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Currently, cannulated pedicle screws have been widely used in minimal invasive or navigation techniques. However, the stress distribution and the strength of different core diameters of cannulated screw are no...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:105
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Neural stimulation is an important method used to activate or inhibit action potentials of the neuronal anatomical targets found in the brain, central nerve and peripheral nerve. The neural stimulator system p...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:104
Published on: 14 August 2017
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A problem inherent to recording EEG is the interference arising from noise and artifacts. While in a laboratory environment, artifacts and interference can, to a large extent, be avoided or controlled, in real...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:103
Published on: 11 August 2017
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Spatial frequency domain (SFD) measurement allows rapid and non-contact wide-field imaging of the tissue optical properties, thus has become a potential tool for assessing physiological parameters and therapeu...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:100
Published on: 8 August 2017
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Remote physiological measurement might be very useful for biomedical diagnostics and monitoring. This study presents an efficient method for remotely measuring heart rate and respiratory rate from video captur...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:101
Published on: 8 August 2017
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Fatigue damage of the long bones is prevalent in running athletes and military recruits due to vigorous mid- and long-term physical activity. The current study attempted to know the features of bony athletic f...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:99
Published on: 8 August 2017
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The effects of cuff shape, timing of tourniquet application, and automated systems using limb occlusion pressure (LOP) have been reported to minimize the appropriate tourniquet pressure. However, studies on th...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:102
Published on: 8 August 2017
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Plantar pressure measurement has become increasingly useful in the evaluation of plantar health conditions thanks to the recent progression in sensing technology. Due to the large volume and high energy consum...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:98
Published on: 3 August 2017
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using damping ratio (DR) analysis combined with resonance frequency (RF) and periotest (PTV) analyses to provide additional information about natura...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:97
Published on: 3 August 2017
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To evaluate the in vivo and in vitro performance of a China-made dialysis machine (SWS-4000).
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:96
Published on: 2 August 2017
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BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:95
Published on: 2 August 2017
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Snake-like robot is an emerging form of serial-link manipulator with the morphologic design of biological snakes. The redundant robot can be used to assist medical experts in accessing internal organs with min...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:93
Published on: 1 August 2017
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A new sensor for estimating elasticity of soft tissues such as a liver was developed for minimally invasive surgery application.
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:94
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Studies have identified hemodynamic shear stress as an important determinant of endothelial function and atherosclerosis. In this study, we assess the influences of hemodynamic shear stress on carotid plaques.
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:92
Published on: 29 July 2017
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Over the past few decades, there have been many studies of aspects of brain–computer interface (BCI). Of particular interests are event-related potential (ERP)-based BCI spellers that aim at helping mental typ...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:91
Published on: 25 July 2017
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Mechanobiological studies allow the characterization of cell response to mechanical stresses. Cells need to be supported by a material with properties similar to the physiological environment. Silicone elastom...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:90
Published on: 14 July 2017
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Visual inspection of cardiotocography traces by obstetricians and midwives is the gold standard for monitoring the wellbeing of the foetus during antenatal care. However, inter- and intra-observer variability ...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:89
Published on: 6 July 2017
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Signal transmission characteristics between implanted medical devices and external equipment has been a common key issue, as has the problem of supplying energy to the devices. It can be used to enable signal ...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:88
Published on: 4 July 2017
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Ultrasound transient elastography technology has found its place in elastography because it is safe and easy to operate. However, it’s application in deep tissue is limited. The aim of this study is to design ...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:87
Published on: 28 June 2017
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Implicit shape-based reconstruction method in fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) is capable of achieving higher image clarity than image-based reconstruction method. However, the implicit shape method suf...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:86
Published on: 27 June 2017
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Our aim is to introduce a method to enhance the design process of microelectrode array (MEA) based electric bioimpedance measurement systems for improved detection and viability assessment of living cells and ...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:85
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Hemodynamic simulation for quantifying fractional flow reserve (FFR) is often performed in a patient-specific geometry of coronary arteries reconstructed from the images from various imaging modalities. Becaus...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:83
Published on: 26 June 2017
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The drainage portion of the vein of Labbé varies, and it is difficult to predict whether the operation is likely to damage this vein. The aim of this study was to correlate the microanatomy of the vein of Labb...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:84
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Although robotic laparoscopic surgery has various benefits when compared with conventional open surgery and minimally invasive surgery, it also has issues to overcome and one of the issues is the discontinuous...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:81
Published on: 24 June 2017
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Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the most common diseases observed in clinics and is the leading cause of evaporative dry eye. Today, diagnostics of MGD is not fully automatic yet and is based on a ...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2017 16:82
Published on: 24 June 2017
