Position
Dean
Associate Professor
Dean of the College of Engineering
College
College of Engineering
Department
Biomedical Engineering
Email
mmalthobaiti@iau.edu.sa

Tabs

Publications

  • Vavadi H, Mostafa A, Zhou F, Uddin S, Althobaiti M, Xu C, Bansal B, Ademuyiwa F, Poplack S, Zhu Q, "A compact Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography system for breast cancer imaging", J. Biomed. Opt, J Biomed Opt. 2018 Oct;24(2):1-9. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.24.2.021203
  • Althobaiti M, Vavadi H, Zhu Q, "An automated preprocessing method for Diffuse Optical Tomography to improve breast cancer diagnosis",  Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jan 1;17:1533033818802791. doi:10.1177/1533033818802791.  
  • Althobaiti M, Vavadi H, Zhu Q, "A Diffuse Optical Tomography Reconstruction Method Using Ultrasound Images as Prior for Regularization Matrix", J Biomed Opt. 2017 Feb 1;22(2):26002. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.22.2.026002. 
Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA, December 2017
  • MSc. in Biomedical Engineering, Wright State University, USA, June 2013
  • BSc.  in Biomedical Engineering, Wright State University, USA, June 2011
Research

United States Patents  
# 
Name of Inventor(s) 
Invention Title 
US Patent App. 
Publication /Filed Date 
Althobaiti M, et al. 
Epidural Needle  
18/454,863 
August 24, 2023 (Filed Date) 
Althobaiti M, et al. 
Systems and Methods for Controlling a Robotic Arm Based on Brain Activities  
18/154,083 
January 13, 2023  
 (Filed Date) 
Althobaiti M, et al. 
Non-Invasive Sensor and Method for Determining Blood Glucose  
17/553,181 
June 22, 2023 
 (Publication Date) 
 
Published Journal Papers 
# 
Name of Investigator(s) 
Research Title 
Journal 
Publication Date 
Althobaiti M, et al. 
Recent Advances in Smart Epidural Spinal Needles 
Sensors 
2023 
Althobaiti M 
Estimation of the Differential Pathlength Factor for Human Skin Using Monte Carlo Simulations 
Diagnostics 
2023 
Althobaiti M 
Silico Investigation of SNR and Dermis Sensitivity for Optimum Dual-Channel Near-Infrared Glucose Sensor Designs for Different Skin Colors 
Biosensors 
2022 
Tamal M., Althobaiti M, et al. 
Synchrotron X-ray Radiation (SXR) in Medical Imaging: Current Status and Future Prospects 
Applied Sciences 
2022 
Almulla A, Al-Naib I, Ateeq I, Althobaiti M 
Observation and motor imagery balance tasks evaluation: An fNIRS feasibility study 
PLOS ONE 
2022 
Alsunaidi  B, Althobaiti  M, et al. 
A Review of Non-Invasive Optical Systems for Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring 
Sensors 
2021 
Althobaiti M, Al-Naib I 
Optimization of Dual-Channel Near-infrared Non-invasive Glucose Level Measurement Sensors based on Monte-Carlo Simulations 
IEEE Photonics Journal 
2021 
Althobaiti M, Al-Naib I 
Recent Developments in Instrumentation of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Systems 
Applied Sciences 
2020 
Almulla A, Al-Naib I, Althobaiti M 
Hemodynamic responses during standing and sitting activities: a study toward fNIRS-BCI 
Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 
2020 
10 
Vavadi H, Mostafa A, Zhou F, Uddin K, Althobaiti M, Xu C, Zhu Q 
Compact ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography system for breast cancer imaging  
Journal of Biomedical Optics 
2018 
11 
Althobaiti M, Vavadi H, Zhu Q 
An automated preprocessing method for Diffuse Optical Tomography to improve breast cancer diagnosis 
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 
2018 
12 
Althobaiti M, Vavadi H, Zhu Q 
Diffuse optical tomography reconstruction method using  ultrasound images as prior for regularization matrix 
Journal of Biomedical Optics 
2017 
 
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