2023 December - 104 articles
Exoskeleton rehabilitation robots have been widely used in the rehabilitation treatment of stroke patients. Clinical studies confirmed that rehabilitation training with active movement intentions could improve the effectiveness of rehabilitation trea...
Autonomization is a physiological process allowing a flap to develop neo-vascularization from the reconstructed wound bed. This phenomenon has been used since the early application of flap surgeries but still remains poorly understood. Reconstructive...
Hypertension, a primary risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases, is a global health concern. Early identification and effective management of hypertensive individuals are vital for reducing associated health risks. This study explores the pot...
Among the various biochemical and biophysical inducers for neural regeneration, electrical stimulation (ES) has recently attracted considerable attention as an efficient means to induce neuronal differentiation in tissue engineering approaches. The a...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a refractory tumor with a poor prognosis, and its complex microenvironment is characterized by a fibrous interstitial matrix surrounding PDAC cells. Type I collagen is a major component of this interstitial...
Bilateral vestibular deficiency (BVD) results in chronic dizziness, blurry vision when moving the head, and postural instability. Vestibular prostheses (VPs) show promise as a treatment, but the VP-restored vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain in human...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into medical imaging has guided in an era of transformation in healthcare. This literature review explores the latest innovations and applications of AI in the field, highlighting its profound impact on...
The treatment of critically ill patients remains an evolving and controversial issue. Mechanical circulatory support through a percutaneous approach for the management of cardiogenic shock has taken place in recent years. The combined use of IABP and...
This study investigated clinical aspects of the traditional ear impression and 3D ear scanning techniques. Adult earmold-users and non-users participated in this study. The earmold-users also participated in the earmold comfort comparison study by we...
Electroanatomical mapping is a method for creating a model of the electrophysiology of the human heart. Medical professionals routinely locate and ablate the site of origin of cardiac arrhythmias with invasive catheterization. Non-invasive localizati...
Bone segmentation and 3D reconstruction are crucial for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgical planning with Personalized Surgical Instruments (PSIs). Traditional semi-automatic approaches are time-consuming and operator-dependent, although they prov...
In elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery, extracorporeal circulation affects the incidence of post-operative delirium and cognitive impairment with an impact on quality of life and mortality. In this study, a new oxygenator system (RemoweLL 2)...
The early identification and treatment of various dermatological conditions depend on the detection of skin lesions. Due to advancements in computer-aided diagnosis and machine learning approaches, learning-based skin lesion analysis methods have att...
Non-contact remote photoplethysmography can be used in a variety of medical and healthcare fields by measuring vital signs continuously and unobtrusively. Recently, end-to-end deep learning methods have been proposed to replace the existing handcraft...
There are several ways in which mathematical modeling is used in fermentation control, but mechanistic mathematical genome-scale models of metabolism within the cell have not been applied or implemented so far. As part of the metabolic engineering ta...
(1) Background: Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a critical condition leading to blindness, necessitating lifelong clinic visits for management, albeit with existing challenges in monitoring its long-term progression. This study introduced a...
Traditional cervical cancer diagnosis mainly relies on human papillomavirus (HPV) concentration testing. Considering that HPV concentrations vary from individual to individual and fluctuate over time, this method requires multiple tests, leading to h...
In the field of synthetic biology, rapid advancements in DNA assembly and editing have made it possible to manipulate large DNA, even entire genomes. These advancements have facilitated the introduction of long metabolic pathways, the creation of lar...
To evaluate the secretory function of adrenal incidentaloma, this study explored the usefulness of a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT)-based radiomics model for distinguishing aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) from non-functioning adrena...
In the present study, 24 rabbits were firstly used to evaluate the apoptosis index and matrix degeneration after untreated adult meniscal tears. Vertical tears (0.25 cm in length) were prepared in the avascular zone of the anterior horn. Specimens we...
In medical imaging, deep learning models serve as invaluable tools for expediting diagnoses and aiding specialized medical professionals in making clinical decisions. However, effectively training deep learning models typically necessitates substanti...
The surge of diabetes poses a significant global health challenge, particularly in Oman and the Middle East. Early detection of diabetes is crucial for proactive intervention and improved patient outcomes. This research leverages the power of machine...
Background: Breast cancer is arguably one of the leading causes of death among women around the world. The automation of the early detection process and classification of breast masses has been a prominent focus for researchers in the past decade. Th...
Stem cells, particularly human iPSCs, constitute a powerful tool for tissue engineering, notably through spheroid and organoid models. While the sensitivity of stem cells to the viscoelastic properties of their direct microenvironment is well-describ...
Background: Accurate preoperative planning for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is crucial. Computed tomography (CT)-based preoperative planning offers more comprehensive information and can also be used to design patient-specific instrumentation (PSI),...
In response to the pressing need for robust disease diagnosis from gastrointestinal tract (GIT) endoscopic images, we proposed FLATer, a fast, lightweight, and highly accurate transformer-based model. FLATer consists of a residual block, a vision tra...
Machine perfusion has developed rapidly since its first use in solid organ transplantation. Likewise, reconstructive surgery has kept pace, and ex vivo perfusion appears as a new trend in vascularized composite allotransplants preservation. In autolo...
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and loud snoring are conditions with increased cardiovascular risk and notably an association with stroke. Central in stroke are thrombosis and thromboembolism, all related to and initiaing with platelet ac...
Poly(glycerol sebacate) is a biocompatible elastomer that has gained increasing attention as a potential biomaterial for tissue engineering applications. In particular, PGS is capable of providing shape memory effects and allows for a free form, whic...
Fatty acids have been supplied for diverse non-food, industrial applications from plant oils and animal fats for many decades. Due to the massively increasing world population demanding a nutritious diet and the thrive to provide feedstocks for indus...
Implantable biomaterials represent the forefront of regenerative medicine, providing platforms and vessels for delivering a creative range of therapeutic benefits in diverse disease contexts. However, the chronic damage resulting from implant rejecti...
The use of machine learning (ML) in anaerobic digestion (AD) is growing in popularity and improves the interpretation of complex system parameters for better operation and optimisation. This systematic literature review aims to explore how ML is curr...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how lateralization shoulder angle (LSA) and distalization shoulder angle (DSA) are related to clinical and kinematic outcomes after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Thirty-three patients were evaluated...
(1) Background: The desire to avoid autograft harvesting in implant dentistry has prompted an ever-increasing quest for bioceramic bone substitutes, which stimulate osteogenesis while resorbing in a timely fashion. Consequently, a highly bioactive si...
Lymphedema is a progressive chronic condition affecting approximately 250 million people worldwide, a number that is currently underestimated. In Western countries, the most common form of lymphedema of the extremities is cancer-related and less radi...
In this study, the surface laser treatment of a new type of dental biomaterial, a Ti-graphite composite, prepared by low-temperature powder metallurgy, was investigated. Different levels of output laser power and the scanning speed of the fiber nanos...
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes. Microaneurysms (MAs) are often observed in the retinal vessels of diabetic patients and represent one of the earliest signs of DR. Accurate and efficient detection of MAs is cruci...
In recent years, nanomedicines prepared using supercritical technology have garnered widespread research attention due to their inherent attributes, including structural stability, high bioavailability, and commendable safety profiles. The preparatio...
Obstruction of the LVAD flow path can occur when blood clots or tissue overgrowth form within the inflow cannula, pump body, or outflow graft, and it can lead to thrombus, embolism, and stroke. The goal of this study was to measure the impact of prog...
Clavicle midshaft fractures are mostly treated surgically by open internal reduction with a superior or anteroinferior plate and screws or by intramedullary nailing. Screw positioning plays a critical role in determining the stress distribution. Ther...
For the past three decades, neurosurgeons have utilized cranial neuro-navigation systems, bringing millimetric accuracy to operating rooms worldwide. These systems require an operating room team, anesthesia, and, most critically, cranial fixation. As...
In recent years, we have witnessed remarkable progress in the field of regenerative medicine, in large part fuelled by developments in advanced biofabrication technologies such as three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting [...]
Purpose: To assess the value of multimodal MRI, including amide proton transfer-weighted imaging (APT), diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI), and T2 mapping sequences for estimating human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her-2) expression in patients...
This study characterizes the effects of a postural training program on balance and muscle control strategies in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The Robotic Upright Stand Trainer (RobUST), which applies perturbative forces on the trunk and assisti...
Objectives: As currently there is no existing biomechanical work on the topic of interest, the aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of cerclage banding distally to an intraoperatively occurring proximal periprosthetic femoral clamsh...
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine in the last few years highlights the importance of developing bigger and better systems for data and model sharing. However, the presence of Protected Health Information (PHI) in medical data...
Systematic Biopsy (SBx) has been and continues to be the standard staple for detecting prostate cancer. The more expensive MRI guided biopsy (MRITBx) is a better way of detecting cancer. The prostatectomy can provide an accurate condition of the pros...
Motor impairment has a profound impact on a significant number of individuals, leading to a substantial demand for rehabilitation services. Through brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), people with severe motor disabilities could have improved comm...
The manual segmentation of retinal layers from OCT scan images is time-consuming and costly. The deep learning approach has potential for the automatic delineation of retinal layers to significantly reduce the burden of human graders. In this study,...
Various efforts have been made to develop antibacterial biomaterials capable of also sustaining bone remodulation to be used as bone substitutes and reduce patient infection rates and related costs. In this work, beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP...
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