Biomedical Engineering 2007

Biomedical Engineering

216

2007  Issue
Prof. Julian Gardner
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ISSN (Online): 1929-980x

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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-009

Estimating Shoulder Complex Mobility
B. Tondu (France)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-011

Time-Varying Biomedical Signals Analysis with Multiclass Support Vector Machines
E.D. Übeyli (Turkey)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-015

Control Problems Arising in Combined Antiangiogenic Therapy and Radiotherapy
A. Swierniak (Poland)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-017

Adaptive Fuzzy Model of Operator Functional State in Human-Machine System: A Preliminary Study
J. Zhang, M. Mahfouf, D.A. Linkens, P. Nickel, G.R.J. Hockey, and A.C. Roberts (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-018

The Locomotion Systems for Self-Propelled Endoscopes: A Review and a New Proposal
Y. Shi, Z. Yu, L. Kong, and H.-Y. Hsu (Australia)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-020

Morphological Tubular Extraction Applied to Coronary Artery Reconstruction in CT-Images
M.A. Luengo-Oroz, M.J. Ledesma-Carbayo, J.J. Gómez-Diego, M.A. García-Fernandez, M. Desco, and A. Santos (Spain)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-021

Diagnostic Ultrasound Image Subtraction based HIFU Effect Estimation Method by using Wavelet Decomposition Coefficient Energy
Y. Feng, Z. Chen, J. He, F. Sun (PRC)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-022

A Multilayer Hierarchical Structure of an I-Pain System for the Assessment of Postoperative Pain via Fuzzy Pain Relief Index
J.-S. Shieh, C.-Y. Dai, Y.-R. Wen, and W.-Z. Sun (Taiwan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-025

Framework for Creating New Discriminants: Combined Diffusion and Perfusion Studies in Stroke Patients
S. Takagi, K. Sakai, K. Yamada, K. Kudo, Y. Yasuhara, K. Koyamada, and T. Nishimura (Japan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-026

Classification of Breast Masses via Transformation of Features using Kernel Principal Component Analysis
T. Mu, A.K. Nandi (UK), and R.M. Rangayyan (Canada)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-027

Detection of Masses in Mammograms using Enhanced Multilevel-Thresholding Segmentation and Region Selection based on Rank
A. Rojas Domínguez and A.K. Nandi (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-029

EKG Beat Analysis: Minimising Redundancy between Detection and Classification
J. Darrington and L. Hool (Australia)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-032

Two Unconstrained Methods for Blood Pressure Monitoring in a Ubiquitous Home Healthcare
J.S. Kim, K.K. Kim, Y.G. Lim, and K.S. Park (Korea)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-033

Comparison of HRV Spectral Analysis Methods for Unconstrainedly Measured ECG
K.K. Kim, J.S. Kim, B.H. Choi, G.S. Chung, H.B. Lee, Y.G. Lim, and K.S. Park (Korea)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-034

Effect of Crown Material on Teeth Restored with Prefabricated Glass Fibre Posts: Stress Distribution
P.J. Rodríguez-Cervantes, J.L. Sancho-Bru, A. Barjau-Escribano, A. Pérez-González, and L. Forner-Navarro (Spain)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-036

Can Diffusion Tensor Imaging Detect the Degree of Neuronal Cell Membrane Damage in Stroke Patients?: A Simulation Study
K. Sakai, K. Yamada, H. Oouchi, and T. Nishimura (Japan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-038

The Interpreting System for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Analysis with Image Processing
K. Wong-ek, L. Boonchu, S. Suntiwatanakul, and S. Sriboonsrong (Thailand)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-039

On Reducing the Number of Variables to Estimate Visualized Words using Event Related Potentials
M.F. Funada, M. Shibukawa, Y. Igarashi, T. Funada, and S.P. Ninomija (Japan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-040

Morphometrical Feature Extraction on Color Histological Images for Oncological Diagnostics
A. Nedzved, A. Belotserkovsky (Belarus), T.M. Lehmann (Germany), and S. Ablameyko (Belarus)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-041

Improving Telemonitoring of Heart Failure Patients with NFC Technology
J. Morak, A. Kollmann, D. Hayn, P. Kastner, G. Humer, and G. Schreier (Austria)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-042

Some Considerations about an Experimental Modelling of the vas deferens Physiology
C. Tanase (Ireland)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-043

Frequency Dependence of Macromolecular Activation
I. Cosic, E. Pirogova, V. Vojisavljevic, and Q. Fang (Australia)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-045

Semantic Support for Medical Image Search and Retrieval
W. Wei and P.M. Barnaghi (Malaysia)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-046

Kinematic Response of the Wrist and Forearm When Subjected to a Complex Loading Regime
N.A. MacLeod, N. Fowler, and D.H. Nash (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-051

Towards a Low-Cost Optical Biosensor System for Biomedical Immunoassay Applications
J.W. Gardner, A. Apostolidou, M. Cole, C. Dowson, S. Edmunds, and G. Sehra (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-052

A Dynamic State-Space Model for Simulating Scanning Probe Microscopy
O.A. Adenle and W.J. Fitzgerald (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-053

Phonocardiogram Segmentation by using Hidden Markov Models
C.S. Lima and M.J. Cardoso (Portugal)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-055

Regressional Inhibitive Crosstalk Models
Z.R. Yang and N. Young (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-056

Improved Detection of Boundaries of Phonemes in Speech Databases
P. Bergl and R. Cmejla (Czech Republic)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-057

Simultaneous Recording of VEP and fMRI to Study Optic Neuritis in Multiple Sclerosis
M.N. Anwar, L. Bonzano, D. Rossi-Sebastiano, L. Roccatagliata, G. Gualniera, P. Vitali, V. Sanguineti, P. Morasso, and F. Bandini (Italy)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-058

A System Design for Content-based Image Retrieval and Analysis of Mammograms using PostgreSQL with Image-Handling Extension
D. Guliato, E.V. de Melo, R.C. Soares (Brazil), and R.M. Rangayyan (Canada)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-060

Fibre-Optic Sensor for Monitoring Splanchnic Perfusion
M. Hickey and P.A. Kyriacou (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-064

Stabilized Linear Model for Neuromagnetic Source Localization
Y.-S. Chen, C.-Y. Cheng, T.-J. Lin, J.-C. Hsieh, and L.-F. Chen (Taiwan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-067

Prediction of Neonatal Jaundice using Fuzzy Clustering Methods
H.T. Moghaddam, F. Towhidkhah, R. Khayati, M. Torkaman, and Z. Kavehmanesh (Iran)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-068

Method for Suppressing Seam Line Artifact in Spatially Compounded Ultrasonic Diagnostic Images
M.H. Choi, J.H. Park, K.-J. Lee, C.-A. Kim, and J.-K. Lee (Korea)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-075

Investigation of Heart Rate Variability in Patients under Local Anaesthesia
K. Shafqat, P.A. Kyriacou, S.K. Pal, and S. Kumari (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-076

Investigation of Photoplethysmmographic Signals and Arterial Blood Oxygen Saturation Values (SpO2) during Blood Pressure Cuff-Induced Hypoperfusion
P.A. Kyriacou, K. Shafqat, and S.K. Pal (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-078

Preparation, Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Porous Hydroxyapatite-Gelatin Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
M.K. Narbat (Iran)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-080

How to Transmit Artificial Information in Peripheral Nerves without Disturbing their Natural Information Flow
M. Hannula and E. Alasaarela (Finland)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-085

A Comparison of Dielectric Properties of Human Adult and Umbilical Cord Blood
J. Kulkarni, A.J. Kaleem, T. Radhakrishna, and A. Ahmad (India)
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Prediction of One Repetition Maximum in Weight Lifting with Multilinear Regression Model
M. Hannula, J.-P. Rontu, and J. Jauhiainen (Finland)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-087

Mining Colonoscopy Videos to Measure Quality of Colonoscopic Procedures
D. Liu, Y. Cao, W. Tavanapong, J. Wong, J.H. Oh, and P.C. de Groen (USA)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-088

New Parameter for Modelling of Hip Motion at Patient with Coxarthritis
R.M. Kiss (Hungary)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-089

A Novel Approach to Estimate Variations of Blood Glucose using Noninvasive Metabolic Measurements
C.-Y. Lee, P.Y.S. Cheung, and K.S.L. Lam (PRC)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-090

Evaluation of SAR Induced in Human Head Tissue Layers Exposed to Microwave Frequency
S. Mouna, H. Ammor, and M. Khalladi (Morocco)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-097

Thin Films of Calcium Phosphate on Titanium Dental Screws: Sol-Gel Route Versus Plasma Spray
A. Mazzoli, A. Montenero, G. Moriconi, O. Favoni, and I. Alfieri (Italy)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-100

Human Body Movements Classification
A. Hlaváček, V. Hanžl, and J. Havlík (Czech Republic)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-101

Class-based Nonlinear Enhancement Strategy and Its Validation: An Application for Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)
L. Wei, D. Kumar, J. Coleman, R. Turlapthi, and J. Suri (USA)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-103

A Brief Foray into Philosophical and Practical Issues Concerning Micro-Current Frequency Stimulation and Related Modalities
H.E.R. Rudolph and J. Halpern (Australia)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-104

DSA Image Enhancement via Multi-Resolution Motion Correction for Interventional Procedures: A Robust Strategy
D. Kumar, L. Wei, R. Turlapthi, and J.S. Suri (USA)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-105

CMAC-based Modelling the Influence of Temperature on Tissue Biosensor for Measurement of Dopamine
V. Rangelova and D. Tsankova (Bulgaria)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-107

A Novel Innovation in vivo Glucose Quantification Employing Photoacoustic Sensors and A1C Technique
J. Sundararajan, V. Palanisamy, K. Ganesan, K. Chatterjee, and M. Sandeep (India)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-109

Optimizing A-V and V-V Delay in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Simulations Including Ventricle Heterogeneity
R. Miri, M. Reumann, D. Farina, B. Osswald, and O. Dössel (Germany)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-113

On the Wavelet Analysis of the Doppler Signals of Fetal Activity
K. Kaluzynski, T. Kret, and J. Sienko (Poland)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-114

Cancer Outcome Prediction by Cluster-based Artificial Immune Networks
D. Tsankova and V. Rangelova (Bulgaria)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-115

Fatigue Analysis of Spinal Fixation System by Finite Element Method
S.M. Kim, I.C. Yang, S.Y. Cho, and B.C. Choi (Korea)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-116

Features of Voltage Pulse Plethysmography
M. Melinščak and A. Šantić (Croatia)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-118

Phonocardiogram Segmentation by using an Hybrid RBF-HMM Model
C.S. Lima and M.J. Cardoso (Portugal)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-800

Prediction of Parkinson's Disease Tremor Onset using Artificial Neural Networks
S. Pan, K. Warwick, J. Stein, M.N. Gasson, S.Y. Wang, T.Z. Aziz, and J. Burgess (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-801

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) in Pulmonary Measurement: A Review of Applications and Research
G. Panoutsos, M. Mahfouf, B.H. Brown, and G.H. Mills (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-802

Two-Step Plasma Surface Modification of PDMS with Mixture of HEMA and AAc: Collagen Immobilization and In Vitro Assays
A. Karkhaneh, H. Mirzadeh, and A.R. Ghaffariyeh (Iran)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-803

An Improved Blood Gas Intelligent Hybrid Model for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
A. Wang, G. Panoutsos, M. Mahfouf, and G.H. Mills (UK)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-807

The Development of the Melody of the Infant Cry to Detect Disorders during Infancy
G. Várallyay Jr, Z. Benyó, and A. Illényi (Hungary)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-808

Investigation of Spatial Characteristics of Meditation EEG using Wavelet Analysis and Fuzzy Classifier
C.-Y. Liu and P.-C. Lo (Taiwan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555-809

Performance Tests of a Novel Electroencephalographic Data-Acquisition System
A.B. Usakli and N.G. Gencer (Turkey)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-011

Collagen-Blended Biodegradable Polymer Nanofibers: Potential Substrates for Wound Healing in Skin Tissue Engineering
K. Ma, T. Yong, K.C. Chan, and S. Ramakrishna (Singapore)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-012

Abrasion Tests on Human Enamel under Wet and Dry Conditions
G. Guidoni, T. Schöberl, G. Dehm, and I. Jäger (Austria)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-013

Osteoporosis Diagnostic through 3D μ-CT and SR-μXRF
I. Lima, M.L.F. de Farias, D. Rosenthal, M.J. Anjos, and R.T. Lopes (Brazil)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-015

X-Ray Fluorescence Microtomography Analysis of Breast Tissue Samples under Various Excitation Conditions
G.R. Pereira, H.S. Rocha, M.J. Anjos, R.T. Lopes, P. Faria, and C.A. Pérez (Brazil)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-017

New Assessment System for Data Compression in Ultrasound Computer Tomography
R. Liu, N.V. Ruiter, M. Zapf, R. Stotzka, M. Weber, and H. Gemmeke (Germany)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-022

Robust Pre-Processing and Noise Reduction in Microarray Images
A. Mastrogianni, E. Dermatas, and A. Bezerianos (Greece)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-023

Biocompatible Polymer Encapsulation with Embedded Functional Structures for Medical Devices
A. Geipel, F. Goldschmidtböing, A. Doll, C. Farhat, P. Jantscheff, N. Esser, U. Massing, and P. Woias (Germany)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-025

Application of Advanced Computational Modelling in the Comparison of Stent Induced Coronary Flow Disturbances
J. Murphy and F. Boyle (Ireland)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-027

A Simulation Method for 3-Dimension Needle Invasive Medical Treatments of Cancer Infected Liver
M.K. Zamani, M. Tomoyuki, and H. Yamakawa (Japan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-029

Renewable Materials for Tissue Repair/Biocompatibility of Cellulose Nanocrystals
E.-M.U. Egertsdotter and C.K. Aidun (USA)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-030

Morphometric Study of Stress-Induced Changes in Aortic Wall Microstructure
E.M. Kefaloyannis and D.P. Sokolis (Greece)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-031

Correlation between Shear Stress and Wall Thickening in Human Carotid Artery: I. Preliminary Repeatability Studies of MRI Data
I. Khan, J. Oshinski, and C. Aidun (USA)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-032

SleepAtHome – Remote Monitorization of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea using Portable Cameras
J.M. Rodrigues, J.L. Malaquias, L. Osório, C. Correia, and J. Basílio Simões (Portugal)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-042

Studying Tumor Extravasation using a Microfluidic Chip
K.C. Chaw, M. Manimaran, F.E.H. Tay, K.J. Leck, and S. Swaminathan (Singapore)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-043

Extracting Fetal From Maternal ECG for Early Diagnosis: Theoretical Problems and Solutions - BAF and ICA
D. Graupe, Y. Zhong, and M.H. Graupe (USA)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-044

Heart-Rate Adapting Match Filter Detection of T-Wave Alternans in Experimental Holter ECG Recordings
L. Burattini (Italy), W. Zareba (USA), and R. Burattini (Italy)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-046

Encapsulation of Sertoli Cells in Agarose-based Microdevices for Nerve Repair: Preparation, Characterization and in Vitro Biocompatibility
S. Mazzitelli, C. Balestra, A. Tosi, N. Bozzuto, G. Luca, R. Calafiore, and C. Nastruzzi (Italy)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-047

Total Aberrations vs. High Order Aberrations in Operated Eyes
F. Viola, J.M. Dias, and A. Castanheira-Dinis (Portugal)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-052

White LED for Multifunctional Digital Microfluidic System to Evaluate the Antioxidant Activity on Green Tea
M.-Y. Lin, H.-C. Hu, C.-S. Yu, Y.-C. Hu, H.-S. Huang, and C.-Y. Wu (Taiwan)
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10.2316/Journal.216.2007.5.555a-054

Using DICOM in Medical Grids: Secure Image Communication and Integration of External DICOM Devices in Globus Grids
M. Vossberg, D. Krefting, and T. Tolxdorff (Germany)
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