magnetic resonance imaging

Fetal-BET: Brain Extraction Tool for Fetal MRI

Fetal-BET: Brain Extraction Tool for Fetal MRI 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Goal: In this study, we address the critical challenge of fetal brain extraction from MRI sequences. Fetal MRI has played a crucial role in prenatal neurodevelopmental studies and in advancing… read more

A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for In Ovo MR Imaging

A Modified Quadrature Birdcage Coil Incorporated With a Curved Feature for In Ovo MR Imaging 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Goal: This study presents a novel MRI coil design approach explicitly tailored for chick embryo measurements, with the primary objective of improving sensitivity and coverage. Methods: The limitations posed by… 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

Unrolled Optimization via Physics-Assisted Convolutional Neural Network for MR-Based Electrical Properties Tomography: A Numerical Investigation

Unrolled Optimization via Physics-Assisted Convolutional Neural Network for MR-Based Electrical Properties Tomography: A Numerical Investigation 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Magnetic Resonance imaging based Electrical Properties Tomography (MR-EPT) is a non-invasive technique that measures the electrical properties (EPs) of biological tissues. In this work, we present and numerically investigate the… read more

Attention Feature Fusion Network via Knowledge Propagation for Automated Respiratory Sound Classification

Attention Feature Fusion Network via Knowledge Propagation for Automated Respiratory Sound Classification 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Goal: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the early diagnosis of respiratory diseases has become increasingly crucial. Traditional diagnostic methods such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),… read more

Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Section on Image-Guided Therapies

Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Section on Image-Guided Therapies 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Numerous medical imaging modalities are clinically available and widely used in disease diagnosis and monitoring therapy response. Imaging data are also increasingly being used for constructing patient-specific computational models to… read more

A Review of Non−1H RF Receive Arrays in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy

Author(s)3: Matthew Wilcox, Steven M. Wright, Mary P. McDougall
A Review of Non−1H RF Receive Arrays in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

It is now common practice to use radiofrequency (RF) array coils to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in 1H magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy experiments. Use of array coils for non- 1H experiments, however,…

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