Simeon Veloudis, I. Paraskakis, Giannis Verginadis, Ioannis Patiniotakis, G. Mentzas
{"title":"Ontological Templates for Regulating Access to Sensitive Medical Data in the Cloud","authors":"Simeon Veloudis, I. Paraskakis, Giannis Verginadis, Ioannis Patiniotakis, G. Mentzas","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.154","url":null,"abstract":"By embracing the cloud computing paradigm for storing and processing electronic medical records (EMRs), modern healthcare providers are able to realise significant cost savings. However, relinquishing control of sensitive medical data by delegating their storage and processing to third-party cloud providers naturally raises significant security concerns. One way to alleviate these concerns is to devise appropriate policies that infuse adequate access controls in cloud services. Nevertheless, the heterogeneous nature of these services, coupled with the dynamicity inherent in cloud environments, hinder the formulation of effective and interoperable policies that are appropriate for the underlying domain of application. To this end, this work adopts the ontological templates proposed in [5] for the representation of access control policies in the medical sector. By capturing the knowledge that must be infused into an access control policy, these templates sufficiently address the needs of the underlying domain of application in which such a policy is to be enforced; at the same time, they facilitate developers in infusing adequate access controls to their cloud applications.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116593591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ioanna Tepelena, C. Frantzidis, Vasiliki Salvari, L. Hadjileontiadis, P. Bamidis
{"title":"Are Elderly Less Responsive to Emotional Stimuli? An EEG-based Study across Pleasant, Unpleasant and Neutral Greek Words","authors":"Ioanna Tepelena, C. Frantzidis, Vasiliki Salvari, L. Hadjileontiadis, P. Bamidis","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.167","url":null,"abstract":"A plethora of studies has shown that working memory, processing speed and fluid intelligence are diminished with aging. However, emotional processing remains relatively stable even though emotional processing alters through aging. Neurophysiological studies have employed emotional stimuli to investigate age differences through Event Related Potentials (ERPs). The present approach used affective visual word stimuli derived from the Greek language. Healthy young and elderly volunteers passively viewed the stimuli which were divided into pleasant, unpleasant and neutral. The study shows differential processing of emotional stimuli in comparison to the neutral in terms of temporal resolution (latency) and activation of neuronal assembles (amplitude). The age factor interacts with emotional dimension through a complex pattern while laterality differences also occur. Our results suggest a difference in the way emotional stimuli are processed during aging through functional compensation.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129864191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Differential Geometry Approach for Change Detection in Medical Images","authors":"Alexander Naitsat, Emil Saucan, Y. Zeevi","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.110","url":null,"abstract":"Change detection is of paramount importance in medical imaging, serving as a non-invasive quantifiable powerful tool in diagnosis and in assessment of the outcome of treatment of tumors. We present a new quantitative method for detecting changes in volumetric medical data and in clustering of anatomical structures, based on assessment of volumetric distortions that are required in order to deform a test three-dimensional medical dataset segment onto its previously-acquired reference, or a given prototype in the case clustering. Unlike the voxel-based classical techniques of shape comparison, our algorithm operates on tetrahedral meshes and can, therefore be applied on both closed, simply-connected, surfaces and in volumetric domains with more sophisticated boundaries.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129788829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inga Hege, Andrzej A. Kononowicz, M. Nowakowski, M. Adler
{"title":"Implementation of Process-Oriented Feedback in a Clinical Reasoning Tool for Virtual Patients","authors":"Inga Hege, Andrzej A. Kononowicz, M. Nowakowski, M. Adler","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.76","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.76","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual patients (VPs) offer a safe environment to teach clinical reasoning skills, but feedback is often provided in outcome-, rather than process-oriented fashion. For complex cognitive skills, such as clinical reasoning, the process itself is often more important than the end result, especially during the learning phase. We have developed a tool that can be integrated into VP systems to specifically support the clinical reasoning process and provides process- and outcome-oriented feedback. In a pilot study we explored students usage patterns and satisfaction depending on the feedback type. We did not detect any significant differences between the groups and the time on task indicates similar engagement in both groups. The responses from the satisfaction survey show areas for further development.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132546179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Simulation Environment for Active Endoscopic Capsules","authors":"Yasmeen Abu-Kheil, L. Seneviratne, J. Dias","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.109","url":null,"abstract":"The best way for researchers to test their algorithms and design concepts, before experimenting on real human beings, is to create simulation environment platforms. In this paper, a virtual simulator for active endoscopic capsules is proposed. The simulator intends to provide researchers with an environment to test their vision and navigation algorithms applied to endoscopic capsule applications. The proposed simulation was created using Gazebo simulator, , a robust physics engine under Robotic Operating System (ROS) environment. It consists of three main software modules: (i) capsule model, (ii) capsule control, and (iii) Gazebo customized plugins. The current version of the simulator can provide three main functions: lumen tracking, capsule tele-operation and haptic feedback for capsule navigation.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131356870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Volpato, Madalena Pereira da Silva, A. Gonçalves, M. Castro, M. Dantas
{"title":"Provisioning and Delivering Sepsis Data Supported by an Enhanced SDN Environment","authors":"F. Volpato, Madalena Pereira da Silva, A. Gonçalves, M. Castro, M. Dantas","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.58","url":null,"abstract":"Medical applications, along with Information and Communication Technology (ICT), have contributed with many solutions to support the treatment of SEPSIS. However, there are few solutions for the transport of sepsis data with Quality of Service (QoS). In this paper we propose a self-manageable architecture for the provision and delivery of sepsis data using Software-Defined Networking (SDN). To evaluate our proposal, we conducted our experiments in the laboratory. The results are promising because our solution with SDN is able to improve performance, ensure QoS and prioritize sepsis flows, when compared to TCP/IP architectures.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132692517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Katsivelis, Athanasios Anastasiou, O. Petropoulou, G. Lambrou, K. Giokas, D. Koutsouris
{"title":"Applied Technologies and Smart Home Applications in the Health Sector","authors":"N. Katsivelis, Athanasios Anastasiou, O. Petropoulou, G. Lambrou, K. Giokas, D. Koutsouris","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.48","url":null,"abstract":"Smart homes are no longer design concepts of the future. They are being built now, and they are having a direct impact on the lifestyles of people living in them. The aim of smart home systems is to create an environment that is aware of the activities taking place within it. Beside the healthy people, disabled people also need such systems to make their life easier, because they encounter with a lot of difficulties in their everyday life especially when they are at home. The solutions detailed in this paper offer health systems to be integrated with Smart Home services platforms to support home based e-care. Thus, the home e-health systems and architectures detailed in this paper will give a snapshot on the state of the art in the smart home technology for elders, people with disabilities, diabetes patients and people with schizophrenia. The focus of this research work is to supply a seamless personal care solution both from the biomedical data analysis, service provision, security guarantee and information managements point of view.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114469354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovering Data Source Stability Patterns in Biomedical Repositories Based on Simplicial Projections from Probability Distribution Distances","authors":"Pablo Ferri Borreda, C. Sáez, J. M. García-Gómez","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.153","url":null,"abstract":"The degree of homogeneity of statistical distributions among data sources is a critical issue when reusing data of Integrated Data Repositories (IDR). Evaluating this data source stability is of utmost importance in order to ensure a confident data reuse. This work tackles the task of discovering and classifying patterns among the statistical distributions of multiple sources in IDRs, by means of a novel approach based on simplicial projections from probability distribution distances, combined with Density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN). The results on the evaluated 20 public repositories support the existence of four main data source stability patterns in biomedical repositories: the global stability pattern (GSP), the local stability pattern (LSP), the sparse stability pattern (SSP) and the instability pattern (IP).","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114670058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kostas M. Tsiouris, V. Pezoulas, D. Koutsouris, M. Zervakis, D. Fotiadis
{"title":"Discrimination of Preictal and Interictal Brain States from Long-Term EEG Data","authors":"Kostas M. Tsiouris, V. Pezoulas, D. Koutsouris, M. Zervakis, D. Fotiadis","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.33","url":null,"abstract":"The discrimination of the preictal state in EEG signals is of great importance in neuroscience and the epileptic seizure prediction field has yet to provide conclusive evidence. In this study, three different classification approaches, including the Repeated Incremental Pruning to Produce Error Reduction (RIPPER) algorithm, Support Vector Machines (SVMs) and Neural Networks (NNs), are investigated for their ability to discriminate preictal from interictal EEG segments. Using public EEG data, a wide range of features is extracted from each segment and then applied to the classifiers. The analysis covers a patient-specific approach, so as to optimize the decision to each patient individually and a patient-independent approach in order to explore a global prediction approach that can discriminate randomly selected preictal and interictal segments from all patients. Overall, the first approach aims at revealing patient-specific epileptic characteristics, whereas the second seeks for potential general preictal-related signs. The results reveal that in the patient-specific case, the SVM classifier exhibits the highest classification accuracy in both preictal and interictal classes reaching 85.75% sensitivity and specificity. As it is expected, the classification performance is lower for the patient-independent case at 68.5%, due to the complicated nature of preictal activity and the variations among patients condition.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128641133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Signorelli, Matilde M. Fernandez, Francisco M. M. Guerra, L. Fernández-Luque, B. Caulfield
{"title":"Quality of Information About Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Facebook Pages: A Preliminary Content Review","authors":"G. Signorelli, Matilde M. Fernandez, Francisco M. M. Guerra, L. Fernández-Luque, B. Caulfield","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2017.159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2017.159","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we focused on posting frequency and quality of exercise and physical activity content in Facebook. We sought to (1) explore the frequency of exercise and physical activity topics posted on specialized Breast Cancer channels and (2) evaluate the quality of these information. Evaluations of informations quality were performed independently by two sports and exercise experts, with previous breast cancer physical activity experience, using the DISCERN instrument. Despite of almost one hundred Facebook pages about Breast Cancer, only six are explicitly dedicated to physical activity and exercise and those pages do not have a significant numbers of likes. It shows that there is no specialized and focused serious initiative on Facebook looking for improve Breast Cancer educational levels about exercise and motivating them to engage in a physical activity lifestyle. There are very few, and low quality posts about exercise and physical activity for breast cancer showing that less importance tan it need has been given to this topic.","PeriodicalId":141105,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE 30th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133473985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}