Trishia El Chemaly, F. Siepel, S. Rihana, V. Groenhuis, F. van der Heijden, S. Stramigioli
{"title":"MRI and stereo vision surface reconstruction and fusion","authors":"Trishia El Chemaly, F. Siepel, S. Rihana, V. Groenhuis, F. van der Heijden, S. Stramigioli","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167571","url":null,"abstract":"Breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide, is mostly detected through a biopsy where tissue is extracted and chemically examined or pathologist assessed. Medical imaging plays a valuable role in targeting malignant tissue accurately and guiding the radiologist during needle insertion in a biopsy. This paper proposes a computer software that can process and combine 3D reconstructed surfaces from different imaging modalities, particularly Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and camera, showing a visualization of important features and investigates its feasibility. The development of this software aims to combine the detectability of MRI with the physical space of the camera. It demonstrates that the registration accuracy of the proposed system is acceptable and has potential for clinical application.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133468652","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}
A. Alsalemi, M. Disi, Ibrahim Ahmed, Yahya Alhomsi, F. Bensaali, A. Amira, Guillaume Alinier
{"title":"Developing cost-effective simulators for patient management: A modular approach","authors":"A. Alsalemi, M. Disi, Ibrahim Ahmed, Yahya Alhomsi, F. Bensaali, A. Amira, Guillaume Alinier","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167552","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the progressive development and adoption of simulation-based training (SBT), the current practices do not match the ever-increasing international demand. This statement is especially applicable to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); a sophisticated life-saving technique that demands a highly-trained, multidisciplinary team. ECMO SBT mostly employs rudimentary and impractical techniques for simulation. Despite the availability of several simulators, the procedure remains highly costly to simulate and technical limitations impede scaled adoption and effective instruction. This paper proposes a novel modular approach to ECMO simulator design. By compartmentalizing the system into cost-effective, reusable, and extensible modules; physical fidelity can be achieved while keeping costs to a minimum.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117209308","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":"Topological persistence based on pixels for object segmentation in biomedical images","authors":"Rabih Assaf, A. Goupil, Mohammad Kacim, V. Vrabie","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167531","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we show that topological persistence can be employed in biomedical image processing to perform object segmentation. First we model the pixels of the image by combinatorial transformation into a cubical complex that we will call the pixels' complex. Then a nested sequence of complexes is built on which the persistent homology is computed. By identifying the 1D chains with large life spans, the most persistent classes are extracted. This allows to segment the salient objects in the biomedical image and to spot their components. An example was applied first on a toy image of coins that demonstrate the applicability of the method. Results on two real biomedical images, the first recorded by a quantitative phase technique and the second represents a classical image of cells show the potential of this technique. The insensitivity to continuous deformations and the independence to prior parameters reveals the strength of this method.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116984463","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}
A. Ismail, Hassan Shouman, Ali Cherry, M. Hajj-Hassan
{"title":"Torwads real time kinect anlysis system for early diagnosis of gait cycle abnormalities","authors":"A. Ismail, Hassan Shouman, Ali Cherry, M. Hajj-Hassan","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167576","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of this paper is to develop a system for the early diagnosis and detection of abnormalities of any patient during gait cycle. A malfunction in the gait cycle leads to pain, and undesirable effects on the bones of the legs due to large forces exerted on specific areas. The gait cycle is divided into two main phases, the stance that is characterized as the contact of the right leg with ground, and the swing phase where the right leg has no interface with ground. In order to detect and analyze gait cycle stages, a Kinect camera was used since it possesses depth sensor, allows the tracking of skeletal information, and covers distance ranged between 0.8m and 4m. The Kinect camera is linked to Matlab to compare the recorded frames with database for a normal gait. The database will be built considering the stages and sub stages of each phase to detect and localize the abnormalities and specify the joints or organs involved.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129058440","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. Allouch, R. Younes, J. Laforêt, S. Boudaoud, M. Khalil
{"title":"Sensitivity analysis of a human finger model","authors":"S. Allouch, R. Younes, J. Laforêt, S. Boudaoud, M. Khalil","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167553","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of the presented work is to do a preliminary sensitivity analysis of the simplified neuromusculoskeletal model of the human middle finger that we have already developed [1], [2]. The importance of this study is to improve the model by well estimating internal parameters, which are the most affecting the model output, and by adapting it to each individual. The sensitivity analysis presented in this study is preliminary; it is based on the computing of the elementary effect (EE) of the 3 signal features of the muscular force. We get significant results to indicate the most important parameters among those chosen; these are the most influential parameters on system output, and good estimation of them leads to a more realistic model. These results encourage us to do a deeper sensitivity analysis for the most complex model where the sensitivity analysis will be on all internal parameters of the model in order to improve it.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132639479","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":"Involuntary tremor controlled using mechanical means: Involunatry hand tremor","authors":"S. Gebai, M. Hammoud, A. Hallal, Ali Al Shaer","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167537","url":null,"abstract":"Patients with neurodegenerative disorder suffers from performing their daily tasks resulting in a reduced community ambulation. Tremor is suggested to be reduced by mechanical means using passive vibration controller. Human hand is modeled in the horizontal plane to describe the flexion-extension motion at the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints. Tremor is modeled as sinusoidal function driven at two resonance frequencies with white Gaussian noise added to the signal. Equations of motion are derived and solved using the fourth order Runge-Kutta method for the controlled dynamically coupled systems. The two DOF parallel absorber show good results, it can reduce 77.98–80.62%, 60.34–69.95% and 54.39–69.81% of tremor amplitude at the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints, respectively.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124224798","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}
Hana'a Khalife, Mirna Abou Okdeh, Ali Hage-Diab, A. Haj-Ali, Bassam A. Hussein
{"title":"Concussion detection using a commercially available eye tracker","authors":"Hana'a Khalife, Mirna Abou Okdeh, Ali Hage-Diab, A. Haj-Ali, Bassam A. Hussein","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167534","url":null,"abstract":"The brain is amazingly complex, and the effects of a brain injury can vary widely. The injury can produce cognitive, sensory or physical impairments; most are amenable to rehabilitation. Some symptoms may appear right away, while others may not show up for days or weeks after the concussion. Disconjugate eye movements have been associated with traumatic brain injury since ancient times. Concussions usually affect brain's neural network, which in its turn affects the visual response time. In a concussion, a few things are typically tested; one being balance and the other is attention. Due to the limitations of commercial and noncommercial eye tracking methods, this paper suggests a new design to overcome existing limitations by implementing a non-invasive eye-tracking test that provides a quantitative representation of attention using precise measurements of eye gaze position relative to target stimulus. The suggested design will support rapid, reliable recording, viewing and analyzing of eye movement impairment using Tobii eye tracking technology. This technology, characterized by its low cost, lightweight, and accuracy will give sports physicians an easy diagnostic solution against sports injuries. The system will track the patient's eyes while following a certain pattern and compare the results obtained against a baseline to assess severity of the trauma. This device may be used at clinics, playing fields and battlefields.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116400644","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}
Hamza Djelouat, Hamza Baali, A. Amira, F. Bensaali
{"title":"CS-based fall detection for connected health applications","authors":"Hamza Djelouat, Hamza Baali, A. Amira, F. Bensaali","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167540","url":null,"abstract":"Fall-related injuries of elderly people have become a major public-health burden resulting in direct physical, physiological and financial costs to the surfer and indirect societal costs. Automated fall detectors play a central role in reducing these damages and in supporting safety and independency of the seniors. Typically, automated fall detection devices can send real time notifications to the caregivers in case of emergency. In this study, we consider the problem of fall detection of compressively sensed data. The proposed approach involves first, acquiring acceleration data from different subjects using different fall and activities of daily living (ADLs) scenarios by means of shimmer devices. The collected data is then, multiplied by a binary sensing matrix. Two classification approaches were investigated using k-nearest neighbour (KNN) and extended nearest neighbour (ENN), respectively. Our experiments showed promising results with accuracies of up to 91.34 % and 91.73 % on the test set using five and ten folds cross validation respectively.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123505363","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}
R. A. Z. Daou, Frederic Maalouf, Christian Geagea, A. Hayek, J. Boercsoek
{"title":"Design of a low cost equipment that may limit Sudden Infant Death Syndrome","authors":"R. A. Z. Daou, Frederic Maalouf, Christian Geagea, A. Hayek, J. Boercsoek","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167562","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) problem. The main objective is to limit it by controlling the main reasons that may lead to it. Sudden infant death syndrome is the death without specific reason of a healthy newborn, usually during sleep. Although the causes are unknown, SIDS may be related to abnormalities in the infant's brain that controls breathing and arousal from sleep. Researchers have identified several measures that increase the risk on their babies. Thus, this paper proposes a low cost system that may help in monitoring the baby vital signs responsible for the SIDS and sending notifications to parents when abnormalities are encountered. The system is based on a microcontroller that regroups all sensors' outputs and a mobile application that displays these values, controls the video coming from a camera and send notifications in case of abnormal signals. The system was tested over 10 newborns (between 1 month and 2 years) over 3 weeks and the alarms were going well.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123694383","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}
Samar Bayan, Kamilia Assaf, M. Yassin, Ali Cherry, Mohamad Raad, L. Hamawy
{"title":"Inexpensive Virtual Assisted Rehabilitation System (VARS) for lower part injuries","authors":"Samar Bayan, Kamilia Assaf, M. Yassin, Ali Cherry, Mohamad Raad, L. Hamawy","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167539","url":null,"abstract":"Rehabilitation is a process (treatment) aimed at enabling recovery from injuries. Consequently, the patients rebuild their independence and return back to their normal life. For this reason, various systems have been developed such as Rehabilitation Gaming System (RGS), Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), etc. Most of these systems use the Virtual Reality (VR) which has a positive effect in minimizing recovery time. Unfortunately, such systems are not widely available in many countries especially third world country due to their high cost. In Lebanon, rehabilitation is limited to physiotherapy (exercises and activity). To overcome barriers of cost and availability in these countries, we propose a new system called Virtual Assisted Rehabilitation System (VARS). It provides rehabilitation for patients suffering from lower part injuries, such as muscular dystrophy and sports injuries, at lowest cost possible. VARS is made up of virtual reality eyeglasses for providing virtual environment, electromyogram (EMG) shield for analyzing muscles' activity in the lower part body, 2 degrees of freedom passive platform (2 rotational movements) at which the patient will stand, infrared tracking system and pressure sensors at the feet of patients to measure forces exerted on the ground. The collected data is sent to a host PC can be used for diagnosis by the physiotherapist. The latter then identifies specific gaming profile (type of game and time needed for treatment) for a patient depending on his status. VARS has been tested for different candidates and the result shows that gaming enhances EMG signal over time. The FSR profiles vary obviously between normal and abnormal patients and specific disease is determined (rheumatism).","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132316246","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}