Editorial Board
Publication date: November 2018Source: IRBM, Volume 39, Issue 5Author(s): (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - November 3, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Preliminary Investigation of a 64-element Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer (CMUT) Annular Array Designed for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
ConclusionThis work demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing a planar CMUT probe for generating dynamic HIFU focusing and lesioning compatible with the ablation of prostate tissues under endocavitary treatment approach. Future investigations will consist of validating the lesioning capability experimentally both in vitro and in vivo.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 27, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Plas'O'Soins: An Interactive ICT Platform to Support Care Planning and Coordination within Home-Based Care
ConclusionThe software platform has been deployed and used in an experimental setting by homecare partner organizations, providing valuable insights on the organizational changes required by the introduction of such an ICT solution in the actual practice of homecare.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 26, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
ReSynPlex: Respiratory Syndrome Linked Pathogens Multiplex Detection and Characterization
ConclusionThe HIFI Resp product based on a sample-to-result syndromic approach, with a minimum user intervention during the procedure on a cost efficient automated platform and a short time of analysis is a promising device.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 24, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Ultrasound Molecular Imaging with Targeted Microbubbles for Cancer Diagnostics: From Bench to Bedside
Publication date: Available online 23 October 2018Source: IRBMAuthor(s): J. Wischhusen, F. PadillaAbstractBackgroundUltrasound plays an important role in cancer diagnosis. B-mode imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound are routinely used to detect cancerous lesions in breast and liver. The use of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) such as microbubbles (MBs), which can be functionalized with targeting ligands, has further enabled ultrasound molecular imaging (USMI) of specific molecular markers in pre-clinical and the first clinical studies. As targeted MBs have a diameter of 1–4 μm, they are limited to the blood vascula...
Source: IRBM - October 24, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Two-Stage Feature Selection of Voice Parameters for Early Alzheimer's Disease Prediction
ConclusionThe proposed method improved the classification accuracy for ES-AD, MCI and HC groups and promises the effectiveness of speech analysis and machine learning techniques to help detect pathological diseases.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 24, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Microwave Resonant Sensor for Non-invasive Characterization of Biological Tissues
ConclusionsThis paper presents an improved microwave sensor, either for reduced dimensions as for sensitivity, able to perform dielectric characterization of material having high complex permittivity such as biological tissues. Experiments and electromagnetic simulations have been achieved on several animal tissues (chicken, beef, pork …), and results are in good agreement with literature. Works are in progress to optimize this sensor as an applicator for medical applications.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 24, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Detection of Movement Artefacts and Contraction Bursts Using Accelerometer and Electrohysterograms for Home Monitoring of Pregnancy
In this study, we investigated the detectability of a begin/end of contraction by analyzing EHG signals with the Bayes Information Criterion, and we analyzed the three axis accelerometer signals to characterize the mother activity when she is carrying the device (such movements being possible sources of artifacts in the EHG signals).ResultsFor the contraction detections, we obtained 68.38% (599/876) of good detection but a too high number of false alarms (1073). To reduce this false alarm number, we analyzed the three accelerometer signals and detected 98.7% of static phases of the mother and 95% of dynamic ones.Discussion...
Source: IRBM - October 23, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Serious Games for Home Based Rehabilitation: Inertial Sensor Energy Consumption
ConclusionFinally, these results allowed us to establish an optimal set up configuration for home based rehabilitation using serious games.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 23, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Developing Musculoskeletal Disorders in Workers with the Microsoft Kinect: TRACK TMS
ConclusionLow-cost three-dimensional cameras can be a useful aid in ergonomic risk assessment of developing musculoskeletal disorders and give the example of the repetition of movements and postural items included in the OCRA checklist, whose scoring can be facilitated by such a device.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
A Framework for Service Robots in Smart Home: An Efficient Solution for Domestic Healthcare
ConclusionOur framework provides software tools that make robots and smart environments more relevant in real housings. By supporting the uncertainty of context data and the dynamism of the environment, robots and smart environments can achieve more effectively their purposes in domestic healthcare applications.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Home-Based Adapted Physical Activity by Means of a Motivational Aide Solution
The objective of the Motiv@Dom project is to create motivational and enjoyable solutions to help seniors to practice an adapted OR appropriate physical activity at home. Faithful to the Living Lab approach, this project has adopted a user-centered and participative strategy. The users are involved throughout the design process of the Motiv@Dom solution, from the first ideas to the evaluation of the final product. In fact, we do our designing not only by placing the user at the center of our work, but above all “with the seniors” and “for the seniors”, giving them a role just as important as the other actors of Livi...
Source: IRBM - October 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Laser-Generated Au Nanoparticles for Bio-Medical Applications
ConclusionsThe aim of this research is to transport the nanoparticles in places where tissue disease exists and reduce their concentration in healthy tissues. This permit a better observation of the diseased tissues and their preparation as targeting for radio- and thermal-therapy to be applied to damage tumor cells saving healthy tissues.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Feasibility Study of the Elaboration of a Biodegradable and Bioactive Ligament Made of Poly(ε-caprolactone)-pNaSS Grafted Fibers for the Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament: In Vivo Experiment
ConclusionThis work demonstrates the feasibility to implant a bioactive and biodegradable synthetic ligament in the rat model without any inflammation and with a good tissue anchoring at a short-term time. This will lead to an extensive in vivo assay.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Automated Classification of Fatty and Normal Liver Ultrasound Images Based on Mutual Information Feature Selection
ConclusionThe experimental results show that the proposed system can be used for the classification of fatty and normal liver ultrasound images with higher accuracy.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - October 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
