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Biomedical AIMedical imaging

AI Maps MRI Signs of Vascular Invasion in Rectal Cancer

A multicentre retrospective study tested automated MRI segmentation of extramural vascular invasion, with stronger overlap for tumor regions than for the smaller vascular signals.

Biomedical AIMedical imagingXAI in Medicine

Can Multimodal Ultrasound Refine BI-RADS 4a Decisions?

A multicentre study combined ultrasound radiomics, blood-flow features, and clinical data to classify BI-RADS 4a nodules, with SHAP used to examine model signals.

Biomed DevicesBiomedical EngineeringMedical imaging

A Dashboard That Targets MRI Implant Safety Checks

A hospital dashboard used rule-based triage to reduce reported manual MRI implant-screening workload while retaining a traceable review path.

Biosignals ProcessingBiomed DevicesBiomedical Engineering

EEG and fNIRS in One Wearable Brain-Signal Platform

A portable EEG–fNIRS prototype passed signal-acquisition checks, but the study did not establish diagnostic performance for depression.

Biosignals ProcessingBiomed DevicesBiomedical Engineering

Wearable ECG Monitoring After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source

A small study of a wearable ECG system detected intermittent atrial fibrillation in two participants and reported generally acceptable wearability.

XAI in MedicineBiomedical AIMedical imagingBiosignals Processing

What Makes Cardiac AI Explainable Enough for Use?

A narrative review surveys AI across ECG and cardiac imaging, and considers what trustworthy clinical integration requires beyond accuracy.

Biomed DevicesMedical imagingBiomedical Engineering

A Narrow PMUT Array for Wearable Ultrasound Imaging

A compact 64-element micromachined ultrasound array was evaluated on phantoms and in volunteer imaging demonstrations.

BiomaterialsBiomed DevicesBiomedical Engineering

A Bending-Resilient Acoustic Patch for Regenerative Research

A flexible dielectric patch generated ultrasound at 20 MHz and retained most of its output after repeated bending in laboratory tests.

Biomed DevicesBiomedical Engineering

A Flexible RFID Antenna for On-Body Biomedical Sensing

An antenna design uses a shielding layer to improve simulated RFID performance near the body while reducing specific absorption.

Medical imagingBiomedical Engineering

When Intestinal Ultrasound and MRI Disagree in Crohn’s Monitoring

A prospective multicentre comparison found only fair-to-moderate agreement between intestinal ultrasound and MR enterography for treatment response.

Medical imagingBiomedical EngineeringBiomed Devices

A Sparse Architecture for Portable 3D Ultrasound

A low-channel ultrasound system combines a sparse array and chirped acquisition to bring volumetric imaging toward a portable form.