17th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Pilot Study—Portable Evaporative Cooling System for Exercise-Induced Hyperthermia

   • Seng Sing Tan, Eng Koon Lim, Chin Tiong Ng

   Pages 1-10

3. Meshless Method for Numerical Solution of Fractional Pennes Bioheat Equation

   • Hitesh Bansu, Sushil Kumar

   Pages 11-20

4. A Dynamic Finite Element Simulation of the Mitral Heart Valve Closure

   • Kamran Hassani

   Pages 21-29

5. Choroid Segmentation in Optical Coherence Tomography Images Using Deep Learning

   • Ruchir Srivastava, Ee Ping Ong, Beng-Hai Lee

   Pages 31-40

6. Design Concept for an Automated Lower Extremity Dressing Aid for Monoplegic and Elderly People

   • Allain Jessel Macas, Aaron Raymond See, Vu Trung Hieu, Yu-Yang Hsu, Zheng-Kai Wang

   Pages 41-54

7. Obstacle Detector and Qibla Finder for Visually Impaired Muslim Community

   • Kristine Mae Paboreal Dunque, Aaron Raymond See, Dwi Sudarno Putra, Rong Da Lin, Bo-Yi Li

   Pages 55-71

8. Rejecting Artifacts Based on Identification of Optimal Independent Components in an Electroencephalogram During Cognitive Tasks

   • K. Kato, K. Suzuki, T. Suzuki, H. Kadokura

   Pages 73-80

9. HydroGEV: Extracellular Vesicle-Laden Hydrogel for Wound Healing Applications

   • Qingyu Lei, Thanh Huyen Phan, Phuong Le Thi, Christine Poon, Taisa Nogueira Pansani, Irina Kabakowa et al.

   Pages 81-89

10. Explainable and Actionable Machine Learning Models for Electronic Health Record Data

    • Ming Lun Ong, Anthony Li, Mehul Motani

    Pages 91-99

11. The Impact of Static Distraction for Disc Regeneration in a Rabbit Model—A Longitudinal MRI Study

    • Wing Moon Raymond Lam, XiaFei Ren, Kim Cheng Tan, Kishore Kumar Bhakoo, Ramruttun Amit Kumarsing, Ling Liu et al.

    Pages 101-107

12. Predictive Biomechanical Study on the Human Cervical Spine Under Complex Physiological Loading

    • S. Dilip Kumar, R. Shruthi, R. Deepak, D. Davidson Jebaseelan, Lenin Babu, Narayan Yoganandan

    Pages 109-120

13. Influence of Compressive Preloading on Range of Motion and Endplate Stresses in the Cervical Spine During Flexion/Extension

    • Srikanth Srinivasan, R. Deepak, P. Yuvaraj, D. Davidson Jebaseelan, Narayan Yoganandan, S. Rajasekaran

    Pages 121-128

14. Classification of Dementia MRI Images Using Hybrid Meta-Heuristic Optimization Techniques Based on Harmony Search Algorithm

    • N. Bharanidharan, Harikumar Rajaguru

    Pages 129-141

15. Classification of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Microscopic Images Using Crow Search Algorithm

    • N. Bharanidharan, Harikumar Rajaguru

    Pages 143-154

16. Development of Optical Parametric Oscillator Source for Investigating Two-Photon Excitation PDT

    • Masaki Yoshida, Yuichi Miyamoto, Masahiro Toida

    Pages 155-161

17. Skeletal Bone Age Assessment in Radiographs Based on Convolutional Neural Networks

    • Jiaqing Wang, Liye Mei, Junhua Zhang

    Pages 163-174

18. An Evaluation on Effectiveness of Deep Learning in Detecting Small Object Within a Large Image

    • Nazirah Hassan, Kong Wai Ming, Choo Keng Wah

    Pages 175-186

This book gathers contributions presented at the 17th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, held on December 9-12, 2019, in Singapore. It continues the tradition of the previous conference proceedings, thus reporting on both fundamental and applied research. It includes a set of carefully selected chapters reporting on new models and algorithms and their applications in medical diagnosis or therapy. It also discusses advances in tele-health and assistive technologies, as well as applications of nanotechnologies. Organized jointly by the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the National University of Singapore and the Biomedical Engineering Society (Singapore), this book offers a timely snapshot of innovative research and technologies and a source of inspiration for future developments and collaborations in the field of biomedical engineering.

• Computer-aided Diagnosis
• Organ-on-chip
• Cancer Classification
• Human Movement Analysis
• High-resolution Bioimaging Techniques
• Wearable Sensors
• ICBME 2019

• T-Lab, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Chwee Teck Lim

• National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Hwa Liang Leo

• Evolution Innovation Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Raye Yeow

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