Published in Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
We propose a one-step person detector for topview omnidirectional indoor scenes based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs). While state of the art person detectors reach competitive results on perspective images, missing CNN architectures as well as training data that follows the distortion of omnidirectional images makes current approaches not ...
Published in Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
EMG is an established method to acquire the action potentials of contracted muscles. Although commercial EMG systems are available and it is one of the most researched biosignals, it has never become widely used in rehabilitation or fitness training monitoring. The reasons are technical challenges of wearable EMG systems regarding electrode placeme...
Published in Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a well-known technique used to diagnose cardiac diseases. To acquire the spatial signal characteristics from the thorax, multiple electrodes are commonly used. Displacements of electrodes affect the signal morphologies and can lead to incorrect diagnoses. For quantitative analysis of these effects we propose the usage...
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Passive Acoustic Mapping (PAM) is an ultrasoundbased imaging method developed for monitoring therapeutic ultrasound. By using diagnostic transducers to passively record the acoustic signals that are emitted by cavitation bubbles, the origin of the bubbles can be reconstructed and displayed as intensity maps. In this study, two matrix arrays with di...
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Cochlear implants (CI) can restore hearing to people suffering from sensorineural hearing loss. The CI uses an array of electrodes inserted in the scala tympani to stimulate the spiral ganglion neurons (SGN), which are located in the bony axis of the inner ear. The spatial distance between the electrodes and the SGN results in spread of excitation ...
Published in Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
The photoplethysmography optically measures blood volume changes within micro vascular tissue. Furthermore, photoplethysmographic signals are used within pulse oximeters in order to calculate the oxygen saturation of the blood. This standard measurement technique is performed as a non-invasive spot check method for human health conditions in hospit...
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This contribution is part of a project concerning the creation of an artificial dataset comprising 3D head scans of craniosynostosis patients for a deep-learning-based classification. To conform to real data, both head and neck are required in the 3D scans. However, during patient recording, the neck is often covered by medical staff. Simply pastin...
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Proximal occlusion of the Fallopian tube is one of the most common causes of female infertility. Due to the occlusion, the passage of the fallopian tubes is no longer given. Basically, there are two options for patients affected by this condition: cost-intensive in vitro fertilization (IVF) or surgery. The pregnancy rates of approximately 50% achie...
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Micro-electrode array (MEA) systems are noninvasive platforms for the investigation of electrophysiological properties of cell layers, such as spontaneously active cardiomyocytes. An MEA chip is composed of two-dimensional grids of dot-like electrodes embedded into glass. Here we present a test setup featuring a customised two-chamber silicone over...
Published in Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
Bioresorbable nanofiber nonwovens with their fascinating properties provide a wide range of potential biomedical applications. Modification of the material enables the adjustment of mechanical and biological characteristics depending on the desired application. Due to the nanosized fiber network, post-production structuring is very challenging. Wit...
