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This paper presents the fabrication of homogeneous and heterogeneous breast phantoms for experimental breast cancer detection use. The phantoms were developed for UWB imaging technique. The fabrication materials were affordable and the process was ...

In this paper, T-Weight Method is improved by integration of a threshold determination step into the original algorithm. The new method is called Improved T-Weight (ITW) Method and the performance of the ITW Method is evaluated on classification of slow ...

Our work aims at processing of holter ECG recordings using Independent Component Analysis (ICA). This powerful tool enables us to create a adapting and robust method for detection and estimation of noise in records. Our method is fully automatic and it ...

Outer hair cells (OHC) in the cochlea of the inner ear, together with the local structures of the basilar membrane, reticular lamina and tectorial membrane, constitute the adaptive primary filters (PF) of the second order. We used them for designing a ...

Here we report some techniques we adopted to electrically characterize some commercially available bend sensors, in terms of their resistance variations when curved or angular shaped. This study has the aim of a correct exploitation of the bend sensors ...

In a recent paper we have proposed evaluation of screening mammograms by means of local statistical model. The model describes local statistical properties of internal pixels of a small search window - as they occur when scanning the mammogram. It is ...

Eye fundus imaging is vital for modern ophthalmology. Due to the acquisition process, fundus images often suffer from blurring and uneven illumination. This hinders diagnosis and the evolution assessment of a disease. We present a method for fundus ...

Building-automation systems enable building administrators and inhabitants to monitor and control their buildings from within the building itself, as well as from outside using remote access tools. In recent years, many such control systems have been ...

Compression of EEG signals is gaining importance in biomedical engineering due to the potential applications in telemedicine. In this paper, we propose a signal compression electro-encephalographic (EEG) method based on discrete wavelet transform (DWT). ...

Recently, electromagnetic interference (EMI) of an implanted pacemaker with a mobile phone has been investigated. However, there are few studies of specific absorption rate (SAR) around the implanted pacemaker by the mobile phone. In this study, SAR ...

Many applications in molecular and systems biology exploit similarities between DNA and languages to make predictions about cell function. This approach provides structure to an otherwise monotonous sequence of nucleotides. However, one of the major ...

Recently, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system which operates up to under 3 T is being used in clinical practice in Japan. In order to achieve the requirement of obtaining more high-quality images and short imaging time, devices utilize high magnetic ...

Hands gestures recognition, by means of measuring apparatus, can provide a new way of human-computer interaction. Controlling different devices or speaking through a speech synthesizer can be time saving as well as an aid for impaired persons. In this ...

In this paper we present an analysis of transient loss and detection noise margin of a molecular communication system based on sinusoidal stimulation. The molecular propagation channel is based on ideal diffusion of molecules. A set of possible ...

Evermore people are suffering from multi-morbidity, an accumulation of different afflictions that mutually affect each other. Simultaneously treatments which were previously conducted stationary are nowadays carried out in home settings. Therefore more ...

This paper deals with a quantitative evaluation for the therapeutic efficacy of a multimedia intervention program applied to ADHD children to improve their cognitive awareness. The multimedia intervention program consisted of 3 levels in which children ...

This paper focuses on design and performance of a multiple access protocol for an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) based Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). The proposed WBAN consists of wearable sensor nodes which communicate with a coordinator node using a UWB ...

Patient's progress in the Intensive Care Unit is characterised by more than one quality characteristics. This paper employs univariate and multivariate control charts to monitor patient progress in the Intensive Care Unit. A definitive comparison is ...

In this contribution, a device for long term measurement of heart rate is described. The device is created based on development kit STM32-Primer2. Heart rate frequency is calculated from selected electrocardiograph lead from the external module. The ...

In fluoroscopy quantum noise is dominant with respect to other common noise sources, whose effects can be often neglected. Quantum noise is originated by the limited number of photons (low-dose X-ray) involved in fluoroscopic image formation; this noise ...

Healthcare workflow processes are extremely complicated. Surveys and interviews are a common but a rather expensive way of conducting process research. This paper elaborates a new approach based on wireless technologies for data gathering of healthcare ...

In this article, we present a novel approach to create single subject fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) activation maps by utilizing the group data of several subjects on the individual level. Classification of a voxel as either activated or ...

Biological nanonetworks is a novel interdisciplinary research area including nanotechnology, biotechnology, and ICT. In this paper, we illustrate a simulation tool designed for modeling communications at nanoscales. This tool is fully adaptable to all ...

The last decades have seen a growing interest in hash functions that allow some sort of tolerance, e.g. for the purpose of biometric authentication. Among these, the syndrome fuzzy hashing construction allows to securely store biometric data and to ...

Wearable health monitoring devices have been widely explored to enable continuous monitoring of physiological vital signals, such as electrocardiogram (ECG). In this work, we investigate the applicability of ECG signals from such wearable devices in ...

Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) allows decomposing an observed multicomponent signal into a set of monocomponent signals, called Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs). The aim of this paper is to characterize some heart sound (HS) signals embedded in noise ...

In this paper, we present the specification of a type of genetic algorithm that was used for the detection of segments present in ECG signal waves. The algorithm was tested and evaluated for its efficiency in front of samples obtained from the MIT-BIH ...

The Indirect Immune Fluorescence Test (iIFT) is the most commonly used screening method for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. The presence of certain autoimmune diseases is proven by immunologically detecting their corresponding auto-antibodies ...

Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are well-known problems which are typically related with videogames. The goal of this study is to develop digital games which motivate children and adolescents to exercise more, instead. The games are realized ...

Following paper concerns the heart rate monitoring issue. Proposed sensing methods employ standard sensors, designed for bio-electric signal measurement, however, they focus on sensing of different phenomenon. In order to create an integrated ...