Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Algorithmically Controlled Electroporation for Treating Spontaneous Equine Melanoma

Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Algorithmically Controlled Electroporation for Treating Spontaneous Equine Melanomas In recent years, electroporation, specifically irreversible electroporation (IRE), has shown significant potential as a non-thermal ablation technique in tumor treatment. Compared to traditional thermal ablation methods, IRE can ...

Characterizing the Coefficient of Friction Between a Capsule Robot and the Colon

Characterizing the Coefficient of Friction between a Capsule Robot and the Colon Background Traditional colonoscopy, while effective for assessing colon health, is highly invasive, causing discomfort and potential complications. To address this issue, researchers have developed capsule robots (CR) with active movement mechanisms to achieve colon in...

Ultrasound-Guided Mechanical High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (Histotripsy) Through an Acoustically Permeable Polyolefin-Based Cranioplasty Device

Research Report: Feasibility Study of Intracranial Focused Ultrasound Ablation under Ultrasonic Guidance through Polyolefin-Based Cranial Implants Academic Background Histotripsy is a non-thermal, non-invasive cancer tumor ablation technology. When applied intracranially, it is limited by the skull’s significant absorption and reflection of ultraso...

A High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Spatial Encoding Technique for Magnetic Particle Imaging

Space-Specific Mixed Excitation Technique for High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Spatial Encoding in Magnetic Particle Imaging Background Introduction Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) is an emerging, radiation-free tracer imaging technology that visualizes the spatial distribution of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs) to achieve high-sensiti...

Mechanosensitive Ion Channels Piezo1 and Piezo2 in Vivo Mediate Motor Response During Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation of Rodent Cerebral Motor Cortex

Mechanosensitive Ion Channels Piezo1 and Piezo2 in Vivo Mediate Motor Response During Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation of Rodent Cerebral Motor Cortex

Piezo1 and Piezo2 Mechanosensitive Ion Channels Regulate the Response of Rodents to Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation of the Motor Cortex Academic Background Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (TFUS) neuromodulation is a non-invasive, deep brain stimulation technique that shows great potential in the study of neural circuits and the treatmen...

Estimation of Photon Path Length and Penetration Depth in Articular Cartilage Zonal Architecture Over the Therapeutic Window

Academic News Report: Study on the Optical Transmission Characteristics of Cartilage Introduction Cartilage is a complex biological tissue composed of cells and a substantial extracellular matrix. Its main components include collagen fibers, proteoglycans, and water, which form layered structural partitions at the microscopic level. The propagation...

Extracorporeal Closed-Loop Respiratory Regulation for Patients with Respiratory Difficulty Using a Soft Bionic Robot

Extracorporeal Closed-Loop Respiratory Regulation for Patients with Respiratory Difficulty Using a Soft Bionic Robot

Comprehensive Academic Report on a Scientific Paper In modern medicine, respiratory regulation is crucial for patients with respiratory dysfunction. However, currently used clinical positive pressure ventilators have issues such as long-term dependence and injury. While external auxiliary devices like the “iron lung” offer non-invasive alternatives...

A Double-Hurdle Quantification Model for Freezing of Gait of Parkinson’s Patients

Research on Quantitative Model for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Patients Background Introduction Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease, accompanied by complex motor disorders. In the later stages of Parkinson’s disease, the phenomenon of “Freezing of Gait” (FOG) becomes particularly prominent. FOG refers to a transient p...

An Intersubject Brain-Computer Interface Based on Domain-Adversarial Training of Convolutional Neural Network for Online Attention Decoding

An Intersubject Brain-Computer Interface Based on Domain-Adversarial Training of Convolutional Neural Network for Online Attention Decoding

Cross-Subject Brain-Computer Interface: Real-time Attention Decoding Based on Domain-Adversarial Training with Convolutional Neural Networks Academic Background Attention decoding plays a crucial role in our daily lives and its implementation based on electroencephalogram (EEG) has garnered extensive attention. However, due to significant inter-ind...

Quantification and Diagnosis of Mobility Deficits

Background and Research Motivation Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting patients’ motor abilities, leading to tremors, bradykinesia, limb rigidity, and problems with gait and balance. These motor deficits significantly impact patients’ ability to live independently and their quality of life. Statistics predic...