Advanced Search Results For "Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics"

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): BioMedInformatics, Vol 3, Iss 47, Pp 724-751 (2023)

Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading infectious causes of death worldwide. The effective management and public health control of this disease depends on early detection and careful treatment monitoring. For many years, the microscopy-based analysis ...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): BioMedInformatics, Vol 3, Iss 50, Pp 791-816 (2023)

Abstract: CT scans are currently the most common imaging modality used for suspected stroke patients due to their short acquisition time and wide availability. However, MRI offers superior tissue contrast and image quality. In this study, eight deep learning mod...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): BMC Bioinformatics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genetic loci associated with kidney function. By combining these findings with post-GWAS information (e.g., statistical fine-mapping to identify independent associat...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): BMC Bioinformatics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Background Body composition (BC) is an important factor in determining the risk of type 2-diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Computed tomography (CT) is a useful imaging technique for studying BC, however manual segmentation of CT images is ...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): Advances in Simulation, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Background While acknowledgement of emotions’ importance in simulation-based education is emerging, there are concerns regarding how education researchers understand the concept of emotions for them to deliberately incorporate emotionally char...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Background Aggregate electronic data repositories and population-level cross-sectional surveys play a critical role in HIV programme monitoring and surveillance for data-driven decision-making. However, these data sources have inherent limitat...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): Population Health Metrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Background Life expectancy is a simple measure of assessing health differences between two or more populations but current life expectancy calculations are not reliable for small populations. A potential solution to this is to borrow strength ...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): Population Health Metrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Background Cancer control initiatives are informed by quantifying the capacity to reduce cancer burden through effective interventions. Burden measures using health administrative data are a sustainable way to support monitoring and evaluating...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): Population Health Metrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Current measures for monitoring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) do not adequately account for populations that do not have the same level of access to quality care services and/or financial protection to cover health expenses ...

Publication Type: Academic Journal

Source(s): IET Computer Vision, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp 652-662 (2023)

Abstract: Abstract Semantic segmentation is a fundamental technology for autonomous driving. It has a high demand for inference speed and accuracy. However, a good trade‐off between accuracy and latency is yet not present in existing semantic segmentation approa...