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  1. The response of soft tissue to loading can be obtained by strain assessment. Typically, strain can be measured using electrical resistance with strain gauges (SG), or optical sensors based on the digital image...

    Authors: Gwendolin Prusa, Leandra Bauer, Inês Santos, Christoph Thorwächter, Matthias Woiczinski and Manuel Kistler
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:13
  2. Calcium phosphate (Ca-P) bioceramics, including hydroxyapatite (HA), biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP), and beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), have been widely used in bone reconstruction. Many studies have foc...

    Authors: Pan Jin, Lei Liu, Lin Cheng, Xichi Chen, Shanshan Xi and Tongmeng Jiang
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:12
  3. Individual motor units have been imaged using ultrafast ultrasound based on separating ultrasound images into motor unit twitches (unfused tetanus) evoked by the motoneuronal spike train. Currently, the spike ...

    Authors: Robin Rohlén, Jonathan Lundsberg and Christian Antfolk
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:10
  4. Impairments of trunk movements in gait of stroke are often reported. Ankle foot orthosis (AFO) is commonly used to improve gait of stroke; however, the effect of different types of AFOs on the pelvic and thora...

    Authors: Hua Ling, Hui Guo, Hao Zhou, Xiao-Qian Chang, Zi-Yang Guo, Sumiko Yamamoto, Li-Fei Cai and Jun Zhao
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:9
  5. Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an autoimmune disorder. It has discriminable appearance. This study was conducted to dig the clinical significance of demographic characteristics and ophthalmologic d...

    Authors: Xiao Huang, Wei Tang, Ya Shen, Linfeng He, Fei Tong, Siyu Liu, Jian Li, Pan Li, Yun Zhang, Xiaoye Ma, Ruili Wei and Weihua Yang
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:7
  6. The diagnosis of primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) often depends on invasive renal biopsy, and the diagnosis based on clinical manifestations and target antigens may not be completely reliable as it could b...

    Authors: Jie Gao, Siyang Wang, Liang Xu, Jinyan Wang, Jiao Guo, Haiping Wang and Jing Sun
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:6
  7. Every year, more than 2.5 million critically ill patients in the ICU are dependent on mechanical ventilation. The positive pressure in the lungs generated by the ventilator keeps the diaphragm passive, which c...

    Authors: Elisa M. Kaufmann, Sven Krause, Lukas Geisshuesler, Olivier Scheidegger, Andreas Haeberlin and Thomas Niederhauser
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:5
  8. People living with dementia often exhibit behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia that can put their and others’ safety at risk. Existing video surveillance systems in long-term care facilities can...

    Authors: Pratik K. Mishra, Andrea Iaboni, Bing Ye, Kristine Newman, Alex Mihailidis and Shehroz S. Khan
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:4
  9. People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) may experience gait impairment and freezing of gait (FOG), a major cause of falls. External cueing, including visual (e.g., spaced lines on the floor) and auditory (e.g., ...

    Authors: Galit Yogev-Seligmann, Naomi Josman, Noemi Bitterman, Sara Rosenblum, Sitar Naaman and Yafit Gilboa
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:2
  10. Artificial, de-novo manufactured materials (with controlled nano-sized characteristics) have been progressively used by neuroscientists during the last several decades. The introduction of novel implantable bi...

    Authors: Leili Shabani, Milad Abbasi, Zeynab Azarnew, Ali Mohammad Amani and Ahmad Vaez
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:1
  11. To obtain phase-contrast X-ray images, single-grid imaging systems are effective, but Moire artifacts remain a significant issue. The solution for removing Moire artifacts from an image is grid rotation, which...

    Authors: Jae-Suk Yang, Sun-Young Jeon and Jang-Hwan Choi
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:92
  12. Blindness is a main threat that affects the daily life activities of any human. Visual prostheses have been introduced to provide artificial vision to the blind with the aim of allowing them to restore confide...

    Authors: Reham H. Elnabawy, Slim Abdennadher, Olaf Hellwich and Seif Eldawlatly
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:91
  13. The goal of this review is to present a detailed and comprehensive description of the published work from the past decade regarding methods of improved material, geometric design, and additional functions in r...

    Authors: Jingang Jiang, Jianpeng Sun, Zhiyuan Huang, Zhuming Bi, Guang Yu, Jingwen Yang and Yong Wang
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:90
  14. Icariin (ICA), a main active ingredient of Herba Epimedium, could promote bone formation, inhibit bone resorption and alleviate inflammatory responses. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of IC...

    Authors: Ning Liu, Shuo Huang, Fang Guo, Shafei Zhai, Danyang Wang, Fang Li and Changkui Liu
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:89
  15. The evaluation of refraction is indispensable in ophthalmic clinics, generally requiring a refractor or retinoscopy under cycloplegia. Retinal fundus photographs (RFPs) supply a wealth of information related t...

    Authors: Haohan Zou, Shenda Shi, Xiaoyan Yang, Jiaonan Ma, Qian Fan, Xuan Chen, Yibing Wang, Mingdong Zhang, Jiaxin Song, Yanglin Jiang, Lihua Li, Xin He, Vishal Jhanji, Shengjin Wang, Meina Song and Yan Wang
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:87
  16. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a capable approach for the fabrication of bone tissue scaffolds. Nevertheless, a purely made scaffold such as polylactic acid (PLA) may suffer from shortcomings and be restri...

    Authors: Marjan Bahraminasab, Nesa Doostmohammadi, Athar Talebi, Samaneh Arab, Akram Alizadeh, Ali Ghanbari and Amir Salati
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:86
  17. The impact of the pandemic caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), causing the disease COVID-19, has brought losses to the world in terms of deaths, economic and health problems. The expected return of the pub...

    Authors: Suelia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury Rosa, Ana Karoline Almeida da Silva, Carolina Ramos dos Santos, Mayla dos Santos Silva, Ana Luísa Pereira Perillo, Arthur Faria Mendonça, Mario Fabrício Fleury Rosa, Thatiane Lima Sampaio, Marcella Lemos Brettas Carneiro, José Carlos Tatmatsu Rocha, Antônio Piratelli-Filho and Allisson Lopes de Oliveira
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:84
  18. Tooth demineralization is one of the most common intraoral diseases, encompassing (1) caries caused by acid-producing bacteria and (2) erosion induced by acid of non-bacterial origin from intrinsic sources (e....

    Authors: Fatin Najwa Mohamad Saberi, Prema Sukumaran, Ngie Min Ung and Yih Miin Liew
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:83
  19. Surgical video phase recognition is an essential technique in computer-assisted surgical systems for monitoring surgical procedures, which can assist surgeons in standardizing procedures and enhancing postsurg...

    Authors: Lixin Fang, Lei Mou, Yuanyuan Gu, Yan Hu, Bang Chen, Xu Chen, Yang Wang, Jiang Liu and Yitian Zhao
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:82
  20. Since both essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are movement disorders and share similar clinical symptoms, it is very difficult to recognize the differences in the presentation, course, and trea...

    Authors: FuChao Cheng, YuMei Duan, Hong Jiang, Yu Zeng, XiaoDan Chen, Ling Qin, LiQin Zhao, FaSheng Yi, YiQian Tang and Chang Liu
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:81
  21. Accurate evaluation of the mechanical properties of trabecular bone is important, in which the internal bone marrow plays an important role. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the roles of bon...

    Authors: Fangxing Wang, Florian Metzner, Georg Osterhoff, Leyu Zheng and Stefan Schleifenbaum
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:80
  22. The pathological features of cerebral edema are complicated. The intracranial pressure (ICP) is regarded as the most important indicator for monitoring cerebral edema. Recently, multi-parameter has been used t...

    Authors: Weitao Li, Yameng Zhang, Qian Xie, Xinping Qi, Liuye Yao, Xue Ning and Zhiyu Qian
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:79
  23. Fecal microbial transplantation has emerged in recent years as a method of treating disease by rebuilding the intestinal flora. However, few bibliometric analyses have systematically studied this area of resea...

    Authors: Jing Ma, Ting Chen, Xiangxue Ma, Beihua Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Lin Xu, Yifan Wang, Jinke Huang, Zhihong Liu, Fengyun Wang and Xudong Tang
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:78
  24. To use deep learning of serial portable chest X-ray (pCXR) and clinical variables to predict mortality and duration on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

    Authors: Hongyi Duanmu, Thomas Ren, Haifang Li, Neil Mehta, Adam J. Singer, Jeffrey M. Levsky, Michael L. Lipton and Tim Q. Duong
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:77
  25. Ex-vivo myography enables the assessment of muscle electrical activity response. This study explored the viability of determining the physiological responses in muscles without tendon, as rectus abdominis muscle ...

    Authors: David R. A. Reyes, Angelica M. P. Barbosa, Floriano F. Juliana, Quiroz B. C. V. Sofia, Sarah M. B. Costa, Raghavendra L. S. Hallur, Eusebio M. A. Enriquez, Rafael G. Oliveira, Patricia de Souza Rossignolli, Cristiane Rodrigues Pedroni, Fernanda C. B. Alves, Gabriela A. Garcia, Joelcio F. Abbade, Carolina N. F. Carvalho, Luis Sobrevia, Marilza V. C. Rudge…
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:76
  26. Capacitively coupled electrode (CC electrode), as a non-contact and unobtrusive technology for measuring physiological signals, has been widely applied in sleep monitoring scenarios. The most common implementa...

    Authors: Shun Peng, Yang Li, Rui Cui, Ke Xu, Yonglin Wu, Ming Huang, Chenyun Dai, Toshiyo Tamur, Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Chen Chen and Wei Chen
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:75
  27. Hemodialysis complications remain a critical threat among dialysis patients. They result in sudden termination of the session which impacts the efficiency of dialysis. As intra-dialytic complications are the r...

    Authors: Mai Othman, Ahmed Mustafa Elbasha, Yasmine Salah Naga and Nancy Diaa Moussa
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:74
  28. To verify a test prototype of a novel flexible video laryngoscope in a difficult airway management simulator and to compare the efficacy of the flexible video laryngoscope with that of a conventional video lar...

    Authors: Fei Xu, Chang Liu, Yang Zhou, Min Li and Xiangyang Guo
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:73
  29. Accurate segmentation of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) is essential to treatment planning and rupture risk assessment. Currently, three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (3D TOF-...

    Authors: Meng Chen, Chen Geng, Dongdong Wang, Zhiyong Zhou, Ruoyu Di, Fengmei Li, Sirong Piao, Jiajun Zhang, Yuxin Li and Yakang Dai
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:71
  30. Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by low bone mineral density, which typically leads to fractures and reduced quality of life. Currently, diagnostic devices used to assess this condition (e.g., dual-en...

    Authors: Gabriela Albuquerque, Agnaldo Cruz, Dionísio Carvalho, Nadja Mayrink, Bruno Pinheiro, Antonio Campos, Josivan Gomes Lima, Jorge Henriques and Ricardo Valentim
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:70
  31. Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) is a technique developed to estimate heart rate using standard video cameras and ambient light. Due to the multiple sources of noise that deteriorate the quality of the signa...

    Authors: Deivid Botina-Monsalve, Yannick Benezeth and Johel Miteran
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:69
  32. Medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KOA) accounts for most KOA cases, and increased trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV) is one of the pathological changes in the tibial plateau of KOA. How BV/TV change...

    Authors: Liqin Zheng, Yuexing Dai, Yongze Zheng, Xingpeng He, Minhui Wu, Desheng Zheng, ChiHung Li, Yueguang Fan and Ziling Lin
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:68
  33. Facial paralysis (FP) is an inability to move facial muscles voluntarily, affecting daily activities. There is a need for quantitative assessment and severity level classification of FP to evaluate the conditi...

    Authors: Amira Gaber, Mona F. Taher, Manal Abdel Wahed, Nevin Mohieldin Shalaby and Sarah Gaber
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:65
  34. Estimating relative tidal volume is an important factor when monitoring breathing status. The relationship between temperature and respiration volume has rarely been studied. In this paper, a formula was deriv...

    Authors: JunHwan Kwon, Oyun Kwon, KyeongTeak Oh, Jeongmin Kim, Cheung Soo Shin and Sun K. Yoo
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:64
  35. With the spread of COVID-19, telemedicine has played an important role, but tele-auscultation is still unavailable in most countries. This study introduces and tests a tele-auscultation system (Stemoscope) and...

    Authors: Muge Fan, Qiuli Wang, Jiaqi Liu, Lingyun Su, Bingjian Wang, Hai Xu, Qing Li and Zhi Zhang
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:63
  36. Aerosols and droplets are the transmission routes of many respiratory infectious diseases. The COVID-19 management guidance recommends against the use of nebulized inhalation therapy directly in the emergency ...

    Authors: Chen-Hsun Weng, Chia-Lung Kao, Po-Wei Chiu, Shao-Peng Huang, Yuh-Shin Kuo, Yu-Yuan Lin, I-Chen Lin, Hung-Chieh Chang, Chien-Hsin Lu and Chih-Hao Lin
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:62
  37. The age-related changes of gait symmetry in healthy children concerning individual joint and muscle activation data have previously been widely studied. Extending beyond individual joints or muscles, identifyi...

    Authors: Qiliang Xiong, Jinliang Wan, Shaofeng Jiang and Yuan Liu
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:61
  38. Remarkable work has been recently introduced to enhance the usage of Electromyography (EMG) signals in operating prosthetic arms. Despite the rapid advancements in this field, providing a reliable, naturalisti...

    Authors: Hend ElMohandes, Seif Eldawlatly, Josep Marcel Cardona Audí, Roman Ruff and Klaus-Peter Hoffmann
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:60
  39. Recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been suggested as a less invasive treatment compared to surgical aortic valve replacement, for patients with severe aortic stenosis. Despite the atte...

    Authors: Paris Xenofontos, Reza Zamani and Mohammad Akrami
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:59
  40. Motor cortex stimulation applied as a clinical treatment for neuropathic disorders for decades. With stimulation electrodes placed directly on the cortical surface, this neuromodulation method provides higher ...

    Authors: Long Liu, Jiacheng Zhang, Jie Sun and Kedi Xu
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:58

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  41. Cardiac damage is the leading cause of death in uremic patients. This study aimed to evaluate the application of non-invasive myocardial work index (NIMWI) by echocardiography in assessing the left ventricular...

    Authors: Huizhen Zhu, Yanan Li, Cunying Cui, Danqing Huang, Yuanyuan Liu, Ruijie Liu, Qingqing Zhao, Ying Wang and Lin Liu
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:57
  42. Flat feet increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis and contribute to frailty, which may lead to worse life prognoses. The influence of the foot skeletal structure on flat feet is not yet entirely understood. F...

    Authors: Tomoko Yamashita, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Mitsuru Sato, Masashi Kawasumi and Shingo Ata
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2022 21:56