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A two-stage variable selection and classification approach for Parkinson ’s disease detection by using voice recording replications
People with Parkinson ’s Disease (PD) exhibit a chronic neurological disorder caused by the progressive degeneration and death of dopaminergic neurons. These neurons play a key role in coordinating movement at level of muscular tone. An estimated 7 to 10 million people worldwide are living with this medical condition. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Lizbeth Naranjo, Carlos J. P érez, Jacinto Martín, Yolanda Campos-Roca Source Type: research

TControl: a Mobile App to Follow up Tobacco-Quitting Patients
Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for active and passive smokers in certain respiratory [1] and circulatory diseases [2] as well as in some types of cancer[3,4] and infections [5], among other diseases. Because of this, both public and private medical institutions in an increasing number of countries provide services for people who want stop smoking. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Marc Pifarr é, Adrián Carrera, Jordi Vilaplana, Josep Cuadrado, Sara Solsona, Francesc Abella, Francesc Solsona, Rui Alves Source Type: research

A Novel Myocardium Segmentation Approach Based on Neutrosophic Active Contour Model
Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of serious heart diseases, and the infarcted area can lead to the subsequent death of cardiomyocytes and vascular cells in the border area. The key point to reduce the mortality associated with MI is to limit and reduce infarct size [1]. Therefore, detecting myocardium and assessing infarction size are critical in the study of morphology and function of myocardium [2]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Yanhui Guo, Guo-Qing Du, Jing-Yi Xue, Rong Xia, Yu-hang Wang Source Type: research

A Study of EMR-based Medical Knowledge Network and Its Applications
The electronic medical record (EMR) is the storage of all health care data and medical history of a patient in an electronic format[17]. These data include abundant medical knowledge, such as the current clinical diagnosis, medical history, results of investigations, treatment plans, and so on [12]. This is a novel and rich resource for clinical research [26,44]. As the quantity of EMRs increase rapidly, medical professionals are overwhelmed by this ever-expanding knowledge. Therefore, several effective methods are being developed to assist these professionals [47]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Chao Zhao, Jingchi Jiang, Zhiming Xu, Yi Guan Source Type: research

Vascular Segmentation of Head Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Angiograms using Grayscale and Shape Features
In the process of clinical diagnosis, the maximum intensity projection (MIP) [1] of computed tomography angiography (CTA) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is often utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases. However, this technique cannot truly reflect the vascular structure in 3D space. Given that blood vessels and non-vascular tissues are present in angiograms, the segmentation of blood vessels from the dataset is the basis of quantitative diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases [2,3]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Ruoxiu Xiao, Hui Ding, Fangwen Zhai, Tong Zhao, Wenjing Zhou, Guangzhi Wang Source Type: research

A Review of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps in Medicine: Taxonomy, Methods, and Applications
Medical decision support system (MDSS) is a computer program designed to assist medical personnel. There are several applications of MDSS including [1 –3]: (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Abdollah Amirkhani, Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou, Akram Mohseni, Mohammad R. Mosavi Source Type: research

Mixed convection peristaltic motion of Copper-water nanomaterial with velocity slip effects in a curved channel
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: Mathematical formulation is simplified under the assumption of small Reynolds number and large wavelength. Regular perturbation technique is employed to find the solution of the resulting equations in terms of series for small Brinkman number. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: T. Hayat, S. Farooq, A. Alsaedi Source Type: research

Fetal ECG Extraction via Type-2 Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems
According to available reports, one out of 125 babies is born with a heart defect which is the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths [1]. Most of these heart defects don't show any sign for many years after birth and in some cases, they can affect the growth which is not often recovered. These heart disorders happen for various reasons, such as congenital diseases in the early stages of pregnancy, when heart is forming, or because of genetic syndromes, hereditary disorders, environmental factors such as infections or drug misuse [2]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 20, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Hajar Ahmadieh, Babak Mohammadzadeh Asl Source Type: research

Multiview boosting digital pathology analysis of prostate cancer
In 2016, it is expected that more than 180,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 26,000 men are died from the disease (second leading cause of deaths from cancer) [1]. For prostate cancer diagnosis, over one million biopsies are annually performed. Biopsied prostate specimens are sectioned and usually stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) to enhance the contrast in specimens. The stained specimens are examined under an optical brightfield microscopy by pathologists. A majority of the specimens are negative for prostate cancer. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 20, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Jin Tae Kwak, Stephen M. Hewitt Source Type: research

Diagnosis of autism through EEG processed by advanced computational algorithms: a pilot study
Autism is a specific neurodevelopmental condition that typically displays qualitative socio-communicative impairment and restricted, stereotyped interests and activities [1]. Although a large proportion of children with autism manifests abnormal development during the first year of life, 15-62% of them show a regression between eighteen and twenty-four months of age after a period of apparently typical development [2]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 18, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Enzo Grossi, Chiara Olivieri, Massimo Buscema Source Type: research

Subject-Based Discriminative Sparse Representation Model for Detection of Concealed Information
Detection of concealed memories is widely applied in fields which are substantial to know whether a subject is truth-telling or trying to conceal any information. For this purpose, the concealed information test (CIT) is an effective technique in which either central nervous system activity [1,2], autonomic nervous system activity [3] or both [4] are studied. Among different sorts of CIT, analysis of P300, an endogenous event related potential (ERP), is known to be beneficial in distinguishing guilty subjects from innocent ones [5,6]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 17, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Amir Akhavan, Safa Rafiei Vand, Mohammad Hassan Moradi Source Type: research

MSFCN-multiple supervised fully convolutional networks for the osteosarcoma segmentation of CT images
Osteosarcoma is one of the most prevalent types of bone tumor, and occurs most often in children and adolescents [1]. The present standard practices for the management of osteosarcoma are a combination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and surgical intervention of the primary tumor [2]. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 16, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Lin Huang, Wei Xia, Bo Zhang, Bensheng Qiu, Xin Gao Source Type: research

Nonlinear Model on Pulsatile Flow of Blood through a Porous Bifurcated Arterial Stenosis in the presence of Magnetic Field and Periodic Body Acceleration
Blood is a complex non-Newtonian fluid and weighs 7% of the human body. Blood is a fluid that flows through arteries and veins and transports enzymes, hormones, oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and cells of the tissues. Blood cells form a continuous structure in a blood volume at rest. To break the continuous structure, a finite stress is needed which is known as the yield stress. Blood flow in the circulatory system is in general pulsatile due to the systolic and diastolic pumping. Fluid dynamic principles have been applied successfully in recent years to understand physiological flows in particular the blood f...
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 15, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: R. Ponalagusamy, S. Priyadharshini Source Type: research

Segmentation of elastic fibres in images of vessel wall sections stained with Weigert's resorcin-fuchsin
The observation and measurement methods used on histological samples in published studies vary widely. Traditionally, vessel wall structures quantification has been performed using both biochemical [1] and stereological methods [2], and lately by techniques of digital image analysis and processing. (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 13, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Pablo Hern ández-Morera, Carlos M. Travieso-González, Irene Castaño-González, Blanca Mompeó-Corredera, Francisco Ortega-Santana Source Type: research

A numerical model for aggregations formation and magnetic driving of spherical particles based on OpenFOAM ®
Fluid velocity (Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - February 12, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: E.G. Karvelas, N.K. Lampropoulos, I.E. Sarris Source Type: research