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abstract：:Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is characterized by calcification accumulation and thickening of the aortic valve cusps, leading to stenosis. The importance of fluid flow shear stress in the initiation and regulation of CAVD progression is well known and has been studied recently using fluid-structure interaction...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Halevi R,Hamdan A,Marom G,Lavon K,Ben-Zekry S,Raanani E,Bluestein D,Haj-Ali R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated the dynamic cell metabolic activity and the distribution of the pH value and oxygen concentration in tissue samples cultured in vitro by using real-time sensor records and a numerical simulation of the underlying reaction-diffusion processes. As an experimental tissue model, we used chicken spleen slices....

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Pfister C,Forstmeier C,Biedermann J,Schermuly J,Demmel F,Wolf P,Kaspers B,Brischwein M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a new method for analyzing microcirculatory videos. It introduces algorithms for quantitative assessment of vessel length, diameter, the functional microcirculatory density distribution and red blood-cell (RBC) velocity in individual vessels as well as its distribution. The technique was validated...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Dobbe JG,Streekstra GJ,Atasever B,van Zijderveld R,Ince C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypothetical neuromusculoskeletal model is developed to simulate human normal walking and its modulated behaviors. A small set of neural periodic patterns drive spinal muscle synergies which in turn lead to specific pattern of muscle activation and supraspinal feedback systems maintain postural balance during walkin...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Jo S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple inertial measurement unit (IMU) incorporating rate gyroscopes and accelerometers has been tested to investigate the trunk kinematics during the sit-to-stand. It was affixed at trunk L5 level and used for sit-to-stand position and orientation reconstruction. The method was validated with standard optoelectroni...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Giansanti D,Maccioni G,Benvenuti F,Macellari V

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mass and microarchitecture are the main determinants of bone strength. Three-dimensional micro-computed tomography has the potential to examine complete bones of small laboratory animals with very high resolution in a non-invasive way. In the presented work, the proximal part of the tibiae of hindlimb unloaded an...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Laib A,Barou O,Vico L,Lafage-Proust MH,Alexandre C,Rügsegger P

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case of female breast cancer, a breast-conserving excision is often desirable. This surgery is based on preoperatively gathered MRI, mammography, and sonography images. These images are recorded in multiple patient positions, e. g., 2D mammography images in standing position with a compressed breast and 3D MRI ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Esslinger D,Rapp P,Knödler L,Preibsch H,Tarín C,Sawodny O,Brucker SY,Hahn M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper describes a method of quantifying Duchenne muscular dystrophy which is examiner independent and uses surface electromyographic signals (EMG). A standardised protocol is proposed. Spectral parameters are first computed from digitised EMG, then a polynomial model is deduced from the evolution of each parameter...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Priez A,Duchene J,Goubel F

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article compares the determination of body fat-free-mass (FFM) by impedance, using either hand-to-foot resistance (R₁₃) or foot-to-foot one (R₃₄) from comparison with dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements in a normal population. The first goal was to see if the foot-to-foot resistance used in body fat anal...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Bousbiat S,Jaffrin MY,Dongmo E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare experimentally conduction velocity (CV) estimates obtained with different estimation methods based on surface electromyogram (EMG) signals detected using five spatial filters. The filters investigated were the longitudinal single and double differential, transverse single and double...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Schulte E,Farina D,Rau G,Merletti R,Disselhorst-Klug C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue, impairing cardiovascular structures and function, such as heart valves and aorta. Thus, patients with Marfan disease have a higher risk of developing circulatory problems associated with mitral and aortic valves prolapse, manifested as dilated...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： García-Herrera CM,Celentano DJ,Herrera EA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a period of some years, the components of a system for discerning erosion on children's teeth have been progressively developed, for use in an extensive project seeking correlations between erosion and various perceived risk factors. The aim was the detection of minute levels of erosion, based on mappings of the ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mitchell HL,Chadwick RG,Ward S,Manton SL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the limitations of the conventional formula for the computation of peripheral blood flow from impedance plethysmograms are highlighted, and a correction to the formula is suggested. A conductivity cell experiment is described to show the dependence of the value of the blood flow index (BFI), obtained fr...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Jindal GD,Nerurkar SN,Pednekar SA,Babu JP,Bhuta AC,Deshpande AK

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is an accepted method for assessment of cardiac autonomic function and its relationship to numerous disorders and diseases. Various non-parametric methods for HRV estimation have been developed. The spectrum of counts, the instantaneous heart rate spectrum and the inte...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mitov IP,Daskalov IK

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One challenge in the current research of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) is how to classify time-varying electroencephalographic (EEG) signals as accurately as possible. In this paper, we address this problem from the aspect of updating feature extractors and propose an adaptive feature extractor, namely adaptive com...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Sun S,Zhang C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer-assisted human peripheral blood leukocyte image classification method based on Siamese network is proposed. Firstly, a Siamese network with two identical convolutional neural network (CNN) sub-networks and a logistic regression for leukocyte five classification is designed, which can learn not only distingu...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Wang Y,Cao Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the PREVENIR-5 study, artificial neural networks (NN) were applied to a large sample of patients with recent first acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to identify determinants of persistence of evidence-based cardiovascular medications (EBCM: antithrombotic + beta-blocker + statin + angiotensin converting enzyme inhibito...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Bourdès V,Ferrières J,Amar J,Amelineau E,Bonnevay S,Berlion M,Danchin N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automatic identification of landmarks in cephalometry is very important and useful for orthognathic surgery. A computerised automatic cephalometric analysis system (CACAS), based on image processing, is presented. For an original X-ray image, median filtering and histogram equalisation are used to improve image qualit...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Yang J,Ling X,Lu Y,Wei M,Ding G

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents model predictive controllers (MPCs) and multi-parametric model-based controllers for delivery of anaesthetic agents. The MPC can take into account constraints on drug delivery rates and state of the patient but requires solving an optimization problem at regular time intervals. The multi-parametr...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Dua P,Dua V,Pistikopoulos EN

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A building block-based software framework was developed to simulate electrophysiological networks. The synaptic potentials generated during neurotransmission were simulated in an existing discrete bidomain model of smooth muscle, using cubic, three-dimensional grids of varying sizes. The model is automatically derived...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Turale N,Devulapalli A,Manchanda R,Moudgalya K,Sivakumar G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A generic framework for the automated classification of human movements using an accelerometry monitoring system is introduced. The framework was structured around a binary decision tree in which movements were divided into classes and subclasses at different hierarchical levels. General distinctions between movements...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mathie MJ,Celler BG,Lovell NH,Coster AC

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of sports biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering, the possibility of computing, in real time, the angular displacements and derivatives of human joints, from a video of motion sequences, represents an appealing goal. In particular, applications of biofeedback protocols in rehabilitation can benefit f...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Cerveri P,Rabuffetti M,Pedotti A,Ferrigno G

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model has been developed to facilitate indirect measurements of difficult to measure variables of the human energy metabolism on a daily basis. The model performs recursive system identification of the parameters of the metabolic model of the human energy metabolism using the law of conservation of ener...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Őri ZP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo follow-up of muscle shape variation represents a challenge when evaluating muscle development due to disease or treatment. Recent developments in muscles reconstruction techniques indicate MRI as a clinical tool for the follow-up of the thigh muscles. The comparison of 3D muscles shape from two different seque...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Dubois G,Bonneau D,Lafage V,Rouch P,Skalli W

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though the World Health Organization criteria's for classifying the dengue infection have been used for long time, recent studies declare that several difficulties have been faced by the clinicians to apply these criteria. Accordingly, many studies have proposed modified criteria to identify the risk in dengue pa...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Faisal T,Taib MN,Ibrahim F

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, acoustic emission (AE) has its applications in various areas, including mechanical, civil, underwater acoustics, and biomedical engineering. It is a non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and a non-intrusive method to detect active damage mechanisms such as crack growth, delamination, and processes such as frictio...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Remya AR,Vishwash B,Lee C,Pai PS,Espinoza Oras AA,Ozevin D,Mathew MT

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:The role of alveolar macrophages in the process of the human lung clearance is summarised. Three patterns of alveolar macrophage (AM) displacement on the surface of alveolus are distinguished depending on the loading of the surface with insoluble deposits, i.e. directional, directional with small stochastic noise and ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Gradoń L,Podgórski A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to systematically assess the effects of pharyngeal anatomical details on breathing resistance and acoustic characteristics by means of computational modeling. A physiologically realistic nose-throat airway was reconstructed from medical images. Individual airway anatomy such as the uvul...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Xi J,Si X,Kim J,Su G,Dong H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy storage capacity of the human foot as a passive structure depends on both its geometry and elastic properties. The present study examines theoretically the relationship between the energy stored in the longitudinal arch and the inclination of the calcaneus, when a vertical load is applied. A simple two-dime...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Simkin A,Leichter I

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00