Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
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Attainment of optimal bone mineral density (BMD) in female athletes is a very important aspect of ensuring their well-being throughout their lives, and monitoring of BMD is essential to avoid fractures and bone-related injuries. Several tools for ass...
AIMS: We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI)-based diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening in Japan. This evaluation compared the simultaneous introduction of AI in nationwide health checkups, namely "specific health check-up...
BACKGROUND: Estimating the prevalence of schizophrenia in the general population remains a challenge worldwide, as well as in Japan. Few studies have estimated schizophrenia prevalence in the Japanese population and have often relied on reports from ...
BACKGROUND: The application of natural language processing in medicine has increased significantly, including tasks such as information extraction and classification. Natural language processing plays a crucial role in structuring free-form radiology...
AIM: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a mental disorder that requires early detection and treatment. However, some individuals with SAD avoid face-to-face evaluations, which leads to delayed detection. We aim to predict individuals with SAD based on ...
PURPOSE: Several surgical-skill assessment tools emphasize the importance of efficient tissue-dissection, whose assessment relies on human judgment and is thus subject to bias. Automated assessment may help solve this problem. This study aimed to ver...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
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BACKGROUND: The clinical information housed within unstructured electronic health records (EHRs) has the potential to promote cancer research. The National Cancer Center Hospital (NCCH) is widely recognized as a leading institution for the treatment ...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
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BACKGROUND: In Japan, reporting of medical device malfunctions and related health problems is mandatory, and efforts are being made to standardize terminology through the Adverse Event Terminology Collection of the Japan Federation of Medical Device ...
The dose-response relationship between metformin and change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) shows a maximum at 1500-2000 mg/day in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the U.S. In Japan, there is little evidence on the HbA1c-lowering effect of high-dose ...
BACKGROUND: Patients' oral expressions serve as valuable sources of clinical information to improve pharmacotherapy. Natural language processing (NLP) is a useful approach for analyzing unstructured text data, such as patient narratives. However, few...