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{"title":"Eye tracking technology in medical practice: a perspective on its diverse applications.","authors":"Mohammed Tahri Sqalli, Begali Aslonov, Mukhammadjon Gafurov, Nurmukhammad Mukhammadiev, Yahya Sqalli Houssaini","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1253001","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1253001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eye tracking technology has emerged as a valuable tool in the field of medicine, offering a wide range of applications across various disciplines. This perspective article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse applications of eye tracking technology in medical practice. By summarizing the latest research findings, this article explores the potential of eye tracking technology in enhancing diagnostic accuracy, assessing and improving medical performance, as well as improving rehabilitation outcomes. Additionally, it highlights the role of eye tracking in neurology, cardiology, pathology, surgery, as well as rehabilitation, offering objective measures for various medical conditions. Furthermore, the article discusses the utility of eye tracking in autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and human-computer interaction in medical simulations and training. Ultimately, this perspective article underscores the transformative impact of eye tracking technology on medical practice and suggests future directions for its continued development and integration.</p>","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1253001"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10691255/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feasibility of Parylene C for encapsulating piezoelectric actuators in active medical implants.","authors":"Alina Kohler, Felix Blendinger, Sonja Müller, Ulrich Mescheder, Volker Bucher","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1211423","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1211423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parylene C is well-known as an encapsulation material for medical implants. Within the approach of miniaturization and automatization of a bone distractor, piezoelectric actuators were encapsulated with Parylene C. The stretchability of the polymer was investigated with respect to the encapsulation functionality of piezoelectric chips. We determined a linear yield strain of 1% of approximately 12-µm-thick Parylene C foil. Parylene C encapsulation withstands the mechanical stress of a minimum of 5×10⁵ duty cycles by continuous actuation. The experiments demonstrate that elongation of the encapsulation on piezoelectric actuators and thus the elongation of Parylene C up to 0.8 mm are feasible.</p>","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1211423"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138479853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cardiovascular medtech: the grand challenge of computer simulations","authors":"Stéphane Avril","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1304223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1304223","url":null,"abstract":"SPECIALTY GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Med. Technol., 13 November 2023Sec. Cardiovascular Medtech Volume 5 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1304223","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"129 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136351847","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":"Editorial: Innovative medical technology based on artificial cells, including its different configurations.","authors":"Thomas Ming Swi Chang","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1306419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1306419","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1306419"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10668123/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138465180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harnessing artificial intelligence in radiology to augment population health","authors":"Jordan Z. T. Sim, K. N. Bhanu Prakash, Wei Min Huang, Cher Heng Tan","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1281500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1281500","url":null,"abstract":"This review article serves to highlight radiological services as a major cost driver for the healthcare sector, and the potential improvements in productivity and cost savings that can be generated by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into the radiology workflow, referencing Singapore healthcare as an example. More specifically, we will discuss the opportunities for AI in lowering healthcare costs and supporting transformational shifts in our care model in the following domains: predictive analytics for optimising throughput and appropriate referrals, computer vision for image enhancement (to increase scanner efficiency and decrease radiation exposure) and pattern recognition (to aid human interpretation and worklist prioritisation), natural language processing and large language models for optimising reports and text data-mining. In the context of preventive health, we will discuss how AI can support population level screening for major disease burdens through opportunistic screening and democratise expertise to increase access to radiological services in primary and community care.","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"356 14‐15","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135392575","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":"Editorial: Advances in cardiovascular medical technology.","authors":"Kevin Willy, Philipp Maximilian Doldi","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1309784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1309784","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1309784"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643515/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138465179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accessible art in healthcare facilities: exploring perspectives of healthcare art for visually impaired people.","authors":"Daryia Palityka, Evangelia Chrysikou, Niamh Murtagh","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1205361","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1205361","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Art in healthcare facilities shows promising results in improving patients' health and well-being and, as such, meets the WHO's definition of health technology. Yet, it remains unclear if healthcare art equally benefits all users. Given the growing number of visually impaired people (VIP), it is valuable to determine whether healthcare art is accessible to VIP and to explore strategies for improving it.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employed a mixed methodology, which included (1) secondary research of 25 cases of healthcare art programmes to identify the presence of accessible art in healthcare facilities and the practices that influence it; (2) review of thirty-one Health Building Notes and four supplementary British guidelines on healthcare art to discover if the accessibility of art is required and identify which recommendations influence it; and (3) interview surveys of healthcare art practitioners from three London NHS Trusts to identify opportunities to increase arts accessibility.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>The evidence showed that healthcare art programmes were mostly inaccessible to VIP. Most healthcare art programmes did not involve VIP in the commissioning process and, thus, lacked procedures that could facilitate accessibility. There were not enough recommendations in the healthcare facility guidelines to support the accessibility of arts for VIP. The recommendations on artwork in healthcare facility guidelines could increase accessibility if particular conditions were met. Interviews with NHS trusts in London revealed numerous opportunities to improve arts accessibility for healthcare art programmes.</p>","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1205361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627155/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71490429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A di-electrophoretic simulation procedure of iron-oxide micro-particle drug attachment system for leukemia treatment using COMSOL software: a potential treatment reference for LMICs.","authors":"Henry Fenekansi Kiwumulo, Haruna Muwonge, Charles Ibingira, Michael Lubwama, John Baptist Kirabira, Robert Tamale Ssekitoleko","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1250964","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1250964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Leukemia encompasses various subtypes, each with unique characteristics and treatment approaches. The challenge lies in developing targeted therapies that can effectively address the specific genetic mutations or abnormalities associated with each subtype. Some leukemia cases may become resistant to existing treatments over time making them less susceptible to chemotherapy or other standard therapies.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Developing new treatment strategies to overcome resistance is an ongoing challenge particularly in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Computational studies using COMSOL software could provide an economical, fast and resourceful approach to the treatment of complicated cancers like leukemia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using COMSOL Multiphysics software, a continuous flow microfluidic device capable of delivering anti-leukemia drugs to early-stage leukemia cells has been computationally modeled using dielectrophoresis (DEP).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cell size difference enabled the micro-particle drug attachment to the leukemia cells using hydrodynamic focusing from the dielectrophoretic force. This point of care application produced a low voltage from numerically calculated electrical field and flow speed simulations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Therefore, such a dielectrophoretic low voltage application model can be used as a computational treatment reference for early-stage leukemia cells with an approximate size of 5 μm.</p>","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1250964"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10602814/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Visualizing tactile feedback: an overview of current technologies with a focus on ultrasound elastography.","authors":"Avisha Kumar,&nbsp;Kelley M Kempski Leadingham,&nbsp;Max J Kerensky,&nbsp;Sriramana Sankar,&nbsp;Nitish V Thakor,&nbsp;Amir Manbachi","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1238129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2023.1238129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tissue elasticity remains an essential biomarker of health and is indicative of irregularities such as tumors or infection. The timely detection of such abnormalities is crucial for the prevention of disease progression and complications that arise from late-stage illnesses. However, at both the bedside and the operating table, there is a distinct lack of tactile feedback for deep-seated tissue. As surgical techniques advance toward remote or minimally invasive options to reduce infection risk and hasten healing time, surgeons lose the ability to manually palpate tissue. Furthermore, palpation of deep structures results in decreased accuracy, with the additional barrier of needing years of experience for adequate confidence of diagnoses. This review delves into the current modalities used to fulfill the clinical need of quantifying physical touch. It covers research efforts involving tactile sensing for remote or minimally invasive surgeries, as well as the potential of ultrasound elastography to further this field with non-invasive real-time imaging of the organ's biomechanical properties. Elastography monitors tissue response to acoustic or mechanical energy and reconstructs an image representative of the elastic profile in the region of interest. This intuitive visualization of tissue elasticity surpasses the tactile information provided by sensors currently used to augment or supplement manual palpation. Focusing on common ultrasound elastography modalities, we evaluate various sensing mechanisms used for measuring tactile information and describe their emerging use in clinical settings where palpation is insufficient or restricted. With the ongoing advancements in ultrasound technology, particularly the emergence of micromachined ultrasound transducers, these devices hold great potential in facilitating early detection of tissue abnormalities and providing an objective measure of patient health.</p>","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1238129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10579802/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49686605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care.","authors":"Olive K L Woo","doi":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1268662","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmedt.2023.1268662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fully immersive virtual reality (VR) is an advanced technology increasingly studied and used in palliative care for symptom management. While the findings shed a positive light on its therapeutic potential, VR carries adverse effects, leading to ethical concerns. Based on the clinical experiences of a registered clinical psychologist who is also a certified thanatologist, we put forward a perspective on the importance of professional training for VR therapists in view of the possible risks posed by VR in palliative care. We propose professional trainings on knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure patients' safety while maximizing the therapeutic benefits of VR. Given the scarcity of reports on such an area, we hope this perspective article opens up discussions and contributes to current understanding and emerging future directions to ensure quality and ethical delivery of VR in palliative care.</p>","PeriodicalId":94015,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in medical technology","volume":"5 ","pages":"1268662"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10577415/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41242530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}