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 - February 20, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
EEG Based Brain Computer Interface for Controlling a Robot Arm Movement Through Thought
Conclusion The 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 - February 15, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
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Publication date: February 2018 Source:IRBM, Volume 39, Issue 1 Author(s): F. Frouin, D. Melodelima (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - February 4, 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 - February 2, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Shear-Wave Sources for Soft Tissues in Ultrasound Elastography
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018 Source:IRBM Author(s): B. Giammarinaro, A. Zorgani, S. Catheline Elastography 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 - February 2, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Immobilization and In vitro Evaluation of Soyasapogenol B onto Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Conclusions: Successful loading of SSB, as a bioactive material, onto functionalized MWCNTs with modified clay (montmorillonite) using CTAB exhibited very low cytotoxic behavior with human normal melanocyte (HFB-4), breast (MCF-7) and liver (Hep-G2) carcinoma cell lines relative to SSB and doxorubicin standard. Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - January 26, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
ClinMine: Optimizing the Management of Patients in Hospital
Conclusion The 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 - January 26, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Times Varying Spectral Coherence Investigation of Cardiovascular Signals Based on Energy Concentration in Healthy Young and Elderly Subjects by the Adaptive Continuous Morlet Wavelet Transform
Conclusion The comparative study shows that the time-varying spectra and accurate localization of coupling between two physiological signals can be affected by energy concentration. The ADCMWT at w 0 = 6 , could be an alternative, possibly more suitable and highly accurate method for assessment and detection of time varying spectral and coherence components of cardiovascular time series. Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - January 26, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Non-invasive Evaluation of Aortic Stiffness Dependence with Aortic Blood Pressure and Internal Radius by Shear Wave Elastography and Ultrafast Imaging
Conclusion The slopes derived from the proposed method could be a useful index to characterize arteries completely non-invasively in the clinic without the need to use blood pressure measurements. Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - December 19, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
3D Coronary Artery Reconstruction by 2D Motion Compensation Based on Mutual Information
Conclusions The proposed method improved the 3D reconstruction quality and reduced the artifact level. The considerable improvement in the image quality results from motion compensation increases the clinical usability of 3D coronary artery. Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - December 8, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Semi-Blind Ultrasound Image Deconvolution from Compressed Measurements
Publication date: Available online 6 December 2017 Source:IRBM Author(s): Z. Chen, A. Basarab, D. Kouamé The recently proposed framework of ultrasound compressive deconvolution offers the possibility of decreasing the acquired data while improving the image spatial resolution. By combining compressive sampling and image deconvolution, the direct model of compressive deconvolution combines random projections and 2D convolution with a spatially invariant point spread function. Considering the point spread function known, existing algorithms have shown the ability of this framework to reconstruct enhanced ultrasound ima...
Source: IRBM - December 6, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Therapeutic Ultrasound for the Heart: State of the Art
Publication date: Available online 2 December 2017 Source:IRBM Author(s): P. Greillier, C. Bawiec, F. Bessière, C. Lafon This 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 - December 2, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Neutrosophic Based Nakagami Total Variation Method for Speckle Suppression in Thyroid Ultrasound Images
Conclusion From results, it has been observed that NNTV method performed better than other speckle reduction methods in terms of both speckle suppression and edge preservation. Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - November 28, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Creating Scaffolds for 3D Neuronal Tissue Models
Conclusion All those possibilities open new perspectives for the future, aiming to the development of different types of tissues composed of different multilayer structures. Graphical abstract (Source: IRBM)
Source: IRBM - November 22, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
FibriDerm: Interpenetrated Fibrin Scaffolds for the Construction of Human Skin Equivalents for Full Thickness Burns
Conclusion The 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 - November 15, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
