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Special Issue – BRAIN

Special Issue – BRAIN 456 478 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Welcome to the BRAIN Special Issue! It consists of a group of 22 articles addressing the grand challenges in BRAIN: Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. These articles reflect a…

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Navigated breast tumor excision using electromagnetically tracked ultrasound and surgical instruments

Author(s)3: Tamas Ungi, Gabrielle Gauvin, Andras Lasso, Caitlin T. Yeo, Padina Pezeshki, Thomas Vaughan, Kaci Carter, John Rudan, C. Jay Engel, Gabor Fitchtinger
Navigated breast tumor excision using electromagnetically tracked ultrasound and surgical instruments 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Tamas Ungi, Gabrielle Gauvin, Andras Lasso, Caitlin T. Yeo, Padina Pezeshki, Thomas Vaughan, Kaci Carter, John Rudan, C. Jay Engel, and Gabor Fichtinger, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Volume 63,…

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Novel Optical Position Sensing for Miniaturized Applications and Validation in a Total Artificial Heart

Author(s)3: Benedikt A. Pelletier, Yvonne M. Blaszczyk, Patrick Carstens, Gonzalo Alvarez, Felix Lamping, Marco Laumen, Thomas Finocchiaro, Ulrich Steinseifer
Novel Optical Position Sensing for Miniaturized Applications and Validation in a Total Artificial Heart 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Benedikt A. Pelletier, Yvonne M. Blaszczyk, Patrick Carstens, Felix Lamping, Gonzalo Alvarez, Marco Laumen, Thomas Finocchiaro, Ulrich Steinseifer, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Volume: 63, Issue: 3, Pages: 478 – 484 We demonstrate the…

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Investigation of the capture of magnetic particles from high-viscosity fluids using permanent magnets

Author(s)3: Alexandra Garraud, Camilo Velez, Yash Shah, Nicolas Garraud, Bettina Kozissnik, Elena G. Yarmola, Kyle D. Allen, Jon Dobson, David P. Arnold
Investigation of the capture of magnetic particles from high-viscosity fluids using permanent magnets 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Alexandra Garraud, Camilo Velez, Yash Shah, Nicolas Garraud, Bettina Kozissnik, Elena G. Yarmola, Kyle D. Allen, Jon Dobson, and David P. Arnold, University of Florida, USA There is great interest…

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Dynamic 3D MR Visualization and Detection of Upper Airway Obstruction during Sleep using Region Growing Segmentation

Author(s)3: Ahsan Javed, Yoon-Chul Kim, Michael C. K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Krishna S. Nayak
Dynamic 3D MR Visualization and Detection of Upper Airway Obstruction during Sleep using Region Growing Segmentation 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Ahsan Javed, Yoon-Chul Kim, Michael C.K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, and Krishna S. Nayak, University of Southern California, USA, Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages:431-437 Obstructive sleep apnea is a common breathing…

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An Open-Source Toolbox for Surrogate Modeling of Joint Contact Mechanics

Author(s)3: Ilan Eskinazi, Benjamin J. Fregly
An Open-Source Toolbox for Surrogate Modeling of Joint Contact Mechanics 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Ilan Eskinazi and Benjamin J. Fregly, University of Florida, USA, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page: 269-277 Incorporation of elastic joint contact models into simulations of human movement could facilitate studying the…

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EEG Source Imaging Enhances the Decoding of Complex Right Hand Motor Imagery Tasks

Author(s)3: Bradley J. Edelman, Bryan Baxter, Bin He
EEG Source Imaging Enhances the Decoding of Complex Right Hand Motor Imagery Tasks 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Bradley J. Edelman, Bryan Baxter, Bin He, University of Minnesota, USA Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) have achieved successful control of real and virtual devices in up to…

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Learning Recurrent Waveforms within EEGs

Author(s)3: Austin J. Brockmeier, Jose C. Principe
Learning Recurrent Waveforms within EEGs 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Austin J. Brockmeier,  Jose C. Principe, University of Liverpool, UK, University of Florida, USA When experts analyze EEGs they look for landmarks in the traces corresponding to established waveform patterns, such as phasic…

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A Wireless Fully-Passive Neural Recording Device for Unobtrusive Neuropotential Monitoring

Author(s)3: Asimina Kiourti, Cedric W. L. Lee, Junseok Chae, John L. Volakis
A Wireless Fully-Passive Neural Recording Device for Unobtrusive Neuropotential Monitoring 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Asimina Kiourti, Cedric W.L. Lee, Junseok Chae, and John L. Volakis, The Ohio State University, Arizona State University, USA Brain implant technology has a strong potential to improve the individual’s well-being. However,…

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Close-Packed Silicon Microelectrodes for Scalable Spatially Oversampled Neural Recording

Author(s)3: Jörg Scholvin, Justin P. Kinney, Jacob G. Bernstein, Caroline Moore-Kochlacs, Nancy Kopell, Clifton G. Fonstad, Edward S. Boyden
Close-Packed Silicon Microelectrodes for Scalable Spatially Oversampled Neural Recording 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Jorg Scholvin, Justin P. Kinney, Jacob G. Bernstein, Caroline Moore-Kochlacs, Nancy Kopell, Clifton G. Fonstad, Edward S. Boyden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Boston University, USA Neural recording electrodes are important for…

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