I am a Post-Doctoral Research scholar in the Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Department. His primary research interest is developing image processing techniques and algorithms based on MR images for better diagnosis and prognosis of joint diseases. Currently, I am involved in developing machine learning tools and quantitative image processing techniques for Osteoarthritis conditions of hip and knee joints.
EDUCATION
1. B.tech in Electronics and communication Engineering from Govt. Engineering college, Cherthala, Kerala, India 2004-2008.
2. ME in applied electronics from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
3. Ph.D. in Biomedical Imaging from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
63
Scholar Citations
6
Scholar h-index
2
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Artificial Intelligence-Based Proximal Bone Shape Asymmetry Analysis and Clinical Correlation with Cartilage Relaxation Times and Functional Activity T Rafeek, B Rupsa, H Misung, G Felix, Gerhard, L Johanna, P Valentina, ... Bioengineering , 2026 2026.0
Association of cartilage T1ρ and T2 relaxation time measurement with hip osteoarthritis progression: A 5-year longitudinal study using voxel-based relaxometry and Z-score … R Thahakoya, KE Roach, M Han, R Bhattacharjee, F Jiang, J Luitjens, ... Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open 6 (4), 100538 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 2
Association of cartilage [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] relaxation time measurement with hip osteoarthritis progression: A 5-year longitudinal study using voxel … R Thahakoya, KE Roach, M Han, R Bhattacharjee, F Jiang, J Luitjens, ... Osteoarthritis and cartilage open 6 (4), 100538 , 2024 2024.0
Editorial for “Deep Learning Assisted Classification of T1ρ‐MR Based Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Phases” R Thahakoya Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging , 2024 2024.0
Effects of T 1 p Characteristics of Load‐Bearing Hip Cartilage on Bilateral Knee Patellar Cartilage Subregions: Subjects With None to Moderate Radiographic Hip … R Bhattacharjee, R Thahakoya, J Luitjens, M Han, KE Roach, F Jiang, ... Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 60 (1), 186-202 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 11
Reducing inter scanner variability using Voxel-based relaxometry and Z-score normalization: 6 years Longitudinal Study of Hip-OA patients T RAFEEK, HAN MISUNG, R KOREN, B RUPSA, J FEI, P VALENTINA, ... ISMRM 32nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Singapore , 2024 2024.0
Evaluating the relationship of proximal femoral bone shape asymmetry with cartilage health and biomechanics in patients with hip OA T Rafeek, P Valentina, G Kenneth, B Rupsa, G Felix, L Johanna, R Koren, ... ISMRM 31st Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Canada 2023 , 2023 2023.0
Evaluating the relationship of proximal femoral bone shape asymmetry with cartilage health and biomechanics in patients with hip OA R Thahakoya, V Pedoia, K Gao, R Bhattacharjee, F Gassert, J Luitjens, ... Proc Int Soc Magn Reson Med, 2959 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 2
A semi‐automatic framework based upon quantitative analysis of MR‐images for classification of femur cartilage into asymptomatic, early OA, and advanced‐OA groups R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, A Mehndiratta, A Singh Journal of Orthopaedic Research® 40 (4), 779-790 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 6
Device for assessing knee joint dynamics during magnetic resonance imaging SP Jogi, R Thaha, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Mehndiratta, ... Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 55 (3), 895-907 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 8
Model for in-vivo estimation of stiffness of tibiofemoral joint using MR imaging and FEM analysis SP Jogi, R Thaha, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Singh, ... Journal of translational medicine 19 (1), 310 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 15
Modified radial-search algorithm for segmentation of tibiofemoral cartilage in MR images of patients with subchondral lesion R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Mehndiratta, ... International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 15 (3), 403-413 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 6
To Evaluate the Effect of Normalization on Femur Cartilage T2 Values in Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, A Mehndiratta, A Singh, D Singh ISMRM 28th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, France , 2020 2020.0
Automated femoro-tibial cartilage segmentation of OA patients with and without bone abnormality R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Mehndiratta, ... ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Canada , 2019 2019.0
Automated segmentation of knee cartilage using modified radial approach for OA patients with and without bone abnormality R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, A Mehndiratta, A Singh 2018 IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES … , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 3
Automated seed points selection based radial-search segmentation method for sagittal and coronal view knee MRI imaging SP Jogi, T Rafeek, S Rajan, K Rangarajan, A Singh, A Mehndiratta 26th annual meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB 2, 2017-2019 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 1
Reliable Non invasive First Trimester Screening Test Using Image processing and Artificial Neural Network T Rafeek, A Gunasundari International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications 3 (3), 662-668 , 2013 2013.0 Citations: 9
Association between Knee and Hip Bone Shape Asymmetries and Contralateral Knee Cartilage Health in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis R Thahakoya, R Bhattacharjee, M Han, RB Souza, S Majumdar
Multi-Scanner harmonized 8-year longitudinal hip cartilage T 1ρ and T 2 Y Qian, R Thahakoya, R Bhattacharjee, M Han, Z Zhu, Y Yang, V Pedoia, ...
Patellar Cartilage Evolution is Linked to Intra-Limb Baseline Hip Femoral Cartilage: Longitudinal Compositional Multi-Joint Study R Bhattacharjee, R Thahakoya, Y Qian, M Han, F Jiang, RB Souza, ...
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Model for in-vivo estimation of stiffness of tibiofemoral joint using MR imaging and FEM analysis SP Jogi, R Thaha, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Singh, ... Journal of translational medicine 19 (1), 310 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 15
Effects of T 1 p Characteristics of Load‐Bearing Hip Cartilage on Bilateral Knee Patellar Cartilage Subregions: Subjects With None to Moderate Radiographic Hip … R Bhattacharjee, R Thahakoya, J Luitjens, M Han, KE Roach, F Jiang, ... Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 60 (1), 186-202 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 11
Reliable Non invasive First Trimester Screening Test Using Image processing and Artificial Neural Network T Rafeek, A Gunasundari International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications 3 (3), 662-668 , 2013 2013.0 Citations: 9
Device for assessing knee joint dynamics during magnetic resonance imaging SP Jogi, R Thaha, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Mehndiratta, ... Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 55 (3), 895-907 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 8
A semi‐automatic framework based upon quantitative analysis of MR‐images for classification of femur cartilage into asymptomatic, early OA, and advanced‐OA groups R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, A Mehndiratta, A Singh Journal of Orthopaedic Research® 40 (4), 779-790 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 6
Modified radial-search algorithm for segmentation of tibiofemoral cartilage in MR images of patients with subchondral lesion R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Mehndiratta, ... International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 15 (3), 403-413 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 6
Automated segmentation of knee cartilage using modified radial approach for OA patients with and without bone abnormality R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, A Mehndiratta, A Singh 2018 IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES … , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 3
Association of cartilage T1ρ and T2 relaxation time measurement with hip osteoarthritis progression: A 5-year longitudinal study using voxel-based relaxometry and Z-score … R Thahakoya, KE Roach, M Han, R Bhattacharjee, F Jiang, J Luitjens, ... Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open 6 (4), 100538 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 2
Evaluating the relationship of proximal femoral bone shape asymmetry with cartilage health and biomechanics in patients with hip OA R Thahakoya, V Pedoia, K Gao, R Bhattacharjee, F Gassert, J Luitjens, ... Proc Int Soc Magn Reson Med, 2959 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 2
Automated seed points selection based radial-search segmentation method for sagittal and coronal view knee MRI imaging SP Jogi, T Rafeek, S Rajan, K Rangarajan, A Singh, A Mehndiratta 26th annual meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB 2, 2017-2019 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 1
Artificial Intelligence-Based Proximal Bone Shape Asymmetry Analysis and Clinical Correlation with Cartilage Relaxation Times and Functional Activity T Rafeek, B Rupsa, H Misung, G Felix, Gerhard, L Johanna, P Valentina, ... Bioengineering , 2026 2026.0
Association of cartilage [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] relaxation time measurement with hip osteoarthritis progression: A 5-year longitudinal study using voxel … R Thahakoya, KE Roach, M Han, R Bhattacharjee, F Jiang, J Luitjens, ... Osteoarthritis and cartilage open 6 (4), 100538 , 2024 2024.0
Editorial for “Deep Learning Assisted Classification of T1ρ‐MR Based Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Phases” R Thahakoya Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging , 2024 2024.0
Reducing inter scanner variability using Voxel-based relaxometry and Z-score normalization: 6 years Longitudinal Study of Hip-OA patients T RAFEEK, HAN MISUNG, R KOREN, B RUPSA, J FEI, P VALENTINA, ... ISMRM 32nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Singapore , 2024 2024.0
Evaluating the relationship of proximal femoral bone shape asymmetry with cartilage health and biomechanics in patients with hip OA T Rafeek, P Valentina, G Kenneth, B Rupsa, G Felix, L Johanna, R Koren, ... ISMRM 31st Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Canada 2023 , 2023 2023.0
To Evaluate the Effect of Normalization on Femur Cartilage T2 Values in Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, A Mehndiratta, A Singh, D Singh ISMRM 28th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, France , 2020 2020.0
Automated femoro-tibial cartilage segmentation of OA patients with and without bone abnormality R Thaha, SP Jogi, S Rajan, V Mahajan, VK Venugopal, A Mehndiratta, ... ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Canada , 2019 2019.0
Association between Knee and Hip Bone Shape Asymmetries and Contralateral Knee Cartilage Health in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis R Thahakoya, R Bhattacharjee, M Han, RB Souza, S Majumdar
Multi-Scanner harmonized 8-year longitudinal hip cartilage T 1ρ and T 2 Y Qian, R Thahakoya, R Bhattacharjee, M Han, Z Zhu, Y Yang, V Pedoia, ...
Patellar Cartilage Evolution is Linked to Intra-Limb Baseline Hip Femoral Cartilage: Longitudinal Compositional Multi-Joint Study R Bhattacharjee, R Thahakoya, Y Qian, M Han, F Jiang, RB Souza, ...
Publications
1. Rafeek Thahakoya, Misung Han, Koren Roach et al., “Evaluating the relationship of proximal femoral bone shape asymmetry with cartilage health and biomechanics in patients with hip OA”, . 31(2023), Singapore, May 2024 (Accepted).
2. Rafeek Thahakoya, Valentina Pedoia, Rupsa Bhattacharjee et al., “Evaluating the relationship of proximal femoral bone shape asymmetry with cartilage health and biomechanics in patients with hip OA”, . 31(2023), Toronto, August 2023.
