Analysis of the O-wave in acute right ventricular apex impedance measurements with a standard pacing lead in animals.

abstract：:We propose a new method for breast X-ray image adaptive enhancement that combines nonsubsampled contourlet transform (NSCT) with the whale optimization algorithm (WOA). First, the mammography X-ray image was processed by histogram equalization to ensure global image contrast. The processed image was then decomposed in...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Zhang CJ,Nie HH

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Blood oxygenation level is an important measure that can be used alongside functional magnetic resonance imaging data in order to obtain closer correlates of neuronal activation. A robust estimate of this measure has thus far not been demonstrated. This is mainly due to the lack of knowledge of the underlying paramete...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Dagher J,Du YP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axial and transverse components of liquid velocity are measured by laser Doppler anemometer in a perspex tube that has been deformed at one point to resemble the shape of the throat of a partially collapsed flexible tube, conveying fluid while being compressed externally. The Reynolds number is 5900. The flow down-str...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Bertram CD,Muller M,Ramus F,Nugent AH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for extrapolating the extracellular water (ECW) resistance from wrist-ankle resistance at 50 kHz (R (50)) is proposed in this paper, in order to enable 50 kHz impedancemeters to use the BIS-Hanai equation for determination of ECW. Values of R (50) and the ECW resistance extrapolated at zero frequency R (e) we...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Jaffrin MY,Morel H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main constituent of an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) is gas-filled microbubbles. An average UCA contains billions per ml. These microbubbles are excellent ultrasound scatterers due to their high compressibility. In an ultrasound field they act as resonant systems, resulting in harmonic energy in the backscattere...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： de Jong N,Emmer M,van Wamel A,Versluis M

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Segmentation and classification of low-quality and noisy ultrasound images is challenging task. In this paper, a new approach is proposed for robust segmentation and classification of carotid artery ultrasound images and consequently, detecting cerebrovascular disease. The proposed technique consists of two phases, in...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Chaudhry A,Hassan M,Khan A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer-aided method was developed to automatically localize tumors in lung PET images of discrete bins within the breathing cycle, followed by an algorithm that registers all the information of a complete respiratory cycle into a single reference bin. Four registration/integration algorithms: Centroid Based, Inten...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Wang J,del Valle M,Goryawala M,Franquiz JM,McGoron AJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Abnormal localization of immature precursors (ALIP) aggregating and clustering in bone marrow biopsy appears earlier than that of bone marrow smears in detection of the relapse of acute myelocytic leukemia (AML). But traditional manual ALIP recognition has many shortcomings such as prone to false alarms, neglect of di...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Cao G,Li L,Chen W,Yu Y,Shi J,Zhang G,Liu X

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation is investigated between stimulus frequency, stimulus pulse amplitude and the neural damage induced by continuous stimulation of the cat's sciatic nerve. The chronically implanted electrodes were pulsed continuously and the effects of the electrical stimulation were quantified as the amount of early axonal...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： McCreery DB,Agnew WF,Yuen TG,Bullara LA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the study of velocities in the human ascending aorta it became necessary to establish a method for two-dimensional velocity profiles from discrete velocity data obtained from different heartbeats and with different techniques. A descriptive geometrical model was therefore developed and expanded to 16 elements e...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Segadal L

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cell-based research, the process of visually monitoring cells generates large image datasets that need to be evaluated for quantifiable information in order to track the effectiveness of treatments in vitro. With the traditional, end-point assay-based approach being error-prone, and existing computational approache...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mbiki S,McClendon J,Alexander-Bryant A,Gilmore J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study introduced the Kalman filter procedure for tracking urinary bladder filling from intermittent bladder volume measurements taken by an ultrasonic bladder volume monitor. The Kalman filter was based on a double integrator as a model for the bladder filling process between micturitions and included a procedure...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Kristiansen NK,Sjöström SO,Nygaard H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical evidence has suggested that tasks performed in kneeling or squatting postures place the knee at a higher risk for injury because loads across the knee might overload the ligaments. The objective of this study was to develop a subject-specific model of the knee that is kinematically driven to predict th...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Yang Z,Wickwire AC,Debski RE

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction coils were fabricated based on flexible printed circuit board for inductive transcutaneous power transmission. The coil had closed magnetic circuit (CMC) structure consisting of inner and outer magnetic core. The power transmission efficiency of the fabricated device was measured in the air and in vivo condi...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Jo SE,Joung S,Suh JK,Kim YJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of piezo-resistive uni-axial accelerometer signals in gait analysis is complicated by the fact that the measured signal is composed of different types of acceleration. The aim of the study is to obtain insight into the signal from a tangential accelerometer attached to the thigh during walking. Six subjects wa...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Bussmann JB,Damen L,Stam HJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity of the monitored data available in modern intensive care units suggests that they may be best processed, for presentation to medical staff, by expert system techniques. However, standard expert system shells are ill-fitted to either the basic sequential monitoring tasks of data acquisition and storage, ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Taboada JA,Arcay B,Arias JE

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a solid freeform fabrication technique, developed by Carl Deckard for his master's thesis at the University of Texas, patented in 1989. SLS manufacturing is a technique that produces physical models through a selective solidification of a variety of fine powders. SLS technology is ge...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mazzoli A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper explains the application of a genetic algorithm (GA) to the problem of estimating parameters for a kinetic model of a biologically reacting system. It is demonstrated that the GA is a powerful tool for quantifying the kinetic parameters using kinetic data. As the operation of the GA does not depend on the fo...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Park LJ,Park CH,Park C,Lee T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous cardiac output monitoring system has been developed in the laboratory to allow the real-time measurement of the cardiac output. This form of continuous cardiac output measurement allows the doctor to view the beat-to-beat cardiac output and can be employed to measure artery constrictions as well. The sens...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Tjin SC,Ho YC,Lam YZ,Hao J,Ng BK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper deals with the influence of mains interference on time coherent averaging using an internal trigger. The general distribution of the time jitter is derived and applied to a simplified signal. The authors prove that no amount of averaging can do away with this type of interference. Finally, the deformation th...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Strackee J,Peper A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial coherence estimate between two signals removing the contribution of a periodic, deterministic one is proposed for measuring the coherence between two ongoing eletroencephalografic (EEG) activities collected at distinct cortical regions under sensory stimulation. The estimator expression was derived and shown t...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Miranda de Sá AM,Infantosi AF

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hydrodynamic model for the part of the human arterial network below the renal arteries has been constructed using specially fabricated distensible tubes and a pulsatile pump to simulate an aortoiliac bypass. The experiments and the computer model indicated that no 'steal' occurred due to the insertion of the bypass ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Helal MA,Watts KC,Marble AE

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system, especially for chest radiograph or chest X-ray (CXR) screening, CXR image view information is required. Automatically separating CXR image view, frontal and lateral can ease subsequent CXR screening process, since the techniques may not equally work for both views. We presen...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Santosh KC,Wendling L

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Stiffness of the arterial wall and atherosclerotic plaque components is a determinant of the stress field within plaques, which has been suggested to be an indicator of plaque vulnerability. The diversity and inhomogeneous structure of atherosclerotic lesions complicate the characterization of plaque components. In th...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Rezvani-Sharif A,Tafazzoli-Shadpour M,Avolio A

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Sino-aortic denervation (SAD) is employed in cats to evaluate the baroreflex influence on blood pressure (BP) and pulse interval (PI) spectral components from 0.00008 to 0.9 Hz as assessed by FFT wide-band spectra and their 1/f modelling; and the linear coupling between BP and PI and between systolic and diastolic BP ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Di Rienzo M,Castiglioni P,Parati G,Mancia G,Pedotti A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00