Using prior information to enhance microwave tomography images in bone health assessment
Osteoporosis is the major cause of bone weakness and fragility in more than 10 million people in the United States. This disease causes bone fractures in the hip or spine, which result in increasing the risk o... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - February 2, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Mohanad Alkhodari, Amer Zakaria and Nasser Qaddoumi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Optimized electroencephalogram and functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based mental workload detection method for practical applications
Mental workload is a critical consideration in complex man –machine systems design. Among various mental workload detection techniques, multimodal detection techniques integrating electroencephalogram (EEG) and... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - February 2, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Hongzuo Chu, Yong Cao, Jin Jiang, Jiehong Yang, Mengyin Huang, Qijie Li, Changhua Jiang and Xuejun Jiao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Intermittent parathyroid hormone treatment affects the bone structural parameters and mechanical strength of the femoral neck after ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis in rats
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) on bone struc... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 29, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Shun-Ping Wang, Ying-Ju Chen, Cheng-En Hsu, Yung-Cheng Chiu, Ming-Tzu Tsai and Jui-Ting Hsu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Functional performance and patient satisfaction comparison between a 3D printed and a standard transradial prosthesis: a case report
The delay between amputation and prosthesis fitting contributes to the high rate of prosthetic abandonment despite advances in technology. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has allowed for the rapid fabrication ... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 29, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Christopher Copeland, Claudia Cortes Reyes, Jean L. Peck, Rakesh Srivastava and Jorge M. Zuniga Tags: Research Source Type: research

Transparent decision support for mechanical ventilation using visualization of clinical preferences
Systems aiding in selecting the correct settings for mechanical ventilation should visualize patient information at an appropriate level of complexity, so as to reduce information overload and to make reasonin... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 24, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Stephen Edward Rees, Savino Spadaro, Francesca Dalla Corte, Nilanjan Dey, Jakob Bredal Brohus, Gaetano Scaramuzzo, David Lodahl, Robert Ravnholt Winding, Carlo Alberto Volta and Dan Stieper Karbing Tags: Research Source Type: research

Detection and analysis of long noncoding RNA expression profiles related to epithelial –mesenchymal transition in keloids
The role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the pathogenesis of keloids is currently raising increasing attention. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) govern a variety of biological processes, such as EMT... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Zhixiong Chen, Xi Chu and Jinghong Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Functionalization of screw implants with superelastic structured Nitinol anchoring elements
Demographic change is leading to an increase in the number of osteoporotic patients, so a rethink is required in implantology in order to be able to guarantee adequate anchoring stability in the bone. The func... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Isabell Hamann, Stefan Schleifenbaum, Christian Rotsch, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde and Mario Leimert Tags: Research Source Type: research

The global burden and attributable risk factors of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2019
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent subtype of leukemia in Western countries, causing a substantial health burden on patients and society. Comprehensive evaluation of the epidemiological c... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Yiyi Yao, Xiangjie Lin, Fenglin Li, Jie Jin and Huafeng Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Development of a bowel sound detector adapted to demonstrate the effect of food intake
Bowel sounds (BS) carry useful information about gastrointestinal condition and feeding status. Interest in computerized bowel sound-based analysis has grown recently and techniques have evolved rapidly. An im... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - January 4, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Ning Wang, Alison Testa and Barry J. Marshall Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evaluating effect of metallic ions on aggregation behavior of β-amyloid peptides by atomic force microscope and surface-enhanced Raman Scattering
Excessive aggregation of β-amyloid peptides (Aβ) is regarded as the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Exploring the underlying mechanism regulating Aβ aggregation remains challenging and investigating aggregati... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - December 30, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Yang Xie, Lin Yu, Yuna Fu, Heng Sun and Jianhua Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Brain CT registration using hybrid supervised convolutional neural network
Image registration is an essential step in the automated interpretation of the brain computed tomography (CT) images of patients with acute cerebrovascular disease (ACVD). However, performing brain CT registra... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - December 29, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Hongmei Yuan, Minglei Yang, Shan Qian, Wenxin Wang, Xiaotian Jia and Feng Huang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Quantitative evaluation of ankle cartilage in asymptomatic adolescent football players after season by T2-mapping magnetic resonance imaging
Ankle sprain affects the structure and function of ankle cartilage. However, it is not clear whether the daily training and competition affect the ankle cartilage without acute injury. Changes in ankle cartila... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - December 28, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Sipin Luo, Yi Cao, Peng Hu, Nan Wang and Yeda Wan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Microarray analysis and functional prediction of differentially expressed circular RNAs in acquired middle ear cholesteatoma
Middle ear cholesteatoma is characterized by hyper-proliferation of keratinocytes. Circular RNA (circRNA) plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of many proliferative diseases. However, the role of circRN... (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - December 18, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Shumin Xie, Li Jin, Tuanfang Yin, Jihao Ren and Wei Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Design of bionic active –passive hybrid-driven prosthesis based on gait analysis and simulation of compound control method
The purpose of this paper is to design a prosthetic limb that is close to the motion characteristics of the normal human ankle joint. (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - December 17, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Xinsheng Xu, Xiaoli Xu, Ying Liu, Kai Zhong and Haowei Zhang Tags: Review Source Type: research

LRSCnet: Local Reference Semantic Code learning for breast tumor classification in ultrasound images
This study proposed a novel Local Reference Semantic Code (LRSC) network for automatic breast ultrasound image classification with few labeled data. (Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine)
Source: BioMedical Engineering OnLine - December 17, 2021 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Guang Zhang, Yanwei Ren, Xiaoming Xi, Delin Li, Jie Guo, Xiaofeng Li, Cuihuan Tian and Zunyi Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research