"Fourier Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Analysis based on the mathematical function first formulated by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier in 1807. The function, known as the Fourier transform, describes the sinusoidal pattern of any fluctuating pattern in the physical world in terms of its amplitude and its phase. It has broad applications in biomedicine, e.g., analysis of the x-ray crystallography data pivotal in identifying the double helical nature of DNA and in analysis of other molecules, including viruses, and the modified back-projection algorithm universally used in computerized tomography imaging, etc. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D005583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.377 G17.226 L01.224.800.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Fourier Analysis- Fourier Analysis
- Analysis, Fourier
- Cyclic Analysis
- Analysis, Cyclic
- Analyses, Cyclic
- Cyclic Analyses
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fourier Analysis" by people in Profiles.
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Optical Coherence Tomography Enables the Depth-Resolved Measurement of Cilia Beat Frequency in Ex Vivo Human Fallopian Tubes. Lasers Surg Med. 2025 Sep; 57(7):598-607.
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Cerebral perfusion pressure and autoregulation in eclampsia-a case control study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 08; 225(2):185.e1-185.e9.
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Tools for visualizing and analyzing Fourier space sampling in Cryo-EM. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2021 03; 160:53-65.
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Repeatability of central corneal thickness measurements of donor corneas in preservation chamber using Fourier-domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Cell Tissue Bank. 2018 Dec; 19(4):717-720.
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Dynamic Structure of Neural Variability in the Cortical Representation of Speech Sounds. J Neurosci. 2016 07 13; 36(28):7453-63.
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DNA Interactions Probed by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange (HDX) Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry Confirm External Binding Sites on the Minichromosomal Maintenance (MCM) Helicase. J Biol Chem. 2016 Jun 10; 291(24):12467-12480.
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Dynamic torsional misalignment of eyes during laser in-situ keratomileusis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 May; 254(5):911-6.
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Fourier optics analysis of phase-mask-based path-length-multiplexed optical coherence tomography. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2015 Nov 01; 32(11):2169-77.
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Reconstruction for 3D PET Based on Total Variation Constrained Direct Fourier Method. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0138483.
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Internal respiratory surrogate in multislice 4D CT using a combination of Fourier transform and anatomical features. Med Phys. 2015 Jul; 42(7):4338-48.