Contact mechanics of a thin-walled capsule adhered onto a rigid planar substrate.

abstract：:Precise segmentation of stroke lesions from brain magnetic resonance (MR) images poses a challenging task in automated diagnosis. In this paper, we proposed a new method called watershed-based lesion segmentation algorithm (WLSA), which is a novel intensity-based segmentation technique used to delineate infarct lesion...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Subudhi A,Jena S,Sabut S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of stimulation of the lower extremities was devised that automatically adjusts the stimulation conditions at any angle of the knee joint. An M-wave is considered to indicate the stimulation conditions, because it is the waveform that results from direct stimulation to the axon of the alpha motor neuron. T...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Tanabe S,Muraoka Y,Tomita Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new technique is derived for estimating the conduction velocity of muscle fibre action potentials from surface EMG recordings in humans. The method is based on system identification and extends previous such methods by explicitly accounting for additive noise at the output as well as at the input. Experimental and s...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Rababy N,Kearney RE,Hunter IW

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very few computer models of the spine integrate vertebral growth plates to investigate their mechanical behavior and potential impacts on bone growth. An approach was developed to generate a finite element (FE) model of the lumbar spine and their connective tissues including the growth plate, which allowed a personali...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Sylvestre PL,Villemure I,Aubin CE

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we proposed to utilize a novel spatio-spectral filter, common spatio-spectral pattern (CSSP), to improve the classification accuracy in identifying intended motions based on low-density surface electromyography (EMG). Five able-bodied subjects and a transradial amputee participated in an experiment of e...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Huang G,Zhang Z,Zhang D,Zhu X

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using images from the Image Database Consortium and Image Database Resource Initiative (LIDC-IDRI), we developed a methodology for classifying lung nodules. The proposed methodology uses image processing and pattern recognition techniques. To classify volumes of interest into nodules and non-nodules, we used shape mea...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Filho AOC,Silva AC,de Paiva AC,Nunes RA,Gattass M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological parameters of blood such as extracellular Na(+), K(+), Cl(-), pH, 2,3-DPG and ATP and the complex electrical impedance were measured using whole blood samples from 31 male donors (21 donors form the training set and ten donors were used for testing), on the 0th, 10th and 21st day of blood bank storag...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Ulgen Y,Sezdi M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the principle of backscattering of laser radiation from tissues, a non-invasive PC-AT based reflectance imaging technique is developed. The laser beam from a semiconductor laser operating at 670 nm is guided to the tissue site by an optical fibre. The backscattered radiation is collected by another fibre plac...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Shanthi S,Singh M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of quantifying dermal perfusion on a regional basis using a dynamic thermographic technique is investigated. The technique is based on the relationship between dermal perfusion and the rate of skin surface reheating following the application of a transient cold challenge predicted by a theoretical model. ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Wilson SB,Spence VA

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection and classification methods have a vital and important role in identifying brain diseases. Timely detection and classification of brain diseases enable an accurate identification and effective management of brain impairment. Brain disorders are commonly most spreadable diseases and the diagnosing process is t...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Haq EU,Huang J,Kang L,Haq HU,Zhan T

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several studies have been focused on the problem of nonthermal interaction between extremely low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields and cell environment at membrane level. In the paper, to analyse the dynamic effects of weak static and harmonic fields on charged particles, some new considerations ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： D'Inzeo G,Galli A,Palombo A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past decades witnessed the expansion of linear signal processing methods in numerous biomedical applications. However, the nonlinear behavior of biomedical signals revived the interest in nonlinear signal processing methods such as higher-order statistics, in particular higher-order cumulants (HOC). In this paper, HOC...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Safara F

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural networks are trained to estimate the germination percentages of Plasmopara viticola oospores, overwintered in natural conditions in two viticultural areas in northern Italy, by using climatic (temperature and rainfall) data, as well as the previous germination measurement, as input variables. The 288 available ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Vercesi A,Sirtori C,Vavassori A,Setti E,Liberati D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular pacing (BV) is an established therapy for heart failure (HF) patients with inter- and intraventricular conduction delay. The aim of this pilot study was to test the feasibility of both transesophageal measurement of left ventricular (LV) electrical delay and t...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Heinke M,Ismer B,Kühnert H,Figulla HR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic nanoparticles for therapy and diagnosis are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of bionanotechnology. In this study, we have theoretically studied motion of magnetic nano- as well as micro-particles in the field of cylindrical Halbach array of permanent magnets. Magnetic flux density was model...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Babinec P,Krafcík A,Babincová M,Rosenecker J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remote patient monitoring should reduce mortality rates, improve care, and reduce costs. We present an overview of the available technologies for the remote monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, together with the most important medical information regarding COPD in a language that is ada...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Tomasic I,Tomasic N,Trobec R,Krpan M,Kelava T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive hyperaemia is the term given to the temporary increase in blood flow that follows release of an occlusion of the arterial supply. Measurement of reactive hyperaemia in the leg below the knee is useful in assessment of the vascular system, as resting flows remain unaffected even in the presence of quite severe...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Smye SW,Bloor MI

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to explore the application of artificial neural network model in the auxiliary diagnosis of lung cancer and compare the effects of back-propagation (BP) neural network with Fisher discrimination model for lung cancer screening by the combined detections of four biomarkers of p16, RASSF1A a...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Duan X,Yang Y,Tan S,Wang S,Feng X,Cui L,Feng F,Yu S,Wang W,Wu Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies were investigated that report spontaneous oscillations of cerebral perfusion in the very low-frequency range (0.01-0.04 Hz), emphasising details of spectral estimation. The effects of different spectral estimation procedures were compared, using simulated and clinical data. It was shown that data detren...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Müller T,Reinhard M,Oehm E,Hetzel A,Timmer J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, a method for apnea bradycardia detection in preterm infants is presented based on coupled hidden semi Markov model (CHSMM). CHSMM is a generalization of hidden Markov models (HMM) used for modeling mutual interactions among different observations of a stochastic process through using finite number of hi...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Montazeri Ghahjaverestan N,Shamsollahi MB,Ge D,Beuchée A,Hernández AI

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uniaxial stress-strain data were obtained from in vitro experiments on 20 porcine livers for compressions, elongations and cycles of compression and then elongation. There were about 70 cylindrical samples, with diameter 7mm and varying height (4-11 mm). The combined compression and elongation test provide a unified f...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Chui C,Kobayashi E,Chen X,Hisada T,Sakuma I

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic hypothermia is a treatment method to reduce brain injuries after stroke, especially for cerebral ischemia. This study investigates in the temperature distribution of the head within selective brain cooling (SBC). Anatomically accurate geometries based on CT images of head and neck regions are used to devel...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Yin L,Jiang H,Zhao W,Li H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern pacemakers (implantable devices used for maintaining an appropriate heart rate in patients) can use an intracardiac ventricular impedance signal for physiological cardiac stimulation control. Intracardiac ventricular impedance from nine animal subjects is analysed and presented (seven sheep: 49.0 +/- 6.5 kg, si...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Järverud K,Ollmar S,Brodin LA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Architectural distortion is a subtle abnormality in mammograms, and a source of overlooking errors by radiologists. Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) techniques can improve the performance of radiologists in detecting masses and calcifications; however, most CAD systems have not been designed to detect architectural dist...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Rangayyan RM,Ayres FJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several 3D reconstruction techniques deriving from stereoradiographic DLT have been presented during the last 15 years, but these techniques have usually been limited in accuracy because of the small number of corresponding anatomical landmarks identified on both radiographs. A new technique has recently been proposed...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mitulescu A,Semaan I,De Guise JA,Leborgne P,Adamsbaum C,Skalli W

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accelerometer is used for mechanomyogram (MMG) recordings of muscle contractions. Although the mechanical characteristics of other MMG transducers have been determined with reference to the accelerometer, mechanical aspects of the accelerometer itself, including the weight of the transducer, have not been verified...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Watakabe M,Mita K,Akataki K,Ito K

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is acknowledged that the first heart sound S1 consists of two major, high-frequency components M1 and T1, corresponding, respectively, to the vibrations of the mitral and tricuspid valves and their surrounding tissues following valve closure in early systole. In this study, the matching pursuit (MP) method was used...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Wang W,Guo Z,Yang J,Zhang Y,Durand LG,Loew M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of postprandial glucose excursions in type 1 diabetes has a major impact on overall glycaemic control. In this work, we propose and evaluate various mechanistic models to characterize the disposal of meal-attributable glucose. Sixteen young volunteers with type 1 diabetes were subject to a variable-targ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： García-García F,Hovorka R,Wilinska ME,Elleri D,Hernando ME

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of information regarding the forces required for suturing human wounds. The knowledge of suturing forces serves as complementary information for setting up the limiting geometry when using tissue adhesives and it might also be used in robot-assisted surgery. The main purpose of this paper was to evalua...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Capek L,Jacquet E,Dzan L,Simunek A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-layer Newtonian model is investigated using a combined Eulerian-Lagrangian computational method to describe the dynamic behaviour of leukocytes. The model, composed of a cell membrane (outer layer), cytoplasm (middle layer) and nucleus (inner layer), can better describe the recovery characteristics because lar...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Tran-Son-Tay R,Kan HC,Udaykumar HS,Damay E,Shyy W

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00