{"title":"Package Insert Leaflet Analysis and Improvement to Reduce Patient Risk Factors: A Pharmacovigilance Approach in Computer Science","authors":"Fabian Merges, S. Nasiri, M. Fathi","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.101","url":null,"abstract":"Current package inserts for medicines are confusing for many patients and can lead to non-compliance. To combat this problem, a readability assistance system has been designed to analyze and improve leaflets to reduce the risks for patients, such as incorrect use of medication. This assistance system is divided into 5 levels: pharmaceutical readability index, graphical package insert leaflet overview, paragraph analysis, sentence analysis and recommendation of sentence rearrangement. The assistance system is designed only as a guide for the person in charge of the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) to guard against possible misunderstanding of the PIL. The final decision is always with the person in charge for the correctness of the wording. In the future it is planned to adapt the assistance system to other types of leaflets.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115664687","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":"Towards the Stress Analytics Framework: Managing, Mining, and Visualizing Multi-modal Data for Stress Awareness","authors":"Hindra Kurniawan, Mykola Pechenizkiy","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.129","url":null,"abstract":"Stress is experienced by many people on daily basis. Often it remains to be unrecognized and unnoticed. We propose a framework for stress analytics and describe technologies facilitating management and exploration of multi-modal affective data captured in physiological signals, such as galvanic skin response and heart rate, as well as in facial expression, in speech and in written text. We envision that stress analytics can become a useful tool as for individual personal use for stress-awareness as for researchers aiming to study the phenomenon of stress.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114660111","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}
J. M. Alves, C. V. Wangenheim, Alexandre Savaris, A. V. Wangenheim
{"title":"Identifying and Evaluating Usability Heuristics Applicable to Clinical Laboratory Systems","authors":"J. M. Alves, C. V. Wangenheim, Alexandre Savaris, A. V. Wangenheim","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.123","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a systematic review of state-of-the-art usability heuristics in the area of clinical laboratories, and compiles evaluates usability heuristics customized for clinical laboratory systems by unifying and mapping them. In addition, the resulting set of heuristics is evaluated through a case study comparing results from the application of heuristics and usability tests.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117185829","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}
S. Krakauskaite, V. Petkus, R. Zakelis, L. Bartusis, R. Chomskis, A. Ragauskas
{"title":"Innovative Computerized Non-invasive Intracranial Pressure Measurement Technology and Its Clinical Validation","authors":"S. Krakauskaite, V. Petkus, R. Zakelis, L. Bartusis, R. Chomskis, A. Ragauskas","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.40","url":null,"abstract":"An innovative non-invasive absolute intracranial pressure (aICP) measurement method has been validated by multicenter comparative clinical studies. The method is based on two-depth transcranial Doppler technology and employs intracranial and extra cranial segments of the ophthalmic artery as a pressure sensor. The ophthalmic artery is used as a natural pair of scales which compares aICP with controlled pressure aPe which is externally applied to the orbit. In the case of scales balance, aICP=aPe. A two-depth transcranial Doppler device is used as a pressure balance indicator. The proposed method is the only non-invasive aICP measurement method which does not need patient-specific calibration.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121120300","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":"An Adaptive Testing Model for Assessment of Numeracy in Patients","authors":"M. Omidbakhsh, T. Radhakrishnan","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.97","url":null,"abstract":"Numeracy in healthcare domain is a measure of the ability of patients to understand and digest numerically presented information so as to make appropriate health decisions and understand the underlying risk factors. The existing methods of numeracy testing do not take confidence as a parameter in consideration for adaptive assessment. Numeracy assessment without confidence is prone to guess work. A better result in measurement is achieved when confidence in the knowledge is also appraised. More importantly, patients may act up on their knowledge when they have confidence in it. Thus we aim to develop a new model and based on it a Patient Numeracy Assessment (PNA) tool.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121246103","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":"miXGENE Tool for Learning from Heterogeneous Gene Expression Data Using Prior Knowledge","authors":"Matej Holec, Valentin Gologuzov, J. Kléma","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.8","url":null,"abstract":"High-throughput genomic technologies have proved to be useful in the search for both genetic disease markers and more complex predictive and descriptive models. By the same token, it became obvious that accurate and interpretable models need to concern more than raw measurements taken at a single phase of gene expression. In order to reach a deeper understanding of the molecular nature of complexly orchestrated biological processes, all the available measurements and existing genomic knowledge need to be fused. In this paper, we introduce a tool for machine learning from heterogeneous gene expression data using prior knowledge. The tool is called miXGENE, it is elaborated upon in close connection with the biological departments that dispose of the above-mentioned data and have a strong interest in their integration within particular problem-oriented projects. The main idea is not merely to capture the transcriptional phase of gene expression quantified by the amount of messenger RNA (mRNA). The increasing availability of microRNA (miRNA) data asks for its concurrent analysis with the transcriptional data. Moreover, epigenetic data such as methylation measurements can help to explain unexpected transcriptional irregularities. miXGENE is an environment for building workflows that enable rapid prototyping of integrative molecular models.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123774322","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}
Satyabrata Sarangi, Praful P. Pai, P. K. Sanki, S. Banerjee
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Golay Code Based Excitation and Coherent Averaging for Non-invasive Glucose Monitoring System","authors":"Satyabrata Sarangi, Praful P. Pai, P. K. Sanki, S. Banerjee","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.102","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a method for improvement in SNR and resolution of photo acoustic (PA) signal using Golay coded excitation for a non-invasive and continuous glucose monitoring. The simulation results with a Golay code of length 4 has been shown, which gives a coding gain of 9.03 dB in comparison to regular pulse triggering. Furthermore, Golay coded excitation results in better resolution of PA signal as compared to coherent averaging technique, which can help in improving calibration accuracy.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122992087","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":"Expanding the HCI Agenda in Healthcare","authors":"B. Kane, S. Luz","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.15","url":null,"abstract":"Designing technology for use in healthcare, and its evaluation in the healthcare setting, deserves special attention because of the nature of the special context of use. Biological hazards and the risk of infection, issues of privacy and security, system response times, as well as human factors and patient safety are identified as areas deserving of special attention. We give examples and quote from clinician interviews for illustration, and we argue that increased focus from the HCI community on these areas will bring tangible benefits of health information systems to healthcare staff, and ultimately improve patient services.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126650462","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}
C. Philippona, J. Morse, M. Wehbe, M. Giacalone, S. Cyr, R. Kazan, T. Hemmerling
{"title":"NerveGPS: A Novel Decision Support System for Ultrasound Nerve Block Guidance","authors":"C. Philippona, J. Morse, M. Wehbe, M. Giacalone, S. Cyr, R. Kazan, T. Hemmerling","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.34","url":null,"abstract":"Peripheral regional nerve blockade (nerve block) is used in anesthesia to administer anesthesia to certain regions of the body. During nerve block the anesthetic is injected directly into or around the area surrounding the nerve. One of the most critical components of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks is the detection of the nerve within the ultrasound image. This study presents a software-based solution for the detection of nerves within the ultrasound feed. The software that was developed used image processing tools to detect the location of the sciatic nerve at the popliteal fossa within an ultrasound feed. For the study, 100 images were obtained from authors. Then, 2 anesthesiologists with experience in ultrasound-guided nerve blocks were asked to identify the contour of the nerve in the obtained images. The study used two criteria for evaluating the software: 1) the location of the software determined nerve center fell within the manually defined contour and 2) the percentage of overlap between the software and manually detected areas. A test was successful if the percentage of overlap between automatic and manual detection was a minimum of 95% for a circle of 0.4cm diameter centered at the software detected nerve center. For the 100 image sample, the nerve was detected within the manually detected area in 99% of the cases, with an overlap of 98% for a 0.4cm diameter circle. Time to detect the nerve ranged from 0.95s to 1.6s. These preliminary results show that the nerve detection software provides a reliable target for needle insertion. Future work will extend the software to different nerves of interest.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126766555","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}
M. Souza, Rogério Richa, A. Puel, Jonas Caetano, E. Comunello, A. V. Wangenheim
{"title":"Robust Visual Tracking for Retinal Mapping in Computer-Assisted Slit-Lamp Imaging","authors":"M. Souza, Rogério Richa, A. Puel, Jonas Caetano, E. Comunello, A. V. Wangenheim","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2014.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2014.53","url":null,"abstract":"The slit lamp device is a very popular equipment for inspecting the human retina due to its magnification, stereoscopy and easy control. In this context, computer assistance can provide information overlay to surgeons, improving navigation, accuracy and safety in procedures where the slit-lamp is used. Toward this goal, we describe a robust method for tracking and mapping the human retina using slit-lamp images. Inspired in [1], the proposed method is essentially a direct visual tracking method using local illumination compensation, as well as an efficient pixel selection scheme for achieving fast tracking speeds. In this paper, we describe a novel forward-backward strategy for achieving superior tracking resilience. Experiments conducted on several human patients confirm the practical value of the system.","PeriodicalId":398710,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130578456","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}