The Future of Healthcare: Biomedical Technology and Integrated Artificial Intelligence 2nd Edition

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Dear Colleagues,

Biomedical technology, which is fundamental today, incorporates various disciplines such as signal, image, and data processing, greatly benefiting healthcare systems. Artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in allowing the creation of embedded systems that monitor and adjust patient treatment in real-time, ensuring more personalized and effective care. Additionally, this integration facilitates the development of automatic diagnostic techniques, such as advanced medical image analysis and biometric data interpretation, which have transformed the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, thus improving patients’ quality of life. This advance is essential to respond to the demands of a growing population with expectations of high-quality medical care.

This Special Issue aims to showcase innovators who are using artificial intelligence as a main topic for solving problems in biomedical technology through the development of technologies with integrated systems for health and quality of life.

Artificial intelligence techniques focus on the following biomedical engineering topics:

  • Machine learning applied to medicine;
  • Deep learning for disease diagnosis;
  • Deep learning for biomaterials;
  • Optimization of autonomous systems through artificial intelligence in healthcare;
  • Metaheuristic algorithms for the design of prostheses and medical devices;
  • Metaheuristic algorithms for 3D bioprinting;
  • Tissue engineering optimization algorithms;
  • Fuzzy techniques for the analysis of biomedical signals;
  • Mixed techniques for the development of intelligent systems in medical care;
  • Image processing techniques;
  • Generative models for the synthesis of medical data;
  • AI-based clinical decision algorithms for prediction;
  • Natural language analysis algorithms for the extraction of clinical information;
  • Reinforcement learning for the optimization of medical treatments.

Examples of applications with integrated artificial intelligence:

  • Health surveillance and control;
  • Diagnosis and treatment of diseases;
  • Advanced medical imaging;
  • Prosthetics and intelligent medical devices;
  • Personalized medicine;
  • Digital health;
  • Predictive analysis in public health;
  • Improving hospital efficiency;
  • AI-assisted rehabilitation;
  • Medical education and simulation;
  • Development and customization of medicines;
  • Development of scaffolds for tissue regeneration adjusting by AI;
  • Analysis of massive medical data.

Integrating artificial intelligence into biomedical technology has opened a world of possibilities to improve people's quality of life.

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The Future of Healthcare: Biomedical Technology and Integrated Artificial Intelligence

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Dr. Gerardo I. Pérez-Soto
Dr. Karla Anhel Camarillo-Gómez
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Keywords

  • healthcare
  • biomedical technology
  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • image processing technique

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The Measurement of Contrast Sensitivity in Near Vision: The Use of a Digital System vs. a Conventional Printed Test
by Kevin J. Mena-Guevara, David P. Piñero, María José Luque and Dolores de Fez
Technologies 2024, 12(7), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12070108 - 9 Jul 2024
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In recent years, there has been intense development of digital diagnostic tests for vision. All of these tests must be validated for clinical use. The current study enrolled 51 healthy individuals (age 19–72 years) in which achromatic contrast sensitivity function (CSF) in near [...] Read more.
In recent years, there has been intense development of digital diagnostic tests for vision. All of these tests must be validated for clinical use. The current study enrolled 51 healthy individuals (age 19–72 years) in which achromatic contrast sensitivity function (CSF) in near vision was measured with the printed Vistech VCTS test (Stereo Optical Co., Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and the Optopad-CSF (developed by our research group to be used on an iPad). Likewise, chromatic CSF was evaluated with a digital test. Statistically significant differences between tests were only found for the two higher spatial frequencies evaluated (p = 0.012 and <0.001, respectively). The mean achromatic index of contrast sensitivity (ICS) was 0.02 ± 1.07 and −0.76 ± 1.63 for the Vistech VCTS and Optopad tests, respectively (p < 0.001). The ranges of agreement between tests were 0.55, 0.76, 0.78, and 0.69 log units for the spatial frequencies of 1.5, 3, 6, and 12 cpd, respectively. The mean chromatic ICS values were −20.56 ± 0.96 and −0.16 ± 0.99 for the CSF-T and CSF-D plates, respectively (p < 0.001). Furthermore, better achromatic, red–green, and blue–yellow CSF values were found in the youngest groups. The digital test allows the fast measurement of near-achromatic and chromatic CSF using a colorimetrically calibrated iPad, but the achromatic measures cannot be used interchangeably with those obtained with a conventional printed test. Full article
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