IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology – Early Access

Neuromodulation Improves Stress Urinary Incontinence-like Deficits in Female Rabbits

Neuromodulation Improves Stress Urinary Incontinence-like Deficits in Female Rabbits 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Objective: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) affects a third of the female population and is characterized by involuntary urine leakage during abdominal efforts such as sneezing, laughing, or coughing. read more

Developing a Vital Signal Detection Electrode for Fabric Substrate Using a High-Performance Conductive Carbon-Based Ink

Developing a Vital Signal Detection Electrode for Fabric Substrate Using a High-Performance Conductive Carbon-Based Ink 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Merging electrophysiology signal monitoring technology with wearable devices offers interesting future health care options. This study presented carbon-based screen-printing inks produced by mixing a graphite composite with a polymer emulsion… read more

Complex hemodynamic responses to trans-vascular electrical stimulation of the renal nerve in anesthetized pigs

Complex hemodynamic responses to trans-vascular electrical stimulation of the renal nerve in anesthetized pigs 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
The objective of this study was to characterize hemodynamic changes during trans-vascular stimulation of the renal nerve and their dependence on stimulation parameters. We employed a stimulation catheter inserted in… read more

Effect of Preadolescents’ Obesity on Inhibitory Control During Stop-Signal Task: A Functional EEG Network Study

Effect of Preadolescents’ Obesity on Inhibitory Control During Stop-Signal Task: A Functional EEG Network Study 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Objectives. Until now, limited knowledge remains regarding the association among childhood obesity, cognitive behavior, and brain networks. Utilizing a publicly available dataset, we aimed to investigate the relationships between childhood… read more

Scalable Neuroanatomical and Behavioral Phenotyping of Radio Frequency Radiation on Young Zebrafish

Scalable Neuroanatomical and Behavioral Phenotyping of Radio Frequency Radiation on Young Zebrafish 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Objective: In our wireless-centric world, evaluating the health effects of radio frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) is crucial. An existing research gap pertains to the replication of real-world specific absorption rates… read more

Microbubble Contrast Agents Improve Detection of Active Hemorrhage

Microbubble Contrast Agents Improve Detection of Active Hemorrhage 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Assessment of trauma-induced hemorrhage with ultrasound is particularly challenging outside of the clinic, where its detection is crucial. The current clinical standard for hematoma detection – the focused assessment with… read more

Anatomy-Informed Multimodal Learning for Myocardial Infarction Prediction

Anatomy-Informed Multimodal Learning for Myocardial Infarction Prediction 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Goal: In patients with coronary artery disease, the prediction of future cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (MI) remains a major challenge. In this work, we propose a novel anatomy-informed… read more

Deep Attention Networks With Multi-Temporal Information Fusion for Sleep Apnea Detection

Deep Attention Networks With Multi-Temporal Information Fusion for Sleep Apnea Detection 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Sleep Apnea (SA) is a prevalent sleep disorder with multifaceted etiologies that can have severe consequences for patients. Diagnosing SA traditionally relies on the in-laboratory polysomnogram (PSG), which records various… read more

Classification of Aortic Stenosis Patients via ECG-Independent Multi-Site Measurements of Cardiac-Induced Accelerations and Angular Velocities at the Skin Level

Classification of Aortic Stenosis Patients via ECG-Independent Multi-Site Measurements of Cardiac-Induced Accelerations and Angular Velocities at the Skin Level 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Goal: To evaluate the suitability of seismocardiogram (SCG) and gyrocardiogram (GCG) recorded at the skin level to classify aortic stenosis (AS) patients from healthy volunteers, and to determine the optimal… read more

A strategy for the in-silico assessment of drug eluting stents: A comparative study for the evaluation of Retinoic Acid as a novel drug candidate for drug eluting stents

A strategy for the in-silico assessment of drug eluting stents: A comparative study for the evaluation of Retinoic Acid as a novel drug candidate for drug eluting stents 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
In this work, a methodology for the in-silico evaluation of drug eluting stents (DES) is presented. A stent model developed by Rontis S.A. has been employed. For modeling purposes two… read more