Matching between theoretical and experimental data for ELF ion transport effects.

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：: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：:An automatic power-generating system (AGS) which converts kinetic energy into electric energy for quartz watches was tested as a power source for implantable cardiac pacemakers. An automatic power-generating mechanism and a capacitor (0.33 F) were removed from a quartz watch (SEIKO) and encapsulated in a polyvinyl cas...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Goto H,Sugiura T,Harada Y,Kazui T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is clinically well-established that minimally invasive subcutaneous continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors can significantly improve diabetes treatment. However, CGM readings are still not as reliable as those provided by standard fingerprick blood glucose (BG) meters. In addition to unavoidable random measure...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Facchinetti A,Del Favero S,Sparacino G,Cobelli C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to its capabilities in analysing injury risk, the ability to analyse an athlete's ground reaction force and joint moments is of high interest in sports biomechanics. However, using force plates for the kinetic measurements influences the athlete's performance. Therefore, this study aims to use a feed-forward neura...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mundt M,David S,Koeppe A,Bamer F,Markert B,Potthast W

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Whether Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy with an attenuated total reflection prism could be applied for noninvasive glucose measurement through oral mucosa was evaluated. As a result, the same absorbance peak at 1033 cm-1 as in glucose aqueous solution was found in the absorbance spectra through mucous membran...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Kajiwara K,Uemura T,Kishikawa H,Nishida K,Hashiguchi Y,Uehara M,Sakakida M,Ichinose K,Shichiri M

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OKAS-3D is a further development of the single floating circle target tracker. This tracker consists of a cathode ray tube display, a lens in front of the display and a circular light-sensitive photocell placed in the image field of the lens. A small circular trace generated on the screen is focused around the photoce...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Naeije M,Van der Weijden JJ,Megens CC

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：: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：:Tooth mobility examination is important in planning dental treatment, as it may give an indication of alveolar bone loss and the condition of the periodontal ligament. In clinical dental diagnosis a manual tooth mobility examination is useful. However, its determination of tooth mobility is subjective and depends on t...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Oka H,Yamamoto T,Saratani K,Kawazoe T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new transducer has been developed, based on an inductive principle, for recording fetal movements and sounds. The compliance of this transducer, the INductive PHOno-sensor (INPHO), can be matched to that of the maternal abdomen to provide an optimal transfer of displacement between maternal abdomen and transducer. I...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Goovaerts HG,van Geijn HP,Rompelman O,Mantel R,Swartjes JM

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic echinococcosis (HE) is a life-threatening liver disease caused by parasites that requires a precise diagnosis and proper treatments. To assess HE lesions accurately, we propose a novel automatic HE lesion segmentation and classification network that contains lesion region positioning (LRP) and lesion region se...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Xin S,Shi H,Jide A,Zhu M,Ma C,Liao H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present work was to develop automated methods for the compressed tracheal breathing sound analysis. Overnight tracheal breathing sound was recorded from ten apnoea patients. From each patient, three different types of tracheal sound deflection pattern, each of 10 min duration, were visually scored...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Kulkas A,Rauhala E,Huupponen E,Virkkala J,Tenhunen M,Saastamoinen A,Himanen SL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper describes an investigation in which it is shown that small positive voltage pulses applied to an external conductor placed against the photocathode of a photomultiplier tube can be used to switch the photocathode completely off for the duration of the pulses. This suggests that a photomultiplier tube with a ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Woldeselassie T

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two ways of rate control for diaphragm pacing are proposed. One is rate control using only the patients' body temperature (method I). The other is rate control by both the patients' heart rate and body temperature (method II). To test the effectiveness of these methods, a diaphragm pacemaker which can be controlled by...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Kimura M,Sugiura T,Fukui Y,Kimura T,Harada Y

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal excitability is determined in a complex way by several interacting factors, such as membrane dynamics, fibre geometry, electrode configuration, myelin impedance, neuronal terminations[Formula: see text] This study aims to increase understanding in excitability, by investigating the impact of these factors on ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Tarnaud T,Joseph W,Martens L,Tanghe E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-operative diagnosis of chest-wall deformity is important for successful surgical correction and post-operative evaluation of funnel chest patients. However, conventional indices that define the severity of deformity have several limitations; manually calculated and cannot supply information about asymmetry. We dev...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Kim HC,Park HJ,Ham SY,Nam KW,Choi SY,Oh JS,Choi H,Jeong GS,Park SW,Kim MG,Sun K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoplethysmography imaging (PPGI) for non-contact monitoring of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a promising technology, as it could reduce medical adhesive-related skin injuries and associated complications. For practical implementations of PPGI, a region of interest has to be detected ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Antink CH,Ferreira JCM,Paul M,Lyra S,Heimann K,Karthik S,Joseph J,Jayaraman K,Orlikowsky T,Sivaprakasam M,Leonhardt S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biomechanical analysis of the constant peak displacement and constant peak force methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has revealed that optimal CC performance strongly depends on back support stiffness, CC rate, and the thoracic stiffness of the patient being resuscitated. Clinically the results presented ...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Dellimore KH,Scheffer C

更新日期：2012-12-01 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

abstract：:Vascular access for renal dialysis is a lifeline for about 120 000 individuals in the United States. Stethoscope auscultation of vascular sounds has some utility in the assessment of access patency, yet can be highly skill-dependent. The objective of the study was to identify acoustic parameters that are related to ch...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Mansy HA,Hoxie SJ,Patel NH,Sandler RH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic stiffness measurement is well recognized as an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Recently, a simple method has been proposed for the evaluation of the local aortic stiffness (AoStiff) using a non-invasive bioelectrical impedance (BI) technique. This approach relies on a novel inte...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Collette M,Lalande A,Willoteaux S,Leftheriotis G,Humeau A

更新日期：2011-04-01 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

abstract：:Preprocessing, binning and dataset subsampling are investigated with regard to simultaneous maximisation of the speed, accuracy and robustness of CT-3D rotational angiography (3DRA) registration. Clinical diagnosis and treatment can both take advantage of this integration, because 3DRA allows the shape of vessel struc...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Stancanello J,Cavedon C,Francescon P,Cerveri P,Ferrigno G,Causin F,Colombo F

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have successfully developed a multiscale acoustic-resolution photoacoustic tomography system in a single imaging platform. By switching between ultrasound transducers (center frequencies 5 and 40 MHz) and optical condensers, we have photoacoustically imaged microvasculatures of small animals in vivo at different sc...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Jeon M,Kim J,Kim C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reconstruction of bioluminescence tomography (BLT) is severely ill-posed due to the insufficient measurements and diffuses nature of the light propagation. Predefined permissible source region (PSR) combined with regularization terms is one common strategy to reduce such ill-posedness. However, the region of PSR i...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Yang D,Wang L,Chen D,Yan C,He X,Liang J,Chen X

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：: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：:A biphasic continuum model for the flow of intraocular fluid, the aqueous humour, in the trabecular meshwork is proposed in the paper. The model considers the meshwork as a circular ring with uniform thickness of homogeneous, isotropic, viscoelastic material swollen with continuously percolating aqueous humour. The mo...

journal_title：Medical & biological engineering & computing

authors： Tandon PN,Autar R

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00