Narjes Ben Ameur

Dr. Narjes Ben Ameur


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2023
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SESajjad Ali Ettyem
Sajjad Ali Ettyem
IAIbrahem Ahmed
Ibrahem Ahmed
WAWasan Saad Ahmed
Wasan Saad Ahmed
NHNaseer Ali Hussien
Naseer Ali Hussien
MMMaryam Ghassan Majeed
Maryam Ghassan Majeed
NANarjes Ben Ameur
Narjes Ben Ameur
The science of achieving a healthy mind, body, and spirit through objectives and activities is known as personal health (PH). We must be aware of our mental, bodily, and social well-being. The term hygiene refers to a wide variety of healthy behaviours. Individuals' healthcare costs and quality of life increased by avoiding or reducing the long-term effects of the disease through knowledge and skills. Biomedical apparel includes sutures, vascular grafts, and biodegradable clothes (BC). Biomedical clothing is anything implanted or incorporated into the human body and used near tissue, blood, or cells. Quick, dependable, and energy-efficient connectivity between wireless sensor networks is necessary (WSNs). Physical layers, media access control, networking layers, and control requirements must be co-designed. For those with lesser means, health insurance will increase in cost. There are difficulties with privacy and cyber security, a higher chance of malpractice claims, and increased time and financial expenditures for doctors and patients. In this study, wireless sensor networks-based personal health biomedical clothing (PH-BC-WSN) was utilized to increase access to high-quality healthcare, increase food production through precision agriculture, and raise the standard of human resources. More effective healthcare and medical asset monitoring systems can be developed thanks to the Internet of Things. Eavesdropping on medical data, modification, fabrication of warnings, denial of service, user tracking and location, physical interference with equipment, and electromagnetic threats were extensively discussed. The article gives several instances of current technology, discusses design challenges including energy efficiency, security, and scalability, provides various demonstrations of current technology, and provides a complete analysis of all the advantages and disadvantages. Despite their many benefits, body sensor networks have several significant obstacles and unresolved research problems, which are described along with some potential answers. As a result, the experimental findings demonstrate that PH-BC-WSN enhances accuracy and reduces response time in inpatient health monitoring.

18 July 2025 in International Journal of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
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ZMZainab Khalid Mohammed
Zainab Khalid Mohammed
Mazin Abed MohammedMazin Abed Mohammed
Mazin Abed Mohammed
MGMohd Khanapi Abd Ghani
Mohd Khanapi Abd Ghani
SASalah A. Aliesawi
Salah A. Aliesawi
NANarjes Ben Ameur
Narjes Ben Ameur
Abdullah LakhanAbdullah Lakhan
Abdullah Lakhan
Integrating Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT-4) in healthcare heralds a transformative era, automating routine tasks and empowering physicians to focus on complex patient care. GPT-4's role in patient education simplifies medical terminology, fosters a knowledgeable patient base, and promotes adherence to care plans. This study presents a secure framework for integrating GPT-4, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and patient data in healthcare using Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC). The framework ensures secure data exchange among stakeholders in healthcare data analysis. Emphasizing security, privacy, and regulatory compliance, the study underscores collaboration with privacy, security, and healthcare experts. The amalgamation of GPT-4 and NLP advances research and care and upholds data protection standards. The revolutionary use of MPC marks a paradigm shift, promising enhanced patient outcomes and securing the future of healthcare.

11 November 2024 in Applied Sciences
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RARania Awadi
Rania Awadi
NANarjes Ben Ameur
Narjes Ben Ameur
HHHassen Hafsu
Hassen Hafsu
TYThouraya Ben Younes
Thouraya Ben Younes
YAYounes Arous
Younes Arous
Joao Manuel R.S. TavaresJoao Manuel R.S. Tavares
Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares
Assessing myocardial strain remains challenging, particularly in the pediatric population, due to the smaller heart sizes, higher heart rates, and variability in strain parameters compared to adult populations. This study aimed to investigate the utility of myocardial strain measurements using cardiac magnetic resonance-feature tracking (CMR-FT) for early diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in pediatric patients. Twenty-eight DMD patients and 20 healthy controls were involved in this study. Global circumferential, longitudinal, and radial strain (GCS, GLS, and GRS) were measured for the left ventricle (LV) using CMR-FT. Segmental strain values only of the inferolateral and anterolateral LV segments in DMD patients without late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and DMD patients with LGE were compared to the healthy controls. Strain measurements using CMR-FT in DMD patients were considerably lower than those of healthy controls, with all p-values lower than 0.001. DMD patients without LGE showed decreased inferolateral and anterolateral segmental values only relative to healthy controls. The same behavior was maintained for the LV geometry. Multivariable linear regression demonstrated that the end-systole (ES) wall thicknesses and thickening were associated with decreased GCS and GLS. CMR-FT is crucial in detecting cardiac abnormalities in patients with DMD. It represents an innovative imaging biomarker that can detect initial myocardial alterations in DMD cardiomyopathy without relying on gadolinium.

20 July 2025 in Journal of Imaging
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WBWafa Baccouch
Wafa Baccouch
BHBilel HASNAOUI
Bilel HASNAOUI
NANarjes Ben Ameur
Narjes Ben Ameur
Abderrazak JemaiAbderrazak Jemai
Abderrazak Jemai
DLDhaker Lahidheb
Dhaker Lahidheb
SLSalam Labidi
Salam Labidi
In clinical practice, left ventricle hypertrophy (LVH) continues to pose a considerable challenge, highlighting the need for more reliable diagnostic approaches. This study aims to propose an automated framework for the quantification of LVH extent and the classification of myocardial segments according to hypertrophy severity using a deep learning-based algorithm. The proposed method was validated on 133 subjects, including both healthy individuals and patients with LVH. The process starts with automatic LV segmentation using U-Net and the segmentation of the left ventricle cavity based on the American Heart Association (AHA) standards, followed by the division of each segment into three equal sub-segments. Then, an automated quantification of regional wall thickness (RWT) was performed. Finally, a convolutional neural network (CNN) was developed to classify each myocardial sub-segment according to hypertrophy severity. The proposed approach demonstrates strong performance in contour segmentation, achieving a Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) of 98.47% and a Hausdorff Distance (HD) of 6.345 ± 3.5 mm. For thickness quantification, it reaches a minimal mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.01 ± 1.16. Regarding segment classification, it achieves competitive performance metrics compared to state-of-the-art methods with an accuracy of 98.19%, a precision of 98.27%, a recall of 99.13%, and an F1-score of 98.7%. The obtained results confirm the high performance of the proposed method and highlight its clinical utility in accurately assessing and classifying cardiac hypertrophy. This approach provides valuable insights that can guide clinical decision-making and improve patient management strategies.

16 September 2025 in Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Applications
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ZAZaid J. Al-Araji
Zaid J. Al-Araji
BHBalqees Talal Hasan
Balqees Talal Hasan
AMAmmar Awad Mutlag
Ammar Awad Mutlag
NANarjes Ben Ameur
Narjes Ben Ameur
KCKorhan Cengiz
Korhan Cengiz
Early and accurate diagnosis of stroke in emergency medicine is critical to ensuring timely treatment and reducing long-term patient disability or mortality. However, the complex and time-sensitive nature of stroke symptoms, combined with the high-pressure environment of emergency departments, often leads to diagnostic delays or errors. This paper proposes an AI-powered Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) designed to assist clinicians in the early detection of stroke using structured patient data such as vital signs, medical history, and neurological observations. The system leverages machine learning techniques to classify patient cases as likely stroke or non-stroke, providing real-time diagnostic support during triage or initial evaluation. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, we develop a simulation environment that mimics emergency department workflows and incorporates both synthetic and publicly available clinical datasets. Performance is assessed using standard metrics including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and area under the ROC curve (AUC). The results demonstrate the potential of AI-driven decision support to enhance diagnostic accuracy for stroke patients in emergency settings.

9 October 2024 in arXiv
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NANarjes Ben Ameur
Narjes Ben Ameur
RMRamzi Mahmoudi
Ramzi Mahmoudi
MDMohamed Deriche
Mohamed Deriche
AFAmira Fayouka
Amira Fayouka
IMImene Masmoudi
Imene Masmoudi
NZNesrine Zoghlami
Nesrine Zoghlami
Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the most important clinical parameter of cardiovascular function. The accuracy in estimating this parameter is highly dependent upon the precise segmentation of the left ventricle (LV) structure at the end diastole and systole phases. Therefore, it is crucial to develop robust algorithms for the precise segmentation of the heart structure during different phases. Methodology: In this work, an improved 3D UNet model is introduced to segment the myocardium and LV, while excluding papillary muscles, as per the recommendation of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. For the practical testing of the proposed framework, a total of 8,400 cardiac MRI images were collected and analysed from the military hospital in Tunis (HMPIT), as well as the popular ACDC public dataset. As performance metrics, we used the Dice coefficient and the F1 score for validation/testing of the LV and the myocardium segmentation. Results: The data was split into 70%, 10%, and 20% for training, validation, and testing, respectively. It is worth noting that the proposed segmentation model was tested across three axis views: basal, medio basal and apical at two different cardiac phases: end diastole and end systole instances. The experimental results showed a Dice index of 0.965 and 0.945, and an F1 score of 0.801 and 0.799, at the end diastolic and systolic phases, respectively. Additionally, clinical evaluation outcomes revealed a significant difference in the LVEF and other clinical parameters when the papillary muscles were included or excluded.