Browsing by Author "Zenati, Nadia"

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    Efficient Machine Learning-based Approach for Brain Tumor Detection Using the CAD System
    (Taylor & Francis, 2023-04) Guerroudji, Mohamed Amine; Hadjadj, Zineb; Lichouri, Mohamed; Amara, Kahina; Zenati, Nadia
    Medical research has focused on improving diagnosis through medical imaging in recent decades. Computer Assisted Diagnosis (CAD) systems have been developed to help doctors identify suspicious areas of interest, particularly those with cancer-like characteristics. CAD systems employ various algorithms and techniques to extract important numerical measurements from medical images that clinicians can use to evaluate patient conditions. This study proposes a statistical classification-based approach to efficient brain cancer detection. The proposed approach operates in three stages: first, Gradient Vector Flow (GVF) Snake models and mathematical morphology techniques retrieve regions of interest. The second stage characterizes these regions using morphological and textural parameters. Finally, a Bayesian network uses this description as input to identify malignant and benign cancer classes. We also compared the performance of the Bayesian network with other popular classification algorithms, including SVM, MLP, KNN, Random Forest, Decision Tree, XGBoost, LGBM, Gaussian Process, and RBF SVM. The results showed the superiority of the Bayesian network for the task of brain tumor classification. The proposed approach has been experimentally validated, with a sensitivity of 100% and a classification accuracy of over 98% for tumors, demonstrating the high efficiency of cancer cell segmentation.
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    Leap motion controller for upper limbs physical rehabilitation in post-stroke patients: a usability evaluation
    (2022-05) Hadjadj, Zineb; Masmoudi, Mostefa; Meziane, Abdelkrim; Zenati, Nadia
    Stroke in Algeria is one of the most important causes of severe physical disability. Since the disease strongly influences the quality of life of patients, optimal solutions for the treatment of post-stroke patients are needed. The use of new technologies in the field of rehabilitation aims to reduce the impact of functional problems. Recent studies have shown that technologies such as virtual reality and video games can provide a way that can motivate and help patients recover their motor skills. In this paper, our objective is to evaluate the usability of the Leap Motion Controller virtual reality system (LMC), which is a sensor that captures the movement of the patient's hands and fingers without the need to place sensors or devices on the body, with serious games specifically designed for upper limbs rehabilitation in post-stroke patients. We measured the usability of the LMC system used with serious games as well as the level of satisfaction among healthy participants and post-stroke patients from Bounaama Djilali Hospital (CHU Douera) in Algeria. The results show favorable data, for the first time, the LMC is a usable tool, measured by the System Usability Scale (SUS). In addition, participants demonstrated good motivation, enjoyment and the majority of them said that they would like to use the proposed system in future treatment. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
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    Low-cost haptic glove for grasp precision improvement in Virtual Reality-Based Post-Stroke Hand Rehabilitation
    (IEEE, ) Masmoudi, Mostefa; Zenati, Nadia; Benbelkacem , Samir; Hadjadj, Zineb
    Stroke in Algeria is one of the most important causes of severe physical disability. Upper limb paralysis is also most common in stroke patients, which severely affecting their daily life. Therefore, it is important to help stroke patients to improve the quality of their life. In this article, we have proposed a novel system based on virtual reality for fine motor rehabilitation. Because the sense of touch is essential to the patient's daily activities, we have integrated haptic feedback into our system (vibrating glove), this is to help the patient to perform rehabilitation exercises. The proposed vibrating glove is equipped with five small and flat vibrating motor discs (one on each finger); these motors are controlled by ESP8266 board. This system has been tested on two patients with stroke. The preliminary results show that the system can help patients recover fine motor skills.