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abstract：:A physician's problem-solving performance improves with experience. The performance of most medical expert systems does not. The author has developed a diagnosis program for coronary disease that improves its performance by remembering and learning from cases that it has already solved. The program diagnoses commonly-...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Koton P

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of the Improved Monitoring for Brain Dysfunction during Intensive Care and Surgery (IBIS) project was to create a unique and comprehensively annotated data library (DL) of multiple physiological, including neurophysiological, signals. Data collection was undertaken in Kuopio, Finland and London, UK, an...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Mandersloot GF,Pottinger RC,Weller PR,Prior PF,Morgan C,Smith NJ,Langford RM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The detection of optic nerve head (ONH) in retinal fundus images plays a key role in identifying Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) as well as other abnormal conditions in eye examinations. This paper presents a method and its associated software towards the development of an Android smartphone app base...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Elloumi Y,Akil M,Kehtarnavaz N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cardiology, ultrasound is often used to diagnose heart disease associated with myocardial infarction. This study aims to develop robust segmentation techniques for segmenting the left ventricle (LV) in ultrasound images to check myocardium movement during heartbeat. The proposed technique utilizes machine learning ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Zhu X,Wei Y,Lu Y,Zhao M,Yang K,Wu S,Zhang H,Wong KKL

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the model predictive control (MPC) technology is used for tackling the optimal drug administration problem. The important advantage of MPC compared to other control technologies is that it explicitly takes into account the constraints of the system. In particular, for drug treatments of living organisms,...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Sopasakis P,Patrinos P,Sarimveis H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In muscle cells, force development is controlled by Ca2+ ions, which are rapidly released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) during sarcolemmal depolarization. In addition to this synchronized spatially homogeneous calcium signal, localized quantal Ca2+ release events (sparks) have been recorded using laser scanning...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Sebille S,Cantereau A,Vandebrouck C,Balghi H,Constantin B,Raymond G,Cognard C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The breast dense tissue percentage on digital mammograms is one of the most commonly used markers for breast cancer risk estimation. Geometric features of dense tissue over the breast and the presence of texture structures contained in sliding windows that scan the mammograms may improve the predictive abili...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Pérez-Benito FJ,Signol F,Pérez-Cortés JC,Pollán M,Pérez-Gómez B,Salas-Trejo D,Casals M,Martínez I,LLobet R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Researchers have developed effective methods to index free-text clinical notes into structured database, in which negation detection is a critical but challenging step. In Chinese clinical records, negation detection is particularly challenging because it may depend on upstream Chinese informa...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Kang T,Zhang S,Xu N,Wen D,Zhang X,Lei J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Probabilistic topic models provide an unsupervised method for analyzing unstructured text. These models discover semantically coherent combinations of words (topics) that could be integrated in a clinical automatic summarization system for primary care physicians performing chart review. Howeve...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Arnold CW,Oh A,Chen S,Speier W

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of object-oriented design and programming has recently received a great deal of attention from the software engineering community. This paper highlights the realisable benefits of using the object-oriented approach in the design and development of clinical decision support systems. These systems seek to bu...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Heathfield H,Armstrong J,Kirkham N

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:For more than 20 years, Higuchi's fractal dimension (HFD), as a nonlinear method, has occupied an important place in the analysis of biological signals. The use of HFD has evolved from EEG and single neuron activity analysis to the most recent application in automated assessments of different c...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Kesić S,Spasić SZ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple programme has been written in GW BASIC to calculate the percentage activity of 99Tcm-radiopharmaceuticals in different tissues after biodistribution. The programme is efficient, easy to handle and produces a permanent record in terms of a final report. ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Imran MB,Khurshid SJ,Anwar K

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer resulting in over a million deaths per year worldwide. In this paper, the usage of support vector machine (SVM) classification for lung cancer is investigated, presenting a systematic quantitative evaluation against Boosting, Decision trees, k-nearest neighbor, LAS...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Sun T,Wang J,Li X,Lv P,Liu F,Luo Y,Gao Q,Zhu H,Guo X

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An iterative algorithm is given to correct for the zeroth and first order phase errors in NMR spectroscopy. A FORTRAN computer program is listed and two sample runs exemplified. No a priori knowledge of the existing phase errors is required. The parameters are optimised iteratively under the assumption that when the s...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Chen CN,Kan LS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple microcomputer crossover program in BASIC is designed for the purpose of drug bioequivalence studies and other related fields of statistical investigation. An illustration of the application of the program is presented to compare the bioavailability of ibuprofen when administered alone or followed by colestipo...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Abdullah ME,El-Sayed YM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hypokinetic dysarthria (HD) is a frequent speech disorder associated with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). It affects all dimensions of speech production. One of the most common features of HD is dysprosody that is characterized by alterations of rhythm and speech rate, flat speech melody, ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Galaz Z,Mekyska J,Mzourek Z,Smekal Z,Rektorova I,Eliasova I,Kostalova M,Mrackova M,Berankova D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the processing and transformation of medical data from a clinical database to a statistical data matrix. Precise extraction and linking tools must be available for the desired data to be processed for statistical purposes. We show that flexible mechanisms are required for the different types of us...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Gall W,Heinzl H,Sachs P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of sample size in clinical trials comparing means requires a variance estimate of the main efficacy variable. If no reliable information about the variance of the key response is available at the beginning of a clinical trial, the use of data from the first 'few' patients entered in the trial ('internal...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Zellner D,Zellner GE,Keller F

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a reference management system, MacRefer, using HyperTalk on Macintosh personal computers. Using this program, one can automatically acquire data from databases created by EndNote Plus and from OVID- or Medlar-formatted records downloaded via an online use of Medline. The MacRefer's capability of form...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Sato H,Sato S,Horikoshi I

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder that is widely rampant throughout the world population these days. The uncontrolled DM may lead to complications of eye, heart, kidney and nerves. The most common type of diabetes is the type 2 diabetes or insulin-resistant DM. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technology...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Molinari F,Acharya UR,Martis RJ,De Luca R,Petraroli G,Liboni W

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a framework, called QCMF (Qualitative Compartmental Modeling Framework), which assists the user in formulating models of a pathophysiological system and in analyzing their behaviors through the simulation of the effects of a variety of pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutical treatments. QCMF has...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Ironi L,Stefanelli M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting females worldwide. Breast cancer survivability prediction is challenging and a complex research task. Existing approaches engage statistical methods or supervised machine learning to assess/predict the survival prospects of patients. OBJECTIVE:The main objec...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Shukla N,Hagenbuchner M,Win KT,Yang J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-carious cervical lesions are characterized by the loss of dental hard tissue at the cement-enamel junction (CEJ). Exceeding stresses are therefore generated in the cervical region of the tooth that cause disruption of the bonds between the hydroxyapatite crystals, leading to crack formation and eventual loss of en...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Andreaus U,Colloca M,Iacoviello D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Virtual simulations recreate scenarios where student nurses can practice procedures in a safe and supervised manner and with no risk to the patient. Virtual scenarios include digital characters that reproduce human actions. Generally, these characters are modeled as males and restricted roles a...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Boada I,Rodriguez-Benitez A,Thió-Henestrosa S,Olivet J,Soler J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods for evaluating a single diagnostic test with reference to the disease prevalence in a given population include sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy. Patient disease status and, ultimately, the treatment course is determined by the outcome of these diagnos...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Borowiak D,Reed JF 3rd

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to have a better understanding of patient's clinical reality for cost analysis and research issues, it is essential to complete medical and nursing classification systems by scoring methods. After a discussion of the concepts which underlie the entire methodology, the following paper presents an algorithm all...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Delacrétaz AC,Frutiger P

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mediterranean dietary traditions have long been associated with lower mortality rates and better health status. The Mediterranean dietary pattern has become customary to be represented in the form of a pyramid, the base of which refers to foods which are suggested to be consumed most frequently and the top of the pyra...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Panagiotakos DB,Milias GA,Pitsavos C,Stefanadis C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The primary objective of present analysis is to model the peristalsis of copper-water based nanoliquid in the presence of first order velocity and thermal slip conditions in a curved channel. Mixed convection, viscous dissipation and heat generation/absorption are also accounted. METHOD:Mathem...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Hayat T,Farooq S,Alsaedi A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Heart rate variability (HRV) has increasingly been linked to medical phenomena and several HRV metrics have been found to be good indicators of patient health. This has enabled generalised treatment plans to be developed in order to respond to subtle personal differences that are reflected in ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： McConnell M,Schwerin B,So S,Richards B

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People without disabilities seamlessly control devices with their hands. Interestingly, their hands can perform coarse and fine control. Implementing smooth control for computerized systems is not straightforward and most of the time it is not intuitive either. Here we offer a solution to that problem: smooth control ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Peixoto N,Nik HG,Charkhkar H

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00