A knowledge-based system for real-time quality control and fault diagnosis of multitest analyzers.

abstract：:The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an extremely data-intensive environment where each patient needs to be monitored 24/7. Bedside monitors continuously register vital patient values (such as serum creatinine, systolic blood pressure) which are recorded frequently in the hospital database (e.g. every 2 min in the ICU of ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Hristoskova A,Moeyersoon D,Van Hoecke S,Verstichel S,Decruyenaere J,De Turck F

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A program for action potential waveform analysis based on a PC compatible computer is described. Single or averaged action potentials are analyzed by obtaining its first derivative and using criteria which allow automatic measurement of several action potential components, including: depolarization rate, repolarizatio...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Soto E,Salceda E,Cruz R,Ortega A,Vega R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article will focus on the actual needs enumerated in the University of Maryland at Baltimore's Health Sciences Library/Information Services program entitled, Health Sciences Library: A New Building for Information Services Including the Health Sciences Library. These needs fall into one of 3 categories: collectio...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Tooey MJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of 3D reconstruction of the tracheobronchial system using spiral CT. A total of 25 patients with tracheobronchial abnormalities, stenosis (n = 21) and fistula with esophagus (n = 4), underwent a single breathhold spiral CT (5 mm collision, 5 mm)/s increme...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Kozuka T,Minaguchi K,Yamaguchi R,Yamaguchi M,Taniguchi Y

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to determine the shapes of a thermally fluctuating phospholipid vesicle is described. The vesicle that was attached at one point to a glass plate was submitted to a flow. It was observed by an inverted optical microscope using phase contrast technique. A large number of consecutive video images were digitised...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Sevsek F,Gomisccek G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In oral and maxillofacial surgery, conventional radiographic cephalometry is one of the standard auxiliary tools for diagnosis and surgical planning. While contemporary computer-assisted cephalometric systems and methodologies support cephalometric analysis, they tend neither to be practical no...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Medellín-Castillo HI,Govea-Valladares EH,Pérez-Guerrero CN,Gil-Valladares J,Lim T,Ritchie JM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A confocal microscope provides a sequence of images, at incremental depths, of the various corneal layers and structures. From these, medical practioners can extract clinical information on the state of health of the patient's cornea. In this work we are addressing problems associated with capturing and processing the...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Elbita A,Qahwaji R,Ipson S,Sharif MS,Ghanchi F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Signal segmentation and spike detection are two important biomedical signal processing applications. Often, non-stationary signals must be segmented into piece-wise stationary epochs or spikes need to be found among a background of noise before being further analyzed. Permutation entropy (PE) h...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Azami H,Escudero J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work provides a performance comparison of four different machine learning classifiers: multinomial logistic regression with ridge estimators (MLR) classifier, k-nearest neighbours (KNN), support vector machine (SVM) and naïve Bayes (NB) as applied to terahertz (THz) transient time domain sequences associated with...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Siuly,Yin X,Hadjiloucas S,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of thousands of mutations yearly has put new challenges to researchers who are interested in fast and effective annotation as well as the prediction of potential implications to the gene regulation mechanisms. This work presents an integrative tool, called GREMET, for the prediction of alterations i...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Athanasiadis P,Malousi A,Kouidou S,Maglaveras N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In medical systems it is often advantageous to utilize specific problem situations (cases) in addition to or instead of a general model. Decisions are then based on relevant past cases retrieved from a case memory. The reliability of such decisions depends directly on the ability to identify cases of practical relevan...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Kléma J,Kubalík J,Lhotská L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to organizational and technological changes the need for integrating information systems within healthcare institutions, has increased enormously. Although the technical means for systems integration have definitely matured, integration methodologies are still in their infancy. Two important questions regarding sy...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Toussaint PJ,Bakker AR,Groenewegen LP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip fracture is more and more frequent in elderly population. For this reason, an increasing attention has been focused on the development of a non-invasive method to predict femoral neck fracture. A conventional approach to fracture diagnosis is the measurement of bone mass by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in some...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Testi D,Viceconti M,Baruffaldi F,Cappello A

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:One approach of improving metabolic control in type I diabetic patients is the application of computer-aided procedures aimed at supporting the decision on optimal therapeutic regimens. To accomplish this, a complex strategy was developed which in an individual patient permits (1) the evaluation of metabolic data by m...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Salzsieder E,Albrecht G,Fischer U,Rutscher A,Thierbach U

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial bypass grafts tend to fail after some years due to the development of intimal thickening (restenosis). Non-uniform hemodynamics following a bypass operation contributes to restenosis and bypass failure can occur due to the focal development of anastomotic intimal hyperplasia. Additionally, surgical injury agg...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Owida AA,Do H,Morsi YS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explains the automated image-processing steps for the quantification of microvascular growth formation in the rat thoracic aortic ring model, an ex vivo model using excised rings of rat aorta embedded in a collagen matrix which produce outgrowths of microvessels. This model of angiogenesis is useful to stud...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Blatt RJ,Clark AN,Courtney J,Tully C,Tucker AL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of DILEMMA is to provide tools for the development of decision support systems for use in general medical practice, hospital-based cancer care, and shared care of cancer and cardiology patients. In primary care, the project intends to provide aids to clinical performance in prescribing, referral and the use of...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Gordon C,Jackson-Smale A,Thomson R

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Fraction of Inspired Oxygen is one of the arbitrary set ventilator parameters which has critical influence on the concentration of blood oxygen. Normally mechanical ventilators providing respiratory assistance are tuned manually to supply required inspired oxygen to keep the oxygen saturation a...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Radhakrishnan S,Nair SG,Isaac J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed-effects model is an efficient tool for analyzing longitudinal data. The random effects in a mixed-effects model can be used to capture the correlations among repeated measurements within a subject. Mixed effects model can be used to describe individual response profile as well as population response profile. In ...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Jang H,Conklin DJ,Kong M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Assessing prognosis for acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (APAP-ALF) patients during the first week of hospitalization often presents significant challenges. Current models such as the King's College Criteria (KCC) and the Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG) Prognostic Index are develop...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Speiser JL,Karvellas CJ,Wolf BJ,Chung D,Koch DG,Durkalski VL

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A first software (JHS) for the elaboration of job histories oriented toward risks was designed and results published In an article "A software for the elaboration of Job Histories". This article presents a second software (JES), based on the use of a job-exposure matrix designed for one company. The matrix is essentia...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Martin JM,Mouaddib AI,Bouzid M,Robaux P

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the human body, the relation between fat and fat-free mass (muscles, bones etc.) is necessary for the diagnosis of obesity and prediction of its comorbidities. Numerous formulas, such as Deurenberg et al., Gallagher et al., Jackson and Pollock, Jackson et al. etc., are available to predict body fat percentage (BF%)...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Kupusinac A,Stokić E,Doroslovački R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisational changes take place at three different levels: at the department, in the hospital and in the county. Important changes locally are the easy and fast access to better images, a rise in production and a possible reduction in patient stay. The radiological services to the community improve, reading can be d...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Lindhardt F

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Changes in mechano-electrochemical properties of articular cartilage play an essential role in the majority of cartilage diseases. Despite of this importance, the specific effect of each parameter into tissue behavior remains still obscure. Parametric computational modeling of cartilage can pro...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Manzano S,Doblaré M,Doweidar MH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a specially optimized computer program for the user-independent calculation of the correlation dimension D and the largest Lyapunov exponent L of heart rate dynamics on the basis of only 1024 electrocardiographically recorded RR intervals (heartbeat intervals). The validity of our program was established by...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Ganz RE,Lenz C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research in muscle physiology has progressed in both the volume and complexity of data examined. Dependence on manual methods to analyze and condense this amount of information can present a narrow bottleneck to the efficient completion of a study, and can compromise the reliability of the results. We designed a gener...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Stanley TE 3rd,Held JP,Estrin JA

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of functions for MATLAB and S-PLUS that can be used for the evaluation of specific population pharmacokinetic designs has been described recently. These functions are based on the evaluation of an approximation of the population Fisher information matrix. Optimisation of the design of the population ex...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Duffull SB,Retout S,Mentré F

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Fatigue is an important cause of operational errors, and human errors are the main cause of accidents. This study is an exploratory study in China. Field tests were conducted on heart rate variability (HRV) parameters and physiological indicators of fatigue among miners in high-altitude, cold a...

journal_title：Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

authors： Chen S,Xu K,Zheng X,Li J,Fan B,Yao X,Li Z

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00