IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
TBME 60th Anniversary

TBME 60th Anniversary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Ultrahigh Fields
Kamil Uğurbil, University of Minnesota, Volume 61, Issue 5, page: 1364-1379 The last two decades have witnessed revolutionary changes in our ability to study biological processes in the human body, in particular the human brain.  Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy at... Read more
Posted on 29 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
Small-Animal Whole-Body Photoacoustic Tomography: A Review
Jun Xia, Lihong V. Wang, Optical Imaging Lab, Washington University in St. Louis Volume 61, Issue 5, Page:1380-1389 Small animals, especially mice, are widely used in biomedical research for studying and modeling the progression of human diseases and the response to potential therapies.... Read more
Posted on 28 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
Electrical Tissue Property Imaging at Low Frequency Using MREIT
Jin Keun Seo and Eung Je Woo, Yonsei University & Kyung Hee University, Open Access, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page:1390-1399  The tomographic imaging of tissue’s electrical properties (e.g., conductivity and permittivity) has been greatly improved by recent developments in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques,... Read more
Posted on 27 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
Breast Cancer Histopathology Image Analysis: A Review
Mitko Veta, Josien P.W. Pluim, Paul J. van Diest, and Max A. Viergever University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page: 1400-1411 Pathology labs are currently undergoing a transformation towards a fully digital workflow. In addition to the... Read more
Posted on 26 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
Retinal Prosthesis
James D. Weiland and Mark S. Humayun, University of Southern California, Volume 61, Issue 5, page: 2629-2641 Retinal prostheses have been translated from the laboratory to the clinic over the past two decades. Currently, two devices have regulatory approval for the treatment... Read more
Posted on 25 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
Brain-Computer Interfaces Using Sensorimotor Rhythms: Current State and Future Perspectives
Han Yuan, Bin He Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page: 1425 – 1435                           ... Read more
Posted on 24 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
Visual and Auditory Brain-Computer Interfaces
Shangkai Gao, Yijun Wang, Xiaorong Gao, Bo Hong Tsinghua University, University of California San Diego, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page:1436-1447 Brain signal modulation in visual and auditory BCI systems. Over the past several decades, electroencephalogram (EEG)-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have attracted attention from... Read more
Posted on 23 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
The Past, Present, and Future of Real-Time Control in Cellular Electrophysiology
Jennifer A. Bauer, Katherine M. Lambert, and John A. White, Brain Institute, University of Utah Volume 61, Issue 5, Page:1448-1456 Control-based strategies have been critical for advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of electrical excitability in nerve and muscle cells.  For example, in... Read more
Posted on 21 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
A Brief History of Tissue Models for Cardiac Electrophysiology
Craig S. Henriquez, Duke University, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page:1457-1465 The first biophysically based cardiac tissue model, combining equations for the cell-to-cell connections with a realistic representation of the membrane current fluxes, was developed nearly 45 years ago. In the decades that... Read more
Posted on 21 APR 2014
TBME 60th Anniversary
A Shocking Past: A Walk Through Generations of Defibrillation Development
Sarah Gutbrod and Igor R. Efimov, Washington University in Saint Louis, Volume 61, Issue 5, Page:1466-1473 Defibrillation is one of the most successful and widely recognized applications of electrotherapy. It is the only available treatment of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular... Read more
Posted on 20 APR 2014