Building Automation, an Acceptable Solution to Dependence? Responses Through an Acceptability Survey About a Sensors Platform
ConclusionOur results suggest that an automated system is acceptable by the target organisations under various practical, ethical, social and financial criteria. Our research thus also demonstrate the importance to adopt a social-technique approach that means to consider simultaneously social and technical dimensions in any system developmentGraphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 10, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Intelligent Touchscreen Joystick for Controlling Electric Wheelchair
ConclusionIn this article, we explored an intelligent touchscreen solution that will address the problems faced by our target users. We conducted a thorough research on the types of existing control interfaces. We found that most of these interfaces use a discrete control of speed and direction. After testing it with a group of disabled users, we noticed the importance of analogic control. As part of our iterative design approach, we designed a prototype that provides this analogic control and in which we have implemented a calibration algorithm based on the neural networks algorithm.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 10, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Interoperable Infrastructure and Implementation of a Health Data Model for Remote Monitoring of Chronic Diseases with Comorbidities
ConclusionFor the remote monitoring of patients with multiple chronic conditions, we developed a generic architecture that allows different telemedicine applications associated with specific diseases to share a common technical platform. This work was to propose at first, a health data model for the patient's vital signs, and, on the other hand second, a study of communication standards to achieve an interoperable system.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 10, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Review on Biomedical Techniques for Imaging Electrical Impedance
Publication date: Available online 3 July 2018Source: IRBMAuthor(s): P. Grasland-Mongrain, C. LafonAbstractElectrical impedance of a medium helps to predict the behavior of electrical currents in a medium. Electrical impedance refers indeed to the “difficulty”, for an electrical current, to spread through the medium. While the first impedance measurements were focused on cardiovascular parameters, techniques are now being applied to the whole body, as electrical impedance present important variations through the human body and could then offer a new source of contrast.Combining electrical current, magnetic fields, and ...
Source: IRBM - July 10, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Therapeutic Ultrasound for the Heart: State of the Art
Publication date: Available online 2 December 2017Source: IRBMAuthor(s): P. Greillier, C. Bawiec, F. Bessière, C. LafonAbstractThis work describes the use of therapeutic ultrasound as a treatment of cardiovascular disease including recent, state of the art approaches. Therapeutic ultrasound researchers have made recent advances in the highly dynamic and changing world of interventional cardiology where they are confronted with several challenges, such as of the complexity of ultrasound propagation in the highly heterogeneous environment of the thorax or the complexity of the heart (in term of motion and physiology). It is...
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Shear-Wave Sources for Soft Tissues in Ultrasound Elastography
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018Source: IRBMAuthor(s): B. Giammarinaro, A. Zorgani, S. CathelineAbstractElastography is an imaging tool for soft-tissue characterization in the human body, and it is based on the propagation of shear waves. Since its first use in the ultrasound landscape, the generation of shear waves has had practical and theoretical issues. In this review, the use of four methods of shear-wave generation are considered: an external vibrating source; a radiation pressure source; a natural source; and an electromagnetic source. The pros and cons of these methods are detailed and discussed. (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
EEG Based Brain Computer Interface for Controlling a Robot Arm Movement Through Thought
ConclusionThe results obtained would encourage, with further developments, the use of the proposed BCI to perform more complex tasks such as execution of successive movements or stopping the execution once a searched object is detected. This would provide a useful assistance means for people with motor impairment.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
A Simple Method for Measuring the Changeable Mechanical Action of Unloader Knee Braces for Osteoarthritis
ConclusionThese results demonstrate the validity of the proposed device for measuring constraints induced by the dynamic unloader knee brace. An example of an application is provided through an orthosis moment calculation using kinematic data, which reveal a changeable mechanical action, necessary to improve comfort resulting in potentially better compliance.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
A Comparative Study of Two Ambulatory Core Temperature Assessment Methods
Conclusion. The non-invasive ZHF sensor gave an accurate estimation of TCOpill in steady state but not during exercise. However, complementary results let suppose that ZHF performance is not affected by ambient conditions and could be a relevant alternative for deep body temperature measurement during whole-body heat stress.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Editorial Board
Publication date: April 2018Source: IRBM, Volume 39, Issue 2Author(s): (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
ClinMine: Optimizing the Management of Patients in Hospital
ConclusionThe project ClinMine aimed at dealing with hospital data in order to provide a better understanding of “patient pathway”. The two methods proposed here show their ability to simultaneously deal with heterogeneous data, including temporal aspects, and manages to give information for the understanding of “patient pathway” (identification of interesting clusters of patients).Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
INFLAM – INFLAMmation in Brain and Vessels with Iron Nanoparticles and Cell Trafficking: A Multiscale Approach of Tissue Microenvironment, Iron Nanostructure and Iron Biotransformation
ConclusionThis review presents the contribution of the collaborative research project under the “TecSan” grant from the French Research Agency (ANR) as well as pre-clinical and clinical perspectives of USPIO's inflammation MRI in atherosclerosis and stroke.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
FibriDerm: Interpenetrated Fibrin Scaffolds for the Construction of Human Skin Equivalents for Full Thickness Burns
ConclusionThe FibriDerm project has the ambition to lead to the development of new materials for tissue regeneration, from the initial research developments and optimizations up to pre-clinical stages, via an interdisciplinary approach.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Feasibility Test of Three Dimensional Intermittent Oro-Esophageal Tube Guide for Dysphagia; Biocompatibility and Pilot Case Study
Conclusion: This tendency increases feasibility of the customized IOE tube. We are still recruiting subjects for statistical significance of our trial.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Semi-automatic Method for Low-Grade Gliomas Segmentation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Conclusion: The comparison of the proposed method, shows more accurate results than the four existing methods.Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - July 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
