AI Advancements in Healthcare: Medical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosignal Processing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 750

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Department of Artificial Intelligence Data Science, College of Software and Convergence Technology, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: medical image analysis; artificial intelligence; deep learning; abnormalities segmentation and diagnosis; biomedical image/signal processing; image synthesis; MRI motion artifacts correction

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: medical image reconstruction; medical image synthesis; image segmentation; medical image analysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently revolutionized healthcare with advancements in medical imaging and sensing technologies. These advancements result in automated, precise, and efficient diagnosis and prognosis tools, significantly improving disease detection and patient care. AI algorithms demonstrate exceptional proficiency in analyzing medical images (MRI, CT, PET, etc.) and signals (EEG, ECG, EMG) for the classification of abnormalities, as well as the detection and segmentation of suspicious regions. This improves diagnostic accuracy, expedites decision-making processes, and offers benefits across various medical specialties. Moreover, researchers are actively addressing challenges such as artifact correction, image synthesis, and multi-modality registration to enhance medical data analysis, leading to more reliable clinical decisions and treatment plans. The integration of AI with medical imaging and sensing presents vast potential. It enables early disease detection, personalized treatment plans, and the enhanced monitoring of various conditions. With ongoing advancements in AI and computing capabilities, the potential for further innovation in healthcare is boundless, promising a future where healthcare delivery is more precise, efficient, and patient-centric than ever before.

This Special Issue invites novel research and technical advancements in biomedical imaging and sensing technologies. Original research papers and comprehensive reviews focusing on cutting-edge methodologies are encouraged.

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Biomedical imaging;
  • Biosignals;
  • Medical image analysis;
  • Abnormalities classification and detection;
  • Medical image segmentation;
  • Medical image reconstruction;
  • Medical image denoising;
  • Medical image registration;
  • AI in biomedical systems;
  • Computer-aided diagnosis systems.

Dr. Mohammed A. Al-masni
Dr. Kanghyun Ryu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • biomedical imaging
  • biosignals
  • medical image analysis
  • abnormalities classification and detection
  • medical image segmentation
  • medical image reconstruction
  • medical image denoising
  • medical image registration
  • AI in biomedical systems
  • computer-aided diagnosis systems

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Gait Impairment Analysis Using Silhouette Sinogram Signals and Assisted Knowledge Learning
by Mohammed A. Al-masni, Eman N. Marzban, Abobakr Khalil Al-Shamiri, Mugahed A. Al-antari, Maali Ibrahim Alabdulhafith, Noha F. Mahmoud, Nagwan Abdel Samee and Yasser M. Kadah
Bioengineering 2024, 11(5), 477; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11050477 - 10 May 2024
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The analysis of body motion is a valuable tool in the assessment and diagnosis of gait impairments, particularly those related to neurological disorders. In this study, we propose a novel automated system leveraging artificial intelligence for efficiently analyzing gait impairment from video-recorded images. [...] Read more.
The analysis of body motion is a valuable tool in the assessment and diagnosis of gait impairments, particularly those related to neurological disorders. In this study, we propose a novel automated system leveraging artificial intelligence for efficiently analyzing gait impairment from video-recorded images. The proposed methodology encompasses three key aspects. First, we generate a novel one-dimensional representation of each silhouette image, termed a silhouette sinogram, by computing the distance and angle between the centroid and each detected boundary points. This process enables us to effectively utilize relative variations in motion at different angles to detect gait patterns. Second, a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D CNN) model is developed and trained by incorporating the consecutive silhouette sinogram signals of silhouette frames to capture spatiotemporal information via assisted knowledge learning. This process allows the network to capture a broader context and temporal dependencies within the gait cycle, enabling a more accurate diagnosis of gait abnormalities. This study conducts training and an evaluation utilizing the publicly accessible INIT GAIT database. Finally, two evaluation schemes are employed: one leveraging individual silhouette frames and the other operating at the subject level, utilizing a majority voting technique. The outcomes of the proposed method showed superior enhancements in gait impairment recognition, with overall F1-scores of 100%, 90.62%, and 77.32% when evaluated based on sinogram signals, and 100%, 100%, and 83.33% when evaluated based on the subject level, for cases involving two, four, and six gait abnormalities, respectively. In conclusion, by comparing the observed locomotor function to a conventional gait pattern often seen in healthy individuals, the recommended approach allows for a quantitative and non-invasive evaluation of locomotion. Full article
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