Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing - Editor's Choice Articles
This index lists new and innovative original research articles specially chosen to be highlighted by the Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Editor-in-Chief in cooperation with their Editorial Board. Each chosen article will be freely-accessible for 2 months after being chosen.
We thank the submitting authors of these articles for their contributions to the journal and to the advancement of the field at large.
Latest Research Highlights - July 2024
Identification of autism spectrum disorder using multiple functional connectivity-based graph convolutional network
Chaoran Ma, Wenjie Li, Sheng Ke, Jidong Lv, Tiantong Zhou & Ling Zou
Original Article | March 2024 | Pages: 2133–2144
The role of eye movement signals in non-invasive brain-computer interface typing system
Xi Liu, Bingliang Hu, Yang Si & Quan Wang
Original Article | 21 March 2024 | Pages: 1981–1990
Evaluating the performance of the cognitive workload model with subjective endorsement in addition to EEG
Yamini Gogna, Sheela Tiwari & Rajesh Singla
Original Article | 03 March 2024 | Pages: 2019–2036
Direct lingam and visibility graphs for analyzing brain connectivity in BCI
Hoda Majdi, Mahdi Azarnoosh, Majid Ghoshuni & Vahid Reza Sabzevari
Original Article | 08 March 2024 | Pages: 2117–2132
June 2024
A novel atrial fibrillation automatic detection algorithm based on ensemble learning and multi-feature discrimination
Xiangkui Wan, Yizheng Liu, Xiaoyu Mei, Jinxing Ye, Chunyan Zeng & Yunfan Chen
Original Article | 23 February 2024 | Pages: 1809–1820
Recent advances in the precision control strategy of artificial pancreas
Wuyi Ming, Xudong Guo, Guojun Zhang, Yinxia Liu, Yongxin Wang, Hongmei Zhang, Haofang Liang & Yuan Yang
Review Article | 28 February 2024 | Pages: 1615–1638
Semi-supervised multi-source transfer learning for cross-subject EEG motor imagery classification
Fan Zhang, Hanliang Wu & Yuxin Guo
Original Article | 07 February 2024 | Pages: 1655–1672
Fully automated measurement of femoral neck axis line in anatomical coordinate system using CT images
Li Li, Qiyao Ye, Tan Hu, Dongshen Fang, Runyu Wan & Yu Shi
Original Article | 24 February 2024 | Pages: 1837–1849
May 2024
Development and validation of a novel ankle joint musculoskeletal model
Tao Liu, Andrea Dimitrov, Nadr Jomha, Samer Adeeb, Marwan El-Rich & Lindsey Westover
Original Article | 09 January 2024 | Pages: 1395–1407
Obstructive sleep apnea detection during wakefulness: a comprehensive methodological review
Ali Mohammad Alqudah, Ahmed Elwali, Brendan Kupiak, Farahnaz Hajipour, Natasha Jacobson & Zahra Moussavi
Review Article | 27 January 2024 | Pages: 1277–1311
Assessment of visual fatigue in SSVEP-based brain-computer interface: a comprehensive study
Pablo Diez, Lorena Orosco, Agustina Garcés Correa & Luciano Carmona
Original Article | 25 January 2024 | Pages: 1475–1490
LieWaves: dataset for lie detection based on EEG signals and wavelets
Musa Aslan, Muhammet Baykara & Talha Burak Alakus
Original Article | 05 February 2024 | Pages: 1571–1588
April 2024
Strength of ensemble learning in automatic sleep stages classification using single-channel EEG and ECG signals
Samandokht Rashidi & Babak Mohammadzadeh Asl
Original Article | 20 December 2023 | Pages: 997 - 1015
Driving fatigue detection based on brain source activity and ARMA model
Fahimeh Nadalizadeh, Mehdi Rajabioun & Amirreza Feyzi
Original Article | 20 December 2023 | Pages: 1017 - 1030
Effect of transmural pressure on the estimation of arterial stiffness index from the photoplethysmographic waveform
Kristjan Pilt & Andy Reiu
Original Article | 21 December 2023 | Pages: 1049 - 1059
Identification of key gene expression associated with quality of life after recovery from COVID-19
JingXin Ren, Qian Gao, XianChao Zhou, Lei Chen, Wei Guo, KaiYan Feng, Tao Huang & Yu-Dong Cai
Original Article | 21 December 2023 | Pages: 1031 - 1048
March 2024
Design and analysis of a compatible exoskeleton rehabilitation robot system based on upper limb movement mechanism
Yuansheng Ning, Hongbo Wang, Ying Liu, Qi Wang, Yu Rong & Jianye Niu
Original Article | 12 December 2023 | Pages: 883–899
EEGNet-based multi-source domain filter for BCI transfer learning
Mengfan Li, Jundi Li, Zhiyong Song, Haodong Deng, Jiaming Xu, Guizhi Xu & Wenzhe Liao
Original Article | 20 November 2023 | Pages: 675 – 686
Multiphysics and multiscale modeling of uterine contractions: integrating electrical dynamics and soft tissue deformation with fiber orientation
Abbass Ballit & Tien-Tuan Dao
Original Article | 26 November 2023 | Pages: 791–816
Brain fiber structure estimation based on principal component analysis and RINLM filter
Yuemin Zhu & Yuanjun Wang
Original Article | 23 November 2023 | Pages: 751–771
February 2024
Dynamic modeling of photoacoustic sensor data to classify human blood samples
Argelia Pérez-Pacheco, Roberto G. Ramírez-Chavarría, Rosa M. Quispe-Siccha & Marco P. Colín-García
Original Article | 25 October 2023 | Pages: 389 - 403
Fetal heart rate spectral analysis in raw signals and PRSA-derived curve: normal and pathological fetuses discrimination
Giulio Steyde, Edoardo Spairani, Giovanni Magenes & Maria G. Signorini
Original Article | 27 October 2023 | Pages: 437 - 447
Reliable and fast automatic artifact rejection of Long-Term EEG recordings based on Isolation Forest
Wenlong Wang, Baojiang Li, Haiyan Wang, Xichao Wang, Yuxin Qin, Xingbin Shi & Shuxin Liu
Original Article | 09 November 2023 | Pages: 521 - 535
Evaluating sleep-stage classification: how age and early-late sleep affects classification performance
Eugenia Moris & Ignacio Larrabide
Review Article | 06 November 2023 | Pages: 343 - 355
3D reconstruction of bone CT scan images based on deformable convex hull
Tao Liu, Yonghua Lu, Jiajun Xu, Haozheng Yang & Jiahui Hu
Original Article | 10 November 2023 | Pages: 551 - 561
January 2024
Dynamical graph neural network with attention mechanism for epilepsy detection using single channel EEG
Yang Li, Yang Yang, Qinghe Zheng, Yunxia Liu, Hongjun Wang, Shangling Song & Penghui Zhao
Original Article | 07 October 2023 | Pages: 307 - 326
A survey on brain tumor image analysis
Kashfia Sailunaz, Sleiman Alhajj, Tansel Özyer, Jon Rokne & Reda Alhajj
Review Article | 13 September 2023 | Pages: 1 - 45
EEG-FMCNN: A fusion multi-branch 1D convolutional neural network for EEG-based motor imagery classification
Wenlong Wang, Baojiang Li, Haiyan Wang, Xichao Wang, Yuxin Qin, Xingbin Shi & Shuxin Liu
Original Article | 20 September 2023 | Pages: 107 - 120
Electric powered wheelchair control using user-independent classification methods based on surface electromyography signals
Hassam Iqbal, Jinchuan Zheng, Rifai Chai & Sivachandran Chandrasekaran
Original Article | 26 September 2023 | Pages: 167 - 182
December 2023
A multi-view assisted registration network for MRI registration pre- and post-therapy
Yanxia Liu, Xiaozhen Li, Rui Li, SiJuan Huang & Xin Yang
Original Article | Published: 14 December 2023 | pages 3181–3191
Estimation of lower limb joint moments based on the inverse dynamics approach: a comparison of machine learning algorithms for rapid estimation
Mohammed Mansour, Kasim Serbest, Mustafa Kutlu & Murat Cilli
Original Article | Published : 10 August 2023 | Pages: 3253 - 3276
Common hyper-entropy patterns identified in nicotine smoking, marijuana use, and alcohol use based on uni-drug dependence cohorts
Wenyu Jiang, Luhui Cai & Ze Wang
Original Article | Published: 18 September 2023 | Pages: 3159 - 3166
Automated diagnosis of EEG abnormalities with different classification techniques
Essam Abdellatef, Heba M. Emara, Mohamed R. Shoaib, Fatma E. Ibrahim, Mohamed Elwekeil, Walid El-Shafai, Taha E. Taha, Adel S. El-Fishawy, El-Sayed M. El-Rabaie, Ibrahim M. Eldokany & Fathi E. Abd El-Samie
Original Article | Published: 06 September 2023 | Pages: 3363 - 3385
November 2023
Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis based on deep unrolling-based spatial constraint representation
Dajiang Lei, Tao Zhang, Yue Wu, Weisheng Li & Xinwei Li
Original Article | Published: 24 July 2023 | Pages: 2829 - 2842
Unlocking the Potential of Zebrafish Research with Artificial Intelligence: Advancements in Tracking, Processing, and Visualization
Yi-Ling Fan, Fang-Rong Hsu, Yuhling Wang & Lun-De Liao
Review Article | Published: 09 August 2023 | Pages: 2797 - 2814
Classification of benign and malignant parotid tumors based on CT images combined with stack generalization model
NaZiLa HaLiMaiMaiTi, Yue Hong, Min Li, Hongtao Li, Yunling Wang, Chen Chen, Xiaoyi Lv & Cheng Chen
Original Article | Published: 01 September 2023 | Pages: 3123 - 3135
Hardware deployment of deep learning model for classification of breast carcinoma from digital mammogram images
Kayalvizhi R, Heartlin Maria H, Malarvizhi S, Revathi Venkatraman & Shantanu Patil
Original Article | Published: 26 July 2023 | Pages: 2843 - 2857
October 2023
A biomarker discovery of acute myocardial infarction using feature selection and machine learning
Aizatul Shafiqah Mohd Faizal, Wei Yin Hon, T. Malathi Thevarajah, Sook Mei Khor & Siow-Wee Chang
Original Article | Published: 18 May 2023 | Pages 2527–2541
Non-contact high precision pulse-rate monitoring system for moving subjects in different motion states
Qing Zhang, Xingsen Lin, Yuxin Zhang, Qian Liu & Fuhong Cai
Original Article | Published: 21 July 2023 | Pages 2769–2783
Super-resolution of 2D ultrasound images and videos
Simone Cammarasana, Paolo Nicolardi & Giuseppe Patanè
Original Article | Published: 17 May 2023 | Pages 2511–2526
A transfer learning approach on MRI-based radiomics signature for overall survival prediction of low-grade and high-grade gliomas
Viet Huan Le, Tran Nguyen Tuan Minh, Quang Hien Kha & Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le
Original Article | Published: 11 July 2023 | Pages 2699–2712
September 2023
Contrastive self-supervised learning for diabetic retinopathy early detection
Jihong Ouyang, Dong Mao, Zeqi Guo, Siguang Liu, Dong Xu & Wenting Wang
Original Article | Published: 29 April 2023 | Pages 2441–2452
Portable deep-learning decoder for motor imaginary EEG signals based on a novel compact convolutional neural network incorporating spatial-attention mechanism
Zhanxiong Wu, Xudong Tang, Jinhui Wu, Jiye Huang, Jian Shen & Hui Hong
Original Article | Published: 25 April 2023 | Pages 2391–2404
Characterization of noise in long-term ECG monitoring with machine learning based on clinical criteria
Roberto Holgado-Cuadrado, Carmen Plaza-Seco, Lisandro Lovisolo & Manuel Blanco-Velasco
Original Article | Published: 03 April 2023 | Pages 2227–2240
Ensemble classifier fostered detection of arrhythmia using ECG data
M. Ramkumar, Manjunathan Alagarsamy, A. Balakumar & S. Pradeep
Original Article | Published: 05 May 2023 | Pages 2453–2466
August 2023
Transformer-based temporal sequence learners for arrhythmia classification
Ann Varghese, Suraj Kamal & James Kurian
Original Article | Published: 06 June 2023 | Pages: 1993 - 2000
The correlation between upper body grip strength and resting-state EEG network
Xiabing Zhang, Bin Lu, Chunli Chen, Lei Yang, Wanjun Chen, Dezhong Yao, Jingming Hou, Jing Qiu, Fali Li & Peng Xu
Original Article | Published: 20 June 2023 | Pages: 2139 - 2148
Automatic Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomographic Scoring in patients with acute ischemic stroke using diffusion-weighted imaging
Yan Wu, Rong Sun, Yuanzhong Xie & Shengdong Nie
Original Article | Published: 22 June 2023 | Pages: 2149 - 2157
A membership-function–based broad learning system for human–robot interaction force estimation under drawing task
Biwei Tang, Ruiqing Li, Jing Luo, Muye Pang & Kui Xiang
Original Article | Published: 03 June 2023 | Pages: 1975 - 1992
July 2023
Predicting heart failure in-hospital mortality by integrating longitudinal and category data in electronic health records
Meikun Ma, Xiaoyan Hao, Jumin Zhao, Shijie Luo, Yi Liu & Dengao Li
Original Article | Published: 24 March 2023 | Pages : 1857–1873
An optimal internal model proportional integral controller to improve pressure tracking profile of artificial ventilator
Debasis Acharya & Dushmanta Kumar Das
Original Article | Published: 15 March 2023 | Pages : 1807–1820
Continuous estimation of multi-DOF movement from sEMG based on non-negative matrix factorization and L2 regulation
Ming Meng, Guangqian Zhou, Yuliang Ma & Xugang Xi
Original Article | Published: 28 February 2023 | Pages :1675–1686
Examining impact forces during posterior spinal fusion to implement in a novel physics-driven virtual reality surgical simulator
Sneha Patel, Jean Ouellet & Mark Driscoll
Original Article | Published: 23 March 2023 | Pages : 1837–1843
June 2023
Colorectal cancer lymph node metastasis prediction with weakly supervised transformer-based multi-instance learning
Luxin Tan, Huan Li, Jinze Yu, Haoyi Zhou, Zhi Wang, Zhiyong Niu, Jianxin Li & Zhongwu Li
Original Article | Open Access | Published: 27 February 2023| Pages: 1565 – 1580
Cardiorespiratory coupling in mechanically ventilated patients studied via synchrogram analysis
Davide Ottolina, Beatrice Cairo, Tommaso Fossali, Claudio Mazzucco, Antonio Castelli, Roberto Rech, Emanuele Catena, Alberto Porta & Riccardo Colombo
Original Article | Published: 26 January 2023| Pages: 1329 – 1341
Design and evaluation of vascular interventional robot system for complex coronary artery lesions
Haoyang Yu, Hongbo Wang, Jiangyuan Chang, Wenjie Liu, Fuhao Wang & Jianye Niu
Original Article | Published: 27 January 2023 | Pages: 1365–1380
Customizable tubular model for n-furcating blood vessels and its application to 3D reconstruction of the cerebrovascular system
Michal Chlebiej, Anna Zurada, Jerzy Gielecki, Mikolaj A. Pawlak & Maciej Szkulmowski
Original Article | Open Access | Published: 26 January 2023 | Pages: 1343–1361
May 2023
Automated multi-beat tissue Doppler echocardiography analysis using deep neural networks
Elisabeth S. Lane, Jevgeni Jevsikov, Matthew J. Shun-shin, Niti Dhutia, Nasser Matoorian, Graham D. Cole, Darrel P. Francis & Massoud Zolgharni
Review Article | Published: 11 January 2023 | Pages: 911 - 926
Automated analysis of finger blood pressure recordings provides insight in determinants of baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability—the HELIUS study
D. Collard, B. E. Westerhof, J. M. Karemaker, W. J. Stok, P. G. Postema, C. T. P. Krediet, L. Vogt & B. J. H. van den Born
Original Article | Open Access | Published: 23 January 2023 | Pages: 1183 - 1191
Quantification of body ownership awareness induced by the visual movement illusion of the lower limbs: a study of electroencephalogram and surface electromyography
Jing Li, Junhong Wang, Ting Wang, Wanzeng Kong & Xugang Xi
Review Article | Published: 20 January 2023 | Pages: 951 - 965
COVID-19’s influence on cardiac function: a machine learning perspective on ECG analysis
Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Maíra Araújo de Santana, Aras Ismael Masood, Clarisse Lins de Lima & Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos
Original Article | Published: 20 January 2023 | Pages: 1057 - 1081
March 2023
Differential diagnosis of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia based on DCE-MRI using bi-directional CLSTM deep learning and radiomics
Yang Zhang, Weikang Li, Zhao Zhang, Yingnan Xue, Yan-Lin Liu, Ke Nie, Min-Ying Su & Qiong Ye
Original Article | Published: 04 January 2023 | Pages: 757–771
Study on the blood flow characteristics of venous needle retention with different super-hydrophobic surface structures
Zhun Yu, Lei Liu, Yongzhi Deng, Xiaowen Zhang & Chao Yu
Original Article | Published: 11 January 2023 | Pages: 867–874
Analyzing global features of magnetic resonance images in widespread neurodegenerative diseases: new hope to understand brain mechanism and robust neurodegenerative disease diagnosis
Farnaz Garehdaghi & Yashar Sarbaz
Original Article | Published: 04 January 2023 | Pages: 773–784
Flexible ureteroscope capable of acute-angled and balanced omnidirectional bending based on soft and flexible porous tube and crossed control wiring
Atsushi Yamada & Tohru Tani
Original Article | Published: 06 January 2023 | Pages: 799–809
February 2023
Atrial fibrillation episode patterns as predictor of clinical outcome of catheter ablation
Javier Saiz-Vivó, Valentina D A Corino, Alba Martín-Yebra , Luca T Mainardi,
Robert Hatala, Leif Sörnmo
Original Article | Published: 21 November 2022 | Pages: 317 – 327
Home-care nursing controlled mobile robot with vital signal monitoring
Caridad Mireles, Misael Sanchez, David Cruz-Ortiz, Iván Salgado & Isaac Chairez
Original Article | Published: 29 November 2022 | Pages: 399 - 420
TwinEDA: a sustainable deep-learning approach for limb-position estimation in preterm infants’ depth images
Lucia Migliorelli, Alessandro Cacciatore, Valeria Ottaviani, Daniele Berardini,
Raffaele L. Dellaca’, Emanuele Frontoni & Sara Moccia
Original Article | Published: 28 November 2022 | Pages: 387 - 397
Deep learning-based system for automatic prediction of triple-negative breast cancer from ultrasound images
Alexandre Boulenger, Yanwen Luo, Chenhui Zhang, Chenyang Zhao, Yuanjing Gao,
Mengsu Xiao, Qingli Zhu & Jie Tang
Original Article | Published: 21 December 2022 | Pages: 567 - 578
January 2023
Subject-independent EEG emotion recognition with hybrid spatio-temporal GRU-Conv architecture
Guixun Xu，Wenhui Guo，Yanjiang Wang
Original Article | Published: 02 November 2022 | Pages: 61 – 73
Monitoring of intracerebral hemorrhage with a linear microwave imaging algorithm
İsmail Dilman, Egemen Bilgin, Mehmet Nuri Akıncı, Sema Coşğun, Semih Doğu, Mehmet Çayören & İbrahim Akduman
Original Article | Published: 29 October 2022 | Pages: 33 – 43
Dynamic PET images denoising using spectral graph wavelet transform
Liqun Yi, Yuxia Sheng, Li Chai & Jingxin Zhang
Original Article | Published: 03 November 2022 | Pages: 97 – 107
Evaluation of computational fluid dynamics models for predicting pediatric upper airway airflow characteristics
Yicheng Chen, Xin Feng, Xieqi Shi, Weihua Cai, Biao Li & Yijun Zhao
Original Article | Published: 11 November 2022 | Pages: 259 – 270
December 2022
MLRD-Net: 3D multiscale local cross-channel residual denoising network for MRI-based brain tumor segmentation
Xue Chen, Yanjun Peng, Yanfei Guo, Jindong Sun, Dapeng Li & Jianming Cui
Original Article | Open Access | Published: 03 October 2022 | Pages: 3377 - 3395
Impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the directed connectivity of autism EEG signals: a pilot study
Jiannan Kang, Xiaoli Li, Manuel F. Casanova, Estate M. Sokhadze & Xinling Geng
Original Article | Published: October 25 2022 | Pages: 3655 - 3664
Nanotechnology and quantum science enabled advances in neurological medical applications: diagnostics and treatments
Sadia Batool, Hafezeh Nabipour, Seeram Ramakrishna & Masoud Mozafari
Review Article | Published: 17 08 October 2022 | Pages: 3341 - 3356
Neural-Symbolic Ensemble Learning for early-stage prediction of critical state of Covid-19 patients
Arnaud Nguembang Fadja, Michele Fraccaroli, Alice Bizzarri, Giulia Mazzuchelli & Evelina Lamma
Original Article | Published: 06 October 2022 | Pages: 3461 - 3474
November 2022
Atrial fibrosis identification with unipolar electrogram eigenvalue distribution analysis in multi-electrode arrays
Jennifer Riccio, Alejandro Alcaine, Sara Rocher, Laura Martinez-Mateu, Javier Saiz, Eric Invers-Rubio, Maria S. Guillem, Juan Pablo Martínez & Pablo Laguna
Original Article | Open Access | Published: 13 September 2022 | Pages: 3091 - 3112
Correlation between conduction velocity and frequency analysis in patients with atrial fibrillation using high-density charge mapping
Lam Dang, Nathan Angel, Min Zhu, Jean-Marc Vesin & Christoph Scharf
Original Article | Published: 06 September 2022 | Pages: 3081 - 3090
Depression diagnosis using machine intelligence based on spatiospectrotemporal analysis of multi-channel EEG
Amir Nassibi, Christos Papavassiliou & S. Farokh Atashzar
Original Article | Published: 17 September 2022 | Pages: 3187 - 3202
A deep learning approach to median nerve evaluation in ultrasound images of carpal tunnel inlet
Mariachiara Di Cosmo, Maria Chiara Fiorentino, Francesca Pia Villani, Emanuele Frontoni, Gianluca Smerilli, Emilio Filippucci & Sara Moccia
Original Article | Open Access | Published: 24 September 2022 | Pages: 3255 - 3264