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Jul 1, 2024
Self-supervised learning provides an effective approach to leverage a large amount of unlabeled data. Numerous previous studies have indicated that applying self-supervision to physiological signals can yield better representations of the signals. In...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Micro-ultrasound is a high-resolution ultrasound technology that has recently been introduced as an inexpensive alternative to MRI for prostate cancer identification. However, it is difficult to correlate micro-ultrasound imaging with MRI and ground ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
This study explores the feasibility of employing eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) methodologies for the analysis of cough patterns in respiratory diseases. A cohort of 20 adult patients, all presenting persistent cough as a symptom of respir...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Standard diagnostic methods for evaluating the severity of brain injuries resulting from cardiac arrest, such as the Glasgow Coma Scale, exhibit subjective biases that lead to potentially fatal misclassifications, where life-support systems are prema...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Suicide remains a pressing global health concern, necessitating innovative approaches for early detection and intervention. This paper focuses on identifying suicidal intentions in posts from the SuicideWatch subreddit by proposing a novel deep-learn...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation is often a lengthy and computationally expensive process, particularly when developing and using personalized models. We present a deep learning-based adaptive surrogate model for lateral pinch, which accepts b...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Deep learning models based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been used to classify Alzheimer's disease or infer dementia severity from T1-weighted brain MRI scans. Here, we examine the value of adding diffusion-weighted MRI (dMRI) as an in...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Healthcare-associated infections resulting from cross-contamination, particularly from the hands of multidisciplinary staff, significantly impact patient mortality in health units. The prolonged nature of classical phenotypic diagnostic methods under...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
This work introduces the "Letter Tracing", a serious game designed to teach correct letter formation. Co-designed through collaboration with clinicians and technicians, the game underwent testing with 9 first- and 26 second-grade children to assess i...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Accurate classification between tumor MicroSatellite Stability (MSS) and Instability (MSI) is crucial in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer prognosis and treatment. In this paper, we present a novel two-stage weakly supervised methodology, leveraging the s...