CFD simulations for paper-based DNA amplification reaction (LAMP) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-point-of-care diagnostic perspective.

abstract：:Long periods of bed rest negatively affect the human body organs, notably the cardiovascular system. To avert these negative effects and promote functional recovery in patients dealing with prolonged bed rest, the goal is to mobilize them as early as possible while controlling and stabilizing their cardiovascular syst...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Sarabadani Tafreshi A,Okle J,Klamroth-Marganska V,Riener R

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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 present study describes a new methodological approach which allows the separate analysis and quantitative determination of the viscous and elastic components of human hair using a computerised experimental system. In a first series of experiments subsequent to the estimation of the cross-sectional surface area of ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Nikiforidis G,Balas C,Tsambaos D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-element cardiac muscle fibre model, utilising Huxley's sliding filament theory for the contractile element and coupled with parallel and series elastic components, was simulated to see if it were possible to predict the cardiac Fenn effect. The force/length energy (FLE) was computed in both isometric and isoto...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Taylor TW,Goto Y,Suga H

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system composed of a functional continuous magnetic stimulator (FCMS) and a saddle-type coil has been developed for non-invasive treatment of urinary incontinence, especially stress incontinence and urge incontinence. The FCMS conditions were as follows: 2 kW maximum electrical power consumption, 800 V maximum capac...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Ishikawa N,Suda S,Sasaki T,Yamanishi T,Hosaka H,Yasuda K,Ito H

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, well known scale-space filtering (SSF) algorithm is used in combination with a linear mapping approach (LMA) to obtain clear auditory evoked potential (EP) waveform. The proposed combination involves two sequential steps: At first, the EEG noise level is reduced from -5 to 0 dB owing to the LMA b...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Aydin S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the wavelength dependence of the UV absorbance during monitoring of different compounds in the dialysate. UV absorbance was determined by using a double-beam spectrophotometer on dialysate samples taken at pre-determined times during dialysis, over a wavelength range of 180-380 nm. C...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Fridolin I,Lindberg LG

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The starting point of this paper is the analysis of the reference problem in intra-cerebral electroencephalographic (iEEG) recordings. It is well accepted that both surface and depth EEG signals are always recorded with respect to some unknown time-varying signal called reference. This article discusses different meth...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Madhu N,Ranta R,Maillard L,Koessler L

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the hemodynamics surrounding the venous valve environment is of a great importance for prosthetic valves design. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of leaflets' stiffening process on the venous valve hemodynamics, valve's failure on the next proximal valve hemodynamics and valve's failure in a...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Soifer E,Weiss D,Marom G,Einav S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work addresses the problem of estimating the conduction velocity (CV) of single motor unit (MU) action potentials from surface EMG signals detected with linear electrode arrays during voluntary muscle contractions. In ideal conditions, that is without shape or scale changes of the propagating signals and with add...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Farina D,Muhammad W,Fortunato E,Meste O,Merletti R,Rix H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants born at 35-37 weeks' gestational age (GA) are at higher risk for a range of pathological conditions and poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, mechanisms responsible are not fully understood. The purpose of this paper is to use traditional and novel techniques to assess newborn autonomic development as a...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Lucchini M,Burtchen N,Fifer WP,Signorini MG

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using Yttrium-90 loaded glass microspheres injected in the hepatic artery is an emerging, minimally invasive therapy of liver cancer. A personalized intervention can lead to high concentration dose in the tumor, while sparing the surrounding parenchyma. We propose a computat...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Simoncini C,Jurczuk K,Reska D,Esneault S,Nunes JC,Bellanger JJ,Saint-Jalmes H,Rolland Y,Eliat PA,Bézy-Wendling J,Kretowski M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system is presented for the recording of physiological signals on an unmodified domestic videocassette recorder (VCR). A modification in the vertical synchronism pulses permits the recording of continuous analogue signals without significant loss of samples. The system allows up to 16 input channels, with a maximum ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Salvador CH,Rosende P,González MA

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of flow direction on the morphology of cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells is studied. Fully confluent endothelial cells cultured on glass were subjected to a fluid-imposed shear stress of 2 Pa for 20 min and 24 h using a parallel plate flow chamber. Experiments on shear flow exposure were performed fo...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Kataoka N,Ujita S,Sato M

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs) are widely employed in brain-computer interface (BCI) applications, especially to control machines. However, the use of SSVEPs leads to eye fatigue and causes lower accuracy over the long term, particularly when multi-commands are required. Therefore, this paper proposes ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Punsawad Y,Wongsawat Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:A process is described for the fabrication of silicon-based microelectrodes for neurophysiology using bonded and etched-back silicon-on-insulator (BESOI) wafers. The probe shapes are defined without high levels of boron doping in the silicon; this is considered as a step towards producing probes with active electronic...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Ensell G,Banks DJ,Richards PR,Balachandran W,Ewins DJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is proposed that allows automatic decomposition of electromyographic (EMG) signals into their constituent motor unit action potential trains (MUAPTs). A specific iterative algorithm with a classification method using fuzzy-logic techniques was developed. The proposed classification method takes into accoun...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Chauvet E,Fokapu O,Hogrel JY,Gamet D,Duchêne J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies have quantified abnormalities in Parkinsonian gait. However, few studies have attempted to quantify the regularity of body motion during walking in patients with Parkinson's disease. The aim of the paper was to characterise body motion patterns in healthy, elderly subjects and patients with Park...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Sekine M,Akay M,Tamura T,Higashi Y,Fujimoto T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thin-walled capsule, modelled as an incompressible liquid droplet contained in a thin flexible membrane, was allowed to adhere onto a rigid substrate. The contact mechanics were formulated, based on linear elasticity, to portray quantitatively the relationships between osmotic inflation, contact area and angle, memb...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Wan KT,Liu KK

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From adult data, it is known that numerous factors, such as age, state of the autonomic nervous system, diurnal rhythms or mean R-R interval mRR, influence heart rate variability (HRV). The aim of this study was the examination of the influence of gestational age, mRR, gender and time of day on fetal HRV. The analysis...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Lange S,Van Leeuwen P,Geue D,Hatzmann W,Grönemeyer D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the identification of the breast boundary in mammograms is presented. The method can be used in the preprocessing stage of a system for computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of breast cancer and also in the reduction of image file size in picture archiving and communication system applications. The method starte...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Ferrari RJ,Rangayyan RM,Desautels JE,Borges RA,Frère AF

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three-dimensional reconstruction of the human spine obtained from stereo-radiographic set-ups (two radiographs or more), it is extremely difficult to identify exactly the same landmarks on all radiographs. The effect of these identification errors was investigated with simulations made on points of known three-dime...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： André B,Dansereau J,Labelle H

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the shape and the configuration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) within the arterial wall are altered to investigate their influence on molecular transport across the media layer of the thoracic aorta wall. In a 2D geometry of the media layer containing SMCs, the finite-element method has been employed to ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Dabagh M,Jalali P,Sarkomaa P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of multifunctional nanoparticle has enabled numerous innovative strategies in diagnostics, imaging, and cancer therapy. Despite the intense research efforts in developing new nanoparticles and surface bonding ligands, one major obstacle in achieving highly effective treatment, including minimizing detriment...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Xu Z,Kleinstreuer C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During dialysis the ion concentrations in many body fluids change significantly. The influence of these changes on the accuracy of volume measurements with bioimpedance spectroscopy is investigated by the following procedure: Plasma ion concentrations and impedance spectra (5-500 kHz) are measured during six standard ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Scharfetter H,Wirnsberger GH,Holzer H,Hutten H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate feasibility and reproducibility of quantitative assessment of colonic morphology on CT colonography (CTC). CTC datasets from 60 patients with optimal colonic distension were assessed using prototype software. Metrics potentially associated with poor endoscopic performance were cal...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Weber CN,Lev-Toaff AS,Levine MS,Sudarsky S,Guendel L,Geiger B,Zafar HM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00