Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
The emergence of deep learning techniques has provided new tools for the analysis of complex data in the field of neuroscience. In parallel, advanced statistical approaches like point-process modeling provide powerful tools for analyzing the spiking ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
In this paper, we propose an end-to-end approach to addressing QRS complex detection and measurement of Electrocardiograph (ECG) paper using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Unlike conventional detection solutions that convert images to digital ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
This paper presents an automated computational platform based on deep learning (DL) approach for left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) endocardium segmentation in long-axis cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). The proposed method ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) has been characterized as a hypersensitivity reaction type II systemic autoimmune chronic disease causing exocrine gland dysfunction mainly affecting women near the menopausal age. pSS patients exhibit dryness of the ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
Clinical scoring systems have been developed for many specific applications, yet they remain underutilized for common reasons such as model inaccuracy and difficulty of use. For intensive care units specifically, the Acute Physiology and Chronic Heal...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
The population in advanced countries is rapidly aging, and these countries are faced with various issues pertaining to the rapidly aging population. It is expected that manpower shortages for nursing care of the elderly will be resolved using robotic...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
Estimating individual causal effect is important for decision making in many fields especially for medical interventions. We propose an interpretable and accurate algorithm for estimating causal effects from observational data. The proposed scheme is...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by infection and subsequent overreaction by the immune system. Physicians effectively treat sepsis with early administration of antibiotics. However, excessive use of antibiotics on false positive cases c...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
Bedside monitors in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) are known to produce excessive false alarms that could desensitize caregivers, resulting in delayed or even missed clinical interventions to life-threatening events. Our previous studies propos...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
There is an increasing population of people living with both HIV and stroke around the world with no effective neurorehabilitation strategies to deal with the combination of physical, cognitive, and social impairment that result from both diseases. T...