Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a noninvasive optical technique for detecting microvascular blood volume changes in tissues. Its ease of use, low cost and convenience make it an attractive area of research in the biomedical and clinical communities. Nevertheless, its single spot monitoring and the need to apply a PPG sensor directly to the skin limit...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Respiratory motion analysis based on range imaging (RI) has emerged as a popular means of generating respiration surrogates to guide motion management strategies in computer-assisted interventions. However, existing approaches employ heuristics, require substantial manual interaction, or yield highly redundant information. In this paper, we propose...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
SAHS detection might be simplified through the only use of single-channel AF data.
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
This paper describes the development and testing of various position sensing systems (PSSs) for miniaturized long-term applications with a focus on their validation in a total artificial heart (TAH). After a short description of the TAH's functioning principle, the special requirements for the PSS resulting from the application in a TAH are investi...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Embryo biopsies are routinely performed for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). In order to avoid blastomere membrane rupture and cell lysis, correct selection of a suitable dissection position on the zona pellucida (ZP) is necessary. Although, the technology for automated cell manipulation has advanced greatly over the past decade, fully auto...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation within the joint space as well as erosion or destruction of the bone surface. We believe that volumetric (3-D) ultrasound imaging of the joints in conjunction with automated image-analysis tools for segmenting and quantifying the regions of interest can lead to improved RA assessment. In th...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Researchers may now create and deploy surrogate models of elastic joint contact with minimal effort.
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Hospitalization due to heart failure (HF) continues to be a major clinical and economic challenge. To reduce hospitalization, this paper proposes a novel home telemonitoring system for an early warning of acute decompensation in patients with chronic stable New York Heart Association class II-IV HF. It is based on deriving nocturnal respiratory rel...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Programming deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems currently involves a clinician manually sweeping through a range of stimulus parameter settings to identify the setting that delivers the most robust therapy for a patient. With the advent of DBS arrays with a higher number and density of electrodes, this trial and error process becomes unmanageable ...
Published in IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
In the long term, this paper aims to facilitate optimization of the collection of magnetic particle-biomarker conjugates from high-viscosity biological fluids without the need to remove the fluid from a patient.
