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Ahn J, Choi H, Lee H, Lee J, Kim HD. Novel Multi-View RGB Sensor for Continuous Motion Analysis in Kinetic Chain Exercises: A Pilot Study for Simultaneous Validity and Intra-Test Reliability. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:9635. [PMID: 38139481 PMCID: PMC10747447 DOI: 10.3390/s23249635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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As the number of musculoskeletal disorders caused by smartphone usage, sedentary lifestyles, and active sports activities increases, there is a growing demand for precise and accurate measurement and evaluation of issues such as incorrect compensation patterns, asymmetrical posture, and limited joint operation range. Urgent development of new inspection equipment is necessary to address issues such as convenience, economic feasibility, and post-processing difficulties. Using 4DEYE®, a new multi-view red, green, and blue (RGB) sensor-based motion analysis equipment, and the VICON® ratio, which are infrared-based markers, we conducted a comparative analysis of the simultaneous validity of the joint angle (trajectory) and reliability. In this study, five healthy participants who could perform movements were selected for the pilot study and two movements (Y-balance and side dip) were analyzed. In addition, the ICC (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient) was analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) V.18 while the number of data frames of each equipment was equalized using the MATLAB program. The results revealed that side dips, which are open kinetic chain exercises (intraclass correlation coefficient ICC(2.1), 0.895-0.996), showed very high concordance with the Y-balance test, a closed kinetic chain exercise (ICC(2.1), 0.678-0.990). The joint measurement results were similar regardless of the movement in the open or closed kinetic chain exercise, confirming the high reliability of the newly developed multiview RGB sensor. This is of great significance because we obtained important and fundamental results that can be used in various patterns of exercise movements in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junghoon Ahn
- Department of Health Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (J.A.); (H.C.)
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- Department of Health Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (J.A.); (H.C.)
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- Department of Sports Convergence, Sangmyung University, Cheonan 31066, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Green Chemical Engineering, Sangmyung University, Cheonan 31066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; (J.A.); (H.C.)
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Schladen MM, Kuo HH, Tran T, Ofonedu A, Hoang H, Jett R, Gu M, Liu K, Mohammed K, Mohammed Y, Lum PS, Koumpouros Y. Evolution of a System to Monitor Infant Neuromotor Development in the Home: Lessons from COVID-19. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11060784. [PMID: 36981440 PMCID: PMC10048217 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11060784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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In the nine months leading up to COVID-19, our biomedical engineering research group was in the very early stages of development and in-home testing of HUGS, the Hand Use and Grasp Sensor (HUGS) system. HUGS was conceived as a tool to allay parents' anxiety by empowering them to monitor their infants' neuromotor development at home. System focus was on the evolving patterns of hand grasp and general upper extremity movement, over time, in the naturalistic environment of the home, through analysis of data captured from force-sensor-embedded toys and 3D video as the baby played. By the end of March, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated and global lockdown ensued, home visits were no longer possible and HUGS system testing ground to an abrupt halt. In the spring of 2021, still under lockdown, we were able to resume recruitment and in-home testing with HUGS-2, a system whose key requirement was that it be contactless. Participating families managed the set up and use of HUGS-2, supported by a detailed library of video materials and virtual interaction with the HUGS team for training and troubleshooting over Zoom. Like the positive/negative poles of experience reported by new parents under the isolation mandated to combat the pandemic, HUGS research was both impeded and accelerated by having to rely solely on distance interactions to support parents, troubleshoot equipment, and securely transmit data. The objective of this current report is to chronicle the evolution of HUGS. We describe a system whose design and development straddle the pre- and post-pandemic worlds of family-centered health technology design. We identify and classify the clinical approaches to infant screening that predominated in the pre-COVID-19 milieu and describe how these procedural frameworks relate to the family-centered conceptualization of HUGS. We describe how working exclusively through the proxy of parents revealed the family's priorities and goals for child interaction and surfaced HUGS design shortcomings that were not evident in researcher-managed, in-home testing prior to the pandemic.
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- Manon Maitland Schladen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, 12243 Aigaleo, Greece
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Chioma R, Sbordone A, Patti ML, Perri A, Vento G, Nobile S. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Neonatology. Applied Sciences 2023; 13:3211. [DOI: 10.3390/app13053211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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The development of artificial intelligence methods has impacted therapeutics, personalized diagnostics, drug discovery, and medical imaging. Although, in many situations, AI clinical decision-support tools may seem superior to rule-based tools, their use may result in additional challenges. Examples include the paucity of large datasets and the presence of unbalanced data (i.e., due to the low occurrence of adverse outcomes), as often seen in neonatal medicine. The most recent and impactful applications of AI in neonatal medicine are discussed in this review, highlighting future research directions relating to the neonatal population. Current AI applications tested in neonatology include tools for vital signs monitoring, disease prediction (respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, apnea of prematurity) and risk stratification (retinopathy of prematurity, intestinal perforation, jaundice), neurological diagnostic and prognostic support (electroencephalograms, sleep stage classification, neuroimaging), and novel image recognition technologies, which are particularly useful for prompt recognition of infections. To have these kinds of tools helping neonatologists in daily clinical practice could be something extremely revolutionary in the next future. On the other hand, it is important to recognize the limitations of AI to ensure the proper use of this technology.
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- Roberto Chioma
- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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