 13(01), 11-29.
- The importance of three dimensional coronary artery reconstruction accuracy when computing virtual fractional flow reserve from invasive angiography.. Scientific Reports, 11. View this article in WRRO
- An encounter with Lattice Boltzmann for biomedical applications: interactive simulation to support clinical and design decisions. Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy, 4(3). View this article in WRRO
- Operator-dependent variability of angiography-derived fractional flow reserve and the implications for treatment. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. View this article in WRRO
- 高分子製心臓代用弁の弁葉形態変化の高速度解析. Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Annual57(Abstract), s168_2-s168_2.
- A complex flow phantom for medical imaging : ring vortex phantom design and technical specification. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 43(3), 190-201. View this article in WRRO
- The challenge of clinical adoption—the insurmountable obstacle that will stop machine learning?. BJR|Open, 1(1), 20180017-20180017.
- Full-field analysis of epicardial strain in an in vitro porcine heart platform. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 91, 294-300. View this article in WRRO
- News and product update. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 42(6), 482-484.
- Computer-aided diagnosis for (123I)FP-CIT imaging: impact on clinical reporting.. EJNMMI Research, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
- The subresolution DaTSCAN phantom. Nuclear Medicine Communications, 39(3), 268-275. View this article in WRRO
- Virtual reality imaging of fistula-in-ano disease. International Journal of Surgery, 55, S49-S49.
- Comparison of machine learning and semi-quantification algorithms for (I123)FP-CIT classification: the beginning of the end for semi-quantification?. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Physics, 4(29). View this article in WRRO
- VPH-CaSE - VPH-Cardiovascular Simulation and Experimentation for Personalised Medical Devices - H2020. Impact, 2017(10), 20-22.
- Computer model for the cardiovascular system: development of an e-learning tool for teaching of medical students. BMC Medical Education, 17(1), 220-220. View this article in WRRO
- The Accuracy of 3D Optical Reconstruction and Additive Manufacturing Processes in Reproducing Detailed Subject-Specific Anatomy. Journal of Imaging, 3(4). View this article in WRRO
- A novel diagnostic aid for intra-abdominal adhesion detection in cine-MRI: pilot study and initial diagnostic impressions. The British Journal of Radiology, 90(1077). View this article in WRRO
- News and Product Update. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 41(3), 243-245.
- The Ring Vortex: Concepts for a Novel Complex Flow Phantom for Medical Imaging. Open Journal of Medical Imaging, 07(01), 28-41. View this article in WRRO
- News and Product Update. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 41(1), 81-84.
- A Novel Diagnostic Aid for Detection of Intra-Abdominal Adhesions to the Anterior Abdominal Wall Using Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2016. View this article in WRRO
- A study to quantify the effect of patient motion and develop methods to detect and correct for motion during myocardial perfusion imaging on a CZT solid-state dedicated cardiac camera. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 23(3), 514-526.
- The Oculus Rift virtual colonoscopy: introducing a new technology and initial impressions. Journal of Biomedical Graphics and Computing, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
- Mo2016 Intra-Abdominal Adhesions: Identifying the “Sticking Point(s)” Using Novel Cine-Magnetic Resonance Image Analysis. Pilot Results. Gastroenterology, 148(4), S-769.
- Measurement of in vitro and in vivo Stent Geometry and Deformation by Means of 3D Imaging and Stereo-Photogrammetry. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 37(12), 918-927.
- Towards radiological diagnosis of abdominal adhesions based on motion signatures derived from sequences of cine-MRI images.. Phys Med, 30(4), 437-447. View this article in WRRO
- Uncertainty assessment of imaging techniques for the 3D reconstruction of stent geometry.. Med Eng Phys, 36(8), 1062-1068.
- A vision and strategy for the virtual physiological human: 2012 update. INTERFACE FOCUS, 3(2).
- Stent Geometry Reconstruction Using Imaging Techniques1. Journal of Medical Devices, 7(4).
- Stent geometry reconstruction using imaging techniques. ASME 2013 Conference on Frontiers in Medical Devices: Applications of Computer Modeling and Simulation, FMD 2013.
- VIRTUAL METHODS FOR VERIFICATION OF STEREOSCOPIC STRAIN MEASUREMENT. Journal of Biomechanics, 45, S15-S15.
- EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERISATION OF AN OPTICAL SYSTEM AT CORONARY ARTERY LENGTH SCALES. Journal of Biomechanics, 45, S23-S23.
- Towards Detecting the “Adhesive Cocoon” of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (Eps) by Cine-MRI: A Pilot Study. Gastroenterology, 140(5), S-759.
- Initial observations using a novel "cine" magnetic resonance imaging technique to detect changes in abdominal motion caused by encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.. Perit Dial Int, 31(3), 287-290.
- The EuroPhysiome, STEP and a roadmap for the virtual physiological human.. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci, 366(1878), 2979-2999.
- IDENTIFICATION OF ABDOMINAL ADHESIONS USING DYNAMIC IMAGE REGISTRATION. Journal of Biomechanics, 41, S428-S428.
- GRID SIMULATION SERVICES FOR THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. INT J COMPUT METHODS, 5(2), 289-317.
- Analytical description of dose profile behaviour in Gamma Knife radiosurgery.. Phys Med Biol, 53(8), 2035-2049.
- T1869 Identification of Abdominal Adhesions By Dynamic Image Registration. Gastroenterology, 134(4), A-580.
- Identification of abdominal adhesions by dynamic image registration. GASTROENTEROLOGY, 134(4), A580-A580.
- Radiosurgery planning supported by the GEMSS grid.. Stud Health Technol Inform, 112, 190-197.
- Numerical simulation for eHealth: Grid-enabled medical simulation services. Advances in Parallel Computing, 13(C), 705-718.
- A practical demonstration of improved technique factors in paediatric fluoroscopy.. Br J Radiol, 75(895), 596-602.
- Stable periodic vortex shedding studied using computational fluid dynamics, laser sheet flow visualization, and MR imaging.. Magn Reson Imaging, 18(4), 473-478.
- The effects of cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion on the microvasculature of the heart.. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 11(2), 350-357.
- Image analysis and 3 dimensional visualisation of the secretory gradient in bovine endometrium.. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 54, 91-91.
- Laser profiling: a technique for the study of prosthetic heart valve leaflet motion.. Physiol Meas, 16(3), 181-193.
- Dehydration: a model for (low-temperature) argon laser tissue bonding.. Phys Med Biol, 39(12), 2147-2160.
- Hazards associated with viewing the incandescence of lased tissue. Lasers in Medical Science, 8(1), 23-25.
- Strength of tissue bonds as a function of surface apposition. Lasers in Medical Science, 7(1-4), 375-379.
- Strength of tissue bonds as a function of surface apposition. Lasers in Medical Science, 7(3), 375-379.
- Shear strength of tissue bonds as a function of bonding temperature: a proposed mechanism for laser-assisted tissue welding. Lasers in Medical Science, 7(1-4), 39-43.
- Angiotensin II as a potential method of targeting cytotoxic-loaded microspheres in patients with colorectal liver metastases.. Br J Cancer, 64(1), 114-119.
- Clinical evaluation of angiotensin II enhanced perfusion scintigraphy in metastatic liver disease.. Nucl Med Commun, 10(8), 557-566.
- Damage thresholds of CO
2 laser protective eyewear. Lasers in Medical Science, 4(1), 33-39. - IMPROVED TUMOR TARGETING OF BIODEGRADABLE MICROSPHERES WITH ANGIOTENSIN-II. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 75(12), 1262-1262.
- RANDOM-ACCESS PHRASE RECORDER.. Electronics & wireless world, 93(1611), 54-56.
- News and product update. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 1-3.
- News and product update. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 1-3.
- Rapid virtual fractional flow reserve using 3D computational fluid dynamics. European Heart Journal - Digital Health.
- Using VR to Investigate the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Severity of Simulated Oscillopsia. Current Eye Research, 1-8.
- Measurement of in vitro cardiac deformation by means of 3D digital image correlation and ultrasound 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography. Medical Engineering & Physics. View this article in WRRO
Conference proceedings papers
- Vortex Ring Phantom for Investigation of Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging. 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 22 October 2018 - 25 October 2018.
- Analysis of Speckle Pattern Quality and Uncertainty for Cardiac Strain Measurements Using 3D Digital Image Correlation (pp 883-892) View this article in WRRO
- Impact of Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) on DaTSCAN reporting: a pilot study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, Vol. 44 (pp S611-S611)
- Development of a new phantom for DaTSCAN imaging. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, Vol. 44 (pp S391-S391)
- The Ring Vortex: A candidate for a liquid-based complex flow phantom for medical imaging. VipIMAGE 2017, Vol. 27 (pp 893-902) View this article in WRRO
- Clinical Adoption of CAD: Exploration of the Barriers to Translation through an Example Application. Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 90 (pp 93-98) View this article in WRRO
- Principal component analysis as a method of respiratory motion detection on a solid state CZT dedicated cardiac camera. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, Vol. 57
- Correcting for Patient Motion on a Solid State Multiple Pinhole Dedicated Cardiac Camera. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, Vol. 42 (pp S48-S48)
- PTH-243 Intra-abdominal adhesions: identifying the “sticking point(s)” using novel cine-magnetic resonance image analysis. pilot results. Gut, Vol. 64(Suppl 1) (pp A517.1-A517)
- Intra-Abdominal Adhesions: Identifying the "Sticking Point(s)" Using Novel Cine-Magnetic Resonance Image Analysis. Pilot Results. GASTROENTEROLOGY, Vol. 148(4) (pp S769-S769)
- Detecting patient motion on a solid state multiple pinhole dedicated cardiac camera. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, Vol. 53
- Towards Detecting the "Adhesive Cocoon" of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (Eps) by Cine-MRI: A Pilot Study. GASTROENTEROLOGY, Vol. 140(5) (pp S759-S759)
- TOWARDS DETECTING THE 'ADHESIVE COCOON' OF ENCAPSULATING PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS (EPS) BY CINE-MRI: A PILOT STUDY. GUT, Vol. 60 (pp A31-A31)
- Strain Measurement in an Elastic Material under Large Deformation Using Optical Reconstruction Methods. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCEMENTS OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 36 (pp 120-+)
- The Virtual Physiological Human TOOLKIT. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, Vol. 368(1925) (pp 3925-3936)
- A vision and strategy for the virtual physiological human in 2010 and beyond. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, Vol. 368(1920) (pp 2595-2614)
- Patterns, Movement and Clinical Diagnosis of Abdominal Adhesions.. PRIB, Vol. 5780 (pp 415-426)
- The Karman Vortex in a Medical Imaging Context: A Validated Computational Model of Laminar Shedding.. MSV (pp 185-190)
- Novel image analysis methods for the non-invasive diagnosis of intra-abdominal adhesions. GUT, Vol. 57 (pp A132-A132)
- Digital human modelling: A global vision and a European perspective. Digital Human Modeling, Vol. 4561 (pp 549-558)
- Monte Carlo simulation for Gamma Knife radiosurgery using the Grid. RADIOSURGERY, VOL 6, Vol. 6 (pp 26-35)
- Numerical simulation for ehealth. PARALLEL COMPUTING: SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, ALGORITHMS, ARCHITECTURES AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 13 (pp 705-718)
- Vortex shedding observations using magnetic resonance imaging, flow visualisation and computational fluid dynamics. COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS IX (pp 223-230)
Preprints
- Grants
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- Applicants: Fenner J, Narracott A
Funding source: Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ETN); Call: Horizon2020-MSCA-ITN-2014
Title: VPH-CASE
Amount: Sheffield coordinating. 3.7Meuros for the project; 0.6Meuros to Sheffield
Outcome: Successful; 4 year duration (Jan 2015 – Dec 2018) - Applicants: Morrison GD, Fenner J
Funding source: HEE/NIHR
Title: New Training for New Regulations: An X-ray training platform for IRMER2018
Amount: £50,000 of which £45000 to Sheffield
Outcome: Successful; 12 months duration (Mar 2018 - Feb 2019) - Applicants: Griffiths H, Fenner J
Funding source: Fight for Sight
Title: Nystagmus correction with virtual reality
Amount: £15,000
Outcome: Successful; 6 months duration (Mar 2018 – Sept 2018)
- Applicants: Fenner J, Narracott A
- Teaching interests
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- Undergraduate/postgraduate teaching in Medical Physics
- Physics teaching in support of clinical professional accreditation (FRCR)
- PhD supervision
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Chartered Physicist (CPhys)
- State Registered Clinical Scientist (Health Professions Council, CS00737)
- Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP)
- Associate editor - Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology