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Parotid Gland Segmentation Using Purely Transformer-Based U-Shaped Network and Multimodal MRI
Parotid gland tumors account for approximately 2% to 10% of head and neck tumors. Segmentation of parotid glands and tumors on magnetic resonance images is essential in accurately diagnosing and selecting appr...
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Examining the Potential of ChatGPT on Biomedical Information Retrieval: Fact-Checking Drug-Disease Associations
Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have recently attracted significant attention due to their impressive performance on many real‐world tasks. These models have also demonstrated the potential in fac...
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Open AccessContribution of Red Blood Cells and Platelets to Blood Clot Computed Tomography Imaging and Compressive Mechanical Characteristics
Thrombus computed tomography (CT) imaging characteristics may correspond with thrombus mechanical properties and thus predict thrombectomy success. The impact of red blood cell (RBC) content on these propertie...
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3D Characterization of the Aortic Valve and Aortic Arch in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients
Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) commonly have associated aortic stenosis and aortopathy. The geometry of the aortic arch and BAV is not well defined quantitatively, which makes clinical classificatio...
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Investigating the Effects of a Kinematic Gait Parameter-Based Haptic Cue on Toe Clearance in Parkinson’s Patients
Recurrent falls pose a significant challenge for Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and are a leading cause of disability in this population. One contributing factor to these recurring falls is the reduced mini...
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Open AccessImpact of Tissue Damage and Hemodynamics on Restenosis Following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty: A Patient-Specific Multiscale Model
Multiscale agent-based modeling frameworks have recently emerged as promising mechanobiological models to capture the interplay between biomechanical forces, cellular behavior, and molecular pathways underlyin...
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Large Language Models and Healthcare Alliance: Potential and Challenges of Two Representative Use Cases
Large language models (LLMS) emerge as the most promising Natural Language Processing approach for clinical practice acceleration (i.e., diagnosis, prevention and treatment procedures). Similarly, intelligent ...
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The Lure of the Podium: The Seductive Appeal of Predatory Conference Speaker Invitations
This letter highlights an escalating concern regarding predatory conference speaker invitations that are currently plaguing academia. Such invitations are frequently issued to individuals outside their areas o...
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Open AccessThe Impact of Drop Test Conditions on Brain Strain Location and Severity: A Novel Approach Using a Deep Learning Model
In contact sports such as rugby, players are at risk of sustaining traumatic brain injuries (TBI) due to high-intensity head impacts that generate high linear and rotational accelerations of the head. Previous...
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Contribution of Soft Tissue Passive Forces in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Distraction
Thumb carpometacarpal joint space changes when the surrounding soft tissues including the capsule, ligaments, and tendons are stretched or pulled away. When at rest, joint forces originate from passive contrac...
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Multiscale Finite Element Modeling of Left Ventricular Growth in Simulations of Valve Disease
Multiscale models of the cardiovascular system are emerging as effective tools for investigating the mechanisms that drive ventricular growth and remodeling. These models can predict how molecular-level mechan...
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In Vitro and In Silico Characterization of the Aggregation of Thrombi on Textured Ventricular Cannula
The unacceptably high stroke rate associated with HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device (VAD) without signs of adherent pump thrombosis is hypothesized to be the result of the emboli produced by the inflow can...
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Open AccessA Quick Method to Assess Airway Distensibility in Mice
Airway distensibility is defined as the ease whereby airways are dilating in response to inflating lung pressure. If measured swiftly and accurately, airway distensibility would be a useful readout to parse th...
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Habituation of Brain Activity with Repetition in Color and Picture–Word Stroop Tests
As a widely used mental task for functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), the original color–word Stroop task has the advantage of being difficult to habituate, but also the disadvantage of being difficu...
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Ethical Considerations of Neuralink and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk in 2016, which has been quietly develo** revolutionary technology allowing for ultra-high precision bidirectional communication between external de...
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Controlled Mechanical Property Gradients Within a Digital Light Processing Printed Hydrogel-Composite Osteochondral Scaffold
Tissue engineered scaffolds are needed to support physiological loads and emulate the micrometer-scale strain gradients within tissues that guide cell mechanobiological responses. We designed and fabricated mi...
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Correction: Scan-Free and Fully Automatic Tracking of Native Knee Anatomy from Dynamic Stereo-Radiography with Statistical Shape and Intensity Models
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Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound: A Physical Stimulus with Immunomodulatory and Anti-inflammatory Potential
Ultrasound has expanded into the therapeutic field as a medical imaging and diagnostic technique. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is a kind of therapeutic ultrasound that plays a vital role in promotin...
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Simulation-Informed Power Budget Estimate of a Fully-Implantable Brain–Computer Interface
This study aims to estimate the maximum power consumption that guarantees a thermally safe operation for a titanium-enclosed chest wall unit (CWU) subcutaneously implanted in the pre-pectoral area. This unit i...
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A Data-Driven Approach to Estimate Human Center of Mass State During Perturbed Locomotion Using Simulated Wearable Sensors
Center of mass (COM) state, specifically in a local reference frame (i.e., relative to center of pressure), is an important variable for controlling and quantifying bipedal locomotion. However, this metric is ...
