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Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
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  A review of fuzzy cognitive maps in medicine
Amirkhani A., Papageorgiou E., Mohseni A., Mosavi M. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 142(C): 129-145, 2017.  Type: Article

Accurate decision support systems are central to the medical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases such as autism, cancer, celiac disease, and lobar pneumonia. There are medical decision support systems that apply the proper...

Jul 26 2017
  Using numeric simulation in an online e-learning environment to teach functional physiological contexts
Christ A., Thews O. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 127(C): 15-23, 2016.  Type: Article

Nonlinear differential equations are valuable for modeling the physiological effects of hormones on the blood glucose level. However, it is not easy to use numerical mathematical structures to dynamically illuminate the intricate likel...

Jun 15 2016
  Generalized discriminant analysis for congestive heart failure risk assessment based on long-term heart rate variability
Shahbazi F., Asl B. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 122(2): 191-198, 2015.  Type: Article

Early prevention and detection of weak and malfunctioning hearts can undoubtedly help to reduce medical care costs. But how should the risks of patients with varying heart rate characteristics be used to estimate the likelihood of cong...

Feb 3 2016
  Integrating biological knowledge based on functional annotations for biclustering of gene expression data
Nepomuceno J., Troncoso A., Nepomuceno-Chamorro I., Aguilar-Ruiz J. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 119(3): 163-180, 2015.  Type: Article

The knowledge of the functionalities of gene structures is germane to curing a variety of diseases. How should the biological information from open-access repositories be integrated with gene expression data for better understanding of...

Aug 11 2015
  Automated detection of proliferative diabetic retinopathy using a modified line operator and dual classification
Welikala R., Dehmeshki J., Hoppe A., Tah V., Mann S., Williamson T., Barman S. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 114(3): 247-261, 2014.  Type: Article

People with diabetes should be periodically vetted for unusual retinal vessels, to help avoid visual damage and blindness. But how should the progression of new vessels in retinal images be effectively identified for early treatment? W...

May 27 2015
  Human-robot skills transfer interfaces for a flexible surgical robot
Calinon S., Bruno D., Malekzadeh M., Nanayakkara T., Caldwell D. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 116(2): 81-96, 2014.  Type: Article

Despite much advancement in surgical robots, an increasing number of challenges are still open. One challenge is how to go from industrial-like robot arms that move rigid surgical tools to flexible structures that could safely move bet...

Nov 3 2014
  Semi-automated and fully automated mammographic density measurement and breast cancer risk prediction
Llobet R., Pollán M., Antón J., Miranda-García J., Casals M., Martínez I., Ruiz-Perales F., Pérez-Gómez B., Salas-Trejo D., Pérez-Cortés J. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 116(2): 105-115, 2014.  Type: Article

The risk of a breast cancer diagnosis requires figuring out breast density from digitized mammograms. How should dense tissue be partitioned from fatty tissue for precise tissue categorization and breast density measurement? Llobet et ...

Sep 24 2014
  A HIPAA-compliant key management scheme with revocation of authorization
Lee W., Lee C., Ho K. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 113(3): 809-814, 2014.  Type: Article

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandates the privacy and accessibility of the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of patients. Ideally, patients should be able to securely authorize ac...

May 13 2014
  Automatic classification of sleep stages based on the time-frequency image of EEG signals
Bajaj V., Pachori R. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 112(3): 320-328, 2013.  Type: Article

The authors of this paper propose an interesting method for automatic sleep stage classification based on the time-frequency image (TFI) of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. The method is useful for the diagnosis of sleep disorders a...

Jan 7 2014
  Development of a daily mortality probability prediction model from intensive care unit patients using a discrete-time event history analysis
Huang Y., Chang K., Lin S., Chen K., Chan K., Chang P. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 111(2): 280-289, 2013.  Type: Article

Long ago, Boyd et al. used logistic regression to develop the first trauma and injury severity score (TRISS) for predicting the mortality of injured patients [1]. However, determining how to develop a reliable daily prediction model of...

Oct 8 2013
 
 
 
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