Correction to: Effects of astrocyte on neuronal outgrowth in a layered 3D structure.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise has been found to either reduce or increase arterial stiffness. Land-based exercise modalities have been documented as effective physical therapies to decrease arterial stiffness. However, these land-based exercise modalities may not be suitable for overweight individuals, in terms of risks of joint...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Yuan WX,Liu HB,Gao FS,Wang YX,Qin KR

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The Editors-in-Chief have retracted this article [1] because, after publication, concerns were raised regarding the study design and statistical analysis. Post-publication review has confirmed firstly that within-group changes were highlighted rather than between-group differences as appropriate for a randomized trial...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Hsieh CH,Tseng CC,Shen JY,Chuang PY

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) is used clinically for quantitative assessment of cardiovascular flow and function, as it is capable of providing directly-measured 3D velocity maps. Alternatively, vascular flow can be estimated from model-based computation fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Rispoli VC,Nielsen JF,Nayak KS,Carvalho JL

更新日期：2015-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dendritic cells are potent and specialized antigen presenting cells, which play a crucial role in initiating and amplifying both the innate and adaptive immune responses. The dendritic cell-based vaccination against cancer has been clinically achieved promising successes. But there are still many challenges ...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Dong R,Long J,Xu X,Zhang C,Wen Z,Li L,Yao W,Zeng Z

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical diagnosis and therapy for the lumbar disc herniation requires accurate vertebra segmentation. The complex anatomical structure and the degenerative deformations of the vertebrae makes its segmentation challenging. METHODS:An improved level set method, namely edge- and region-based level set method ...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Huang J,Jian F,Wu H,Li H

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides a supportive microenvironment for cells, which is suitable as a tissue engineering scaffold. Mechanical stimulus plays a significant role in the fate of osteoblast, suggesting that it regulates ECM formation. Therefore, we investigated the influence of mechanical stimu...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Guo Y,Zhang CQ,Zeng QC,Li RX,Liu L,Hao QX,Shi CH,Zhang XZ,Yan YX

更新日期：2012-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper concerns the analysis of the features obtained from thyroid ultrasound images in left and right transverse and longitudinal sections. In the image analysis, the thyroid lobe is treated as a texture for healthy subjects and patients with Hashimoto's disease. The applied methods of analysis and im...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Koprowski R,Zieleźnik W,Wróbel Z,Małyszek J,Stępień B,Wójcik W

更新日期：2012-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In ultrasound imaging systems, the digital transmit beamformer is a critical module that generates accurate control over several transmission parameters. However, such transmit front-end module is not typically accessible to ultrasound researchers. To overcome this difficulty, we have been developing a compa...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Assef AA,Maia JM,Schneider FK,Button VL,Costa ET

更新日期：2013-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although use of a dynamic hip screw (DHS) for stable intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation has been successfully applied in fracture healing for more than 20 years, DHS fixation on unstable intertrochanteric fractures still has a high failure rate, especially in patients with osteoporosis. Although the wir...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Wu HF,Chang CH,Wang GJ,Lai KA,Chen CH

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:It was highlighted that the original article [1] had an omission in the Abstract. This Correction article shows the omitted sentence: "This article [1] was awarded the SIAMOC Best Methodological Paper 2018". ...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Arcolin I,Corna S,Giardini M,Giordano A,Nardone A,Godi M

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a typical electrophysiological experiment, especially one that includes studying animal behavior, the data collected normally contain spikes, local field potentials, behavioral responses and other associated data. In order to obtain informative results, the data must be analyzed simultaneously with the ex...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Zhang B,Dai J,Zhang T

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Red blood cells (RBCs) deform significantly and repeatedly when passing through narrow capillaries and delivering dioxygen throughout the body. Deformability of RBCs is a key characteristic, largely governed by the mechanical properties of the cell membrane. This study investigated RBC mechanical properties ...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Barns S,Balanant MA,Sauret E,Flower R,Saha S,Gu Y

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is a known fact that blood flow pattern and more specifically the pulsatile time variation of shear stress on the vascular wall play a key role in atherogenesis. The paper presents the conception, the building and the control of a new in vitro test bench that mimics the pulsatile flows behavior based on i...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Chodzyński KJ,Boudjeltia KZ,Lalmand J,Aminian A,Vanhamme L,de Sousa DR,Gremmo S,Bricteux L,Renotte C,Courbebaisse G,Coussement G

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The method for measuring intraocular pressure using the Corvis tonometer provides a sequence of images of corneal deformation. Deformations of the cornea are recorded using the ultra-high-speed Scheimpflug camera. This paper presents a new and reproducible method of analysis of corneal deformation images t...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Koprowski R

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tortuous arteries are often seen in patients with hypertension and atherosclerosis. While the mechanical stress in atherosclerotic plaque under lumen pressure has been studied extensively, the mechanical stability of atherosclerotic arteries and subsequent effect on the plaque stress remain unknown. To this ...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Sanyal A,Han HC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The subjects in EEG-Brain computer interface (BCI) system experience difficulties when attempting to obtain the consistent performance of the actual movement by motor imagery alone. It is necessary to find the optimal conditions and stimuli combinations that affect the performance factors of the EEG-BCI syst...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Choi D,Ryu Y,Lee Y,Lee M

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The loss of the notochordal cells from the nucleus pulposus is associated with ageing and disc degeneration. However, understanding the mechanisms responsible for the loss of these cells has been hampered in part due to the difficulty of culturing and maintaining their phenotype. Furthermore, little is known...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Mwale F,Wang HT,Petit A,Girard-Lauriault PL,Hunter CJ,Ouellet JA,Wertheimer MR,Antoniou J

更新日期：2007-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concerns about the cost-effectiveness of invasive hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients using pulmonary artery catheters motivate a renewed search for effective noninvasive methods to measure stroke volume. This paper explores a new approach based on noninvasively measured pulse wave velocity, pu...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Babbs CF

更新日期：2014-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence suggests that mechanisms governing advanced plaque progression may be different from those for early progression and require further investigation. Serial MRI data and 3D fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models were employed to identify possible correlations between mechanical stresses a...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Tang D,Yang C,Canton G,Wu Z,Hatsukami T,Yuan C

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Entropy analysis has been attracting increasing attentions in the recent two or three decades. It assesses complexity, or irregularity, of time-series which is extraordinarily relevant to physiology and diseases as demonstrated by tremendous studies. However, the complexity can hardly be appreciated by tradi...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Li P

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are a potential source of cells for use in regenerative medicine. Automation of culturing, monitoring and analysis is crucial for fast and reliable optimization of hESC culturing methods. Continuous monitoring of living cell cultures can reveal more information and is faste...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Narkilahti S,Rajala K,Pihlajamäki H,Suuronen R,Hovatta O,Skottman H

更新日期：2007-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis, which is an important tool for activity assessment of the cardiac autonomic nervous system, very often includes the estimation of power spectra for series of interbeat intervals (IBI). Ectopic beats and artifacts have a destructive effect on the standard methods (Fourier...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Skotte JH,Kristiansen J

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has been used for functional lung imaging of regional air distributions during mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICU). From numerous clinical and animal studies focusing on specific lung functions, a consensus about how to use the EIT technique has been for...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Jang GY,Ayoub G,Kim YE,Oh TI,Chung CR,Suh GY,Woo EJ

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine how the mechanical property and micro structure affect tissue regeneration and angiogenesis, three types of scaffolds were studied. Acellular dermal matrices (ADM), produced from human skin by removing the epidermis and cells, has been widely used in wound healing because of its high mechanical ...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： You C,Wang X,Zheng Y,Han C

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of robotic prostheses based on pattern recognition algorithms is a widely studied subject that has shown promising results in acute experiments. The long-term implementation of this technology, however, has not yet been achieved due to practical issues that can be mainly attributed to the use of surface el...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Ortiz-Catalan M,Brånemark R,Håkansson B,Delbeke J

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We propose a collaborative and secure transmission scheme in order to safely and efficiently transmit medical data and provide telemedicine services, lighten the load on wireless access networks, and improve the quality of medical treatment such as surgery. METHODS:First, the transmission technology based on o...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Chen W,Chen Z,Cui F

更新日期：2019-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fiber-based optical spectroscopy has been widely used for biomedical applications. However, the effect of probe-sample distance on the collection efficiency has not been well investigated. METHOD:In this paper, we presented a theoretical model to maximize the illumination and collection efficiency in design...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Wang B,Fan S,Li L,Wang C

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) has been used in blind fluorescence unmixing for multispectral in-vivo fluorescence imaging, which decomposes a mixed source data into a set of constituent fluorescence spectra and corresponding concentrations. However, most classical NMF algorithms have ill convergence...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Huang S,Zhao Y,Qin B

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracting features from the colonoscopic images is essential for getting the features, which characterizes the properties of the colon. The features are employed in the computer-assisted diagnosis of colonoscopic images to assist the physician in detecting the colon status. METHODS:Endoscopic images contai...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Tjoa MP,Krishnan SM

更新日期：2003-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have demonstrated that the geometry of the carotid bifurcation enables prediction of blood flow variation associated with atherosclerotic plaque formation. The phase angle between the arterial wall circumferential strain and its instantaneous wall shear stress is known as stress phase angle (SPA...

journal_title：Biomedical engineering online

authors： Niu L,Zhu X,Pan M,Derek A,Xu L,Meng L,Zheng H

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00