IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
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Assessment of residual radioactivity by a comprehensive wireless, wearable device in thyroid cancer patients undergoing radionuclide therapy and comparison with the results of a home device: a feasibility study
R. Gallachio, D. Scapicchio, A. Nardelli, T. Pellegrino, M. Prisco, P. Mainenti, C. Sirignano, P. Pedicini, G. Storto
Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using a wireless wearable device (WD) in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients undergoing radionuclide therapy with I-131 (RAI) and protected hospitalization, this study compared the measurements of residual radioactivity obtained with those registered by...
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Posted on 3 DEC 2020
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Effect of a Soft Robotic Sock Device on Lower Extremity Rehabilitation following Stroke: A Preliminary Clinical Study with Focus on Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention
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Background and objective: Immobility of the lower extremity due to medical conditions such as stroke can lead to medical complications such as deep vein thrombosis or ankle contracture, and thereafter prolonged recovery process of the patients. In this preliminary clinical...
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Posted on 26 MAR 2019
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Unimanual vs Bimanual Motor Imagery Classifiers for Assistive and Rehabilitative Brain Computer Interfaces
Bimanual movements are an integral part of everyday activities and are often included in rehabilitation therapies. Yet electroencephalography (EEG) based assistive and rehabilitative brain computer interface (BCI) systems typically rely on motor imagination (MI) of one limb at the time....
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Posted on 7 DEC 2018
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An AI-based Heart Failure Treatment Adviser System
Zhuo Chen, Elmer Salazar, Kyle Marple, Sandeep R. Das, Alpesh Amin, Daniel Cheeran, Lakshman Tamil, Gopal Gupta
Management of heart failure is a major health care challenge. Healthcare providers are expected to use best practices described in clinical practice guidelines, which typically consist of a long series of complex rules. For heart failure management, the relevant guidelines...
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Posted on 26 NOV 2018
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Gestural Interaction and Visual Illusion for Lower Limbs’ Neuropathic Pain Treatment
Pain caused by a lesion or a disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system is known as Neuropathic pain. It has been shown that neuropathic pain can be treated with the combination of simultaneous transcranial direct current stimulation and the generation...
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Posted on 19 NOV 2018
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Biomedical Serious Game System for Balance Rehabilitation of Hemiparetic Stroke Patients
F. Noveletto, A.V. Soares, B.A. Mello, C.N. Sevegnani, F.L.F. Eichinger, marcelodashounsell, P. Bertemes-Filho
Hemiparetic stroke patients can have several muscular and postural disorders which compromise their balance. Serious Games (SG) emerged as a new approach to enhance conventional treatment by making it a motivating method to meet individual needs. This paper evaluated the...
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Posted on 19 NOV 2018
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Can Wii Balance? Evaluating a Stepping Game for Older Adults
Decline in balance control is an issue for older adults as it leads to an increased risk of falling which may result in serious injury. Mitigating this risk may be achieved through balance training and exercise, but lack of adherence...
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Posted on 19 SEP 2018
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A Soft Exosuit for Flexible Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation
Steven Lessard, Pattawong Pansodtee, Ash Robbins, James M. Trombadore, Sri Kurniawan, Mircea Teodorescu
For stroke survivors and many other people with upper-extremity impairment, daily life can be difficult without properly functioning arms. Some modern physical therapy exercises focus on rehabilitating people with these troubles by correcting patients’ perceptions of their own body to...
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Posted on 17 AUG 2018
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Smartphone Allows Capture of Speech Abnormalities Associated With High Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease
Although smartphone technology provides new opportunities for the recording of speech samples in everyday life, its ability to capture prodromal speech impairment in persons with a high risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) has never been investigated. Speech data were...
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Posted on 17 AUG 2018
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Effects of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality on Induced Anxiety
To explore the effects of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the treatment of claustrophobia, the potential effects of VR and AR on induced anxiety were investigated in this paper. During the experiment, 34 subjects were randomly selected...
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Posted on 25 JUL 2018