BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) has, in the recent past, experienced a rebirth with the growth of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT and Bard. These systems are trained with billions of parameters and have enabled widespread accessibility... read more
BACKGROUND: While artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant promise for health care, excessive trust in these tools may unintentionally delay patients from seeking professional care, particularly among patients with chronic illnesses. However, t... read more
BACKGROUND: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) for mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) holds great potential. However, the lack of transparency and explainability hinders t... read more
BACKGROUND: Poor sleep is a concerning public health problem in the United States. Previous sleep interventions often face barriers such as high costs, limited accessibility, and low user engagement. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI... read more
BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth), leveraging mobile devices for health measurement and promotion, is rapidly growing. Smartphone cameras can perform photoplethysmography (PPG) to estimate pulse rate (PR) and other features of the cardiac cycle. Ho... read more
Biomedical physics & engineering express
Feb 3, 2026
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, and seizures significantly impact quality of life of affected individuals. Electroencephalography (EEG) based seizure detection has emerged as a critical research area to improve the diagnosis... read more
Biomedical physics & engineering express
Feb 3, 2026
Efficient and accurate image segmentation models play a vital role in medical image segmentation, however, high computational cost of traditional models limits clinical deployment. Based on pyramid visual transformers and convolutional neural network... read more
Bone scan imaging for the detection of bone metastasis of breast cancer has been widely adopted; however, noise, anatomy superimposition, and small size for early lesions will severely affect its prediction performance. In this work, we propose a new... read more
OBJECTIVE: Rapid and accurate mapping of brain tissue pH is crucial for early diagnosis and management of ischemic stroke. Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging has been used for this purpose but suffers from hypointense contrast and low signal intensi... read more
Prenatal psychological stress affects 15-25% of pregnancies and increases risks of preterm birth, low birth weight, and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Current screening relies on subjective questionnaires (PSS-10), limiting continuous monitorin... read more
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