1995 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
17th Annual Conference
and 21st Canadian Medical and Ecological Engineering Conference </
Volume Two
Montreal Canada
September 20-23,1995
4CMBE8 8CQB
IEEE EMAU
Fernand A. RobergeConference Chair
Robert E. KearneyFrogram Chair
UNIVERSITATSBIBUOTHEKHANNOVER
TECHNISCHE
INFORMATIONSBIBUOTHEK
4.1.3.11 The Number of Processing Elements in Hidden-Layer of Back-Propagation Neural Network
for Karyotyping 827
Cho, Jongman; Hong, SeungHong. Inje Univ., Pusan (South Korea); Inha Univ., Inchon (South Korea)
4.1.3.12 Calibration of Low Back Load Exposure Estimation through Surface EMG Signals with the Use
ofArtificial Neural Network Technology 829
Baten, Chris TM.; Hamberg, Hendrik J.; Veltink, Peter H; Hermens, Hermie J. Roessingh Research
& Development, Enschede (The Netherlands); Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)
4.1.3.13 Feature Extraction by Genetic Algorithms for Neural Networks in Breast Cancer Classification 831
Kermani, Bahram G.; White, Mark W.; Nagle, H. Troy. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.14 Optimization by Neural Networks Application of Motion Estimation 833
Yacoubi, Abole Paziz; Lelaurin, L.; Devlaminck, Vincent; Dubus, J.P. Univ. des Sciences et
Technologies de Lille, Lille (France)
4.1.3.15 Image Segmentation with the Spatiotemporal Neuron and Adaptive Threshold Learning 835
Richardson, Warren A.; Kim, Soowon; Waldron, Manjula B. Ohio State Univ., Columbus (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.16 Global Motion Discrimination Using More Physiological Modified Artificial Neural Networks 837
Deligeorges, Socrates; Vaina, Lucia. Boston Univ., Boston (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.17 A New Method for Parameter Estimation in the NARMAX Model Using Neural Computation 839
Shindou, Hiroyuki; Noshiro, Makoto; Fukuoka, Yutaka; Ishikawa, Masumi; Minamitani, Haruyuki. Keio
Univ., Tokyo (Japan); Kitasato Univ., Tokyo (Japan); Tokyo Medical & Dental Univ., Tokyo (Japan);Kyushu Inst, of Technology, fzuka (Japan)
4.1.3.18 Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering Using Neural Networks 841
Kaufman, Jonathan J; Bianco, Bruno; Zhou, Ying; Chiabrera, Alessandro. Cyberlogic Inc., New
York (U.S.A.); Univ. di Genova, Genova (Italy); City Univ. ofNew York New York (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.19 Development ofan Integrated Detector forNMR Microscopy 843
Stocker, Jeffrey E.; Peck, Timothy L.; Franke, S.J.; Kruse, J.; Feng, M.; Magin, RichardL. Univ.
ofIllinois, Urbana (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.20 A Comparative Study of Methods of Processing Patient Pain Drawings for Analysis by an Artificial
Neural Network 845
Sanders, Neal W.; Mann, Noah Horace (III). Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.21 The Detection of Glaucoma Using an Artificial Neural Network 847
Parfitt, Craig Michael; Mikelberg, F.S.; Swindale, N. V. Univ. ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)
4.1.3.22 On-Line Neuromorphic Biomedical Waveform Analysis 849
Kohen, HamidS. UCLA, Chatsworth (U.S.A.)
4.1.3.23 Application of Artificial Neural Network Approach to the Interpretation Biosignal of Diabetic Skin
Microcirculation 851
Zhang, Qingyu; Barbenel, J.C. Univ. ofStrathclyde, Glasgow (U.K.)
Author Index
VOLUME 2
Track 4.2: Signal Processing Applications
Session 4.2.1: EEG Signal Processing: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 411C [slides]
4.2.1.1 Adaptive Base Line Correction of EEG's Using Warped Polynomials 853
Philips, Wilfried R. Univ. Gent, Gent (Belgium)
4.2.1.2 Interpretation ofCoherence Changes between EEG Signals Recorded during a Finger Movement Task 855
Andrew, Colin M.; Pfurtscheller, Gert. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)
4.2.1.3 Spatio-Temporal EEG Patterns Associated with Voluntary Motion Preparation 857
Barreto, Armando B.; Vicente, L.M.; Persad, Ivanov K. Florida International Univ., Miami (U.S.A.)
4.2.1.4 The Topographic Mapping of EEG Using the First Positive Lyapunov Exponent .,859
Lin, Yue-Der; Chong, Fok-Ching; Sung, Shing-Ming; Kuo, Te-Son. National Taiwan Univ.,
Taipei (Taiwan); Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hosp., Taipei (Taiwan)
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Session 4.2.2: MEG Signal Processing: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 411C [slides]
4.2.2.1 Optimizing an Array of Sensors for Magnetoencephalography 861Hochwald, Bertrand; Nehorai, Arye. Yale Univ., New Haven (U.S.A.)
4.2.2.2 Source Localization of Visual Evoked Magnetic Fields Related to Apparent Movement 863
Tsuda, Ryoichi; Ueno, Shoogo. Kyushu Tokai Univ., Kumamoto (Japan); Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)4.2.2.3 Localization of Event-Related Magnetic Fields during Speech Processing by Magnetoencephalography 865
Kober, Helmut; Grummich, P.; Vieth, J.; Huppertz, H.-J.; Ganslandt, O. Univ. ofErlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen (Germany)
4.2.2.4 Visual Evoked MEG Activities during Discrimination ofTwo Different Colours 867
Ueno, Kenichi; Ueno, Shoogo; Iramina, Keiji; Weinberg, Harold. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan);Kyushu Univ, Fukuoka (Japan); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (Canada)
4.2.2.5 Measurements of Extremely Slow Components of MEG Activities in Human Subjects during Memoryand Recognition Processes 869
Yoshida, Hideki; Ueno, Shoogo; Cheyne, Douglas; Weinberg, Harold. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo(Japan); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (Canada)
4.2.2.6 Autoregressive and Eigenfrequency Spectral Analysis of Magnetoenterographic Signals 871
Bradshaw, Leonard Alan; Wikswo, John P. (Jr.). Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)
Session 4.2.3: AR Techniques in Signal Processing: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 411C [slides]
4.2.3.1 Characterization ofEEG Signal Changes via Itakura Distance 873
Kong, Xuan; Thakor, Nitish V; Goel, Vaibhava. Northern Illinois Univ., Dekalb (U.S.A.); Johns
Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)
4.2.3.2 Discriminating Mental Tasks Using EEG Represented by AR Models 875
Anderson, Charles W.; Stolz, Erik A.; Shamsunder, Sanyogita. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (U.S.A.)
4.2.3.3 Tracking ofNonstationary EEG with the Roots of ARMA Models 877
Patomaki, Lauri; Kaipio, J.P.; Karjalainen, PastA. Univ. ofKuopio, Kuopio (Finland)
4.2.3.4 Second Order and Third Order Statistics with Application to EEG 879
Edlinger, Gnnter; Andrew, Colin M.; Pfurtscheller, Gert. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)
4.2.3.5 Dynamic Spectral Analysis Based on an Autoregressive Model with Time-Varying Coefficients 881
Schloegl, Alois. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)
4.2.3.6 Dynamic Cross-Spectral Analysis of Event-Related EEG Using Ensemble Averages 883
Florian, Gemot; Pfurtscheller, Gert. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)
Session 4.2.4: Filtering Techniques: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 411C [slides]
4.2.4.1 An Adaptive Filter for the Reduction ofCardiogenic Oscillations on Esophageal Pressure Signals 885
Schuessler, Thomas F.; Volta, Carlo A.; Goldberg, Peter; Gottfried, Stewart B.; Kearney, Robert
E.; Bates, Jason H.T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
4.2.4.2 Filter Bank-Based Processing ofthe Stress ECG 887
Afonso, ValtinoX.; Tompkins, Willis J.; Nguyen, TruongQ.; Trautmann, Steffen; Luo, Shen.
Univ. ofWisconsin, Madison (U.S.A.); Burdock Inc., Milton (U.S.A.)
4.2.4.3 Classification of Microcalcifications Using a Multichannel Filtering Approach 889
Gulsrud, Thor Ole; Gabrielsen, Stein-Ole. Rogaland Univ. Ctr., Stavanger (Norway)
4.2.4.4 Matched-Filter Based Detection and Localization of Epileptic Seizures from Spectrographic Chirpsin ECoG Recordings 891
Creekmore, Joseph W.; Conry, Joan; Coletla, David; Schiff, Steven J. MITRE Corporation,McLean (U.S.A.); Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington (U.S.A.)
4.2.4.5 Scaling Factor and Jitter Characterization: A Unified Approach Using Mean and Variance 893
Meste, Olivier; Bataillou, Eric; Rix, Herve H. CNRS - UNSA, Valbonne (France)
4.2.4.6 Late Potentials and the Improvement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Nonstationary Noise 895
Atarius, Roozbeh; Sdrnmo, L. Lund Univ., Lund (Sweden)
Session 4.2.5: EEG/VEP Signal Processing: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
4.2.5.1 Identification of Seizure Pathways by Spectral Analysis ofEEG 897
Tsai, Yien Che; Sherman, David L.; Rossell, Lisa Ann; Mirski, MarekA.; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns
Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)
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4 2 5 2 Objective Measurement of Visual Contrast Sensitivity via Adaptive Matched Filtering 899
ofSteady-State VEPS
Davtla, Carlos E, Srebro, Richard, Ghaleb, Ibrahim Southern Methodist Univ, Dallas (USA),Umv ofTexas, Dallas (USA)
42 5 3 Coherent Bispectral Analysis ofthe Steady-State VEP 901
Tang, Yu, Norcia, Anthony M Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Inst, San Francisco (USA)
4 2 5 4 Consistency of Dipole Modeling in Localization of Epileptic Foci Originating from Medial
Temporal Lobes 903
Chen, Jia-Jm Jason, Sheu Chmg-Hwang, Tsai, Jmg-Jane Lin, Thy-Sheng National Cheng
Kung Umv, Tainan (Taiwan)
4 2 5.5 Testing Recruitment in the EEG under Repetitive Photo Stimulation Using Frequency-Domain
Approaches 905
Coelho, Flavio Codeco, Simpson, David Martin, Infantosi, Antonio Fernando C Umv Federal
do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
4 2 5 6 Adaptive Stimulus Artifact and ECG Reduction in Somatosensory Evoked Potential Studies 907
Parsa, Vijay, Parker, Philip A , Scott, Robert N Umv ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)
4 2 5 7 Stimulus Artifact Reduction in Somatosensory Evoked Potential Acquisition A Conceptual Model 909
McLean, Linda, Scott, Robert N, Parker, Philip A Umv ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)
4 2 5 8 Enhancement of Respiratory Related Evoked Responses Using Matching Pursuits 911
Akay, Metin, Daubenspeck, J Andrew Lim, LisaM Rutgers Umv, Piscataway (U SA ),
Dartmouth Med Sch,Lebanon (USA)
4 2 5 9 Automatic Seizure Detection in Newborns and Infants 913
Gotman, Jean, Zhang, J, Rosenblatt, J, Gottesman, R Montreal Neurological Inst and Hasp, Montreal
(Canada), Montreal Children's Hosp ,Montreal (Canada), Umv ofTexas, Galveston (USA)
4 2 5 10 Feature Extraction from Multichannel EEG Transients for Clustering Purposes 915
Wahlberg, Patrik, Grennberg Anders, Salomonsson, Goran Lund Umv, Lund (Sweden), Lulea
Umv ofTechnology, Lulea (Sweden)
42 5 11 Visual Evoked Potential Classification for Clinical Use 917
Gong, Nmg Duchene, Jacques M Ctr de Recherche de Royallieu, Gbm, Compiegne (France),
Umv de Technology de Compiegne, Compiegne (France)
4 2 5 12 The Bicoherence Index A Measure ofDeveloping Neuronal Relationships 919
Nmg, Taikang, Bionzino, Joseph D Trinity College, Hartford (USA)
4 2 5.13 Estimation ofLatency Changes for Evoked Potentials with Morphological Variations 921
Zhu, Liping, Kong, Xuan, Kaufman, Bernice, Rog, Andre Northern Illinois Umv, Dekalb
(USA), NavalBwdynamics Lab ,New Orleans (USA)
4 2 5 14 Orthogonal Polynomial Trend Analysis Helps Interpreting Abnormalities in Event-Related Brain
Potentials in High Functioning Autism 923
Stauder, Johannes E A Woestenburg, Jaap C, Hassainia, Farid, Mottron, Laurent, Robaey,
Philippe Hop Ste-Justine, Montreal (Canada), Free Umv, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Hopdu Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada)
4 2 5 15 Design and Construction ofa System to be Used in Clinical EEG Signal Processing 925
Zapata-Ferrer, Angel R ,Gaona Gonzalez, Andres, Chavez V, Mario, VwhL, Victor E, Amaga
Del V, Enrique, Boennec S, Herve, LetsorekK, An, Pichardo M, Samuel, Marin M, Miguel,
Aguillon P , Miguel A,Jara Saldana, Gerardo A Inst Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico (Mexico),
Inst Tecnologwo y de Estudios Superwres de Monterrey, Monterrey (Mexico), Escuela Superior de
lngemerla Mecdnica y Electrica, Mexico (Mexico)
4 2 5 16 Predicting Failures in Auditory Detection from Changes in the EEG Spectrum 927
Jung, Tzyy-Ping, Makeig Scott Salklnst, San Diego (USA), Naval Health Research Ctr, San Diego (US A )
425 17 BioMag. Functional Brain and Heart Research in Clinical Environment 929
Simehus, Kim, Ahonen, A , Huotilainen, M, Ilmomemi, R, Karp, Pekka, Kartano, H, Katila, T,
Montonen, J, Nenonen J, Naatanen, R Paavola, M, Standertskjold-Nordenstam, C-G Helsinki
Univ of Technology, Espoo (Finland), NeuromagLtd, Helsinki (Finland), Umv ofHelsinki, Helsinki
(Finland), Helsinki Umv Central Hosp ,Helsinki (Finland), Euroshield Oy, Eura (Finland)
4 2 5 18 Electrical Source Estimation in the Human Brain Associated with Auditory Evoked Magnetic Fields
Using Travelling Source Model 931
Iwaki, Sunao, Ueno, Shoogo Umv ofTokyo Tokyo (Japan)
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4.2.5.19 Feature-Based Detection of Epileptic Seizures Using ECoG Recordings and a PAM Model 933
Hughes, Elizabeth S.; Gaillard, William D.; Jacyna, Garry M.; Schiff, Steven J. MITRE
Corporation, McLean (U.S.A.); Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington (U.S.A.)
4.2.5.20 Development of an AR-Pole Statistic for ECoG Seizure Detection 935
Bozek-Kuzmicki, Maribeth; Weinstein, Steven L.; Benke, George; Schiff, StevenJ. MITRE Corp.,McLean (U.S.A.); Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington (U.S.A.)
4.2.5.21 ECoG Waveform Analysis and Interpretation: A MITRE Perspective 937
Jacyna, Garry M.; Colella, David. MITRE Corporation, McLean (U.S.A.)
Session 4.2.6: Signal Processing: Miscellanea I: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
4.2.6.1 Effects ofThrombus Simulants on Acoustic Characteristics ofArtificial Heart-Valves 939
Lariviere, Jeffrey; Mussivand, T.; Goubran, RafikA. Carleton Univ., Ottawa (Canada); Ottawa
Civic Hosp., Ottawa (Canada)
4.2.6.2 Measurement Accuracy of Ultrasound Heart Rate Monitor 941
Noguchi, Yasuaki; Sugimoto, Suguru; Yoshida, Atsushi; Kobayashi, Hisaaki; Kobayashi,Mitsunao. National Defense Academy, Yokosuka (Japan); Shonan Inst, ofTechnology, Fujisawa
(Japan); National Defense Med. College, Tokorozawa (Japan)
4.2.6.3 Assessment ofthe Phase Relationship between Breathing, Heart Rate and Blood Pressure by the Modified
Complex Demodulation 943
Vermeiren, Christophe; Escourrou, Pierre; Papelier, Yves; Le Vey, Georges; Przybyszewski,
Andrzej W. INRIA Rocquencourt, Le Chesnay (France); Hop. Antoine Beclere, Clamart (France);Ecole des Mines, Nantes (France); Univ. ofBoston, Boston (U.S.A.)
4.2.6.4 Blood Velocity Estimation by Maximum Likelihood: A Comparative Study 945
Stunkovd, Elena; Hoeks, A.P.G.; Luesink, R. Univ. of Limburg, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
4.2.6.5 Multivariate Autoregressive Spectral Analysis: Heart Rate Baroreflex and Respiratory Influence under
Administration of Atropine and Propanolol 947
Barbieri, Riccardo; Di Virgilio, Valeria; Triedman, John K.; Bianchi, Anna Maria; Cerutti,
Sergio; Saul, J. Philip. Children's Hosp. & Harvard Med. Sch, Boston (U.S.A.); Univ. di Roma
La Sapienza, Roma (Italy); Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)
4.2.6.6 Frequency Analysis of Simulated Snoring Sounds Using Burg's Estimator 949
Alfaro, Mauricio Pohl; Leehan, Joaquin Azpiroz; Medina Banuelos, Veronica; Carrasco Sosa,
Salvador; Gonzalez Camarena, Ramon. Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico (Mexico)
4.2.6.7 Using Chaotic Attractors as a Means of Discriminating Neonatal Heart Rate Variability 951
Mitchell, Robert H; Taylor, Keith P.; Jenkins, John G. Univ. of Ulster, Jordanstown (U.K.);
Antrim Area Hosp., Antrim (U.K.)
4.2.6.8 Methodology for Validating Blood Pressure Event Detection Algorithms 953
Antonelli, Lynn T; Ohley, William J. Univ. ofRhode Island, Kingston (U.S.A.)
4.2.6.9 Database for ECG, Arterial Blood Pressure, and Respiration Signal Analysis: Feature Extraction,
Spectral Estimation, and Parameter Quantification 955
Sobh, Jamil F; Risk, Marcelo R.; Barbieri, Riccardo; Saul, J. Philip. Children's Hosp. & Harvard
Med. Sch., Boston (U.S.A.); Univ. Inst, ofBiomedical Sciences, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
4.2.6.10 Automated Feature Extraction on Polygraphic Recordings: Cardiovascular Perturbations
during Nocturnal Periodic Leg Movements 957
Vermeiren, Christophe; Medigue, Claire; Bourgin, Patrice; Debouzy, Claude; Escourrou, Pierre.
INRIA Rocquencourt, Le Chesnay (France); Hop. Antoine Beclere, Clamart (France); Deltamed
Inc., Paris (France)
4.2.6.11 Application of the Cone-Kernel Distribution to Study the Effect ofMyocardial Contractility
in the Genesis ofFirst Heart Sound in Dog 959
Chen, Danmin; Durand, Louis-Gilles; Lee, Howard C. Inst, de Recherches Cliniques de
Montreal, Montreal (Canada); McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
4.2.6.12 Frequency-Domain Techniques for Heart Rate Variability Analysis 961
Yan, Xiangguo; Zheng, Chongxun. Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an (P.R. China)
4.2.6.13 Neural Waveform Detector for Prosthesis Control 963
Bankman, Isaac N.; Janseiewitz, Steven J. Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel (U.S.A.)
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4 2 6 14 Comparison ofIn Vivo and Theoretical SINR Gains ofa Delay and Sum Beamformer 7
for Neuromuscular Signals965
Berube, Jean L ,Parker, Philip A , Scott, Robert N Bell Northern Research, Ottawa (Canada),
Univ ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)
4 2 6 15 Identifying Significant Frequencies in Surface EMG Signals for Localization of Neuromuscular Activity 967
LoPresti, Edmund F, Jesinger, RobertA,Stomck Virginia L Carnegie Mellon Umv ,
Pittsburgh (USA)
4 2 6 16 Signal Analysis of Electromyography ofFasciculation by a Two-Pass System 969
Lo, Tsz Fung, Chan, Francis H Y, Lam, FK, Poon, PaulWF Umv ofHong Kong (Hong
Kong), National Cheng Kung Univ, Tamen (Taiwan)
4 2 6 17 Coherence of Inspiratory and Expiratory Breath Sounds as a Function ofInter-Microphone Distance 971
Kompis, Maitm, Wodicka, George R Purdue Umv, WestLafayette (USA)
4 2 6 18 An Application of Neural Speech Processing in the Cochlear Nucleus to the Estimation ofFundamental
Frequency973
Kipke, DarrylR, Levy, Kenneth L Arizona State Univ, Tempe (USA)
4 2 6 19 A Robust and Accurate Crosscorrelation-Based Fundamental Frequency (FO) Determination Method
for the Improved Analysis of Infant Cries 975
Petroni, Marco, Malowany, Alfred S, Johnston, C C, Stevens, B J McGill Umv, Montreal
(Canada), Univ ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)
4 2 6 20 Detection of Sensorineural Hearing Impairment by Using DPOAE Technique and Classifiers 977
Avarsh, Nevcihan, Akdas, Ferda, Ulgen, Yekta A Bogazici Univ, Istanbul (Turkey), Marmara
Univ, Istanbul (Turkey)
Track 4.3: Signal Analysis, Data Acquisition and Measurement
Session 4.3.1: Signal Estimation: Friday Sep 22 16:30 -411C [slides]
4 3 11 Results ofTwo Types of Averaging for Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Measurement 979
Kulik, RobertS, Kunov, Hans Univ ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)
4 3 12 Stationary Myoelectric Spectra from aNonparametnc, Low Bias, and Low Variance Estimator 981
Farry, Kristin A, Baramuk Richard G, Walker, Ian D NationalAeronautics and Space
Administration, Houston (USA), Rice Umv, Houston (USA)
4 3 13 Adaptive Cancellation of Motion Artifact in Photoplethysmographic Blood Volume Pulse Measurements
for Exercise Evaluation 983
Barreto, Armando B,Vicente, L M, Persad, Ivanov K Florida International Univ, Miami (USA)
4 3 14 Multi-Resolution Joint Time Delay and Signal Estimation for Processing Lung Sounds 985
Charleston, Soma, Azimi-Sadjadi, MR Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins (USA)
4 3 15 Fast Fetal Heart Rate Estimation for Multi-Channel FHR Measurement 987
Yang, Yongsheng, Kang, Nansheng Umv ofHong Kong (Hong Kong), Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Hefei (P R China)
4 3 16 Choosing Adequate Average Number in Electrophysiological Studies Using Correlation Coefficient 989
Shaw, Fu-Zen, Chen, R-F, Tsao, Hen-Wei, Yen, C-T National Taiwan Umv, Taipei (Taiwan)
Session 4.3.2: Time-Frequency Analysis: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 411C [slides]
4 3 2 1 Tree Structured Filter Bank for Time-Frequency Decomposition of EEG Signals 991
Sijercw, Zlatko, Agarwal, Gyan C Univ ofIllinois, Chicago (USA)
4 3 2 2 Nonparametnc, Low Bias, and Low Variance Time-Frequency Analysis of Myoelectric Signals 993
Farry Kristin A, Baramuk Richard G, Walker, Ian D National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration, Houston (USA), Rice Umv, Houston (USA)
4 3 2 3 Frequency Analysis ofBlood Flow in Patients on a Total Artificial Heart 995
Gassert, John D, Jeutter, Dean C, Camno, Vincent R, Kampine, John P, Myklebust, Joel B , RopellaKrishna M, Tector, Alfred J Marquette Umv, Milwaukee (USA), Milwaukee Sch ofEng, Milwaukee
(USA), Med College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (USA), St Luke's Hosp, Milwaukee (USA)
4 3 2 4 Doppler Bandwidth and Mean Frequency from Time-Frequency Estimators 997
Cardoso Jose C, Ruano, M Graca, Fish Peter J Umv ofWales Bangor (UK)
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4.3.2.5 Arterial Doppler Signal Simulation by Time Domain Processing 999
Wang, Yuanyuan; Fish, Peter J. Univ. of Wales, Bangor (U.K.)
4.3.2.6 Statistically Optimal Filtering ofAveraged ABR's 1001
Agarwal, Rajeev, Plotkin, E.I.; Swamy, M.N.S. Concordia Univ., Montreal (Canada); City Univ.
ofNew York, New York (U.S.A.)
Session 4.3.3: Signal Processing: Miscellanea II: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
4.3.3.1 A New Segmentation Method of Synchronized Sympathetic Nerve Activity 1003
Okamura, Shigenori; Yonezawa, Yoshiharu; Ninomiya, Ishio. Hiroshima Inst, ofTechnology,Hiroshima (Japan); Hiroshima Univ., Hiroshima (Japan)
4.3.3.2 Statistical Mapping in the Evaluation ofRight Anatomical Hcmispherectomized Patients in REM Sleep ... 1005
McCormick, Laure; Hassainia, Farid; Nielsen, T; Ptito, M.; Ptito, A.; Villemure, J.G; Vera, C;
Montplaisir, Jacques. Hop. du Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada); Montreal Neurological Inst.,
Montreal (Canada); Med. Univ. ofSouth Carolina, Charleston (U.S.A.)
4.3.3.3 A Real-Time Ventricular Arrhythmia Detection System Based on the KL Transform and Sequential-HypothesisTesting 1007
Dorsett, Thomas J.; Guilak, Farzin; Taylor, Lee A. Protocol Systems Inc., Beaverton (U.S.A.)
4.3.3.4 Topographical Study of the Heterogeneity of Impairments in Early Alzheimer's Disease Patients 1009
Hassainia, Farid; Petit, Dominique; Gauthier, Serge; Montplaisir, Jacques. Hop. du
Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada); McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
4.3.3.5 An Optimal Curve for Choosing the Number ofZeros in an Audiogram Matching Filter 1011
Li, M.; McAllister, Hector Gerard; Black, N.D. Univ. ofUlster, Jordanstown (U.K.); Univ. of
Ulster, Newtonabbey (U.K.)
4.3.3.6 The Use of F-Statistic as a Complementary Tool to t-Statistic Mapping in Group Comparisons 1013
Hassainia, Farid; Medina Bahuelos, Veronica; Stauder, Johannes E.A.; Mottron, Laurent;
Robaey, Philippe. Hop. du Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada); Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana,Mexico (Mexico); Hop. Ste-Justine, Montreal (Canada)
4.3.3.7 Fundus Image Processing and Feature Classification Based on Mathematical Morphology Method 1015
Ye, Datian; Zheng, Ling. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (P.R. China)
4.3.3.8 Problems in Using FFT versus DFT in the Resonant Recognition Model 1017
Cosic, Irena; Fang, Qiang. Monash Univ., Caulfield East (Australia)
4.3.3.9 On-Line Acquisition and Processing for Spike Detection and Analysis in Long MonitoringofHuman Scalp EEG 1019
Gaona Gonzalez, Andres; Zapata-Ferrer, Angel R.; Chavez V., Mario; VichL., Victor E.;
Arriaga Del V., Enrique; Boennec S., Herve; Leisorek K, Ari; Pichardo M., Samuel; Marin M.,
Miguel; Aguillon P., MiguelA.; Jara Saldaha, Gerardo A. Inst. Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
(Mexico); Inst. Tecnologicoy de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey (Mexico); Escuela
Superior de Ingenieria Mecdnica yElectrica, Mexico (Mexico)
4.3.3.10 Multivariate Analysis ofNeonatal EEG in Different Sleep Stages: Methods and Preliminary Results 1021
Galhanone, Paulo Ricardo; Simpson, DavidMartin; Infantosi, Antonio Fernando C; Faveret,
Eduardo; Genofre, Maria Alicia; Bella, Hilio; De Azevedo, Leonardo. Univ. Federal do Rio de
Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
4.3.3.11 Classifying Neuronal Spikes from Multiunit Recording by Using aTriode 1023
Kaneko, Hidekazu; Suzuki, Shinyu; Okada, Jiro. National Inst. ofBioscience & Human
Technology, Tsukuba (Japan)
4.3.3.12 Study of Avian Ascites Syndrome Using Frequency Analysis 1025
Reddy, Aniklumar K; Lessard, Charles S.; Jeffrey, JoanS.; Odom, Ted W.; Martinez, Louis A.
Texas A&M Univ., College Station (U.S.A.)
4.3.3.13 Analysis of Skin-Temperature Variability Compared to Variability of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate 1027
Barnea, Ofer; Shusterman, Vladimir. Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv (Israel)
4.3.3.14 Development of a Cardiac Acoustic Mapping System 1029
Cozic, Michel; Durand, Louis-Gilles; Guardo, Robert. Inst, de Recherches Cliniques de
Montreal, Montreal (Canada); Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
4.3.3.15 Consistency Study of Sternum Manubrium Percussion Using Phase Space 1031
Miller, A.G.; Choy, T.T.C.; Zhang, Yuan-Ting; Chan, H.S. Chinese Univ. ofHong Kong, Shatin
(Hong Kong)
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4 3 3 16 A Study for the Development of a Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Measuring System
by Analyzing Radial Artery Pulse from the Wrist. .
1033
Im, Jae J Lessard, Charles S Inje Univ,Pusan (South Korea), Texas A & M Umv, College
Station (USA)
4 3 3 17 System for Stimulation, Acquisition, Display and Signal Processing ofElectrophysiological Signalsfrom Cells . .
1035
Elias, David V, Miron, Miguel, Vega, Alejandro, Sanchez, Jorge CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico
(Mexico)
4.3 3 18 Ambulatory Non-Calibration Measurement ofTidal Volume Using Optical Fiber Sensors 1037
Goto, Eiji, Noshiro, Makoto, Hosaka, Hidehiro, Minamitam, Haruyuki Kew Umv, Tokyo
(Japan), Kilasato Umv, Tokyo (Japan), Nihon Kohden Corp, Tokyo (Japan)
Track 4.4: Visualization
Session 4.4.1: Visualization: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
4 4 l 21 Constant Z Line Texture Mapping in Interactive Visualization of Medical Images 1039
Helminen, Hannu, Alakuijala, Jyrki, Laitmen, Joakim, Sallinen, Sami Varian-Dosetek Oy, Espoo
(Finland)
4 4 1 22 A High-Speed, Voxel Data Processing Computer Architecture 1041
Sallinen, Sami, Alakuijala, Jyrki Helminen Hannu, Laitinen, Joakim Varian-Dosetek Oy Espoo(Finland)
44 123 3D Visuahation of Radiographs in Biachytherapy 1043
Laitinen Joakim, Alakuijala, Jyrki Helminen Hannu, Sallinen, Sami Varian-Dosetek Oy, Espoo
(Finland)
Track 4.5: Wavelets/Time-Frequency Analysis
Session 4.5.1: Detection and Discrimination Using Wavelets: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 411C [slides]
4 5 11 A Wavelength Based Neural Network for Prediction of ICP Signal 1045
Tsui, Fu-Chiang, Sun, Mingui, Li, Ching-Chung Sclabassi, Robert J Univ ofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh (USA)
4 5 12 The Wavelet Transform as a Multiresolution Matched Filter and Zero-Crossing Detector for DetectingMicrocalcifications in Mammograms .
1047
Strickland, Robin N, Hahn Ileell Umv ofArizona, Tucson (USA)
4 5 13 DSP Techniques in Labor and Delivery Digital Filters and Wavelets 1049
Davison, James, Khalifa, Reda, Kadado, Taha, Matalgah, Mustafa Univ ofMissouri,
Kansas City (USA)
4 5 14 ECG Fiducial Points Detection through Wavelet Transform 1051
Di Virgiho, Valeria, Francalancia C, Lino, S, Cerutti, Sergio Univ di Roma La Sapienza,Roma (Italy), Pohtecmco di Milano, Milano (Italy)
4 5 15 Isolating the Lung Component from the Resonant Response ofthe Thorax in Impact Excited Resonance
by Wavelet Decomposition 1053
Miller, A G, Choy, TT C Zhang, Yuan-Ting Chinese Univ ofHong Kong, Shatin (Hong Kong)
4.5 1 6 Wavelet Based Reduction of Stimulus Artifact in Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions Testing 1055
Yuwaraj, Murugathas, Kunov, Hans Univ ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)
Session 4.5.2: Wavelet-Based Signal Analysis: Saturday Sep 23 16:30 - 411C [slides]
4 5 2 1 Multiresolution Decomposition of the Signal Averaged ECG in Patients with Myocardial Infarction
Compared to a Control Group . .1057
Sierra Menendez, Gilberto, Fetsch, Thomas, Reinhardt Lutz Martinez-Rubio, Antonio,
Balkenhoff, Klaus, Borggrefe, Martin, Breithardt, Gunter Medizinische Khmk und PoliklimkMunster (Germany), Hosp ofWestjalische Wilhelms-Univ, Munster (Germany)
4 5 2 2 Wavelet Analysis of Electrohysterography ofWomen Exhibiting Clinical Signs ofHigh-Risk
Pregnancy 1059
Rosst, Jeffrey Gondry, J, Baak/im, N, Naepels, P, Marque, Catherine K Umv de Technologyde Compiegne, Compiegne (France), CGO, Amiens (France) Hop St-Joseph, Compiegne(France), Umv de Compiegne, Compiegne (France)
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4.5.2.3 Wavelet Based Methods for Tracking the Latency ofEvoked Potentials 1061
Liu, Wenqing; Chan, Francis H.Y.; Lam, F.K.; Poon, Paul W.F. Univ. ofHong Kong (HongKong); National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainen (Taiwan)
4.5.2.4 Dynamic Non-Deterministic Characterization ofHRV through Multiresolution Wavelet Decomposition ...1063
Bakardjian, Hovagim; Yamamoto, Katsuyuki. Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)
4.5.2.5 Enhancement of the Acquisition Speed ofSomatosensory Evoked Potentials by a Response TunedWavelet Filter 1065
Journee, Henricus L; van der Worp, P.E.; Zeinstra, E.; Buchthal, A.; Mooij, J.J.A. Academisch
Ziekenhuis Groningen, Groningen (The Netherlands)
4.5.2.6 Time-Frequency Analysis ofAcoustic Emmissions: A Wavelet Approach 1067
Tognola, Gabrlella; Ravazzani, Paolo; Ruohonen, Jarmo; Grandori, Ferdinando. Politecnico di
Milano, Milano (Italy); Helsinki Univ. Central Hosp., Helsinki (Finland)
Session 4.5.3: Time-Frequency Analysis and Applications: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
4.5.3.19 Time-Frequency Analysis: A Comparison of Approaches for Complex EEG Patterns in EpilepticSeizures 1069
Shamsollahi, M. B.; Senhadji, L.; Le Bouquin-Jeannes, R. Univ. de Rennes, Rennes (France)
4.5.3.20 Time/Frequency Analysis of Respiratory Mechanics via Amplitude Modulation ofMultiple Carriers 1071
Bates, Jason H.T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
4.5.3.21 Adaptive Time-Frequency Analysis ofAutonomic Nervous System 1073
Tazebay, Mehmet V; Saliba, Rindala; Reisman, Stanley. New Jersey Inst, ofTechnology, Newark (U.S.A.)
4.5.3.22 Band Power Envelope Analysis - A New Method in Quantitative EEG 1075
Jovanov, EmilS.; Rakovic, Dejan; Radivojevic, Vlada; Kusic, Dusan. Inst. Mihajlo Pupin, Beograd
(Yugoslavia); Univ. ofBelgrade, Beograd (Yugoslavia); Inst. For Mental Health, Beograd (Yugoslavia)
4.5.3.23 Time-Frequency Analysis of Flicker-Burst Visual Evoked Responses 1077
Henning, Gunter; Hoenecke, O.; Husar, P.; Schellhorn, K; Trautwein, U. Technische Univ.
Ilmenau, Ilmenau (Germany)
4.5.3.24 Spectrograph^ Representation of Stimulus Normalized Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions 1079
Zhang, Jianwei; Ozdamar, Ozcan. Univ. ofMiami, Coral Gables (U.S.A.)
4.5.3.25 Localization ofDipole Sources withTime-Frequency Pre-Processing ofthe EEG 1081
Sun, Mingui; Baumann, Stephen B.; Yan, Xiaopu; Qian, Shie; Sonmez, Murat; Sclabassi, Robert
J. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.); National Instruments, Inc., Austin (U.S.A.)
4.5.3.26 Classification of Native Heart Valve Sounds Using the Choi-Williams Time-Frequency Distribution 1083
Bentley, PaulM.; McDonnell, J.T.E.; Grant, P.M. Univ. ofEdinburgh, Edinburgh (U.K.);
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Bristol (U.K.)
4.5.3.27 Multiscale Analysis of Activity Rhythms of Animals 1085
Wu, Bao Ming; Lam, F.K.; Chan, Francis H.Y.; Poon, Paul W.F.; Poon, A.M.S. Univ. ofHong
Kong (Hong Kong); National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainen (Taiwan)
4.5.3.28 Reduction of Acquisition Time of Biomedical Signals by Means ofTwo-Dimensional Processing
Techniques. An Application to Otoacoustic Emissions 1087
Ruohonen, Jarmo; Ravazzani, Paolo; Tognola, Gabriella; Grandori, Ferdinando. Helsinki Univ.
Central Hosp., Helsinki (Finland); Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)
THEME 5: NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS/BIOMECHANICS
Track 5.4: Rehabilitation Engineering
Session 5.4.1: Neuromuscular Stimulation and Recording: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.4.1.1 Temporal Stability ofNerve CuffElectrode Recruitment Properties 1089
Grill, Warren M.; Mortimer, J. Thomas. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.4.1.2 Intraneural Recording for Neuroprosthetic Use: Normal Action Potential Shapes and Blocking Effects 1091
Rutten, Wim L.C.; Meier, Jan H. Univ. ofTwenle, Enschede (The Netherlands)
5.4.1.3 Comparison between Monopolar and Tripolar Configurations in Chronically Implanted Nerve
Cuff Electrodes1093
Tarler, Matthew; Grill, Warren M.; Mortimer, J. Thomas. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
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5.4.1.4 Intraneural Stimulation Using 2D Wire-Microelectrode Arrays: I. Experimental Results 1095
Smit, Jos P.A.; Rutten, Wim L.C. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)
5.4.1.5 Intraneural Stimulation Using 2D Wire-Microelectrode Arrays: II. Comparison with Single-Wire
Electrode Results 1097
Smit, Jos P.A.; Rutten, Wim L.C. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)
5.4.1.6 The Effect of Local Anesthetic on Nerve Conduction Velocity Distribution 1099
Gu, Degang; Gander, Robert E.; Crichlow, Eugene C. Univ. ofSaskatchewan, Saskatoon (Canada)
5.4.1.7 Development of a SolderBump Technique for Contacting a Three-Dimensional Multi Electrode Array 1101
Frieswijk, Theo A.; Bielen, Jeroen A.; Rutten, Wim L.C, Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)
5.4.1.8 Control Electronics for a Neuro-Electronic Interface Implemented in Gate Array 1103
Frieswijk, Theo A.; Rutten, Wim L.C; Kerkhoff, Hans G.; Lippe, Karel. Univ. ofTwente,
Enschede (The Netherlands)
5.4.1.9 Tripolar Nerve CuffRecording: Stimulus Artifact, EMG, and the Recorded Nerve Signal 1105
Struijk, Johannes J.; Thomsen, Morten. Aalborg Univ., Aalborg (Denmark)
5.4.1.10 Improved Nerve CuffElectrode Recordings by Sub-Threshold Anodic Currents 1107
Sahin, Mesut; Durand, Dominique M.; Haxhiu, MusaA. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.4.1.11 Combined Modulation of Pulse Width and Pulse Amplitude to Enhance Functional Selectivity
ofNeural Stimulation 1109
Tyler, DustinJ.; Durand, Dominique M. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.4.1.12 Multiprogrammable Stimulus Waveform Generator forNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation 1111
Arabi, Karim; Sawan, Mohamad M. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
5.4.1.13 A New Multichannel PC-Controlled Stimulator Developed for Primary Motor Cortex Investigations 1113
Mallette, Sylvain; Sawan, Mohamad M.; Fortier, P.A. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
Session 5.4.2: Magnetic Stimulation: Wednesday Sep 20 16:30 - 408B [slides]
5.4.2.1 Focality of Rectangular Planar Butterfly Coils with Square vs. Semicircular Wing Tips:
A Numerical Comparison 1115
Zimmermann, Kuno P.; Simpson, Richard K. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.)
5.4.2.2 Efficiency Index and Localization Characteristics ofMagnetic Stimulation Coils 1117
Hsu, Kai-Hsiung; Durand, Dominique M. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.4.2.3 Excitation ofFrog Sciatic Nerve Using Pulsed Magnetic Fields: Effect of Waveform Variations 1119
Alkhateeb, A.; Gaumond, Roger P. Penn State Univ., Univ. Park (U.S.A.)
5.4.2.4 Forearm Stimulation by aMagnetic Stimulator with Repetitive Frequency Ability of up to 50 Hz 1121
Yarita, Masaru; Hosoya, Tsuguharu; Ito, Takafumi; Nonaka, Yukio; Ueno, Shoogo. Nihon
Kohden Tomioka Corp., Tokyo (Japan); Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
5.4.2.5 Selective Magnetic Stimulation of Cervical Nerve Roots with a Figure-Eight Coil 1123
Kobayashi, Makoto; Ueno, Shoogo; Kurokawa, Takahide. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
5.4.2.6 Long Latency Motor Evoked Responses to Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Brain 1125
Matsuda, Tsuruo; Hyodo, A.; Tanaka, T; Ueno, Shoogo. Kurume Inst, ofTechnology, Kurume
(Japan); Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan); Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
Session 5.4.3: Bladder, Pain and Tactile Stimulation: Thursday Sep 21 08:30 - 408B [slides]
5.4.3.1 Multichannel Dedicated Microprocessorfor Control ofUrge and Stress Urinary Incontinence 1127
Wei, Maoxin; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,
Sherbrooke (Canada)
5.4.3.2 Sphincteric Fatigue Strategy for Bladder Control: Preliminary Chronic Results in an Animal Model 1129
Barada, Hussein; Sawan, MohamadM.; Hassouna, M.; Mai, Thu Le; Elhilali, M.M. Ecole
Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada); McGill Univ., Monirial (Canada)
5.4.3.3 A Monolithic Miniaturized Programmable Implant for Neuromuscular Stimulation 1131
Arabi, Karim; Sawan, MohamadM. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
5.4.3.4 A Dedicated Microprocessor for Externally Powered Implantable Pain Controller 1133
Wei, Maoxin; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,Sherbrooke (Canada)
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5.4.3.5 Electrical Safety in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Current Density Analysis by Computer Modeling 1135
Wesselink, WilbertA.; Holsheimer, J. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)
5.4.3.6 Optimization of the Envelope ofa Short Duty Cycle Pulse Waveform for Tactile Stimulation 1137
Perez, Claudio A.; Holzmann, Carlos A.; Osorio, Marcela E. Univ. de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
Session 5.4.4: FES-Assisted Locomotion and Standing: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 408B [slides]
5.4.4.1 Technical Solutions for Modifying the Cochlear Mini-22 Implantable Stimulator to a Portable FES
Device for Paraplegic Standing 1139
Houdayer, Thierry; Davis, Ross; Andrews, Brian J.; Patrick, Jim; Mortlock, Andrew. Neural
Engineering Clinic, Augusta (U.S.A.); Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada); Cochlear Pty. Ltd.,
Lane Cove (Australia)
5.4.4.2 Trunk Stabilization by Feedback Sway Control in FES-Induced Paraplegic Standing 1141
Fujita, Kinya; Hoshimiya, Nozomu; Handa, Yasunobu; Ichie, Masayoshi. Iwate Univ., Morioka
(Japan); Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan); Hokuryo FES Clinic, Sendai (Japan)
5.4.4.3 Optimisation of a Combined ARGO-FES System: Adaptation of the Knee Mechanism to Allow
Flexion of the Knee during the Swing Phase 1143
Jaspers, P.; Van Petegem, WimE.; Van derPerre, G.; Peeraer, L. Katholieke Univ. Leuven,
Heverlee (Belgium); Univ. Hosp. Pellenberg, Pellenberg (Belgium)
5.4.4.4 Ground Reaction Forces during Ambulation with Prototype Rolling Footwear 1145
Medri, Edward; Tarjan, Peter P. Univ. ofMiami, Coral Gables (U.S.A.)
5.4.4.5 Integrated Control System for FES-assisted Locomotion after Spinal Cord Injury 1147
Kostov, Aleksandar; Stein, Richard B.; Armstrong, William W.; Thomas, Monroe; Popovic,
Dejan. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada); Dendronic Decisions Ltd., Edmonton (Canada)
5.4.4.6 Experimental Verification ofa 2-Joint, Lower Limb Musculoskeletal Model for FES-Aided Gait
Applications 1149
Durfee, William K; Dunn, Benjamin N. Univ. ofMinnesota, Minneapolis (U.S.A.)
Session 5.4.5: FES Control and Control Systems: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 408B [slides]
5.4.5.1 A Biomechanical Model ofArm Postural Control by Functional Electrical Stimulation 1151
Lan, Ning. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (P.R. China)
5.4.5.2 Gait Event and User Intention Detection for FES-Control: Selecting Sensors 1153
Andrews, Brian J.; Kostov, Aleksandar; Stein, Richard B. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada)
5.4.5.3 Feasibility ofPronosupination Control by Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation in Tetraplegia:Experimental and Biomechanical Evaluation 1155
Lemay, Michel A.; Crago, Patrick E. M.I.T., Cambridge (U.S.A.); Case Western Reserve Univ.,
Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.4.5.4 A Basic Study on an FES Control Method Considering Fast and Slow Muscle Characteristics 1157
Morita, K; Watanabe, Takashi; Murakami, Hajime; Ohba, S.; Futami, R.; Hoshimiya, Nozomu;
Handa, Yasunobu. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
5.4.5.5 Evaluation of Electrically Elicited Antagonist Coactivition Strategies I: Isometric Contractions 1159
Baratta, Richard V; Zhou, Bing He; Solomonow, Moshe. Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr., New
Orleans (U.S.A.)
5.4.5.6 Evaluation of Electrically Elicited Antagonist Coactivation Strategies II: Load-Moving Contractions 1161
Zhou, Bing He; Katz, S.R.; Baratta, Richard V.; Solomonow, Moshe. Louisiana State Univ. Med.
Ctr., New Orleans (U.S.A.)
Session 5.4.6: Implantable Muscle Electrodes: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.4.6.14 A Bedside Controller for Use with Micromodular Electronic Devices 1163
Cameron, Tracy; Misener, D.L.; Peck, R.A.; Dupont, A.C.; Olney, S.; Loeb, Gerald E. Queen's
Univ., Kingston (Canada)
5.4.6.15 Motor Responses to Implantable FES Electrodes in a Growing Limb 1165
Akers, June M.; Triolo, RonaldJ.; Betz, Randal R. Shriners Hosp.for Crippled Children,
Philadelphia (U.S.A.); Case Western Reserve Univ., Philadelphia (U.S.A.)
5.4.6.16 Laparoscopic Implant Device for Intramuscular Electrodes 1167
Aiyar, Harish; Schmit, Brian D.; Mortimer, J. Thomas. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.4.6.17 Clinical Application of Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation to Improve Walking Ability 1169
Kameyama, Junichi; Moriai, N; Sajiki, N; Takezawa, M.; Osanai, T. Tohoku Rosai Hosp.,Sendai (Japan)
5.4.6.18 Design and In Vitro Testing ofa Bipolar Intramuscular Electrode Stimulating/Recording Circuit 1171
Mathine, Lee Ann Fiebig; Sweeney, James D. Arizona State Univ., Tempe (U.S.A.)
Session 5.4.7: Wheelchair Propulsion Kinematics and Dynamics: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407BC
[posters]
5.4.7.13 Distributed Intelligence to Control a Stair-Climbing Wheelchair 1173
Wiesspeiner, G.; Windischbacher, E. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria); Ludwig
Boltzmann Inst, ofTechnical Life Support, Graz (Austria)
5.4.7.14 Wheelchair Virtual Joystick Interface 1175
VanSickle, David; Cooper, RoryA.; Ster, James (III). Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.);
California State Univ., Sacramento (U.S.A.)
5.4.7.15 Computer Controlled Wheelchair Dynamometer 1177
Shimada, Sean D.; Cooper, RoryA.; Lawrence, Brad; Robertson, RickN. Univ. ofPittsburgh,
Pittsburgh (U.S.A.); Human EngineeringResearch Labs., Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
5.4.7.16 A Model for Determining 3-D Upper Extremity Net Joint Forces and Moments during Wheelchair
Propulsion 1179
Ensminger, Gregory J.; Robertson, RickN.; Cooper, RoryA. California State Univ. Sacramento,
Paradise (U.S.A.); Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
5.4.7.17 Characterization of 3-Dimensional Net Upper Extremity Joint Forces and Moments during
Wheelchair Propulsion 1181
Robertson, RickN.; Cooper, RoryA.; Ensminger, Gregory J. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.);California State Univ. Sacramento, Paradise (U.S.A.)
5.4.7.18 A Biomechanical Model of Stand-Up Wheelchairs 1183
Cooper, RoryA.; Robertson, RickN; Boninger, Michael L. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
5.4.7.19 Kinematic Comparison of Stand-Up and Standard Manual Wheelchair Propulsion 1185
Shimada, SeanD.; Cooper, RoryA.; Robertson, RickN.; Boninger, MichaelL. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
Track 5.5: Robotics and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Devices
Session 5.5.1: Tele-Surgical Manipulation and Ergonomic Simulation: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC
[posters]
5.5.1.1 A Powered Dexterous Instrument with Surgical Effectors for Telemanipulator Assisted Laparoscopy 1187
Dautzenberg, Peter; Neisius, Bernhard; Trapp, R; Buefi, G. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Gmbh, Karlsruhe (Germany); Universitdtsklinik Tubingen, Tubingen (Germany)
5.5.1.2 Instrumentation Calibration in a Simulated Forest Machine Cab for Ergonomic Studies 1189
Oliver, Michele; Secord, J.; Lavoie, M.-H; Lutes, J; Thomas, L.; Rickards, J.; Biden, E. Univ. ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)
5.5.1.3 Wrist Motions and Fingertip Loads when Operating Joysticks in a Simulated Forest Machine Cab 1191
Oliver, Michele; Biden, E; Rickards, J. Univ. ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)
5.5.1.4 Adaptive Human-Machine Interface for Persons with Tremor 1193
Riviere, Cameron N.; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)
5.5.1.5 Suppressing Pathological Tremor during Dextrous Teleoperation 1195
Riviere, Cameron N.; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)
5.5.1.6 A Points-to-Surfaces Matching Technique for the Application of Augmented Reality during Spine
Surgery 1197
Brodeur, Paule; Dansereau, Jean; de Guise, Jacques A.; Labelle, Hubert. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal
(Canada); Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal (Canada); Hop. Ste-Justine, Montreal (Canada)
5.5.1.7 Robotic Telemanipulator for Laparoscopy 1199
Neisius, Bernhard; Dautzenberg, Peter; Trapp, R.; Buee, G. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Gmbh, Karlsruhe (Germany); Universitdtsklinik Tubingen, Tubingen (Germany)
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Track 5.6: Control of Posture and Movement
Session 5.6.1: Muscle Fatigue and Muscle Force Modelling: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407BC [posters]
5.6.1.8 Evaluation of Muscular Fatigue during Bicycle Ergometer Exercise Using the Propotion Time-Seriesof Principal Components 1201
Kiryu, Tohru; Takahashi, Kohsei; Saitoh, Yoshiaki. Niigata Univ., Niigata (Japan)
5.6.1.9 Dynamic Surface EMG/Force Relation in Human Elbow Flexion 1203
Pham, Khanh D.; Morin, Evelyn L. Queen's Univ., Kingston (Canada)
5.6.1.10 An EMG to Force Model for the Human Elbow Derived from Surface EMG Parameters 1205
Misener, D.L.; Morin, Evelyn L. Queen's Univ., Kingston (Canada)
5.6.1.11 Measuring Low Frequency Fatigue with 2 Hertz Stimulation Part I: Stimulus-Related Potentiation
Effects 1207
Johnson, Peter W.; Lehman, Steven L; Rempel, David M. Univ. ofCalifornia, Richmond
(U.S.A.); Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley (U.S.A.)
5.6.1.12 Muscle-Tendon Model with Length-History Dependent Activation-Velocity Coupling 1209
Crago, Patrick E.; Shue, Guay-haur. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.6.1.13 Measuring Low Frequency Fatigue with 2 Hertz Stimulation Part II: Muscle Fatigue Results 1211
Johnson, Peter W.; Lehman, Steven L; Rempel, David M. Univ. ofCalifornia, Richmond(U.S.A.); Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley (U.S.A.)
5.6.1.14 Muscle Fatigue Study in FES-Induced Dynamic Cycling Movement 1213
Chen, Jia-Jin Jason; Yu, Nan-Ying; Huang, Ding-Gau; Ju, Ming-Shaung; Huseh, Tse-Chien.
National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan (Taiwan)
5.6.1.15 Modelling the Force-Velocity Relation of Muscle 1215
Murray, Carl Damien; dePaor, A.M. Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)
Session 5.6.2: Control of Posture and Movement: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 408B [slides]
5.6.2.1 Identification ofa Posture Control System under Different Conditions 1217
Ishida, Akimasa; Imai, S. Tokyo Med. andDental Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
5.6.2.2 Strategies ofPostural Orientation and Equilibrium in Quadrupedal Stance 1219
Fung, Joyce; Jacobs, Ron; Macpherson, Jane M. R.S. Dow Neurological Sciences Inst, Portland (U.S.A.)
5.6.2.3 Architectural and Segmental Mechanisms underlying Control of Torque by the Triceps Surae Muscles
of the Cat 1221
Nichols, T. Richard; Lawrence, John H. (Ill); Bonasera, Stephen J.; Price, Clothilde M.J.I.
Emory Univ., Atlanta (U.S.A.); Univ. ofKentucky, Lexington (U.S.A.)
5.6.2.4 Control Model of Human Posture Strategy Selection 1223
Kuo, Arthur D. Univ. ofMichigan, Ann Arbor (U.S.A.)
5.6.2.5 Cortical and Segmental Control during Voluntary and Postural Activities in the Human and the Cat 1225
Capaday, Charles; Lavoie, B.A.; Devanne, H. Univ. Laval, Quebec (Canada)
5.6.2.6 Functional Slip Reflexes Aid Bimanual Grasp 1227
Whyne, C; Moy, G; Lum, P.S.; Lehman, Steven L. Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley (U.S.A.)
Session 5.6.3: Muscular Reflex Control: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 408B [slides]
5.6.3.1 Stretch Reflex Modulation during Gait in Spastic Patients 1229
Sinkjcer, Thomas; Andersen, Jacob Buus; Nielsen, Jergen Feldbcek Alborg Univ., Alborg (Denmark)
5.6.3.2 Modeling of H-Reflexes in Human Soleus Muscle during Dynamic Ramp Contraction 1231
Wilmink, Ronnie J. H; Slot, Peter J.; Sinkjpr, Thomas. Alborg Univ., Alborg (Denmark)
5.6.3.3 A Model-Based Approach for the Quantification of H Reflex Depression in Humans 1233
Kohn, Andre Fabio; Floeter, Mary Kay; Hallett, Mark. Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil);
NIH, Bethesda (U.S.A.)
5.6.3.4 A Device to Measure Reflex Modulation during Gait through Non-Noxious Pathways 1235
Quevedo, Antonio A. F.; Patla, Aftab E. State Univ. ofCampinas, Campinas (Brazil); Univ. of
Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)
5.6.3.5 Modulation of Intrinsic and Reflex Contributions to Dynamic Ankle Stiffness with the Level
of Voluntary Contraction 1237
Mirbagheri, MehdiM.; Kearney, Robert E; Barbeau, H. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
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5.6.3.6 The Effects ofPassive Joint Movement on Stretch Reflex Gain at the Human Ankle 1239
Parameswaran, Luckshman; Kearney, Robert E. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
Session 5.6.4: Multi-Muscle Force Dynamics: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.6.4.16 Parametric Modeling of the Reflex Contribution to Dynamic Ankle Stiffness in Normal and SpinalCord Injured Spastic Subjects 1241
Mirbagheri, MehdiM.; Kearney, Robert E.; Barbeau, H.; Ladouceur, M. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
5.6.4.17 Design of a Mathematical Model of Force in Whole Skeletal Muscle 1243
Brown, Ian E.; Loeb, Gerald E. Queen's Univ., Kingston (Canada)
5.6.4.18 Load Sharing among Muscles and Dynamic Relationship between Multi-Muscle EMG's and Isometric
Joint Moment 1245
Zhang, Li-Qun; Rymer, William Z; Nuber, Gordon. Rehabilitation Inst, ofChicago, Chicago(U.S.A.); Northwestern Univ., Chicago (U.S.A.)
5.6.4.19 The Effect ofAntagonist Muscle Co-Contraction on Damping of the Wrist Joint during Voluntary
Movement 1247
Milner, Theodore E.; Cloutier, Carloine. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (Canada); Inst, de
Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)
5.6.4.20 Energy Profile Analysis in Evaluating Synergistic Muscle Relationships Using a Dynamic Model 1249
Von Konsky, Brian R; Zomlefer, Michael R. Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup (Australia)
Track 5.7: Biomechanics/Locomotion
Session 5.7.1: Biomechanics of Orthotic Joints and Bone: Friday Sep 22 16:30 - 410C [slides]
5.7.1.1 A Computational Method for Comparing the Behavior and Possible Failure of Prosthetic Implants 1251
Nielsen, C; Hollerbach, Karin; Perfect, S.; Underbill, K. Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab.,
Livermore (U.S.A.)
5.7.1.2 Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Non-Invasive Quantification of Joint Contact
Surface Areas 1253
Ronsky, Janet L; van den Bogert, A.J.; Nigg, B.M.; Wallace, C. Univ. ofCalgary, Calgary (Canada)
5.7.1.3 Planning of Prosthetic Ligament Insertion in the Knee 1255
Sati, Marwan; Richard, A.; de Guise, Jacques A.; Baldo, S.; Drouin, G Ecole Polytechnique,Montreal (Canada); Ecole de Technologic Superieure, Montreal (Canada)
5.7.1.4 Quantitative Measures of Reduced Flexural Rigidity in Canine Femora with Screw Holes 1257
Yeadon, Alan J.; Russell, Donald; Foux, Amnon; Uhthoff, Hans K. Children's Hosp. ofEasternOntario, Ottawa (Canada); Carleton Univ., Ottawa (Canada); Technion - Israel Inst, ofTechnology,Haifa (Israel); Ottawa Gen. Hosp., Ottawa (Canada)
5.7.1.5 Experimental Validation ofFinite Elemental Stress Analysis of a Polymeric Orthotic Device 1259
Chu, Taiming. New Jersey Inst, of Technology, Newark (U.S.A.)
5.7.1.6 The Efficacy ofDynamic External Fixation for Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Using 3D
Kinematic Analysis 1261
Patterson, Rita M.; Viegas, S.F.; Nicodemus, Clarence L.; Buford, William L. (Jr.); Rosenblatt, J.
Univ. ofTexas, Galveston (U.S.A.)
Session 5.7.2: Movement Analysis and Modelling: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.7.2.1 Model Predictive Impedance Control: Application to Human Walking Model 1263
Towhidkhah, Farzad; Gander, Robert E.; Wood, Hugh C. Univ. ofSaskatchewan, Saskatoon (Canada)
5.7.2.2 A Model to Study the Relationship between Muscular Weakness and Gail Velocity in Hemiparetic
Subjects 1265
Nadeaa, Sylvie; Gravel, D.; Arsenault, A.B.; Bourbonnais, D. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal
(Canada); Inst, de Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)
5.7.2.3 Development ofa Force Sensing Walker for Rehabilitation 1267
Bachschmidt, Rebecca A.; Harris, Gerald F.; Simoneau, Guy G Marquette Univ., Milwaukee (U.S.A.)
5.7.2.4 Feedback Control ofLimb Position: A Random Walk Approach 1269
Be/air, Jacques; Beuter, Anne. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada); Univ. de Quebec,Montreal (Canada)
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5.7.2.5 Analysis ofFoot and Ankle Kinetics during Gait 1271
Abuzzahab, FarukS. (Jr.); Harris, GeraldF.; Kidder, S.M.; Johnson, J.E. Marquette Univ.,
Milwaukee (U.S.A.); Med. College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (U.S.A.)
5.7.2.6 Developmental Perspective: Posture and Movement Control 1273
Pelland, Lucie; McKlnley, Patricia. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
5.7.2.7 Gesture Recognition for Augmentative Human Computer Interaction 1275
Reilly, Richard; Hanson, Andrea. Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)
5.7.2.8 Optimization of Bi-Articular Muscle Forces When Going over Obstacles during Locomotion 1277
Armand, Mehran; Huissoon, Jan P.; Patla, Aftab E. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)
5.7.2.9 Data Preview Software for Interactive Review ofHolter Type Plantar Pressure Data 1279
Wervey, Roy A.; Abler, Joseph H.; Abu-Faraj, Ziad U.; Harris, Gerald F.; Wertsch, Jacqueline J.
Marquette Univ., Milwaukee (U.S.A.); Med. College ofWisconsin, Milwaukee (U.S.A.); Zablocki
V.A. Med. Ctr., Milwaukee (U.S.A.)
5.7.2.10 Motion Analysis of Optimal Rowing Form by Using Biomechanical Model 1281
Kaya, Motoshi; Minamilani, Haruyuki; Hase, Kazunori; Yamazaki, Nobutoshi. Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
5.7.2.11 Momentum Analysis of Sitback Failures in Sit-to-Stand Trials 1283
Riley, Patrick 0.; Krebs, David E.; Popat, Rita. Massachusetts General Hosp., Boston (U.S.A.)
Session 5.7.3: Upper-Limb Movement Analysis: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.7.3.12 Design and Calibration of a 2D Airjet Device for Human Motor Control Study 1285
Xu, Y; Hollerbach, John M. Univ. ofUtah, Salt Lake City (U.S.A.)
5.7.3.13 Estimating Upper Extremity Tendon Slack Lengths 1287
Von Konsky, Brian R; Zomlefer, Michael R. Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup (Australia)
5.7.3.14 A Static Dynamometer for the Simultaneous Measurement of Shoulder and Elbow Torques 1289
Boissy, Patrick; Bourbonnais, £>.; Aubert, M.P.; Goyette, M.; Steele, C. Univ. de Montreal,Montreal (Canada); Inst, de Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada); Ecole Polytechnique,Montreal (Canada)
5.7.3.15 Techniques for Characterizing Elbow and Shoulder Mechanics and Neural Control in Normal
and Disabled Subjects 1291
Kirsch, Robert F.; Acosta, Ana Maria. Cleveland VA Med. Ctr., Cleveland (U.S.A.); Case
Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
5.7.3.16 The Acceleration Time Constant: Comparison ofNormal and Spastic Upper Extremity Movement 1293
Phillips, Chandler A.; Repperger, Daniel W.; Chelette, Tamara L. Wright State Univ., Dayton
(U.S.A.); Wright-Patterson AFB (U.S.A.)
5.7.3.17 Electromyographic Analysis of Voluntary Elbow Movements in Subjects with Spasticity 1295
Feng, Connie J.; Mak, Arthur F.T.; Xiao, Charlie S.J. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon
(Hong Kong)
Session 5.7.4: 3D Kinematic and Dynamic Motion Analysis: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.7.4.18 A Television-Based System for Recording the Kinematics ofHuman Gait 1297
Begg, Rezaul K; Wytch, R. Victoria Univ. ofTechnology, Melbourne (Australia); Univ. of
Aberdeen, Aberdeen (U.K.)
5.7.4.19 A Real-Time, Interactive, 3-Dimensional, Computer Graphic System for the Study of One, Two,
and Three Degree-of-Freedom Joints in Rotation 1299
Lin, Horng-Haur; Buford, William L. (Jr.); Patterson, Rita M. Univ. ofTexas, Galveston (U.S.A.)
5.7.4.20 In Vivo 3D Rotational Segmental Spinal Kinematics in Low Back Pain Patients 1301
Dickey, James P.; Pierrynowski, Michael R.; Bednar, Drew A.; Ball, Kevin A. Queen's Univ.,
Hamilton (Canada); McMaster Univ., Hamilton (Canada); Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)
5.7.4.21 Towards a New Method for Kinematic Quantification of Bradykinesia in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Using Triaxial Accelerometry 1303
Veltink, Peter H; Olde Engberink Erwin G; Van Hilten, Bob J.; Dunnewold, Rob; Jacobi, Cathrien.
Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands); Univ. Hosp. Leiden, Leiden (The Netherlands)
5.7.4.22 The Instantaneous Axis of Rotation ofthe Foot and Ankle Based on Kinematic Analysis of
a Two-Segment Model 1305
Demarais, Denise M.; Harris, GeraldF.; Chaput, M.C. Marquette Univ., Milwaukee (U.S.A.)
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5.7.4.23 Quantitative Measurement and Analysis of Balance 1307
Im, Jae J.; Nam, Sang H; Park, Sang J.; Park, In S.; Kwon, Do C. Inje Univ., Pusan (South Korea)
5.7A.24 A Radio Frequency Carrier Phase Measurement Technique to Enable Non-Invasive Spinal/PelvicAlignment Monitoring for Individuals Seated in Personal Wheeled Mobility Devices 1309
Malagodi, MarkS.; Mostafa, Khondakar M.; Oblak, Tod A.; Zeigler, RodN. Univ. ofPittsburgh,
Pittsburgh (U.S.A.); Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
Session 5.7.5: Knee Dynamics and Prosthetics: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 408B [slides]
5.7.5.1 Prediction of Knee Joint Torque from Muscle Activity during Knee Flexion/Extension 1311
Simon, Barry N.; Verstraete, Mary C; Mulavara, Ajitkumar P.; Zehner, L.; Reisberg, S. Univ. of
Akron, Akron (U.S.A.); Northeast Ohio Sports Med. Inst., Akron (U.S.A.)
5.7.5.2 A Relationship between External Work and Internal Energy during Knee Flexion/Extension 1313
Mulavara, Ajitkumar P.; Simon, Barry N; Verstraete, Mary C; Reisberg, S. Univ. ofAkron,
Akron (U.S.A.); Northeast Ohio Sports Med. Inst., Akron (U.S.A.)
5.7.5.3 An EMG-Based Finite State Approach for a Microcomputer-Controlled Above-Knee Prosthesis 1315
Aeyels, B.; Van Petegem, Wim E.; Vander Sloten, J.; Van der Perre, G; Peeraer, L. Katholieke
Univ. Leuven, Heverlee (Belgium); Univ. Hosp. Pellenberg, Pellenberg (Belgium)
5.7.5.4 Variation of Human Knee Stiffness with Angular Perturbation Intensity 1317
Tai, Changfeng; Robinson, Charles J. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
Track 5.8: EMG Analysis
Session 5.8.1: EMG/VMG Analysis and Modelling: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 408B [slides]
5.8.1.1 Propagating Point-Source Response of Active Fibers 1319
Xiao, Shaojun. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon (Hong Kong)
5.8.1.2 End-Plate Location(s) on Superficial Muscles 1321
Mangeard, Patrice; Mathieu, Pierre A. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)
5.8.1.3 Detecting Single Muscle Fiber Activity Using a Concentric Needle Electrode: A Simulation Study 1323
Ali, Asim; Stashuk, Daniel W.; Tvrdon, Mark J. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)
5.8.1.4 The Measurement ofNeuromuscular Junction Jitter Using a Concentric Needle Electrode:
A Simulation Study 1325
Tvrdon, Mark J.; Stashuk, Daniel W.; Ali, Asim. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)
5.8.1.5 Estimation of Single Motor Unit Discharge Patterns Based on Fractional Process on Patients
with Neuromuscular Disorders 1327
Fang, Jianjun; Shahani, Bhagwan T. Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago (U.S.A.)
5.8.1.6 Evaluation of Vibromyographic Signals from Sternomastoid Muscle in COPD Patients
during Respiratory Load Tests 1329
Jane, Raimon; Fiz, J.A.; Mananas, M.A.; Morera, J.; Caminal, P. Inst, de Cibernetica, Barcelona
(Spain); Hosp. Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona (Spain)
Session 5.8.2: Surface EMG Analysis and Modelling: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
5.8.2.1 Fractal Dimension of Surface EMG during Isokinetic Contractions 1331
Gupta, Vineet; Siiryanarayanan, Srikanth; Reddy, Narender P. Univ. ofAkron, Akron (U.S.A.)
5.8.2.2 Optimal Protocol for Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity Estimation 1333
Duchene, Jacques M.; Hogrel, Jean-Yves; Marini, Jean-Frangois. Univ. de Technologic de Compiegne,
Compiegne (France); Univ. de Technologie de Troyes, Troyes (France); CNRS UPR, Marseille (France)
5.8.2.3 Noninvasive Characterization ofMuscle Structure, Neuronal Control and Membrane Dynamics 1335
Rau, Gunter; Disselhorst-Klug, C; Silny, J. Aachen Univ. ofTechnology, Aachen (Germany)
5.8.2.4 Power Spectral Analysis ofLumbar Muscle Electromyogram in Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients
during Dynamic Trunk Exercise 1337
Lee, Cheolgyu; Minamitani, Haruyuki; Ju, Kihwan; Wakano, Koichi; Onishi, Shohei; Yamazaki,
Hajime. Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
5.8.2.5 EMG Power Spectrum Shifts ofBiceps Brachii When Acting as an Antagonist 1339
Boissy, Patrick; Pigeon, P.; Arsenault, A.B.; Gravel, D.; Bourbonnais, D. Univ. de Montreal,Montreal (Canada); Inst, de Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)
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5.8.2.6 Reliability of Surface Polyelectromyographic Recordings ofMotor Unit Activity 1341
Sherwood, Arthur M.; Priebe, Michael M.; Kharas, Noshir F.; Markowski, Janusz. BaylorCollege ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.); Univ. ofHouston, Houston (U.S.A.)
5.8.2.7 Using Time-Varying Autoregressive Filter to Improve EMG Amplitude Estimator 1343
Luh, Jer-Junn; Chang, Guo-Ching; Cheng, Cheng-Kung; Lai, Jin-Shin; Kuo, Te-Son. National
Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)
5.8.2.8 Surface Electromyogram Recruitment Analysis Using Higher Order Spectrum 1345
Yana, Kazuo; Mizuta, Hirohisa; Kajiyama, Ryuichi. Hosei Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
5.8.2.9 Real-Time System for EMG Signal Analysis of Static and Dynamic Contractions 1347
Karlsson, Stefan; Nystrom, Leif Univ. Hosp., Umea (Sweden)
5.8.2.10 Computer Programmed Pulse Density Demodulation (PDD) Processing for Surface Electrode
Electromyograms (EMG) of Human Extremities 1349
Ikehara, Wako; Uchida, Tomoko; Choi, Kangwoo; Hiki, Shizuo. Waseda Univ., Tokorozawa (Japan)
5.8.2.11 Automatic Event Detection in Surface EMG of Rhythmically Activated Muscles 1351
Staude, Gerhard; Wolf, Werner; Appel, Ulrich. Bundeswehr Univ. Miinchen, Miinchen (Germany)
5.8.2.12 Analysis ofEMG Crosstalk in Neighboring and Antagonist Cat Muscles 1353
Solomonow, Moshe; Baratta, Richard V; Zhou, Bing He; Bernardi, M.; Acierno, S. Louisiana State
Univ. Med. Ctr., New Orleans (U.S.A.); Lousiana State Univ. Med. Ctr., New Orleans (U.S.A.)
THEME 6: PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS/MODELLING AND IDENTIFICATION
Track 6.1: Biocontrol
Session 6.1.1: Modelling and Control of Endocrine-Metabolic Systems: Friday Sep 22 16:30 - 408C [slides]
6.1.1.1 Design of Dialysis Profiles by Solving a Tracking Problem: A Tool for the Individual Optimizationofthe Dialysis Process 1355
Scharfetter, H; Kopke, K; Hutten, H. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria); Univ. Graz,Graz (Austria)
6.1.1.2 Evaluation of Subcutaneous Route for Closed-Loop Control of Insulin Delivery: Numerical
and Experimental Studies 1357
Trajanoski, Zlatko; Wach, Paul. Graz Inst, ofTechnology, Graz (Austria); Graz Univ. of
Technology, Graz (Austria)
6.1.1.3 Dynamic Analysis ofInsulin and Glucagon Secretions 1359
Yao, Nan-Kuang; Chang, Liang-Wey. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)
6.1.1.4 Minimal Models in Meal-like Protocols: Simulation Studies to Assess Precision and Physiological
Plausibility ofParameter Estimates 1361
Bettini, Francesca; Caumo, Andrea; Cobelli, Claudio. Univ. di Padova, Padova (Italy); Univ. di
Milano, Milano (Italy)
6.1.1.5 Characterizing Pulsatile Growth Hormone Levels 1363
Galiana, Laura; Tannenbaum, Gloria; Kaplan, Daniel T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
Session 6.1.2: Baroreflex Control of Circulation: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 408C [slides]
6.1.2.1 Baroreflex Control: Central Mechanisms 1365
Schwaber, James S. Dupont Central Research, Wilmington (U.S.A.)
6.1.2.2 Closed Loop Model ofVagally-Mediated Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate 1367
Rose, William C; Rybak Ifya A.; Schwaber, James S. Dupont Central Research, Wilmington (U.S.A.)
6.1.2.3 Pre- and Postsynaptic Factors Influencing the Neural Encoding ofAfferent Baroreceptor Activityin the Rat 1369
Schild, John H; Clark, John W, (Jr.); Andresen, M.C. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., Portland
(U.S.A.); Rice Univ., Houston (U.S.A.)
6.1.2.4 Voltage and Synaptically Activated Channels in Brainstem Preganglionic ParasympatheticCardiac Neurons 1371
Mendelowitz, David S. Univ. ofTennessee, Memphis (U.S.A.)
6.1.2.5 Postvagal Tachycardia Investigated with a Mathematical Model of Sinoatrial Node Pacemaker Activity ....1373
Dokos, Socrates; Celler, Branko; Lovell, Nigel. Univ. ofNew South Wales, Sydney (Australia)
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Session 6.1.3: Nervous Control of the Heart: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 408C [slides]
6 1 3 1 Neural Loop ofBaroreflex Optimizes Dynamic Arterial Pressure Regulation 1375
Sunagawa, Kenji, Ikeda, Yasuhiro, Kawada Toru, Sugimachi, Masaru Kawaguchi, Osamu,
Shishido, Toshiah, Sato, Takayuh, Mtyano, Hiroshi, Matsuura, Waturu, Alexander, Joe (Jr)
National Cardiovascular Ctr Research Inst, Osaka (Japan)
6 13 2 Baroreflex Control of Left Ventricular Contractility in the Conscious Dog 1377
Brunner, Martha, Lovell Nigel, Carlson, Drew E, Park, Alexander D Umv ofMaryland,Baltimore (USA), Umv ofNew South Wales, Sydney (Australia)
6 13 3 A Model of the Autonomic Control of Heart Rate at the Pacemaker Cell Level through G-Protems 1379
Clairambault, Jean INRIA Le Chesnay (France)
6 13 4 Bifurcation Analysis of a Physiological Model ofthe Baroreceptive Control 1381
Signorini, Maria G, Bambini Riccardo Cei utti, Sergio Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)
Track 6.2: Identification of Biomedical Systems
Session 6.2.1: Identification of Biomedical Systems I: Thursday Sep 21 08:30 - 408C [slides]
62 ll Instantaneous Characterization of Time-Varying Systems 1383
Kneger Donald N Sclabassi Robert J Children's Hosp ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (US A ),Umv ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA)
6 2 12 Static Nonhnearity in the Retinal Neuron Network 1385
Naka, Ken-ichi, Machuca, Hildred New York Umv, New York (USA)
6 2 13 Modeling and Prediction of Time-Series Data by Orthogonal Search and Canonical Variate Analysis 1387
Wu, Yu-Te, Sun, Mingui, Sclabassi, Robert J Univ ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA)
6 2 14 Application ofNonlinear System Identification to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed
Tomography 1389
Litt, Harold I, Spongier, Robert A BrodyAlanS, Scott, Peter D SUNY, Buffalo (U S A ), St
Joseph'y Med Ctr, Phoenix (USA)
62 1 5 Parallel Cascade Analysis ofPhycomyces Light-Growth Response 1391
Lipson, Edward, Guo, Jiangang, Dowler, Michael Syracuse Umv, Syiacuse (USA)
Session 6.2.2 Identification of Biomedical Systems II: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 408C [slides]
62 2 1 Control Implications of Musculoskeletal Mechanics 1393
Loeb Gerald E Queen's Univ, Kingston (Canada)
6 2 2 2 Experimental Strategies for Identifying Suitable Mechanical Models ofthe Head-Neck System 1395
Richmond, Frances JR, Runciman, RJ Statler, Kennyn D, Selbie, WS, Thomson, D B,
Lunamaa T Queen's Umv Kingston (Canada), Northwestern Univ Chicago (USA)
6 2.2 3 Identifying the EMG-Force Relationship 1397
Morin, Evelyn L Queen's Umv, Kingston (Canada)
62 24 Parallel Cascade Classification of Myoelectric Signals 1399
Korenberg, Michael, Morin, Evelyn L Queen's Univ, Kingston (Canada)
6 2 2 5 Adaptive Demodulation ofMuscular Force from Myoelectric Signals Obtained during Locomotion 1401
Zhang, Yuan-Ting, Herzog, W, Liu, MM Chinese Univ ofHong Kong, Shatin (Hong Kong),Univ ofCalgary, Calgary (Canada)
6 2 2 6 A Mathematical Model of Myoelectric Signals Obtained during Locomotion 1403
Zhang, Yuan-Ting Herzog, W Liu, M M Chinese Umv ofHong Kong, Shatin (Hong Kong)Univ ofCalgaiy, Calgary (Canada)
Session 6.2.3: Identification of Biomedical Systems III: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 408C [slides]
6 2 3 1 Identification ofPhysiological Systems Using Pseudo-Inverse Based Deconvolution 1405
Westwick David Thomas, Kearney Robert E McGill Umv Montreal (Canada)
6 2 3 2 Error Analysis in Parameter Estimation ofPhysiological Systems with Uncertain Model Inputsand Assigned Model Constants 1407
Thomaseth Karl Inst ofSystems Science & Biomed Eng (LADSEB-CNR), Padova (Italy)
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6.2.3.3 Observability of System State Variables as a Means to Evaluate Monitoring Techniques 1409
vanMeurs, WillemL.; Ohrn, Maria A.K. Univ. ofFlorida, Gainesville (U.S.A.)
6.2.3.4 Analysis and Identification ofPhysiological Systems 1411
Benye, Zoltan; Elmisurati, M.; Asztalos, Balazs. Technical Univ. ofBudapest, Budapest (Hungary)
6.2.3.5 Subspace Identification Method for Ankle Mechanics 1413
Kukreja, SunilL.; Haverkamp, Bert R.J.; Westwick, David Thomas; Kearney, Robert E.; Galiana,Henrietta L.; Verhaegen, Michel H. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada); Delft Univ. of Technology,Delft (The Netherlands)
Session 6.2.4: Identification of Biomedical Systems IV: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
6.2.4.1 Seasonal Pattern in the Incidence of Enterobacteria Detected by Multiple Component Rhythmometry 1415
Hermida, R.C.; Ayala, D.E.; Camacho, I.; Vdsquez, E.; Mojon, Artemio; Arrayave, R.J. Univ. de
Vigo, Vigo (Spain); U.A.N.L., Monterrey (Mexico); I.M.S.S., Guadalupe (Mexico)
6.2.4.2 The Risk for Thermal Injury during Microwave Treatment of the Prostate Analyzed in Model
Experiments and Computer Simulations 1417
Erlandson, Bjorn-Erik; Terio, Heikki; Sjodin, Jan-Gunnar; Ask Per; Karlsson, Matts; Loyd,Dan. Univ. Hosp. ofNorthern Sweden, Umea (Sweden); Linkoping Univ., Linkoping (Sweden)
6.2.4.3 Localization of the Sources ofthe EEG: Verification of the Spatio-Temporal Decomposition Approach 1419
Koles, Zoltan J.; Soong, Anthony. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada); Alberta Hosp.,Edmonton (Canada)
6.2.4.4 Spatial Frequencies of Scalp EEG 1421
Eriksen, K. Jeffrey; Srinivasan, Ramesh. Legacy Good Samaritan Hosp., Portland (U.S.A.); Univ.
ofOregon, Eugene (U.S.A.)
6.2.4.5 Identification and Control ofHuman Respiratory System Using Fuzzy Relational Model 1423
Najarian, Kayvan; Hajivandi, Mehrdad. Amirkabir Univ. ofTechnology, Tehran (Iran)
Session 6.2.5: Identification of Biomedical Systems V: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
6.2.5.6 Estimation of Respiratory Control Loop Gain from Pseudorandom Forcing ofInhaled C02 1425
Ghazanshahi, ShahinD.; Khoo, Michael C.K. California State Univ., Fullerton (U.S.A.);Univ. ofSouthern California, Los Angeles (U.S.A.)
6.2.5.7 Parameter Estimation ofa Physiological Model for Heat Exchange during Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass 1427
Carta, DavidRichard. Univ. ofCalifornia, LaJolla (U.S.A.)
6.2.5.8 A Study of Color Responses in Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Kernel Method 1429
Momose, Keiko; Ogawa, A.; Ito, T.; Komiya, K.; Uchiyama, A. Kanagawa Inst, ofTechnology,Atsugi (Japan); Waseda Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
6.2.5.9 A Robust Method for Extracting and Labelling Mires in Keratographic Images 1431
Vila, Ingrid; Cazuguel, Guy; Le Mehaute, Alain; Malet, Florence; Colin, Joseph. ETSETB, Barcelona
(Spain); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne, Brest (France); CHRU
Morvan, Brest (France)
6.2.5.10 Parameter Estimation in Cardiovascular Models 1433
Yu, Yih-Choung; Boston, J. Robert; Antaki, James; Simaan, Marwan; Breitenstein, Darryl B.
Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)
Track 6.3: Speech, Hearing and Vision
Session 6.3.1: Auditory System: Wednesday Sep 20 16:30 - 408C [slides]
6.3.1.1 Characterization of Active Hair-Bundle Motion: A Source for Auditory-Organ AmplificationPhenomena? 1435
Benser, Michael E.; Hudspeth, A.J. Univ. ofTexas, Dallas (U.S.A.)
6.3.1.2 On The Effects of Incudostapedial Joint Flexibility in a Finite-Element Model ofthe Cat Middle Ear 1437
Ghosh, SudeshnaS.; Funnel!, W. Robert J. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
6.3.1.3 On the Effects of Geometric Nonlinearities in a Finite-Element Model of the Cat Eardrum 1439
Ladak, HanifM.; Funnell, W. Robert J. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
6.3.1.4 The Bullfrog's Sacculus is Structurally Tuned: A Finite-Element Analysis 1441
Benser, Michael E.; Chuong, C.J. Charles. Univ. of Texas, Dallas (U.S.A.); Univ. ofTexas,
Arlington (U.S.A.)
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6.3.1.5 Finite Element Analysis ofCurrent and Potential Distributions for a Human Auditory Brainstem Implant .. 1443
Huang, Jay Q.; Mobley, J. Phil; Maarek, Jean-Michel. House Ear Inst, Los Angeles (U.S.A.);Univ. ofSouthern California, Los Angeles (U.S.A.)
Session 6.3.2: Oculomotor Control: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
6.3.2.1 Relationship between Vigilance Levels and Characteristics of Saccadic Eye Movement 1445
Ueno, Akinori; Ota, Yoshihisa; Takase, Moriichiro; Minamitani, Haruyuki. Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
6.3.2.2 Influence of Fixation and Saccade Targets and Instruction upon Saccadic Dynamics 1447
Sugiura, Mitsuhiro; Ebisawa, Yoshinobu. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)
6.3.2.3 Focal Attention Level While Tracking a Smoothly Moving Target Influences Saccadic Dynamics 1449
Ebisawa, Yoshinobu; Suzu, Ken-ichi. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)
6.3.2.4 Mislocalization of a Flash Target on Simple Background in Darkness 1451
Sakoda, Katsuhisa; Ebisawa, Yoshinobu. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)
6.3.2.5 Bilateral Control ofVergence and Accommodation 1453
Cava, Armando C; Galiana, Henrietta L. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
6.3.2.6 A Dynamic Model of the Head with Neck Reflex Control 1455
Peng, Grace C.Y.; Hain, Timothy C; Peterson, Barry W. Northwestern Univ., Chicago (US.A.)
6.3.2.7 Alterations ofthe Oculomotor Near Triad Evoked by Strabismus Surgery 1457
Semmlow, John; Vercher, Jean-Louis; Gauthier, Gabriel; Putteman, Annie; Berard, P.-V.
Rutgers Univ., Piscataway (U.S.A.); Univ. de Provence, Marseille (France); Ophthalmologie
Strabologie, Brussels (Belgium); Inst. Mediterraneen d'Ophthalmologie, Marseille (France)
6.3.2.8 Modelling On-Line Adaptation of the VOR Gain with Target Distance and Eccentricity 1459
Green, Andrea; Galiana, Henrietta L. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
Track 6.4: Nonlinear DynamicsSession 6.4.1: Nonlinear Dynamics I: Neural Processes: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 408C [slides]
6.4.1.1 Parametric Stability in a Cellular Oscillator 1461
Wolpert, Seth. Pennsylvania State Univ., Middletown (U.S.A.)
6.4.1.2 Encoding Information in Neural Feedback Circuits 1463
Mensour, Boualem; Longtin, Andre. Univ. ofOttawa, Ottawa (Canada)
6.4.1.3 Application ofArtificial Neural Networks to Inverse Problems in Biomagnetism 1465
Parker, Kevin Kit; Wikswo, John P. (Jr.). Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)
6.4.1.4 An Architectural Model ofthe Non-Linear Subunlts of Complex Cells ofVisual Cortex Based
on Gated Intracortical Interactions 1467
Sabatini, Silvio P.; Muratore, Maria T; Solari, Fabio; Raffo, Luigi; Bisio, Giacomo M. Univ. di
Genova, Genova (Italy); Univ. di Cagliari, Cagliari (Italy)
6.4.1.5 An Attempt to Provide a Model of Consciousness 1469
Togawa, Tatsuo; Ogawa, Mitsuhiro. Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
Session 6.4.2: Nonlinear Dynamics II: Cardiovascular and Respiratory: Saturday Sep 23 16:30 - 408C
[slides]
6.4.2.1 Poincare Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate Pattern: Effect of Observation Period 1471
Mooney, Donna M.; Groome, Lynn J.; Bentz, Lynn S.; Holland, Scherri. Univ. ofArkansasforMed. Sciences, Little Rock (U.S.A.); Univ. ofSouthAlabama, Mobile (U.S.A.)
6.4.2.2 Identification of Periodic Patterns in Biosignals by Computation ofRecurrence Times of Unstable
Periodic Orbits 1473
Vosschulte, Paul; Kurlemann, Gerd; Harms, Erik Westfdlische Wilhelms-Univ., Munster (Germany)
6.4.2.3 Characterization of Heart Rate Variability Using aNonlinear Model 1475
Bieberle, Tobias; Boh, A.; Schaldach, Max. Univ. Erlangen-Niirnberg, Erlangen (Germany)
(sA.2A Reconstructing Dynamics from Neural Spike Trains 1477
Racicot, Daniel; Longtin, Andre. Univ. ofOttawa, Ottawa (Canada)
6.4.2.5 Robust Model-Based Estimators for Cardiac Nerve Activity 1479
Radu, Cristian M.; Kaplan, Daniel T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
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6.4.2.6 Chaos and Heart Rate Variability 1481
Vibe, Karin; Vesin, Jean-Marc; Pruvot, Etienne. Swiss Federal Inst, ofTechnology, Lausanne
(Switzerland); Ctr. Hosp. Univ. Vaudois, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Session 6.4.3: Nonlinear Dynamics III: Miscellanea: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
6.4.3.1 Nonlinear Method for Automatic Detection and Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 1483
Katz, RichardA.; Lawee, Michael S.; Newman, Anthony; Weiss, J. Woodrow. Winmar
Diagnostics, Marblehead (U.S.A.); Harvard Univ., Boston (U.S.A.)
6.4.3.2 Diagnosis of Orthostatic Regulatory Disorders ofHuman Circulatory System Using Petri Nets 1485
Bouabdallah, Nouredine; Tanha, A.-R; Popovic, D. Univ. ofBremen, Bremen (Germany)
6.4.3.3 Controlling Chaos to Store Information in Time-Delayed Feedback Systems 1487
Mensour, Boualem; Longtin, Andre. Univ. ofOttawa, Ottawa (Canada)
6.4.3.4 Quantitative Measurement of Stability in Human Gait through Computer Simulation
and Floquet Analysis 1489
Scheiner, Avram; Ferencz, Donald C; Chizeck, HowardJ. Cleveland VA Med. Ctr., Cleveland
(U.S.A.); Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
6.4.3.5 Study ofBiological Rhythms during Musicogenic Epilepsy 1491
Ray, G.C Indian Inst, ofTechnology, Kanpur (India)
Track 6.5: Physiological Modelling
Session 6.5.1: Modelling of Excitable Cells: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 408C [slides]
6.5.1.1 Theoretical Analysis ofHuman Muscle Membrane Behavior in Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis 1493
Alberink, Martin J.; Wallinga, Willemien; Wolters, Henk; Ypey, DirkL.; Links, Thera P.; Boom,
Herman B.K. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)
6.5.1.2 The Effect of Transverse Tubular Sodium Channels on Action Potentials and Membrane Currents
in Skeletal Muscle 1495
Henneberg, Kaj-Age. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)
6.5.1.3 An Electrodiffusion Model ofthe Mammalian Myelinated Nerve Fiber 1497
Halter, John A.; Zupan, Blaz. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.); J. Stefan Inst.,
Ljubljana (Slovenia)
6.5.1.4 An Electrodiffusion Model ofLow-Intensity Electric Field Effects on Early Myelinated Nerve
Regeneration 1499
Sweeney, James D.; Mosallaie, Keikhosrow. Arizona State Univ., Tempe (U.S.A.)
6.5.1.5 Solution of Exterior 3D Time Dependent Diffusion Problems by Boundary Elements 1501
Vigmond, Edward J.; Bardakjian, Berj L. Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)
6.5.1.6 Transmembrane Voltage Oscillations in CA3 Neurons 1503
Bardakjian, Berj L.; Aschenbrenner-Scheibe, R.; Perez-Velazquez, J.L.; Carlen, P.L. Univ. of
Toronto, Toronto (Canada)
Session 6.5.2: Modelling of Chemical Systems: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
6.5.2.6 Comparison of Growth Hormone Secretion Patterns in Children with and without Hormonal Deficiency ...1505
Hermida, R.C.; Garcia, L.; Ayala, D.E. Univ. de Vigo, Vigo (Spain); Hosp. Materno-InfantilTeresa Herrera, La Coruha (Spain)
6.5.2.7 Interaction between 02-Hb Kinetics and the Fahraeus Effect 1507
Ye, Guo-Fan; Buerk Donald G; Ye, Lei; Jaron, Dov. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia (U.S.A.); Univ,
ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia (U.S.A.)
6.5.2.8 Models of Diffusion ofNeuromessenger, Nitric Oxide, in Brain 1509
Wang, Tao; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)
6.5.2.9 A Mathematical Model ofPlasminogen Activation and Fibrinogenolysis during Thrombolytic
Therapy with t-PA 1511
Boniollo, Barbara; Thomaseth, Karl. Inst, ofSystems Science & Biomed. Eng. (LADSEB-CNR), Padova (Italy)
6.5.2.10 A Proposal of a Model for the Glomerular Filtration 1513
Roa, Laura M.; Garrachon, F.; Gomez-Cia, T. Univ. de Sevilla, Sevilla (Spain)
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6.5.2.11 A Model ofthe Dynamics of Intracranial Pressure during Conditions of Intact and Loss of Cerebral
Vascular Tone 1515
Wang, Eryu; Robertson, James T; Leffler, Charles W.; Daley, Michael L. Univ. ofMemphis,
Memphis (U.S.A.); Univ. ofTennessee, Memphis (U.S.A.)
Session 6.5.3: Physiological Modelling: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
6.5.3.1 Electrical Coupling in Longitudinal Colonic Smooth Muscle 1517
Azizi, Soufiane; Bardakjian, Berj L.; Wright, W.N.; Hall, K.; Huizinga, J.D. Univ. ofToronto,Toronto (Canada); McMaster Univ., Hamilton (Canada)
6.5.3.2 The Effects of Cardiac Assist Device on Cardiac Function Recovery during Left Ventricular
Regional Ischemia 1519
Zhou, Xiaoqiang; Bai, Jing. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (P.R. China)
6.5.3.3 Numerical Evaluation ofthe Basis Element Method 1521
Breedlove, Jeffrey J.; Newman, W.H.; Martin, G.T.; Bowman, H.F.; Sidney, D.A. M.I.T., Cambridge (U.S.A.)
6.5.3.4 Bioimpedance Measurement in the Lower Urinary Tract: Numerical Calculation ofthe Potential
and Current Distribution 1523
Suhel, Peter; Vrtacnik Peter; Trlep, Mladen. Univ. ofLjubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
6.5.3.5 Simulation and Spatial Filtering of Surface Multi-Electrode EMG 1525
Yacoub, Slim; Gumery, Pierre-Yves; Raoof Kosai. Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (France)
6.5.3.6 A Theory for the Basis ofLung Tissue Elasticity 1527
Maksym, GeoffN.; Bates, Jason H.T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
6.5.3.7 Does Pulmonary Carcinoma Affect the Resonant Properties of the Thorax? 1529
Miller, A.G.; Choy, T.T.C.; Chan, H.S.; Zhang, Yuan-Ting. Chinese Univ. ofHong Kong, Shatin
(Hong Kong)
6.5.3.8 A Lung Disease Model to Predict the Efficacy of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy 1531
Moon, Jon K.; Gomez, Micheal R; Hansen, Thomas N. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.)
6.5.3.9 A Branching Lung Model with Distributed Parameters 1533
Thorpe, C. William; Bates, Jason H. T McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
6.5.3.10 Estimation ofthe Backattenuation Coefficient of Light in Biological Medium by Computer Modeling 1535
Abdul Now, Charles. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)
6.5.3.11 Ontogeny of the Paired-Pulse Index: A Measure of Dentate Granule Cell Modulation 1537
Bronzino, Joseph D.; Blaise, J.H.; Austln-LaFrance, R.J.; Morgane, P.J. Trinity College, Hartford (U.S.A.)
THEME 7: INSTRUMENTATION
Track 7.1: Instrumentation
Session 7.1.1: Microfabrication: Wednesday Sep 20 16:30 - 410B [slides]
7.1.1.1 Micromachined Precision Cutting Tools 1539
Frazier, A. Bruno. Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston (U.S.A.)
7.1.1.2 A Capacitive Pressure Sensor for Measurement ofInterfacial Pressure between a SphygmomanometerCuffand the Arm 1541
Cristalli, Cristina; Neuman, Michael R. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.); Metro
Health Med. Ctr. & Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)
7.1.1.3 Integrated Thin Film Resistor Arrays for Electronic Implants Based on Microcrystalline Silicon Carbide ...1543
Eck Stefan; Bolz, A.; Schaldach, Max. Univ. Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen (Germany)
7.1.1.4 A Polyimide-on-Silicon Electrostatic Fingertip Tactile Display 1545
Beebe, DavidJ.; Hymel, Celeste M.; Kaczmarek, KurtA.; Tyler, Mitchell E. Louisiana Tech
Univ., Ruston (U.S.A.); Univ. ofWisconsin, Madison (U.S.A.)
7.1.1.5 Application of Planar Microcoils Fabricated on Glass Substrates to NMR Microspectroscopy 1547
Peck Timothy L.; Stacker, Jeffrey E.; Chen, Z.; Lavalle, L.; Magin, Richard L. Univ. ofIllinois,Urbana (U.S.A.)
Session 7.1.2: Sensors: Electrodes: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.2.1 Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrodes for Detecting Forehead Myoelectric Potentials 1549
Bonilla, Sergio J.; Rasquinha, Leonard; Tarjan, Peter P. Univ. ofMiami, Coral Gables (U.S.A.)
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7.1.2.2 Influence ofthe Electrode Configuration on the Results of Electrophysiological Studies 1551
Kun, Stevan; Peura, Robert A. Worcester Polytechnic Inst, Worcester (U.S.A.)
7.1.2.3 Noise Analysis ofNASICON Ceramic Dry Electrodes 1553
Yacoub, Slim; Novakov, EmilP.; Ginnery, Pierre-Yves; Gondran, Chantal; Siebert, Eleizabeth.
Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (France); Lab. d'lonique et d'Electrochimie du Solide de
Grenoble, Saint Martin d'Heres (France)
Session 7.1.3: Sensors: Chemical: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.3.4 Retinal Pulse Oximetry: Towards a Method for Measuring Cerebral Oxygen Saturation 1555
Scott, Valerie A.; Tarassenko, Lionel; Glynn, ChristopherJ.; Hill, Adrian R. Oxford Univ.,
Oxford (U.K.); Churchill Hosp., Oxford (U.K.); OxfordEye Hosp., Oxford (U.K.)
7.1.3.5 Batch-Produced Microfabricated Ion-Selective Electrodes: Reproducibility, Reliability and Yields 1557
Neuman, Michael R.; Buck, RichardP.; Ash, R. Bruce; Johnson, Timothy A.; Erdosy, Miklos;
Ufer, Stefan; Cosofret, Vasile V. Metro Health Med. Ctr. & Case Western Reserve Univ.,
Cleveland (U.S.A.); Univ. ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill (U.S.A.); North Carolina State Univ.,
Raleigh (U.S.A.)
7.1.3.6 An Inorganic Membrane Filter to Support Biomembrane-Mimetic Structures 1559
Tamanaha, Cy; Mendelson, Yitzhak; Peura, RobertA.; Hobey, William D.; Cohen, Samuel H.
Worcester Polytechnic Inst, Worcester (U.S.A.); U.S.Army, Natick (U.S.A.)
7.1.3.7 Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes in In-Vivo Measurements 1561
Yip, Jason; Ruban, C; Newman, W.H.; Bowman, H.F. M.I.T., Cambridge (U.S.A.); Ecole
Centrale de Lyon, Lyon (France)
7.1.3.8 Detection ofTB Antigens in Liquid and Vapor Phases by an Antibody-Based Piezoelectric Biosensor 1563
Neuman, Michael R.; Perlaky, S.C.; Michalski, J.P.; Bass, J.B. (Jr.); McCombs, Candace C.
Metro Health Med. Ctr. & Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.); S& P Med., Inc.,
Tuscaloosa (U.S.A.); Univ. ofSouthAlabama, Mobile (U.S.A.)
7.1.3.9 Numerical Analysis ofNear-Infrared Wave Propagation Properties in a Coated Parallel Planar
Waveguide Structure for Micromachined Immunosenor Applications 1565
Van Petegem, Wim E.; James, C.R.; Vermeulen, F.E.; Robinson, A.M. Katholieke Univ. Leuven,Heverlee (Belgium); Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada)
Session 7.1.4: Sensors: Physical: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.4.10 Developmemt and Evaluation ofa Compliance-Independent Pressure Transducer for Biomedical
Applications 1567
Paris-Seeley, Nancy; Romilly, Douglas P.; McEwen, JamesA. Univ. ofBritish Columbia,
Vancouver (Canada); Western Clinical Engineering Ltd., Vancouver (Canada)
1.1.4.11 Non Invasive Characterization of Skin Using Micro Thermal Diffusion Sensor 1569
Dittmar, Andre; Arnaud, F; Delhomme, G.; Girard, P.; Newman, W.H.; Martelet, C. Lab. de
Thermoregulation, Lyon (France); Lab. Demscan, Villeurbanne (France); M.I.T., Cambridge(U.S.A.); Lab. de Physicochimie des Interfaces, Ecully (France)
7.1.4.12 Linearization ofForce Sensing Resistors (FSRs) for Force Measurement during Gait 1571
Zehr, E. Paul; Stein, Richard B.; Komiyama, Tomoyoshi; Kenwell, Zoltan. Univ. ofAlberta,
Edmonton (Canada); Chiba Univ., Chiba (Japan)
7.1.4.13 Evaluation of Flow Biosenor Technology in a Chronically-Instrumented Non-Human Primate Model 1573
Koenig, Steven Christopher; Reister, Craig A.; Schaub, J.; Muniz, Gary; Ferguson, Tim; Fanton,
John W. UnitedStates Air Force, Brooks AFB (U.S.A.)
7.1.4.14 A Simple Low-Cost Transducer for Breath Detection Over 24H in Clinical Cardiology 1575
Branca, Francesco Paolo; Mastrantonio, F.; Calcagnini, G; Cerutti, Sergio. Univ. di Roma La
Sapienza, Roma (Italy); Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)
7.1.4.15 An Artificial Tactile Sensor for Fine-Form Discrimination 1577
Germagnoli, Fabio; Lazzari, Stefano; Lombardi, Remo; Magenes, Giovanni. Univ. diPavia, Pavia (Italy)
Session 7.1.5: Electromagnetic Fields: Thursday Sep 21 08:30 - 410B [slides]
7.1.5.1 Magnetoenterography for Detection of Intestinal Ischemia in Rabbits 1579
Bradshaw, Leonard Alan; Garrard, C.L.; Alios, S.H.; Wikswo, John P. (Jr.); Richards, W.O.
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)
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7.1.5.2 Contactless Recording of Cardiac Related Thoracic Conductivity Changes^
1581
Guardo, Robert; Trudelle, Stephane; Adler, Andy; Boulay, C; Savard, Pierre. Ecole
Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
7.1.5.3 Calculation of Microwave Radiometric Signal in Multilayered Biological Tissue 1583
Hinrikus, Hiie; Krasavin, Jevgeni; Beilenhoff, Klaus; Hartnagel, Hans L. Tallinn Technical
Univ., Tallinn (Estonia); Univ. ofDarmstadt, Darmstadt (Germany)
7.1.5.4 Measurement of EM Properties in the Frequency Range 0.4-110 MHz 1585
Oumeddour, A.; Hedjiedj, A.; Nadi, Mustapha; Guendouz, L; Prieur, G. Univ. H. Poincare,
Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy (France)
7.1.5.5 Electromagnetic Environment Prediction Using Cellular Automata 1587
Simons, Neil R.S.; Adnani, N.; Roscoe, D.J.; Ittipiboon, A.; Cuhaci, M.; Bridges, G.E.
Communications Research Ctr., Ottawa (Canada); Univ. ofManitoba, Winnipeg (Canada)
7.1.5.6 Electromagnetic Fields near Portable Radio-Frequency Sources: Estimates Using Image
Theory and Measurements 1589
Liu-Hinz, C; Segal, BernardN; Skulic, B.; Pavldsek, Tomds. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
Session 7.1.6: Biomechanical Measurments: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 41 OB [slides]
7.1.6.1 The Design of an Ambulatory Physical Activity Monitor and Its Application to the DailyActivity ofthe Elderly 1591
Tamura, Toshiyo; Fujimoto, Toshiro; Muramoto, Hiroyuki; Huang, Jian; Sakaki, Hiromitu;
Togawa, Tatsuo. Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Tokyo (Japan); Fujimoto Hosp., Miyazaki (Japan)
7.1.6.2 Development ofReal-Time Analyzer ofHead, Binocular Eye and Hand Movement 1593
Yamada, Mitsuho. NHK Science and Tech. Research Labs., Tokyo (Japan)
7.1.6.3 3D Continuous Monitoring System for Localization ofUpper Limb Based on Optical Fiber 1595
Muhoz Guerrero, Roberto; Leija, L; Diaz, F.; Alvarez, Ja. Ctr. de Investigaciony de Estudios
Avanzados, Mexico (Mexico)
7.1.6.4 A Mechanical Skin Stimulator for Cutaneous Sensitivity Studies 1596
Smith, Stephen William; Ramirez, Mario R. Izaak Walton Killam Children's Hosp., Halifax (Canada)
7.1.6.5 Development of an Ultrasound Indentation System for Biomechanical Properties Assessment
ofSoft Tissues In-Vivo 1599
Zheng, Yongping; Mak, Arthur F.T. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon (Hong Kong)
Session 7.1.7: Auditory Devices: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.7.1 Design and Test ofan Eight-Channel Cochlear Implant 1601
Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Wei, Maoxin; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,Sherbrooke (Canada)
7.1.7.2 Delayed Otoacoustic Emissions Measuring Device, Introducing a Control Signal for Sound Pressure
Level Evaluation in the Ear Channel 1603
Llera, Carlos F.; Martin, Florelena; Zapata-Ferrer, Angel R. Centra Nacional de
Electromedicina, Habana (Cuba); Inst. Mexicano de Psiquiatrla, Mexico (Mexico)
7.1.7.3 A Digital Hearing Aid Having a Function of Intonation Analysis 1605
Ifukube, Tohru; Hokimoto, Takao; Matsushima, Jun'ichi; Nejime, Yoshito. Hokkaido Univ.,Sapporo (Japan); Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
1A.1A Analytical Generation ofParameters for In-Vivo Lumped-Parameter Models of Implantedand Normal Cochleae 1607
Machado, GersonA.S.; Toumazou, Chris. Imperial College ofScience Technology & Med., London (U.K.)
7.1.7.5 On the Use of a 16-Bit Multimedia Sound Board in a Virtual Instrument for Hearing Assessment 1609
Gliizmann, Alex; Kunov, Hans. Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)
7.1.7.6 High Pulse Rate Electric Stimuli: Current Level Effects on Inferior Colliculus Units 1611
Lithgow, Brian John; Clark, G.M. Monash Univ., CaulfieId East (Australia); Melbourne Univ.,East Melbourne (Australia)
7.1.7.7 A Body Worn Digital Hearing Aid 1613
McAllister, Hector Gerard; Black N.D.; Waterman, N. Univ. ofUlster, Jordanstown (U.K.);Univ. of Ulster, Newtonabbey (U.K.)
7.1.7.8 A Full Custom Sixteen-Channel Cochlear Implant Microstimulator 1615
Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Wei, Maoxin; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Canada)
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7.1.7.9 A Programmable Speech Processor for Profoundly DeafPeople 1617
Fontaine, Rejean; Alary, Antoine; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,
Sherbrooke (Canada)
7.1.7.10 Cochlear Implant Stimulation Based on Vector Quantization 1619
Fontaine, Rejean; Pourmehdi, Soheil; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Duval, Francois; Wei, Maoxin. Univ. de
Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Canada)
Session 7.1.8: Visual System Instrumentation: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 410B [slides]
7.1.8.1 A Non Invasive Instrument for In Vivo Dynamic Laser Light Scattering Measurement in the Human Eye ..1621
Rovati, Luigi; Fankhauser, Franz (II); Ricka, Jaro. Univ. ofZnrich, Znrich (Switzerland); Univ.
ofBern, Bern (Switzerland)
7.1.8.2 Eye-Gaze Detection Based on the Pupil Technique Using Two Light Sources and the Image
Difference Method 1623
Ohtani, Masao; Ebisawa, Yoshinobu. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)
7.1.8.3 Security Goggles Based on Superposed Liquid Crystal Windows 1625
Suaste, Ernesto; Rivera, Palmira; Salazar, Victor; Serrano, Gregorio. C1NVESTA V-IPN, Mexico (Mexico)
7.1.8.4 Potential Clinical Applications of Video-Based Eye Position Measurement 1627
Moore, Steven T; Curthoys, Ian S.; Haslwanter, Thomas. Royal Prince Alfred Hosp.,Camperdown (Australia); Univ. ofSydney, Sydney (Australia)
7.1.8.5 Eye Movement Perimetry 1629
Kim, D. Edward; Eizenman, Moshe; Trope, Graham E; Kranemann, Christoph. Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada); Eye Research Inst, ofCanada, Toronto (Canada)
7.1.8.6 A Dynamic Ultrasonic Ranging System as a Mobility Aid for the Blind 1631
Gao, RobertX.; Li, Chuan. Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston (U.S.A.)
Session 7.1.9: Diagnostic Instrumentation: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.9.1 A Complete Device for the Evaluation ofthe Respiratory Function, Including Work ofBreathingand Diaphragmatic EMG Activity, during Mechanical Ventilation 1633
Pigot, Annick; Chambrin, M.C.; Menager, P.; Mangalaboyi, J; Chopin, C. CHUde Lille, Lille (France)
7.1.9.2 Electrical Brain Mapping on the Real Surface of the Scalp Obtained by MRI 1635
Forero, Manuel Guillermo; Langevin, Francois. Univ. de Technologic de Compiegne, Compiegne (France)
7.1.9.3 A High Resolution Vibrometry System for Detecting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1637
LaCourse, John R.; Miles, Robert K. (Jr.). Univ. ofNew Hampshire, Durham (U.S.A.)
7.1.9.4 On-Line Estimation ofPatient and Ventilator Respiratory Work 1639
Fernando, Tyrone L.; Packer, John; Cade, John. Univ. ofMelbourne, Melbourne (Australia);
Royal Melbourne Hosp., Melbourne (Australia)
7.1.9.5 A New Implantable Tomography Approach to Bladder Volume Monitoring 1641
Provost, Benoit; Sawan, MohamadM. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
7.1.9.6 Development of an Impedance Spectrometer for Tissue Ischemia Monitoring: Instrument Realization
and Performance1643
Ristic, Borislav; Kun, Stevan; Peura, Robert A. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., Worcester (U.S.A.)
7.1.9.7 Instrumentation for Measuring Frequency of Cough 1645
Jaeger, Robert J; Szidon, J.P.; Doucette, P.J. Illinois Inst, ofTechnology, Chicago (U.S.A.);
Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Med. Ctr., Chicago (U.S.A.)
7.1.9.8 A Hardware Object-Oriented Cardiac Mapping System 1647
Martel, Sylvain; Lafontaine, Serge; Bullivant, David; Hunter, Ian W.; Hunter, Peter J. M.I.T.,
Cambridge (U.S.A.); Univ. ofAuckland, Auckland (New Zealand)
Session 7.1.10: Biotelemetry: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.10.1 A High-Efficiency Biotelemetry System for Implanted Electronic Device 1649
Hamici, Zoubir; ltd, Roland; Champier, Jacques. Univ. de Lyon, Lyon (France)
7.1.10.2 The Development ofHigh Precision EEG Amplifier for the Computerized EEG Analysis 1651
Yoo, Sun K; Kim, Nam H; Kim, Sun H; Kim, Jung L. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (South Korea)
7.1.10.3 A New Look at the Amplification of Gastric Electrical Signals 1653
Mintchev, Martin P.; Bowes, Kenneth L. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada)
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7.1.10.4 An Instrument for Anti-Aliased Display of Biological Signals 1655
Cunha, Bernardo S. Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro (Portugal)
7.1.10.5 Design of Home Health Care Network 1657
Bai, Jing; Zhu, Zehuang; Zhang, Jupeng; Zhang, Yonghong; Cui, Zijing; Dai, Bing. TsinghuaUniv., Beijing (P.R. China)
7.1.10.6 Development of Local Dynamic Electrocardiogram Monitoring Network 1659
Tian, Lijun; Wang, Aili; Zhang, Jieru. Shandong Polytechnic Univ., Jinan (P.R. China); ShandongInst, ofTrad. Chinese Med., Jinan (P.R. China); ShandongLibrary, Jinan (P.R. China)
7.1.10.7 A Secure Communication Protocol for Externally Controlled Implantable Devices 1661
Arabi, Karim; Sawan, Mohamad M. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
7.1.10.8 A Novel CMOS Digital Clock and Decoder for Implanted Systems 1663
Arabi, Karim; Sawan, Mohamad M. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
7.1.10.9 DC Rejection and Deblocking in Multichannel Bioelectric Recordings 1665
Grimbergen, Cornells A.; MettingVanRijn, A.C.; Kuiper, A.P.; Honsbeek, R.H.; Speijer, K.;
Peper, A. Univ, ofAmsterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands); Delft Univ. ofTechnology, Delft(The Netherlands)
7.1.10.10 Design ofaHigh Resolution Solid State Ambulatory (Holter) ECG Recorder 1667
El-Sherief, Hossny; Harberts, Harry; Pham, Son; El-Sherif, Nabil. TRWSystems Integration
Group, San Bernardino (U.S.A.); State Univ. ofNew York Brooklyn (U.S.A.)
Session 7.1.11: Physiological Measurements: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]
7.1.11.9 Successive Order Scattering Transport Approximation in Whole Blood Medium 1669
Kim, Jungkuk; Lin, James C; Reynolds, Larry O. (deceased). Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul
(U.S.A.); Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago (U.S.A.)
7.1.11.10 A Modelling Study on the Effects of the Geometry ofRecording Sites on Neural Signal Transduction 1671
Banks, Danny J.; Ewins, D.J.; Balachandran, W.; Richards, P.R. Univ. ofSurrey, Guildford (U.K.)
7.1.11.11 On Magnetic Orientation of Red Blood Cells: Behaviors in Whole Blood and Suspension in Plasma 1673
Suda, Takao; Ueno, Shoogo. Kagoshima National College ofTechnology, Kagoshima (Japan);Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
7.1.11.12 Delivery ofInhaled Nitric Oxide From a 10% Source by Gas Phase Titration 1675
Gomez, Micheal R.; Moon, Jon K.; Moreno, Juan A. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.)
7.1.11.13 Determination of Blood Clot Composition in Real-Time by Laser Scattering Method 1677
Kim, Jungkuk; Bae, Chul Soo; Jo, Hyun Sup. Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul (U.S.A.); Kwan
Dong Univ., Kangneung (Korea); Won Kwang Univ., Iri (Korea)
7.1.11.14 Oxygen Measurement during Limb Blood Flow Restriction in Primates 1679
Muller, MathewR.; Santoro, David; Chang, Hua Yu; Lee, Bok Y.; Ostrander, Lee E. Rensselaer
Polytechnic Inst, Troy (U.S.A.)
7.1.11.15 Microemboli Characterization by Determination ofLegendre Coefficients of Phase Function 1681
Kim, Jungkuk; Lin, James C; Reynolds, Larry O. (deceased). Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul
(U.S.A.); Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago (U.S.A.)
7.1.11.16 Spectral Characterization ofNeonatal Arterial Blood Pressure during Orthostatic Stress 1683
Kundich, Robert C; Zhang, Jin; Ren, Jie; Bada, Henrietta; Daley, Michael L. Univ. ofTennessee, Memphis (U.S.A.); Univ. ofMemphis, Memphis (U.S.A.)
7.1.11.17 A Physiological Flow Simulator for Studying Seeding Efficiency of Arterial Prostheses 1685
Ruel, Jean; Lemay, Jean; Charara, Jamal. Univ. Laval, Ste-Foy (Canada); Hop. Saint-Franqois
d'Assise, Qudbec (Canada)
Session 7.1.12: Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 41 OB [slides]
7.1.12.1 Skin Impedance Implications of TENS Function and the Development of an ImprovedStimulation Waveform 1687
Johnson, David C; Repperger, Daniel W. Wright-Patterson AFB (U.S.A.)
7.1.12.2 Modular-Based Design and Implementation of a Programmable Demand Pacemaker 1689
Chung, Wen-Yaw; Lin, Heh-Sen; Yang, Chung-Huang; Sun, Tai-Ping; Chen, Guo-Ching; Hsieh,
Chang-Horng. Chung-Yuan Univ., Chung-Li (Taiwan); Lin & Co., Artesia (U.S.A.)
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7.1.12.3 Long-Term Gastric Pacing with a Portable Gastric Pacemaker to Aid Gastric Emptying in Humans 1691
Chen, Jian De Z; Lin, Zhiyue; Schirmer, B.D.; William, RonaldD.; Ross, Robert; McCallum,
Richard W. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville (U.S.A.)
7.1.12.4 Stimuli Generator Dedicated for an Implantable Visual Miniaturized Stimulator 1693
Boyer, Alain; Sawan, MohamadM. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)
7.1.12.5 A Novel Vibrator for the Diagnosis of Spinal Intradiscal Pain 1695
Takalo-Kippola, Heikki; Lappalainen, Pentti; Yrjamd, Matti; Vanharanta, Heikki. Univ. ofOulu,
Oulu (Finland)
THEME 8: DEVELOPING AREAS
Track 8.1: Medical Infra-Red Imaging and Technology Transfer
Session 8.1.1: Infra-Red Imaging I: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 410C [slides]
8.1.1.1 Criteria for Thermal Imaging in Medicine 1697
Ring, Francis. Royal National Hosp. for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath (U.K.)
8.1.1.2 Correlation of Pain Severity with Thermography 1699
Kim, Young-Soo. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (South Korea)
8.1.1.3 Thermal Imaging in the Investigation ofDeep Venous Thrombosis 1701
Harding, J. Richard. St. Woolos Hosp., Newport (U.K.)
8.1.1.4 Use ofThermal Rhythmography for the Evaluation ofAutonomic Nervous Function 1703
Mabuchi, Kunihiko; Chinzei, Tsuneo; Nasu, Yoshiro; Genno, Hirokazu; Fujimasa, Iwao. Univ. of
Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
8.1.1.5 The Use of Infrared Imaging in Laparoscopic Surgery 1705
Marcucci, Lisa; Coletta, Anthony; Aceti, John; Endres, Vince; Moritz, Michael. Thomas Jefferson
Univ., Philadelphia (U.S.A.); Bryn Mawr Hosp., Bryn Mawr (U.S.A.); DavidSarnoffResearch Ctr.,
Princeton (U.S.A.)
Session 8.1.2: Infra-Red Imaging II: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 410C [slides]
8.1.2.1 Update in Interventional Digilalized Infrared Thermal Imaging in Pain Management 1707
Leroy, Pierre Louis. Delaware Pain Clinic, Newark (U.S.A.)
8.1.2.2 Converting Algorithms for Detecting Physiological Function Changes from Time Sequential Thermal
Images of Skin Surface 1709
Fujimasa, Iwao; Chinzei, Tsuneo; Mabuchi, Kunihiko. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
8.1.2.3 Temperature Measurement in Paget's Disease of Bone 1711
Ring, Francis; Elvins, David M. Royal National Hosp.for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath (U.K.)
8.1.2.4 The Inframetrics ULTRA Program and Its Application to Medical Thermography 1713
Teich, Jay S. Inframetrics Inc., North Billerica (U.S.A.)
8.1.2.5 Infrared Sensor Technology 1715
Marshall, C; Parker, T.; White, Timothy. Loral Infrared & Imaging Systems, Lexington (U.S.A.)
Session 8.1.3: Panel on Technology Transfer: Saturday Sep 23 16:30 - 410C [slides]
8.1.3.1 Technology Transfer/Transition Methodologies for Medical Applications as Part of the Innovative
and Unconventional Concepts Task 1717
Hopmeier, Michael J. UnitedStates Air Force Wright Lab., EglinAFB (U.S.A.)
8.1.3.2 The National Medical Technology TestBed 1719
Castelaz, Patrick F. Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr., Yorba Linda (U.S.A.)
8.1.3.3 Parallel Algebraic Logic (PAL): A Dual Use Technology 1721
Coffield, Patrick C. Wright Lab., EglinAFB (U.S.A.)
8.1.3.4 Ultrasonic Battlefield Imager1723
White, Timothy; Nicoli, Anthony; Butler, Neal; Lasser, Marvin. Loral Infrared & Imaging
Systems, Lexington (U.S.A.); Marv Lasser Inc., Rockville (U.S.A.)
8.1.3.5 AcousticMonitoring Pad1725
Scanlon, Michael V. U.S. ArmyResearch Lab, Adelphi (U.S.A.)
8.1.3.6 DTIC - Your Information Source for Defense Conversion/Dual Use Technologies 1727
Cupp, Christian M. Defense Technical Information Ctr., Alexandria (U.S.A.)
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Track 8.2: Biotechnology
Session 8.2.1: Tissue and Cellular Engineering: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 410C [slides]
8.2.1.1 Artificial Cells Containing Genetically Engineered E. Coli DH5 Cells for Urea and Ammonia Removal
in Kidney and Liver Failure 1729
Prakash, Satya; Chang, T.M.S. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)
8.2.1.2 Selective Silane Removal: A Technique for Micropatterning of Neurons in Culture 1731
Corey, Joseph M.; Wheeler, Bruce C; Brewer, Gregory J. Univ. ofIllinois, Urbana (U.S.A.);Southern Illinois Univ., Springfield (U.S.A.)
8.2.1.3 Hemolysis of Erythrocytes by Exposure to Ultrasound Standing Wave 1733
Zhang, Hong; Luo, Zhi Cheng. Chinese Acadamy ofMed. Sciences, Beijing (P.R. China)
8.2.1.4 Intensity-Based Feedback ofthe Thermally Induced Denaturation of Collagen 1735
Maitland, Duncan J.; Walsh, Joseph T. (Jr.). Northwestern Univ., Evanston (U.S.A.)
8.2.1.5 Fibrinolytic Process in Static Magnetic Fields 1737
Iwasaka, Masakazu; Ueno, Shoogo; Tsuda, Hiroko. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan); Kyushu
Univ., Fukuoka (Japan)
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