28th IEEE EMBS Annual International Conference
Aug 30-Sept. 3, 2006, New York City, New York, USA

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Last updated on September 2, 2010. This conference program is tentative and subject to change

Technical Program for Thursday Aug 31, 2006

 

ThP1P

Broadway Ballroom
Keynote Session Plenary
 
 

ThA01

Marquis AB
Signal Processing and Modeling in Biological Systems II Oral Session
 
Chair: Hoyer, DirkFriedrich Schiller Univ.
Co-Chair: Ahn, Jae MokHallym Univ.
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA01.1

 
Insulin Secretion Rate and B-Cell Sensitivity from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Normotensive and Normoglycemic Humans
Di Nardo, FrancescoPol. Univ. of Marche
Cerasa, PamelaPol. Univ. of Marche
Casagrande, FabrizioPol. Univ. of Marche
Boemi, MassimoItalian National Inst. of Res. and Care on Aging (INRCA-IRCCS)
Morosini, Pierpaolo“C. G. Mazzoni” General Hospital
Burattini, RobertoPol. Univ. of Marche
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA01.2

 
Robust Blood-Glucose Control Using Mathematica
Kovacs, LeventeBudapest Univ. of Tech. and Ec.
Palancz, BelaBudapest Univ. of Tech. and Ec.
Benyo, Balazs IstvanSzechenyi Istvan Univ. Gyor
Torok, LaszloBudapest Univ. of Tech. and Ec.
Benyo, ZoltanBudapest Univ. of Tech. and Ec.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA01.3

 
Aspects of Nonlinear Dielectric Spectroscopy of Biological Cell Suspensions
McLellan, Christopher J.Carleton Univ.
Chan, Adrian D.C.Carleton Univ.
Goubran, Rafik A.Carleton Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA01.4

 
Regularization of Body Core Temperature Prediction During Physical Activity
Gribok, AndreiU.S. Army Medical Res. and Materiel Command
McKenna, ThomasU.S. Army Medical Res. and Materiel Command
Reifman, JaquesU.S. Army Medical Res. and Materiel Command
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA01.5

 
Integrative Analysis of Intracranial Pressure and R-R Interval Signals: A Study of ICP B-Wave Using Causal Coherence
Hu, XiaoUniv. of California, Los Angeles
Nenov, ValeriyUniv. of California, Los Angeles
Bergsneider, MarvinUniv. of California, Los Angeles
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA01.6

 
Enhanced Parameter Estimation with GLLS and the Bootstrap Monte Carlo Method for Dynamic SPECT
Wen, LingfengUniv. of Sydney
Eberl, StefanRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital
Feng, DaganThe Univ. of Sydney
 

ThA02

Marquis C
MRI: Novel Applications Oral Session
 
Chair: Wu, Ed X.The Univ. of Hong Kong
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA02.1

 
Magnetic Steering of Iron Oxide Microparticles Using Propulsion Gradient Coils in MRI
Mathieu, Jean-BaptisteEc. Pol. de Montreal
Martel, SylvainEc. Pol. de Montreal
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA02.2

 
Cell Number Quantification of USPIO-Labeled Stem Cells by MRI: An in Vitro Study
Cheung, Jerry S.The Univ. of Hong Kong
Chow, April M.The Univ. of Hong Kong
Hui, Edward S.The Univ. of Hong Kong
Yang, JianThe Univ. of Hong Kong
Tse, H. F.Univ. of Hong Kong
Wu, Ed X.The Univ. of Hong Kong
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA02.3

 
The Correlated Network of Acupuncture Effect: A Functional Connectivity Study
QIn, WeiCASIA
Tian, JieInst. of Automation, Chinese Acad. of Sciences
Hu, JinInst. of Automation, Chinese Acad. of Sciences
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA02.4

 
Ultrasound Accelerated Bone Tissue Engineering Monitored with Magnetic Resonance Microscopy
Moinnes, JessyUniv. of Illinois at chicago
Vidula, NeelimaUniv. of Illinois at Chicago
Halim, NadiaUniv. of Illinis at Chicago
Othman, ShadiUniv. of Illinois at Chicago
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA02.5

 
Combination 3D TOP with 2D PC MRA Techique for Cerebral Blood Flow Volume Measurement
Guo, GangShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Zhang, YunPingShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Guan, JinTianHuazhong Univ. of Sci & Tech.
Guo, YueLinShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Chen, XiaoKeShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
terBrugger, KarelThe Toronto Western Hospital. Univ. of Toronto
Mikulis, DavidThe Toronto Western Hospital, Univ. of Toronto
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA02.6

 
Partially Parallel MR Spectroscopic Imaging of Gliomas at 3T
Ozturk-Isik, EsinUniv. of California, San Francisco
Banerjee, SuchandrimaUniv. of California, San Francisco
Majumdar, SharmilaUniv. of California, San Francisco
Nelson, SarahUniv. of California, San Francisco
 

ThA03

SoHo-Herald
Adaptive, Parametric and Optimal Filtering II Oral Session
 
Chair: Korenberg, MichaelQueen's Univ.
Co-Chair: Manfredi, ClaudiaUniv. degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA03.1

 
Comparing Unscented and Extended Kalman Filter Algorithms in the Rigid-Body Point-Based Registration
Hedjazi Moghari, MehdiQueens Univ.
Abolmaesumi, PurangQueen's Univ.
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA03.2

 
Epileptic Spike Detection Using a Kalman Filter Based Approach
Tzallas, AlexandrosUniv. of Ioannina
Oikonomou, VaggelisUniv. of Ioannina
Fotiadis, Dimitrios I.Univ. of Ioannina
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA03.3

 
A Labview-Based GUI for the Measurement of Otoacoustic Emissions
Wu, YeClarkson Univ.
McNamara, DavidClarkson Univ.
Ziarani, AlirezaClarkson Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA03.4

 
A Robust Tool for Newborn Infant Cry Analysis
Manfredi, ClaudiaUniv. degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Bocchi, LeonardoUniv. degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Tocchioni, ValentinaUniv. degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA03.5

 
LMS-Based Active Noise Cancellation Methods for Fmri Using Sub-Band Filtering
Abdollahzadeh Milani, AliUniv. of Texas at Dallas
Panahi, IssaUniv. of Texas at Dallas
Briggs, RichardUT Southwestern
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA03.6

 
Adaptive Compression of Respiratory and Swallowing Sounds
Yadollahi, AzadehUniv. of Manitoba
Moussavi, ZahraUniv. of Manitoba
Yahampath, PradeepaUniv. of Manitoba
 

ThA04

Ziegfield
Functional Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering - Bone Tissue Engineering Oral Session
 
Chair: Botchwey, EdwardUniv. of Virginia
Co-Chair: Nicoll, StevenUniv. of Pennsylvania
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA04.1

 
Production of Osteoclasts from Human Adipose Tissue under Chemically-Defined Conditions
Ogle, RoyUniv. of Virginia
Ogle, RebeccaUniv. of Virginia
Tholpady, AshokUniv. of Virginia
Sefcik, LaurenUniv. of Virginia
Botchwey, EdwardUniv. of Virginia
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA04.2

 
Induction of Osteoblast Differentiation Markers in Human Dermal Fibroblasts: Potential Application to Bone Tissue Engineering
Hee, ChristopherUniv. of Pennsylvania
Nicoll, StevenUniv. of Pennsylvania
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA04.3

 
In Vivo Evaluation of a Tri-Phasic Composite Scaffold for Anterior Cruciate Ligament-To-Bone Integration
Spalazzi, JeffreyColumbia Univ.
Dagher, EliasHospital for Special Surgery
Doty, StephenHospital for Special Surgery
Guo, EdwardColumbia Univ.
Rodeo, ScottHospital for Special Surgery
Lu, HelenColumbia Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA04.4

 
Proliferative Capacity and Osteogenic Differentiation Behavior of Novel Dura Stem Cells
Petrie, CarenUniv. of Virginia
Ogle, RoyUniv. of Virginia
Botchwey, EdwardUniv. of Virginia
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA04.5

 
In Vitro and in Vivo Evaluation of a Novel Polymer-Ceramic Composite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering
Khan, YusufUniv. of Virginia
El-Amin, SaadiqUniv. of Virginia
Laurencin, Cato TUniv. of Virginia
 

ThA05

Duffy-Columbia
Advances in Sensor Technology I Oral Session
 
Chair: Judy, JackUCLA
Co-Chair: Dumont, GuyUniv. of British Columbia
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA05.1

 
FRET Evidence That an Isoform of Caspase-7 Binds but Does Not Cleave Its Substrate
Li, IsaacUniv. of Toronto
Chiang, Jui-Hsuan(Jason)Univ.
Truong, KevinUniv. of Toronto
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA05.2

 
An Impedimetric Sensor for Monitoring the Growth of Staphylococcus Epidermidis
Oliver, Louise MaryUniv. of Ulster
Dunlop, Patrick SMUniv. of Ulster
Byrne, John AUniv. of Ulster
Blair, IanUniv. of Ulster
Boyle, MariaRoyal Coll. of Surgeons Ireland
McGuigan, Kevin GRoyal Coll. of Surgeons Ireland
McAdams, Eric TUniv. of Ulster
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA05.3

 
Effect of Incus Removal on Middle Ear Acoustic Sensor for a Fully Implantable Cochlear Prosthesis
Zurcher, MarkCase Western Res. Univ.
Young, DarrinCase Western Res. Univ.
Semaan, MarounUniv. Hospitals of Cleveland
Megerian, CliffUniv. Hospitals of Cleveland
Ko, WenCase Western Res. Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA05.4

 
Video-Rhino-Hygrometer (VRH)
Setola, RobertoUniv. CAMPUS Bio-Medico di Roma
Casale, ManueleUniv. CAMPUS Bio-Medico
Cusimano, ValerioUniv. CAMPUS Bio-Medico
Soda, PaoloUniv. CAMPUS Bio-Medico
Salvinelli, FabrizioUniv. CAMPUS Bio-Medico
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA05.5

 
The Use of a Two Channel Doppler Radar Sensor for the Characterization of Heart Motion Phases
Muehlsteff, JensPhilips
Thijs, Jeroen A.J.Philips
Pinter, RobertPhilips
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA05.6

 
Method and Apparatus for Intra-Esophageal Cough Detection
Hogan, Jennifer A.Univ. of Calgary
Mintchev, Martin P.Univ. of Calgary
 

ThA06

Empire Hudson
Surgical Robotics II Oral Session
 
Chair: Cavusoglu, M. CenkCase Western Res. Univ.
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA06.1

 
Needle Insertion Force Estimation Model Using Procedure-Specific and Patient-Specific Criteria
Podder, TarunUniv. of Rochester Medical Center
Sherman, JasonUniv. of Rochester
Messing, EdwardUniv. of Rochester
Rubens, DeborahUniv. of Rochester
Fuller, DaveUniv. of Rochester
Ng, Wan-SingNanyang Tech. Univ.
Brasacchio, RalphUniv. of Rochester
Yu, YanUniv. of Rochester Medical Center
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA06.2

 
Toward Effective Needle Steering in Brain Tissue
Engh, JohnathanUniv. of Pittsburgh
Podnar, GreggCarnegie Mellon Univ.
Kondziolka, DouglasUniv. of Pittsburgh
Riviere, CameronCarnegie Mellon Univ.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA06.3

 
Efficacy of Prostate Stabilizing Techniques During Brachytherapy Procedure
Sherman, JasonUniv. of Rochester
Podder, TarunUniv. of Rochester Medical Center
Misic, VladimirUniv. of Rochester
Fu, LeiUniv. of Rochester
Fuller, DaveUniv. of Rochester
Winey, BrianUniv. of Rochester
Messing, EdwardUniv. of Rochester
Rubens, DeborahUniv. of Rochester
Strang, JohnUniv. of Rochester
Brasacchio, RalphUniv. of Rochester
Yu, YanUniv. of Rochester Medical Center
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA06.4

 
Dynamic Augmented Reality for Sensory Substitution in Robot-Assisted Surgical Systems
Akinbiyi, TakintopeJohns Hopkins Univ.
Reiley, CarolJohns Hopkins Univ.
Saha, SunipaJohns Hopkins Univ.
Burschka, DariusTech. Univ. Munchen
Hasser, ChristopherIntuitive Surgical
Yuh, DavidJohns Hopkins Univ.
Okamura, AllisonJohns Hopkins Univ.
 

ThA07

Cantor-Jolson
Cellular and Tissue Cardiac Electrophysiology (Oral) Oral Session
 
Chair: Trayanova, NataliaTulane Univ.
Co-Chair: MacLeod, RobertUniv. of Utah
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA07.1

 
Imaging Cellular Calcium Dysfunction in the Heart Using Multi-Modal Optical Mapping
Hoeker, GregoryMetroHealth Campus, Case Western Res. Univ.
Laurita, KennethMetroHealth Campus, Case Western Res. Univ.
Katra, RodolpheMetroHealth Campus, Case Western Res. Univ.
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA07.2

 
Acquired Cell-To-Cell Coupling and “Cardiac-Like” Calcium Oscillations in Adult Stem Cells in a Cardiomyocyte Microenvironment
Muller-Borer, BarbaraBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina Univ.
Cascio, WayneBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina Univ.
Gwyn, EschThe Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grisham, JoeThe Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anderson, PageDuke Univ.
Malouf, NadiaThe Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA07.3

 
How to Explain Why "Unequal Anisotropy Ratios" Is Important Using Pictures but No Mathematics
Roth, BradleyOakland Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA07.4

 
Multilevel Homogenization Applied to the Cardiac Bidomain Equations
Austin, TravisUniv. of Auckland
Trew, MarkUniv. of Auckland
Pullan, AndrewUniv. of Auckland
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA07.5

 
Atrial Action Potential Heterogeneity Measured by Unipolar Electrograms
Vigmond, EdwardUniv. of Calgary
Tsoi, VincentUniv. of Calgary
Page, PierreUniv. of Montreal/Sacre-Coeur Hospital
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA07.6

 
Maintenance of Ventricular Fibrillation in Heterogeneous Ventricle
Arevalo, HermenegildTulane Univ.
Trayanova, NataliaTulane Univ.
 

ThA08

Juilliard
Computational Neurophysiology (Oral Session) Oral Session
 
Chair: Butera, RobertGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Co-Chair: Finkel, LeifUniv. of Pennsylvania
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA08.1

 
Assessment of Effective Connectivity among Cortical Regions Based on a Neural Mass Model
Zavaglia, MelissaUniv. of Bologna
Astolfi, LauraUniv. of Rome
Babiloni, FabioUniv. of Rome
Ursino, MauroUniv. of Bologna
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA08.2

 
Behaviorally Modulated Filter Model for the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus
Scaglione, AlessandroDrexel Univ.
Moxon, KarenDrexel Univ.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA08.3

 
Efficient Model-Based Design of Neurophysiological Experiments
Lewi, JeremyGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Butera, RobertGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Paninski, LiamColumbia Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA08.4

 
A New 3D Finite Element Model of Extracellular Action Potentials Recording with a Microelectrode in a Tissue Slice
Moulin, CélineCEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique)
Glière, AlainCommissariat à l'Energie Atomique
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA08.5

 
Significance of Pacemaker vs. Non-Pacemaker Neurons in an Excitatory Rhythmic Network
Purvis, ListonGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Wright, Terrence MichaelEmory Univ.
Smith, JeffreyNINDS/NIH
Butera, RobertGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA08.6

 
Synaptic Amplification in Motoneurons: Computational and Mechanistic Implications
Shapiro, NicholasGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Lee, RobertEmory Univ.
 

ThA09

Gramercy-Olmstead
Cardiac Mechanics Oral Session
 
Chair: Li, John K-J.Rutgers Univ.
Co-Chair: Hartley, Craig J.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA09.1

 
Reproducing Nonlinear Force Velocity Relation of Myocardial Tissue by a Nonlinear Parallel Elastic Component
Nobuaki, YutakaKyoto Univ.
Kamei, YuKyoto Univ.
Lu, JianyinKyoto Univ.
Shimayoshi, TakaoASTEM Res. Inst. of Kyoto
Ishikawa, SatoshiMechanical Design & Analysis co
Amano, AkiraKyoto Univ.
Kotera, HidetoshiKyoto Univ.
Matsuda, TetsuyaKyoto Univ.
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA09.2

 
Estimation of Elastic and Viscous Properties of the Left Ventricle Based on Annulus Plane Harmonic Behavior
Kheradvar, ArashCalifornia Inst. of Tech.
Milano, MicheleCalifornia Inst. of Tech.
Gorman, RobertUniv. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
gorman, III, Joseph HUniv. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Gharib, MortezaCalifornia Inst. of Tech.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA09.3

 
Continuous Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Monitoring by Central Aortic Pressure Waveform Analysis
Mukkamala, RamakrishnaMichigan State Univ.
Kuiper, JacobMichigan State Univ.
Sala-Mercado, JavierWayne State Univ. School of Medicine
Hammond, RobertWayne State Univ. School of Medicine
Kim, Jong-KyungWayne State Univ. School of Medicine
W, Stephenson, LarryWayne State Univ.
O'Leary, DonalWayne State Univ. School of Medicine
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA09.4

 
Stress Distribution in a Rotationally Symmetric and a Measurement Based Left Ventricular Shape Model
Takada, YasuhiroGraduate School of Informatics, Kyoto Univ.
Amano, AkiraKyoto Univ.
Lu, JianyinKyoto Univ.
Shimayoshi, TakaoASTEM Res. Inst. of Kyoto
Ishikawa, SatoshiMechanical Design & Analysis co
Matsuda, TetsuyaKyoto Univ.
Kotera, HidetoshiKyoto Univ.
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA09.5

 
Model-Based Screening of Wall Motion Measures for Detection of Ischemia in Three-Dimensional Cardiac Images
Herz, SusanColumbia Univ.
Ingrassia, ChristopherColumbia Univ.
Costa, KevinColumbia Univ.
Holmes, JeffreyColumbia Univ.
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA09.6

 
Imaging the Mechanics and Electromechanics of the Heart
Konofagou, ElisaColumbia Univ.
 

ThA10

Astor Ballroom
The Roads Well Laid (BME Careers at a Glance – I) Special Session
 
Organizer: Madhavan, GuruprasadState Univ. of New York
Organizer: Oakley, BarbaraOakland Univ.
 

ThA11

Belasco
Cellular and Molecular Engineering Oral Session
 
Chair: Tien, JoeBoston Univ.
Co-Chair: Raphael, RobertRice Univ.
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA11.1

 
Microenvironments That Promote Microvascular Function
Tien, JoeBoston Univ.
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA11.2

 
Lateral Diffusion and Self-Interactions of the Outer Hair Cell Protein Prestin
Raphael, RobertRice Univ.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA11.3

 
Multiple Automated Minibioreactor System for Multifunctional Screening in Biotechnology
Fontova, AndreuTech. Univ. of Catalonia
Soley, AlbertAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Galvez, JordiAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Sarro, EnricAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Lecina, MartiAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Rosell, JavierTech. Univ. of Catalonia
Riu, Pere JTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Cairo, Jordi JoanAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Godia, FrancescAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona
Bragos, RamonTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA11.4

 
High Cell Density Three-Dimensional Neural Co-Cultures Require Continuous Medium Perfusion for Survival
Cullen, KacyGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Vukasinovic, JelenaGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Glezer, AriGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
LaPlaca, MichelleGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA11.5

 
The Use of an ‘Effective Potential’ to Describe the Directed Motion of a Two-State Molecular Motor
Han, YingrongHebei Univ. of Tech.
ZHAN, YongHebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhao, TongjunHebei Uniersity of Tech.
AN, HailongHebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhang, SuhuaHebei Uniersity of Tech.
Liu, HuiHebei Uniersity of Tech.
Zhang, YuhongHebei Uniersity of Tech.
Zheng, YanHebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhuo, YizhongChina Inst. of Atomic Energy
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA11.6

 
Modeling of the Bioactivated Nanopore Devices
H. Talasaz, AmirAliStanford Univ.
Liu, YangStanford Univ.
Ronaghi, MostafaStanford Univ.
W. Davis, RonaldStanford Univ.
 

ThA12

Palace Wintergarden
Neural Microsystems and Instrumentation Oral Session
 
Chair: Oweiss, KarimMichigan State Univ.
Co-Chair: Troyk, PhilipIllinois Inst. of Tech.
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA12.1

 
Development of a Multichannel System for Intrinsic Cardiac Neural Recording
Dubeau, SimonUniv. of Montreal
Vinet, AlainUniv. de Montréal
Richer, Louis-PhilippeUniv. of Montreal
Guardo, RobertEc. Pol. de Montréal
Armour, John AndrewCentre de recherche Hôpital Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA12.2

 
Transcutaneous Battery Recharging by Volume Conduction and Its Circuit Modeling
Tang, ZhideChongqing Univ.
Sclabassi, RobertUniv. of Pittsburgh
Hackworth, Steven A.Univ. of Pittsburgh
Zhao, JunUniv. of Pittsburgh
Sun, CaixinChongqing Univ.
Sun, MinguiUniv. of Pittsburgh
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA12.3

 
Light-Addressable Planar Electrode with Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon and Low-Conductive Passivation Layer for Stimulation of Cultured Neurons
Suzurikawa, JunThe Univ. of Tokyo
Takahashi, HirokazuUniv. of Tokyo
Takayama, YuzoThe Univ. of Tokyo
Warisawa, Shin'ichiThe Univ. of Tokyo
Mitsuishi, MamoruThe Univ. of Tokyo
Nakao, MasayukiUniv. of Tokyo
Jimbo, YasuhikoThe Univ. of Tokyo
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA12.4

 
A Switched-Capacitor Neural Preamplifier with an Adjustable Pass-Band for Fast Recovery Following Stimulation
Gusmeroli, RiccardoDEI, Pol. di Milano - IU.NET
Bonfanti, AndreaDEI,Pol. di Milano - IU.NET
Borghi, TommasoDEI,Pol. di Milano - IU.NET
S. Spinelli, AlessandroDEI,Pol. di Milano - IU.NET
Baranauskas, GytisPol. di Milano
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA12.5

 
An Adaptive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Analog-To-Digital Converter for High Density Neuroprosthetic Electrode Arrays
Chakrabartty, ShantanuMichigan State Univ.
Gore, AmitMichigan State Univ.
Oweiss, KarimMichigan State Univ.
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA12.6

 
Preliminary Study of Multichannel Flexible Neural Probes Coated with Hybrid Biodegradable Polymer
Kato, YasuhiroThe Univ. of Tokyo
Saito, ItsuroThe Univ. of Tokyo
Hoshino, TakayukiThe Univ. of Tokyo
Suzuki, TakafumiThe Univ. of Tokyo
Mabuchi, KunihikoThe Univ. of Tokyo
 

ThA13

Brecht
Special Session: Neural Imaging and Sensing I Oral Session
 
Chair: Potter, SteveGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Co-Chair: Kam, LanceColumbia Univ.
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA13.1

 
Quantum Dot-FRET Systems for Imaging of Neuronal Action Potentials
Nadeau, Jay LouiseMcGill Univ.
Clarke, SamuelMcGill Univ.
Hollmann, AnnetteMcGill Univ.
Bahcheli, DanielMcGill Univ.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA13.3

 
Directed Transfer Function Analysis of Fmri Data to Investigate Network Dynamics
Deshpande, GopikrishnaGeorgia Inst. of Tech. and Emory Univ.
LaConte, StephenGeorgia Inst. of Tech. and Emory Univ.
Peltier, Scott JamesGeorgia Inst. of Tech. and Emory Univ.
Hu, XiaopingGeorgia Inst. of Tech. and Emory Univ.
 

ThA14

Chelsea-Gotham
Therapeutic Devices 1 Oral Session
 
Chair: Bonato, PaoloHarvard Medical School
Co-Chair: Micera, SilvestroScuola Superiore Sant'Anna
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA14.1

 
Sequential Activation of Multiple Grounding Pads Reduces Skin Heating
Haemmerich, DieterMedical Univ. of South Carolina
Schutt, David J.Medical Univ. of South Carolina
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA14.2

 
A Lorentz-Force Actuated Autoloading Needle-Free Injector
Hemond, BrianMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Wendell, DawnMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Hogan, N. CatherineMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Taberner, AndrewMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Hunter, IanMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA14.3

 
Non-Invasive Transcranial Ultrasound Therapy Guided by CT-Scans
Marquet, FabriceCNRS UMR7587
Pernot, MathieuCNRS
Montaldo, GabrielCNRS
Aubry, Jean-FrançoisCNRS
Tanter, MickaëlCNRS
Fink, MathiasCNRS
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA14.4

 
In-Vivo Non-Invasive Motion Tracking and Correction in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Marquet, FabriceCNRS UMR7587
Pernot, MathieuCNRS
Montaldo, GabrielCNRS
Aubry, Jean-FrançoisCNRS
Tanter, MickaëlCNRS
Fink, MathiasCNRS
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA14.5

 
New Computer-Based Cognitive Function Test for the Elderly
Tamura, ToshiyoChiba Univ. School of Engineering
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA14.6

 
Feasibility Study of TheraDrive: A Low-Cost, Game-Based Environment for the Delivering of Upper Arm Stroke Therapy
Johnson, Michelle J.Medical Coll. of Wisconsin/Marquette Univ.
Ramachandran, BrindaMarquette Univ.
Paranjape, Ruta P.Marquette Univ.
Kosasih, Judith B.Medical Coll. of Wisconsin
 

ThA15

O'Neill
Cardiac Imaging I Oral Session
 
Chair: Axel, LeonNYU Medical Center
Co-Chair: Greensite, FredUniv. of california, irvine
 

09:00-09:15, Paper ThA15.1

 
Visualization of Propagation of Pulse Vibration Along the Heart Wall and Imaging of Its Propagation Speed
Kanai, HiroshiTohoku Univ. Graduate School of Engineering
 

09:15-09:30, Paper ThA15.2

 
Improved Signal-To-Noise Ratio in Parallel Coronary Artery Magnetic Resonance Angiography Using Graph Cuts Based Bayesian Reconstruction
Singh, GurmeetCornell Univ.
Nguyen, ThanhWeill Medical Coll. of Cornell Univ.
Kressler, BryanCornell Univ.
Spincemaille, PascalWeill Medical Coll. of Cornell Univ.
Raj, AshishUCSF
Zabih, Ramincornell Univ.
Wang, Yicornell Univ.
 

09:30-09:45, Paper ThA15.3

 
Tracking Endocardium Using Optical Flow Along Iso-Value Curve
Duan, QiColumbia Univ.
Angelini, ElsaEc. Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications
Homma, ShunichiColumbia Univ.
Laine, AndrewColumbia Univ.
 

09:45-10:00, Paper ThA15.4

 
Extraction and Tracking of MRI Tagging Sheets Using a 3D Gabor Filter Bank
Qian, ZhenRutgers Univ. New Brunswick
Metaxas, DimitrisRutgers Univ. New Brunswick
Axel, LeonNYU Medical Center
 

10:00-10:15, Paper ThA15.5

 
Real-Time Measurement System for the Evaluation of the Intima Media Thickness with a New Edge Detector
Faita, FrancescoItalian National Res. Council
Gemignani, VincenzoItalian National Res. Council
Bianchini, ElisabettaUniv. of Pisa
Giannarelli, ChiaraUniv. of Pisa
Demi, MarcelloItalian National Res. Council
 

10:15-10:30, Paper ThA15.6

 
Semi-Automated Analysis of Coronary Flow Doppler Images: Validation with Manual Tracings
Magagnin, ValentinaPol. of Milan
Caiani, EnricoPol. of Milan
Delfino, LuigiIstituto ortopedico Galeazzi-Univ. degli studi di Milano
Champlon, ChristinePol. of Milan
Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
Turiel, MaurizioIstituto ortopedico Galeazzi-Univ. degli studi di Milano
 

ThA16

Musicbox-Majestic
Applied Neural Computing III Special Session
 
Chair: Sajda, PaulColumbia Univ.
Co-Chair: Zeevi, Yehoshua (Josh)Tech. - Israel Inst. of Tech.
 

ThB01

Marquis AB
Principal Component Analysis, Independent Components Analysis II Oral Session
 
Chair: Durand, DominiqueCase Western Res. Univ.
Co-Chair: Bonato, PaoloHarvard Medical School
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB01.1

 
A Combined SPM-ICA Approach to Fmri
Penney, Todd John MichaelUniv. of Alberta
Koles, ZoltanUniv. of Alberta
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB01.2

 
Functional Classification of Schizophrenia Using Feed Forward Neural Networks
Jafri, MadihaHartford Hospital
Calhoun, VinceThe Mind Res. Network/Univ. of New Mexico
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB01.3

 
Observing Frequency Content Time Evolution of Independent Hippocampal Signals
Tanskanen, Jarno Mika AnteroTampere Univ. of Tech.
Mikkonen, Jarno EelisUniv. of Jyväskylä
Hyttinen, JariTampere Univ. of Tech.
Penttonen, MarkkuUniv. of Kuopio
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB01.4

 
Latency Characteristics of the Auditory N1 Component Using an Iterative Independent Component Analysis Procedure
Zouridakis, GeorgeUniv. of Houston
Diaz, JavierCEIT
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB01.5

 
Blind Source Separation of Neural Recordings and Control Signals
Tesfayesus, WondimenehCase Western Res. Univ.
Durand, DominiqueCase Western Res. Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB01.6

 
Recovery of Multiple Fibers Per Voxel by ICA in DTI Tractography
Singh, ManbirUniv. of Southern California
Wong, Chi WahUniv. of Southern California
 

ThB02

Marquis C
MRI: Novel Methods Oral Session
 
Chair: Ji, Jim XiuquanTexas A&M Univ.
Co-Chair: Wang, Yicornell Univ.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB02.1

 
Motion Artifact Suppression in Breath Hold 3D Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography Using ECG Ordering
Spincemaille, PascalWeill Medical Coll. of Cornell Univ.
Xi Hai, ZhaoChinese PLA General Hospital
Cheng, LiuquanChinese PLA General Hospital
Prince, MartinWeill Medical Coll. of Cornell Univ.
Wang, Yicornell Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB02.2

 
High-Precision Absolute Positioning of Medical Instruments in MRI Systems
Aboussouan, EricEc. Pol. de Montreal
Martel, SylvainEc. Pol. de Montreal
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB02.3

 
Partially-Parallel, Susceptibility-Weighted MR Imaging of Brain Vasculature at 7 Tesla Using Sensitivity Encoding and an Autocalibrating Parallel Technique
Lupo, JanineUniv. of California, San Francisco
Banerjee, SuchandrimaUniv. of California, San Francisco-Univ. Berkeley
Kelley, Douglas GE Healthcare
Xu, DuanUniv. of California, San Francisco
Vigneron, DanielUniv. of California, San Francisco
Majumdar, SharmilaUniv. of California, San Francisco
Nelson, SarahUniv. of California, San Francisco
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB02.4

 
Auto-Calibrated Dynamic Parallel MRI with Phase-Sensitive Data
Son, Jong BumTexas A&M Univ.
Ji, Jim XiuquanTexas A&M Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB02.5

 
On the Complimentarity of SENSE and GRAPPA in Parallel MR Imaging
Hoge, W ScottBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Brooks, DanaNortheastern Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB02.6

 
Nosologic Maps of Brain Tumor Images Obtained from Combination of Different MRI Modalities
Martin-Landrove, MiguelUniv. Central de Venezuela
 

ThB03

SoHo-Herald
Non Linear Dynamics in Biological Signals I Oral Session
 
Chair: chon, kiState Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB03.1

 
A Computationally Simple and Robust Method to Detect Determinism in a Time Series
Lu, ShengState Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
Ju, KihwanState Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
Kanters, JorgenUniv. of Copenhagen, and Copenhagen Heart Arrhythmia Res. Center
chon, kiState Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB03.2

 
Approximated Mutual Information Training for Speech Recognition Using Myoelectric Signals
Guo, HuajianCarleton Univ.
Chan, AdrianCarleton Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB03.3

 
Very Low Frequency Modulation in Renal Autoregulation
Siu, Kin LungSUNY at Stony Brook
Sung, BiinSUNY at Stony Brook
Moore, Leon C.SUNY at Stony Brook
Birzgalis, AijaSUNY at Stony Brook
chon, kiState Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
 

ThB04

Ziegfield
Functional Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering - Soft Tissue Engineering Oral Session
 
Chair: Hung, ClarkColumbia Univ.
Co-Chair: Mao, JeremyColumbia Univ.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB04.1

 
Fibroblastic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Lee, Chang HunColumbia Univ.
Moioli, EduardoColumbia Univ.
Mao, JeremyColumbia Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB04.2

 
The Effect of Applied Compressive Loading on Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Constructs Cultured with TGF-β 3
Lima, Eric GColumbia Univ.
Bain, LimingColumbia Univ.
Mauck, RobertUniv. of Pennsylvania
Byers, Benjamin A.NIAMS, NIH
Tuan, Rocky S.National Inst. of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Nat
Ateshian, GerardColumbia Univ.
Hung, ClarkColumbia Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB04.3

 
Role of Cell-Cell Interactions on the Regeneration of Soft Tissue to Bone Interface
Lu, HelenColumbia Univ.
Wang, I-NingColumbia Univ.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB04.4

 
Engineering of Fiber-Reinforced Tissues with Anisotropic Biodegradable Nanofibrous Scaffolds
Nerurkar, NandanUniv. of Pennsylvania
Baker, BrendonUniv. of Pennsylvania
Chen, Chiu-YuUniv. of Pennsylvania
Elliott, DawnUniv. of Pennsylvania
Mauck, RobertUniv. of Pennsylvania
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB04.5

 
Enhanced Cell Growth and Differentiation on Zebrafish Fertilized Egg Chorions As Extracellular Matrix of Embryonic Carcinoma (EC) Stem Cells
Chae, Su KyoungMicrosystem Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Kang, Ji YoonMicrosystem Res. Center
Lee, Sang HoKorea Univ.
Ryu, Sung-ShinMicrosystem Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Hwang, Chang NamSchool of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea Univ.
Lee, Chang HaMicrosystem Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Lee, Jin WooMicrosystem Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Kim, Tae SongKorea Inst. of Science & Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB04.6

 
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Injectable, Biodegradable and in Situ Crosslinkable Poly(hexa Methylenecarbonate-Fumarate), Poly (hexamethylene Carbonate-Acrylate) and Poly(ethylene Glycol Fumarate-Co Hexamethylene Carbonate-Fumarate) Scaffolds Fo
Sharifi, ShahriarAmirkabir Univ. of Tech.
Mirzadeh, HamidIran Pol. and Petrochemical Inst.
Imani, MohammadIran Pol. and Petrochemical Inst.
Atai, MohammadIran Pol. and Petrochemical Inst.
Ziaee, FarshidIran Pol. and Petrochemical Inst.
Bakhshi, RahelehIran Pol. and Petrochemical Inst.
 

ThB05

Duffy-Columbia
Fiber Optic and Photonic Sensors Oral Session
 
Chair: Bonato, PaoloHarvard Medical School
Co-Chair: Ju, KihwanSUNY Stony Brook
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB05.1

 
Peptide-Nanoparticle Hybrid SERS Probe for Dynamic Detection of Active Cancer Biomarker Enzymes
Liu, GangUniv. of California at Berkeley
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB05.2

 
Noninvasive Measurement of Total Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin Derivatives Using Multiwavelength Pulse Spectrophotometry -In Vitro Study with a Mock Circulatory System
Suzaki, HironoriWaseda Univ.
Kobayashi, NaokiNihon Kohden Corp.
Nagaoka, TakashiShizuoka Cancer Center Res. Inst.
Iwasaki, KiyotakaWaseda Univ.
Umezu, MitsuoWaseda Univ. Graduate School
Takeda, SunaoNihon Kohden Corp.
Togawa, TatsuoWaseda Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB05.3

 
An Optical Fiber Photoplethysmographic System for Central Nervous System Tissue
Phillips, JustinSt Bartholomew's Hospital
Kyriacou, PanayiotisCity Univ.
George, Kuriakose JoshiQueen Mary, Univ. of London
Priestley, JohnQueen Mary, Univ. of London
Langford, RichardSt Bartholomew's Hospital
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB05.4

 
Optical Dialysis Adequacy Sensor: Contribution of Chromophores to the Ultra Violet Absorbance in the Spent Dialysate
Lauri, KaiTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Tanner, RistoNational Inst. of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Luman, MerikeNorth-Estonian Regional Hospital
Jerotskaja, JanaTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Fridolin, IvoCentre of Biomedical Engineering
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB05.5

 
Fiber-Optic Immuno-Biosensor for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Nerve Growth Factor in Human Blood
Tang, LiangCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cha, Yong-MeiMayo Clinic Coll. of Medicine
Li, HongmeiCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chen, Peng-shengCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lin, Shien-FongCedars-Sinai Medical Center
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB05.6

 
Pulse Oximeter Improvement with an ADC-DAC Feedback Loop and a Radial Reflectance Sensor
Thompson, DavidKansas State Univ.
Wareing, AustinKansas State Univ.
Day, DwightKansas State Univ.
Warren, SteveKansas State Univ.
 

ThB06

Empire Hudson
Surgical Robotics III Oral Session
 
Chair: Peine, WilliamPurdue Univ.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB06.1

 
Development of a Surgical Simulator for Laparoscopic Esophageal Procedures
Choi, ChangmokKorea Advanced Inst. of Science and Tech.
Han, HyonyungKorea Advanced Inst. of Science and Tech.
An, BummoKorea Advanced Inst. of Science and Tech.
Kim, JungKorea Advanced Inst. of Science and Tech.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB06.2

 
Model Based Control Algorithms for Robotic Assisted Beating Heart Surgery
Bebek, OzkanCase Western Res. Univ.
Cavusoglu, M. CenkCase Western Res. Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB06.3

 
Analysis of the Surgery Task for the Force Feedback Amplification in the Minimally Invasive Surgical System
Pitakwatchara, PhongsaenThe Univ. of Tokyo
Warisawa, Shin'ichiThe Univ. of Tokyo
Mitsuishi, MamoruThe Univ. of Tokyo
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB06.4

 
Haptic Rendering & Perception Studies for Laparoscopic Surgery Simulation
McColl, RyanMonash Univ.
Brown, IanMonash Univ.
Seligman, CoryMonash Univ.
Lim, FabianMonash Univ.
Alsaraira, AmerMonash Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB06.5

 
Multi-Sensory Force/deformation Cues for Stiffness Characterization in Soft-Tissue Palpation
Tavakoli, MahdiCSTAR, London Health Sciences Centre
Aziminejad, ArashCSTAR, London Health Sciences Centre
Patel, RajniCSTAR, London Health Sciences Centre
Moallem, MehrdadCSTAR, London Health Sciences Centre
 

ThB07

Cantor-Jolson
Functional Cardiac Tissue Engineering Oral Session
 
Chair: Vunjak-Novakovic, GordanaColumbia Univ.
Co-Chair: Costa, KevinColumbia Univ.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB07.1

 
Biomechanics of Engineered Heart Valve Tissues
Sacks, MichaelUniv. of Pittsburgh
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB07.3

 
Characterization of Electrical Stimulation Electrodes for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
Tandon, NinaColumbia Univ.
Vunjak-Novakovic, GordanaColumbia Univ.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB07.4

 
Controllable Bio-Microactuator Powered by Muscle Cells
Akiyama, YoshitakeTokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Tech.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB07.5

 
Engineered Cardiac Tissues for in Vitro Assessment of Contractile Function and Repair Mechanisms
Kim, Do EunColumbia Univ.
Lee, Eun JungColumbia Univ.
Martens, TimothyColumbia Univ.
Kara, RinaColumbia Univ.
Chaudhry, HinaColumbia Univ.
Itescu, SilviuColumbia Univ.
Costa, KevinColumbia Univ.
 

ThB08

Juilliard
Biomedical Infrared Imaging Oral Session
 
Chair: Wiecek, BoguslawTech. Univ. of Lodz
Co-Chair: Hassan, MoinuddinNational Inst. of Health
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB08.1

 
Analysis of Breathing Air Flow Patterns in Thermal Imaging
Fei, JinUniv. of Houston
Pavlidis, IoannisUniv. of Houston
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB08.2

 
Thermal and Geometrical Parameters Evaluation Using Thermal Wave Method
Owczarek, GrzegorzNational Res. Inst.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB08.3

 
Evaluation of Feature-Based Registration in Dynamic Infrared Imaging for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
AGOSTINI, VALENTINAPol. di Torino
Delsanto, SilviaPol. di Torino
Molinari, FilippoPol. di Torino
Knaflitz, MarcoPol. di Torino
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB08.4

 
Segmentation and Landmark Identification in Infrared Images of the Human Body
Herry, ChristopheCarleton Univ.
Frize, MoniqueCarleton Univ.
Goubran, Rafik A.Carleton Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB08.5

 
Field-Warp Registration for Biomedical High-Resolution Thermal Infrared Images
Tangherlini, AndreaUniv. of Chieti-Pescara
Merla, ArcangeloUniv. of Chieti-Pescara, Fondazione "Univ. G. D'Annunzio",
Romani, Gian LucaUniv. of Chieti-Pescara, Fondazione "Univ. G. D'Annunzio",
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB08.6

 
Overlay of Thermal and Visual Medical Images Using Skin Detection and Image Registration
Schaefer, GeraldNottingham Trent Univ.
Tait, Roger J.Nottingham Trent Univ.
Zhu, Shao YingUniv. of Derby
 

ThB09

Gramercy-Olmstead
Coronary Blood Flow Oral Session
 
Chair: Hartley, Craig J.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
Co-Chair: Li, John K-J.Rutgers Univ.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB09.1

 
Ultrasonic Doppler Vibrometry: Measurement of Left Ventricular Wall Vibrations Associated with Coronary Artery Disease
Sikdar, SiddharthaUniv. of Washington
Beach, KirkUniv. of Washington
Goldberg, StevenUniv. of Washington
Lidstrom, MatthewUniv. of Washington
Kim, YongminUniv. of Washington
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB09.2

 
Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity in Coronary Arteries
Aguado-Sierra, JazminImperial Coll. London
Parker, Kim H.Imperial Coll. London
Davies, Justin E.ICCH, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial Coll. London
Francis, DarrelICCH, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial Coll. London
Hughes, Alun D.ICCH, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial Coll. London
Mayet, JamilICCH, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial Coll. London
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB09.3

 
Two-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of Wall Shear Stress Distribution in Left Coronary Artery
Smith, SahidFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ.
Wesson, G. DaleFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ.
Austin, ShawnFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ.
Moore, CarlFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB09.4

 
Numerical Investigation of Blood Flow in a Sequential Aorto-Coronary Bypass Graft Model
Sankaranarayanan, MeenaInst. for Infocomm Res.
Ghista, DhanjooNanyang Tech. Univ.
Chua, Leok PohNanyang Tech. Univ.
Tan, Yong SengNational Heart Center
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB09.5

 
Non-Invasive Measurement of Coronary Flow Reserve in Mice by Doppler Ultrasound
Hartley, Craig J.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
Reddy, Anilkumar K.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
Michael, Lloyd H.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
Entman, Mark L.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
Madala, SridharIndus Inst.
Taffet, George E.Baylor Coll. of Medicine
 

ThB10

Astor Ballroom
The Paths Less Traveled (BME Careers at a Glance – II) Special Session
 
Organizer: Madhavan, GuruprasadState Univ. of New York
Organizer: Oakley, BarbaraOakland Univ.
 

ThB11

Belasco
Student Paper Competition I Special Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB11.1

 
Non-Invasive Diagnosing Malignant Melanoma by Multi-Spectral Optical Nevoscope
Wang, SongNew Jersey Inst. of Tech.
Dhawan, AtamNew Jersey Inst. of Tech.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB11.2

 
Psychophysics of Prosthetic Vision: I. Visual Scanning and Visual Acuity
Chen, Spencer Chin-YuUniv. of New South Wales
Hallum, Luke E.Univ. of New South Wales
Suaning, GreggThe Univ. of New South Wales
Lovell, Nigel HUniv. of New South Wales
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB11.4

 
Wavelet Compression of Multichannel ECG Data by Enhanced Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees Algorithm
Sharifahmadian, ErshadTehran Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB11.5

 
Semi-Automated Analysis of Coronary Flow Doppler Images: Validation with Manual Tracings
Magagnin, ValentinaIstituto Ortopedico IRCCS Galeazzi
Caiani, EnricoPol. of Milan
Delfino, LuigiIstituto ortopedico Galeazzi-Univ. degli studi di Milano
Champlon, ChristinePol. of Milan
Cerutti, SergioPol. di Milano
Turiel, MaurizioIstituto ortopedico Galeazzi-Univ. degli studi di Milano
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB11.6

 
LF/(LF+HF) Index in Ventricular Repolarization Variability Related and Unrelated to Heart Rate Variability
Altuve, MiguelSimon Bolivar Univ. and Univ. of Rennes 1
Wong C, SaraUniv. Simon Bolivar
Passariello, GianfrancoUniv. Simón Bolívar
Carrault, GuyUniv. de Rennes 1
Hernández, Alfredo IUniv. of Rennes 1 and INSERM U642
 

ThB12

Palace Wintergarden
Characterization of Electrode-Electrode Interfaces for Neural Stimulation I Oral Session
 
Chair: Sahin, MesutNew Jersey Inst. of Tech.
Co-Chair: Cogan, StuartEIC Lab. Inc.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB12.1

 
Modeling the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface for Recording and Stimulating Electrodes
Troy, JohnNorthwestern Univ.
Cantrell, Donald RobinsonNorthwestern Univ.
Taflove, AllenNorthwestern Univ.
Ruoff, Rodney S.Northwestern Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB12.2

 
In Vivo and in Vitro Differences in the Charge-Injection and Electrochemical Properties of Iridium Oxide Electrodes
Cogan, Stuart F.EIC Lab. Inc.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB12.3

 
In Vitro and in Vivo Charge Capacity of AIROF Microelectrodes
Hu, ZheIllinois Inst. of Tech.
Troyk, PhilipIllinois Inst. of Tech.
Brawn, TimThe Univ. of Chicago
Margoliash, DanThe Univ. of Chicago
Cogan, StuartEIC Lab. Inc.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB12.4

 
Charge Injection Capacity of TiN Electrodes for an Extended Voltage Range
Patan, MustafaNew Jersey Inst. of Tech.
Shah, ToshaNew Jersey Inst. of Tech.
Sahin, MesutNew Jersey Inst. of Tech.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB12.5

 
Optimizing Deep Brain Stimulation Parameter Selection with Detailed Models of the Electrode-Tissue Interface
McIntyre, CameronCleveland Clinic Foundation
Butson, ChristopherCleveland Clinic Foundation
Maks, ChristopherCleveland Clinic Foundation
Noecker, AngelaCleveland Clinic Foundation
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB12.6

 
Effects of Nano Red Elemental Selenium on Sodium Currents in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons
Yuan, HuijunHuazhong Univ. of Sci and Tech.
lin, jiarui Huazhong Univ. of Sci &Tech.
Lan, Tong-hanHuazhong Univ. of Science and Tech.
 

ThB13

Brecht
Special Session: Neural Imaging and Sensing II Oral Session
 
Chair: Potter, SteveGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Co-Chair: Saggau, PeterBaylor Coll. of Medicine
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB13.1

 
Imaging Odor Coding and Synaptic Plasticity in the Mammalian Brain with a Genetically-Encoded Probe
McGann, JohnBoston Univ.
Pírez, NicolásBoston Univ.
Wachowiak, MattBoston Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB13.2

 
Combining Optical Imaging and Computational Modeling to Analyze Structure and Function of Living Neurons
Losavio, BradBaylor Coll. of Medicine
Reddy, DuemaniRice Univ.
Colbert, CostaUniv. of Houston
Kakadiaris, IoannisUniv. of Houston
Saggau, PeterBaylor Coll. of Medicine
 

ThB14

Chelsea-Gotham
Wireless Sensors and Telemetry Systems 1 Oral Session
 
Chair: Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
Co-Chair: Zhang, Yuan-TingThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB14.1

 
A Non Invasive Wearable Sensor for the Measurement of Brain Temperature
DITTMAR, AndreINSA Lyon
GEHIN, ClaudineINSA Lyon
DELHOMME, GeorgesINSA Lyon
Boivin, DianeMcGill Univ.
Dumont, GuyUniv. of British Columbia
Mott, ChristopherThe Univ. of British Columbia
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB14.2

 
Acquiring High-Rate Neural Spike Data with Hardware-Constrained Embedded Sensors
Farshchi, ShahinUniv. of California, Los Angeles
Pesterev, AlekseyUniv. of California, Los Angeles
Ho, Wan-LunUniv. of Southern California
Judy, JackUCLA
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB14.3

 
Wearable, Cuff-Less PPG-Based Blood Pressure Monitor with Novel Height Sensor
Shaltis, PhillipMIT
Reisner, AndrewMassachusetts General Hospital
Asada, HarryMIT
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB14.4

 
A Wearable Reflectance Pulse Oximeter for Remote Physiological Monitoring
Mendelson, YitzhakWorcester Pol. Inst.
Comtois, GaryWPI
Duckworth, R JamesWPI
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB14.5

 
An Application of Capacitive Electrode for Detecting Electrocardiogram of Neonates and Infants
Kato, TsuyoshiTokyo Denki Univ.
Ueno, AkinoriTokyo Denki Univ.
Kataoka, SachiyoApprica Childcare Inst.
Hoshino, HiroshiTokyo Denki Univ.
Ishiyama, YojiKyorin Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB14.6

 
Non-Invasive Respiration Rate Estimation Using Ultra-Wideband Distributed Cognitive Radar System
Chen, YifanNanyang Tech. Univ.
Gunawan, ErryNanyang Tech. Univ.
Low, Kay soonNanyang Tech. Univ.
Kim, YongminUniv. of Washington
Soh, Cheong BoonNanyang Tech. Univ.
Leyman, RahimA*STAR
Lin, Lin ThiNanyang Tech. Univ.
 

ThB15

O'Neill
Cardiac Imaging II Oral Session
 
Chair: Wang, Yicornell Univ.
Co-Chair: Sunagawa, KenjiKyushu Univ.
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThB15.1

 
Temporal Tracking of Coronaries in MSCTA by Means of 3D Geometrical Moments
Laguitton, SoizicUniv. of Rennes 1
Boldak, CezaryInst. of Bialystok
Bousse, AlexandreLTSI-INSERM U642
Yang, GuanyuSoutheast Univ.
Toumoulin, ChristineUniv. de Rennes I
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThB15.2

 
Endo and Epicardium Contour Modeling Based on Markov Random Fields and Active Contours
Cordero-Grande, LucilioUniv. de Valladolid
Casaseca-de-la-Higuera, PabloUniv. de Valladolid
Martín-Fernández, MarcosUniv. of Valladolid
Alberola-López, CarlosUniv. de Valladolid
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThB15.3

 
Automated Pericardial Fat Quantification in CT Data
Bandekar, AlokUniv. of Houston
Naghavi, MortezaAssociation for
Kakadiaris, IoannisUniv. of Houston
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThB15.4

 
A Novel Segmentation Approach for Echocardiographic Images
BIAN, ZhengzhongXi'an Jiaotong Univ.
Yu, GangXi'An Jiaotong Univ.
Yang, YuxiangXi'an Jiaotong Univ.
li, pengxi an jiaotong Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThB15.5

 
Model-Based Image Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac Perfusion MRI from Sparse Data
Awate, Suyash P.Univ. of Utah
DiBella, Edward V.RUniv. of Utah
Tasdizen, TolgaUniv. of Utah
Whitaker, Ross T.Univ. of Utah
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThB15.6

 
Immune Cells Detection of the in Vivo Rejecting Heart in USPIO-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chang, Hsun-HsienCarnegie Mellon Univ.
Moura, José M. F.Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Wu, Yijen L.Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Ho, ChienCarnegie Mellon Univ.
 

ThB16

Musicbox-Majestic
Applied Neural Computing IV Special Session
 
Chair: Sajda, PaulColumbia Univ.
Co-Chair: Zeevi, Yehoshua (Josh)Tech. - Israel Inst. of Tech.
 

ThBP1

Westside Ballroom South
Automation and Computer-Aided Surgery Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP1.1

 
Modeling Interactions with a Computer Representation of the Upper Gastrointestinal System
Gastélum Strozzi, AlfonsoCCADET-UNAM (National Autonomus Univ. of Mexico)
Mosso, JoseISSSTE
Marquez, JorgeUNAM-CCADET
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP1.2

 
A Biomechanical Model of the Pelvic Cavity: First Steps
RUBOD, ChrystèleUniv. Hospital
BOUKERROU, MalikUniv. Hospital
Rousseau, JeanINSERM - Univ. de Lille 2
VIARD, RomainCHRU Lille
BRIEU, MathiasEc. Centrale de Lille
DUBOIS, PatrickInserm
 

ThBP2

Westside Ballroom South
Electrophysiological Neuroimaging - 2 Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP2.1

 
A Comparison of Adaptive and Non-Adaptive EEG Source Localization Algorithms
Russell, JohnUniv. of Alberta
Koles, ZoltanUniv. of Alberta
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP2.2

 
Removal of Ocular Artifacts for High Resolution EEG Studies: A Simulation Study
Babiloni, FabioUniv. of Rome
Marciani, Maria GraziaTor Vergata Univ.
Cichocki, AndrzejBSI RIKEN
Mattia, DonatellaFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Cincotti, FeboFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Astolfi, LauraUniv. of Rome
Salinari, SerenellaLa Sapienza Univ.
De Vico Fallani, FabrizioUniv. La Sapienza
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP2.3

 
Neuroelectrical Source Imaging of Mu Rhythm Control for BCI Applications
Mattiocco, Marco Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Mattia, DonatellaFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Babiloni, FabioUniv. of Rome
Bufalari, SimonaFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Sergio, SilviaLa Sapienza Univ.
Salinari, SerenellaLa Sapienza Univ.
Marciani, Maria GraziaTor Vergata Univ.
Cincotti, FeboFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP2.4

 
Combination of Event-Related Potentials and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging During Single-Letter Reading
Casarotto, SilviaPol. Univ. of Milan
Bianchi, Anna MariaPol. di Milano
Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
Vanello, NicolaUniv. of Pisa
Ricciardi, EmilianoUniv. of Pisa
Gentili, ClaudioUniv. of Pisa
Sani, LorenzoUniv. of Pisa
Bonino, DanielaUniv. of Pisa
Guazzelli, MarioUniv. of Pisa
Pietrini, PietroUniv. of Pisa
Landini, LuigiUniv. of Pisa
Chiarenza, Giuseppe AugustoAz. Osp. "G. Salvini", Rho Hospital
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP2.5

 
Brain Connectivity Structure in Spinal Cord Injured : Evaluation by Graph Analysis
De Vico Fallani, FabrizioUniv. La Sapienza
Astolfi, LauraUniv. of Rome
Salinari, SerenellaLa Sapienza Univ.
Mattia, DonatellaFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Cincotti, FeboFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Babiloni, FabioUniv. of Rome
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP2.6

 
Estimation of Cortical Dipole Sources by Equivalent Dipole Layer Imaging and Independent Component Analysis
Aoki, NaotoshiNiigata Univ.
Hori, JunichiNiigata Univ.
He, BinUniv. of Minnesota
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP2.7

 
Cortical Connectivity Patterns During Immagination of Limb Movements in Normal Subjects and in a Spinal Cord Injured Patient
Astolfi, LauraUniv. of Rome
Gao, ShangkaiTsinghua Univ.
Wu, WeiTsinghua Univ.
Babiloni, FabioUniv. of Rome
Ursino, MauroUniv. of Bologna
Zavaglia, MelissaUniv. of Bologna
Cincotti, FeboFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Mattia, DonatellaFondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Mattiocco, Marco Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Marciani, Maria GraziaTor Vergata Univ.
De Vico Fallani, FabrizioUniv. La Sapienza
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP2.8

 
Evaluation of Cortical Imaging Techniques Based on Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Bai, XiaoxiaoUniv. of Minnesota
Towle, VUniv. of Chicago
He, Eric J.Univ. of Minnesota
He, BinUniv. of Minnesota
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP2.9

 
Muscle and Eye Movement Artifact Removal Prior to EEG Source Localization
Hallez, Hans J.Ghent Univ.
Vergult, AnneleenKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Phlypo, RonaldGhent Univ.
Van Hese, PeterGhent Univ.
De Clercq, WimKatholieke Univ. Leuven
D'Asseler, YvesGhent Univ.
Van de Walle, RikGhent Univ.
Vanrumste, BartKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Van Paesschen, WimKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Van Huffel, SabineKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Lemahieu, IgnaceGhent Univ.
 

ThBP3

Westside Ballroom South
Neural Imaging Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP3.1

 
Boost up the Detection Sensitivity of ASL Perfusion Fmri through Support Vector Machine
Wang, ZeUniv. of Pennsylvania
Detre, John A.Univ. of Pennsylvania
Childress, AnnaRoseUniv. of Pennsylvania
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP3.2

 
Time-Shifted Z-Score and Student New Statistical Tests in Fmri
DEWALLE, ANNE-SOPHIEUniv. des Sciences et Tech. de Lille
Betrouni, NacimInst. de Tech. Médicale
Vermandel, MaximilienUniv. de Lille
IVANOVA, POLINAUniv. LILLE1
Steinling, MarcUniv. Hospital
Rousseau, JeanINSERM - Univ. de Lille 2
Vasseur, ChristianUSTL
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP3.3

 
Functional Feature Embedded Space Mapping of Fmri Data
Hu, JinInst. of Automation, Chinese Acad. of Sciences
Tian, JieInst. of Automation, Chinese Acad. of Sciences
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP3.4

 
Improvement to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Methods Using Non-Rigid Body Image Registration Methods for Correction in the Presence of Susceptibility Artifact Effects
Wu, DeeUniv. of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Guo, YujunKent State Univ.
Lu, Cheng-ChangKent State Univ.
Suri, JasjitBiomedical Tech.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP3.5

 
A Compatible Electrocutaneous Display for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Application
Hartwig, ValentinaUniv. of Pisa
Cappelli, ClaudiaUniv. of Pisa
Vanello, NicolaUniv. of Pisa
Ricciardi, EmilianoUniv. of Pisa
Scilingo, Enzo PasqualeUniv. of Pisa
Giovannetti, GiulioCNR
Santarelli, FilomenaCNR
Positano, VincenzoCNR
Landini, LuigiUniv. of Pisa
Bicchi, AntonioUniv. of Pisa
Pietrini, PietroUniv. of Pisa
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.6

 
Integrated Semiconductor Optical Sensors for Chronic, Minimally-Invasive Imaging of Brain Function
Lee, ThomasStanford Univ.
Levi, OferStanford Univ.
Cang, JianhuaUniv. of California, San Francisco
Kaneko, MegumiUniv. of California, San Francisco
Stryker, Michael P.Univ. of California, San Francisco
Smith, StephenStanford Univ.
Shenoy, KrishnaStanford Univ.
Harris, James S.Stanford Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.7

 
Functional MR Imaging of the Cervical Spinal Cord by Using of Electrical Stimulation at LI4 (Hegu)
Wang, WeiDongThe 2nd Hospital, Shantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Kong, KangMeiThe 2nd Hospital, Shantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Xiao, YeYuShantouUniversity Medical Coll.
Wang, XinJiaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Liang, BingShantouUniversity Medical Coll.
Qi, WeiLiShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.8

 
Spatial Frequency Modulates the Human Visual Cortical Response to Temporal Frequency Variation: An Fmri Study
Mirzajani, AliIran Univ. of Medical Sciences & Tehran Univ. of
Oghabian, Mohammad AliTehran Univ. of Medical Sciences
Riyahi-Alam, NaderTehran Univ. of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
Saberi, HoushangTehran Univ. of Medical Sciences
Firouz Nia, KavousTehran Univ. of Medical Sciences
Bakhtiary, MortezaTehran Univ. of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.9

 
The Brain Mapping on Reinforcement Acupuncture Stimulation at ST36 (zusanli) Evidenced by Fmri
Xiao, YeYuShantouUniversity Medical Coll.
Chen, XiaoKeShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Du, LiShantou Univ. Medical
Pei, RenQuanShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Chen, FengYingShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Liu, GuoRuiShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.10

 
Multimodal Analysis of a Sustained Attention Protocol: Continuous Performance Test Assessed with Near Infrared Spectroscopy and EEG
Butti, MichelePol. Univ. of Milan
Pastori, AuroraIRCCS “E. Medea”
Merzagora, Anna Caterina Drexel Univ.
Zucca, ClaudioIRCCS “E. Medea”
Bianchi, Anna MariaPol. di Milano
Reni, GianluigiKoinè s.r.l.
Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.11

 
Diagnosis of Brain Abnormality Using Both Structural and Functional MR Images
Fan, YongUniv. of Pennsylvania
Rao, HengyiUniv. of Pennsylvania
Giannetta, JoanThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Hurt, HallamThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Wang, JiongjiongUniv. of Pennsylvania
Davatzikos, ChristosUniv. of Pennsylvania
Shen, DinggangUniv. of Pennsylvania
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.12

 
A New Methodology Based on Q-Entropy for Breast Lesion Classification in 3-D Ultrasound Images
Rodrigues, Paulo SérgioNational Lab. for Scientific Computing
Giraldi, GilsonNational Lab. for Scientific Computing
Provenzano, MárciaFederal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
Faria, MarceloFederal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
Chang, Ruey-FengNational Chung Cheng Univ.
Suri, JasjitBiomedical Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.13

 
Coma Duration Prediction in Diffuse Axonal Injury Analyses of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Clinical Prognostic Factors
Zheng, WenBinSecond hospital,Shantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Liu, GuoRuiShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Kong, KangMeiShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.14

 
Symmetry Identification Using Partial Surface Matching and Tilt Correction in 3D Brain Images
Liu, Sheena XinPhilips Res. North America
Celina, ImielinskaColumbia Univ.
Laine, AndrewColumbia Univ.
Connolly, SanderColumbia Univ.
Anthony, L. D'AmbrosioColumbia Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP3.15

 
A New Neural Imaging Approach Using a CMOS Imaging Device
Ng, DavidNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Tokuda, TakashiNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Nakagawa, TakumaNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Tamura, HidekiNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Nunoshita, MasahiroNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Ishikawa, YasuyukiNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Shiosaka, SadaoNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Ohta, JunNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
 

ThBP4

Westside Ballroom South
Cardiac Imaging IV Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP4.1

 
Fast Edge-Preserving Filtering for 3D+t Echocardiographic Volume Rendering
Yanez-Suarez, OscarUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
Lerallut, Jean-FrancoisUniv. de Tech. de Compiegne
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP4.2

 
Diffusion Tensor MRI Study of Myocardium Structural Remodeling after Infarction in Porcine Model
Wu, YinUniv. of Hong Kong
Tse, H. F.Univ. of Hong Kong
Wu, Ed X.The Univ. of Hong Kong
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP4.3

 
Tangential Curved Planar Reformation for Topological and Orientation Invariant Visualization of Vascular Trees
Lee, NoahColumbia Univ.
Rasch, MatthiasSiemens Corp. Res.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP4.4

 
Unsupervised Segmantation of Cardiac PET Transmission Images for Automatic Heart Volume Extraction
Juslin, AnuTampere Univ. of Tech.
Tohka, JussiTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP4.5

 
Analysis of Ventricular Contraction by Factorial Phase Imaging with Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography
Jimenez-Angeles, LuisUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa
Medina, VeronicaUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana
Valdes-Cristerna, RaquelUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana
Vallejo-Venegas, EnriqueInst. Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP4.6

 
Software Phantom for the Synthesis of Equilibrium Radionuclide Ventriculography Images
Ruiz-de-Jesus, OscarUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa
Jimenez-Angeles, LuisUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa
Vallejo-Venegas, EnriqueInst. Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Yanez-Suarez, OscarUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP4.7

 
Coding of Echocardiographic Image by Selection of the Normalization Matrix Using Fuzzy Logic
Zaghetto, AlexandreUniv. of Brasilia
Assis de Oliveira Nascimento, FranciscoUniv. of Brasilia
dos Santos, IcaroUniv. of Brasilia
da Rocha, Adson F.Univ. of Brasilia
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP4.8

 
Monte Carlo Simulation of 3D Mapping of Cardiac Electrical Activity with Spinning Slit Confocal Optics
Hwang, Seong-minUniv. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Choi, Bum-RakTulane Univ.
Salama, GuyUniv. of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP4.9

 
Arterial Viscoelasticity: A Fractional Derivative Model
Craiem, DamianFavaloro Univ.
Armentano, Ricardo LuisFavaloro Univ.
 

ThBP5

Westside Ballroom South
Bioelectromagnetism Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP5.1

 
Analysing Specificity of a Bipolar EEG Measurement
Väisänen, JuhoTampere Univ. of Tech.
Ryynänen, Outi R. M.Tampere Univ. of Tech.
Hyttinen, JariTampere Univ. of Tech.
Malmivuo, JaakkoTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP5.2

 
Mutual Information of Tri-Polar Concentric Ring Electrodes
Besio, W. G. Louisiana Tech. Univ.
Koka, KanthaiahLouisiana Tech. Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP5.3

 
Effect of Source Depth on the Specificity of Bipolar EEG Measurements
Ryynänen, Outi R. M.Tampere Univ. of Tech.
Väisänen, JuhoTampere Univ. of Tech.
hyttinen, jariTampere Univ. of Tech.
Malmivuo, JaakkoTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP5.4

 
Three-Dimensional Finite-Difference EEG Forward Problem Solution on High Performance Computers
Mininel, StefanoUniv. of Trieste
Vatta, FedericaUniv. of Trieste
Collaone, AndreaUniv. of Trieste
Bruno, PaoloUniv. of Trieste
Inchingolo, PaoloUniv. of Trieste
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP5.5

 
TMS Effect on Visual Search Task
Ge, ShengKyushu Univ.
Matsuoka, AkiraKyushu Univ.
Iramina, KeijiKyushu Univ. Japan
Ueno, Shoogothe Univ. of Tokyo
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP5.6

 
A FDM Anisotropic Formulation for EEG Simulation
Bruno, PaoloUniv. of Trieste
hyttinen, jariTampere Univ. of Tech.
Inchingolo, PaoloUniv. of Trieste
Magrofuoco, AlbertoUniv. of Trieste
Mininel, StefanoUniv. of Trieste
Vatta, FedericaUniv. of Trieste
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP5.7

 
Basic Study on a Lower-Energy Defibrillation Method Using Computer Simulation and Cultured Myocardial Cell Models
Yaguchi, Ayatokyo denki Univ.
Nagase, KazuyaTokyo Denki Univ.
Ishikawa, MitsukuniTokyo Denki Univ.
Iwasaka, TakehiroTokyo Denki Univ.
Odagaki, MasatoTokyo Denki Univ.
Hosaka, HidehiroTokyo Denki Univ.
 

ThBP6

Westside Ballroom South
Electrical Impedance Imaging II Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP6.1

 
Forward Problem of Three Dimensional EIT in the Thorax Model
Wu, HuanliHebei Univ. of Tech.
Xu, GuizhiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhang, ShuaiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yang, Shuo Hebei Univ. of Tech.
Li, YingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP6.2

 
Resistivity Parameters Estimation Based on 2D Real Head Model Using Improved Differential Evolution Algorithm
Li, YingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Xu, GuizhiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Guo, LeiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Wang, LeiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yang, ShuoHebei Univ. of Tech.
Rao, LiyunMethodist Hospital Res. Inst.
He, RenjieUniv. of Texas Medical Sch at Houston
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP6.3

 
Capacitive Electrodes in Electroencepahlography
von Ellenrieder, NicolasUniv. Nacional de La Plata
Spinelli, EnriqueUniv. Nacional de La Plata
Muravchik, CarlosUniv. Nacional de La Plata
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP6.4

 
Tissue Conductivity Estimation in Two-Dimension Head Model Based on Support Vector Machine
Wu, YouxiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Guo, LeiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Dong, GuoyaHebei Univ. of Tech.
Wu, QingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Shen, XueqinHebei Univ. of Tech.
Xu, GuizhiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP6.5

 
Using Polynomial Curve Fitting Method to Improve Image Quality in EIT
Zhang, JianjunHebei Univ. of Tech.
Xu, GuizhiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhao, QuanmingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP6.6

 
EIT Images with Improved Spatial Resolution Using a Realistic Head Model
Dong, GuoyaHebei Univ. of Tech.
Bayford, Richard H.Middlesex Univ.
Liu, HeshengTsinghua Univ.
Zhou, YingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

ThBP7

Westside Ballroom South
Neural Informatics and Signal Processing 3 Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP7.1

 
Estimation of Locomotion Speed and Directions Changes to Control a Vehicle Using Neural Signals from the Motor Cortex of Rat
Fukayama, OsamuThe Univ. of Tokyo
Taniguchi, NoriyukiThe Univ. of Tokyo
Suzuki, TakafumiThe Univ. of Tokyo
Mabuchi, KunihikoThe Univ. of Tokyo
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP7.2

 
EEG Features Extraction for Motor Imagery
Cososchi, StefanPol. Univ. of Bucharest
Strungaru, RodicaPol. Univ. of Bucharest
Ungureanu, AlexandruPol. Univ. of Bucharest
Ungureanu, MihaelaPol. Univ. of Bucharest
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP7.3

 
Combination of Frequency Bands in EEG for Feature Reduction in Mental Task Classification
Abdollahi, FarnazAmirkabir Univ. of Tech.
Nasrabadi, Alishahed Univ.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP7.4

 
Localization of FFA Using SSVEP-Based Binocular Rivalry
Wang, RuipingBeijing Jiaotong Univ.
Zhang, YajingTsinghua Univ.
Wu, WeiTsinghua Univ.
Liu, HeshengTsinghua Univ.
Gao, XiaorongTsinghua Univ.
Gao, ShangkaiTsinghua Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP7.5

 
Coherence Analysis Over the Latent Period of Epileptogenesis Reveal That High-Frequency Communication Is Increased across Hemispheres in an Animal Model of Limbic Epilepsy
Simonotto, Jennifer D.Univ. of Florida
Myers, StephenUniv. of Florida
Furman, Michael D.Univ. of Florida
Norman, WendyUniv. of Florida
Liu, ZhaoUniv. of Florida
DeMarse, Thomas B.Univ. of Florida
Carney, PaulUniv. of Florida
Ditto, William L.Univ. of Florida
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.6

 
Single Trial P300 Detection Based on the Empirical Mode Decomposition
Solis-Escalante, TeodoroUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
Yanez-Suarez, OscarUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
Gentiletti, Gerardo GabrielUniv. Nacional de Entre Rios
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.7

 
An Effective BCI Speller Based on Semi-Supervised Learning
Li, HuiqiInst. for Infocomm Res.
Li, YuanqingInst. for Infocomm Res.
Guan, CuntaiInst. for Infocomm Res.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.8

 
A Non-Parametric Bayesian Approach to Spike Sorting
Wood, FrankBrown Univ.
Goldwater, SharonBrown Univ.
Black, Michael J.Brown Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.9

 
Psychophysics of Prosthetic Vision: III. Stochastic Rendering, the Phosphene Image, and Perception
Hallum, Luke E.Univ. of New South Wales
Cloherty, Shaun LUniv. of New South Wales
Taubman, David S.Univ. of New South Wales
Suaning, GreggThe Univ. of Newcastle
Lovell, Nigel HUniv. of New South Wales
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.10

 
Possible Macroscopic Indicators of Neural Maturation in Subcortical Auditory Pathways in School-Age Children
Dietmar, HeckerComputational Diagnostics and Biocybernetics Unit
Delb, WolfgangComputational Diagnostics and Biocybernetics Unit
Corona, Farah I.Computational Diagnostics and Biocybernetics Unit
Strauss, Daniel J.Computational Diagnostics and Biocybernetics Unit
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.11

 
Source Estimation of Contrast-Related Perception Based on Frequency-Tagged Binocular Rivalry
Zhang, YajingTsinghua Univ.
Wang, RuipingBeijing Jiaotong Univ.
Hong, BoTsinghua Univ.
Gao, XiaorongTsinghua Univ.
Gao, ShangkaiTsinghua Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.12

 
A Pilot Studies in Dynamic Profile of Multi Parameters of EEG in a Rat Model of Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
Zhang, ShaominZhejiang Univ.
Tong, Kai Yu, RaymondThe Hong Kong Pol. Univ.
Zhang, HengyiZhejiang Univ.
Hu, XiaolingThe Hong Kong Pol. Univ.
Zheng, XiaoxiangZhejiang Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP7.13

 
Power Demodulation of Local Field Potential Recordings
Pearson, SeanPortland State Univ.
McNames, JamesPortland State Univ.
 

ThBP8

Westside Ballroom South
Sensorimotor and Neuromuscular Systems 2 Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP8.1

 
Non-Asymptotical Postural Stabilization Strategy During Human Quiet Stance
Yasutake, YoukoOsaka Univ.
Taniguchi, SatoshiOsaka Univ.
Nomura, TaishinOsaka Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP8.2

 
Estimation of Optimal Location of EEG Reference Electrode for Motor Imagery Based BCI Using Fmri
Choi, Sang HanKyungpook National Univ.
Lee, MinhoKyungpook National Univ.
Wang, YijunTsinghua Univ.
Hong, BoTsinghua Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP8.3

 
Can a Kinetic Optimization Criterion Predict Both Arm Trajectory and Final Arm Posture?
Wada, YasuhiroNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
Yamanaka, KazuhiroNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
Soga, YousukeNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
Tsuyuki, KimitakaNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
Kawato, MitsuoATR Computational Neuroscience Lab.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP8.4

 
A Method for Monitoring Intra-Cortical Motor Cortex Responses in an Animal Model of Ischemic Stroke
Jensen, WinnieAalborg Univ. DK
Rousche, Patrick JUniv. of Illinois at Chicago, US
Chiganos, Terry CUniv. of Illinois at Chicago, US
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP8.5

 
EMG-Based Detection of Inspiration in the Rat Diaphragm Muscle
Dow, Douglas EricMayo Clinic Coll. of Medicine
Mantilla, Carlos BMayo Clinic Coll. of Medicine
Zhan, Wen-ZhiMayo Clinic Coll. of Medicine
Sieck, Gary CMayo Clinic Coll. of Medicine
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP8.6

 
Movement Time Planning in Human Movement with Via-Points
Saito, HisashiNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
Tsubone, TadashiNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
Wada, YasuhiroNagaoka Univ. of Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP8.7

 
An Autonomous, Broadband, Multi-Channel Neural Recording System for Freely Behaving Primates
Linderman, MichaelStanford Univ.
Gilja, VikashStanford Univ.
Santhanam, GopalStanford Univ.
Afshar, AfsheenStanford Univ.
Ryu, StephenStanford Univ.
Meng, TeresaStanford Univ.
Shenoy, KrishnaStanford Univ.
 

ThBP9

Westside Ballroom South
Sensory-Motor Assessment: Gait Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP9.1

 
HMM-Fuzzy Model for Recognition of Gait Changes Due to Trip-Related Falls
Hassan, RafiulThe Univ. of Melbourne
Begg, RezaulVictoria Univ.
Taylor, SimonVictoria Univ.
Kumar, Dinesh KantRmit Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP9.2

 
Gait Energy Efficiency in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Rosen, SarahDrexel Univ.
Tucker, CaroleShriners Hospital for Children
Lee, SamuelShriners Hospital for Children
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP9.3

 
Locomotor Disorders in Patients at Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease: A Quantitative Analysis
Ferrarin, MaurizioFoundation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS
Carpinella, IlariaFoundation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS
Rabuffetti, MarcoFoundation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS
Calabrese, ElenaFoundation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS
Mazzoleni, PaoloFoundation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS
Nemni, RaffaelloFoundation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP9.4

 
A Model-Based Approach for Assessing Parkinsonian Gait and Effects of Levodopa and Deep Brain Stimulation
Cho, CatherineMount Sinai School of Medicine
Osaki, YasuhiroMount Sinai School of Medicine
Kunin, MikhailBrooklyn Coll. CUNY
Cohen, BernardMount Sinai School of Medicine
Olanow, C WarrenMount Sinai School of Medicine
Raphan, TheodoreBrooklyn Coll. of the City Univ. of New York
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP9.5

 
Effects on Normal Gait of a New Active Knee Orthosis for Hemiparetic Gait Retraining
Patel, ShyamalHarvard Medical School
Patritti, BenHarvard Medical School
Nikitczuk, JasonNortheastern Univ.
Weinberg, BrianNortheastern Univ.
Della Croce, UgoUniv. of Sassari
Mavroidis, ConstantinosNortheastern Univ.
Bonato, PaoloHarvard Medical School
 

ThBP10

Westside Ballroom South
Applied Neurocomputing, 1 (Poster Session) Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP10.1

 
Loudness Normalization for Cochlear Implant Using Pulse-Rate Modulation to Convey Mandarin Tonal Information: A Model-Based Study
Chen, FeiThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
Zhang, Yuan-TingThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP10.2

 
An Offline/Real-Time Artifact Rejection Strategy to Improve the Classification of Multi-Channel Evoked Potentials
Gupta, LalitSouthern Illinois Univ.
Kook, HyunseokSouthern Illinois Univ.
Molfese, DennisUniv. of Louisville
Lyytinen, HeikkiUniv. of Jyvaskyla
Fadem, K.CNeuronetrix, Inc.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP10.3

 
Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation: Accurate Axonal Threshold Prediction with Diffusion Tensor Based Electric Field Models
Chaturvedi, AshutoshCase Western Res. Univ.
Butson, ChristopherCleveland Clinic
Cooper, ScottCleveland Clinic Foundation
McIntyre, CameronCleveland Clinic Foundation
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP10.4

 
Hardware Considerations of a Spatial Filter for Decorrelating High-Density Multielectrode Neural Recordings
Thomson, KyleMichigan State Univ.
Oweiss, KarimMichigan State Univ.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP10.4

 
Affective State Control for Neuroprostheses
Doyle, Thomas E.McMaster Univ.
Kucerovsky, Z.Univ. of Western Ontario
Ieta, AdrianMurray State Univ.
 

ThBP11

Westside Ballroom South
EMG Analysis Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP11.1

 
Multi-Receiver Precision Decomposition of Intramuscular EMG Signals
Nawab, Syed HamidBoston Univ.
Wotiz, RobertBoston Univ.
De Luca, Carlo J.Boston Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP11.2

 
How Much Can We Trust the Electromechanical Delay Estimated by Using Electromyography?
Conforto, SilviaUniv. Roma TRE
Mathieu, Pierre A.Univ. de Montréal, Canada
Schmid, MaurizioUniv. Roma TRE
Bibbo, DanieleUniv. Roma TRE
Florestal, Joel R.Univ. de Montréal, Canada
D'Alessio, TommasoUniv. Roma TRE
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP11.3

 
Resolution of Superpositions in EMG Signals Using Belief Propagation: Results for the Known Constituent Problem
Koch, Volker MaximillianETH Zurich
McGill, KevinVA Palo Alto Health Care System
Loeliger, Hans-AndreaETH Zurich
 

ThBP12

Westside Ballroom South
Neural Engineering Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP12.1

 
A Four Command BCI System Based on the SSVEP Protocol
Maggi, LucaPol. di Milano
Parini, SergioPol. di Milano
Piccini, LucaPol. di Milano
Panfili, GuidoPol. di Milano
Andreoni, GiuseppePol. di Milano
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP12.2

 
A Comparison of Neural Feature Extraction Methods for Brain Machine Interfaces
Gilmour, TimThe Pennsylvania State Univ.
Krishnan, LavanyaThe Pennsylvania State Univ.
Gaumond, RogerThe Pennsylvania State Univ.
Clement, RyanThe Pennsylvania State Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP12.3

 
Low-Cost Motivated Rehabilitation System for Post-Operation Exercises
Novak, DanielCzech Tech. Univ. in Prague
Brutovsky, JanCzech Tech. Univ. in Prague
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP12.4

 
A Behavior Study of the Effects of Visual Feedback on Motor Output
Hou, WenshengBioengineering Inst. of Chongqing Univ.
Zheng, JunQueens Coll. - City Univ. of New York
Jiang, YingtaoUniv. of Nevada
Shen, ShanUniv. of Surrey
Sterr, AnnetteUniv. of Surrey
Szameitat, André J.Univ. of Surrey
van Loon, MoniqueUniv. of Surrey
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP12.5

 
Finite Element Modeling of Electric Field Effects of TASER Devices on Nerve and Muscle
Panescu, DorinSt. Jude Medical
Kroll, MarkCal Pol. Univ. San Luis Obispo
Efimov, IgorWashington Univ.
Sweeney, JamesArizona State Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP12.6

 
A Fmri Study of the Cross-Modal Interaction in the Brain with an Adaptable EMG Prosthetic Hand with Biofeedback
Hernandez Arieta, AlejandroUniv. of Tokyo
Kato, RyuThe Univ. of Tokyo
Yokoi, HiroshiUniv. of Tokyo
Arai, TamioThe Univ. of Tokyo
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP12.7

 
Effects of Prolonged Stimulation at the Electrode-Retina Interface
Ray, AditiUniv. of Southern California
Chan, LeanneUniv. of Southern California
Thomas, BijuUniv. of Southern California
Weiland, JamesUniv. of Southern California
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP12.8

 
Curative Effect of General Geomagnetic Therapy
Rotov, AntonCentral Clinical Air Forth Hospital
Garilevich, BorisCentral Clinical Air Forth Hospital
Zubkov, A. D.Central Air-Force Clinical Hospital
Olefir, Yu. V.Central Air Force Clinical Hospital
Andriyanov, YuriTRINITI
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP12.9

 
Two Channel EEG Thought Pattern Classifier
Craig, Daniel AshleyUniv. of Tech. Sydney
Nguyen, HungUniv. of Tech. Sydney
Burchey, Harold AndrewUniv. of Tech. Sydney
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP12.10

 
Electrooculogram Based System for Computer Control Using a Multiple Feature Classification Model
Kherlopian, ArmenColumbia Univ.
Sajda, PaulColumbia Univ.
Gerrein, JosephUniv. of California, San Diego
Yue, MinervaColumbia Univ.
Kim, KristinaColumbia Univ.
Kim, Ji WonNew York Medical Coll.
Sukumaran, MadhavColumbia Univ.
 

ThBP13

Westside Ballroom South
Biomedical Signal Processing and Physiological Modeling I Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP13.1

 
Model Order Selection for Quantification of a Multi-Exponential Magnetic Resonance Spectrum
Devos, AndyKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Bergans, NikiKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Dresselaers, TomKatholieke Univ. Leuven
De Brabanter, JosK.U.Leuven
Sima, DianaKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Vanhamme, LeentjeKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Vanstapel, FlorentKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Van Hecke, PaulKatholieke Univ. Leuven
Van Huffel, SabineKatholieke Univ. Leuven
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP13.2

 
Time-Frequency Evaluation of Segmentation Methods for Neonatal EEG Signals
Wong, LisaThe Univ. of Auckland
Abdulla, Waleed H.The Univ. of Auckland
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP13.3

 
The EEG Measurement Technique under Exercising
Hosaka, NaoyaTokai Univ.
Koyama, AkiraTokai Univ.
Tanaka, JunyaTokai Univ.
Magatani, KazushigeTOKAI Univ.
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP13.4

 
Influence of Sinusoidally Modulated Visual Stimuli at Extremely Low Frequency Range on the Human EEG Activity
Cvetkovic, DeanRMIT Univ.
Simpson, DavidSwinburne Univ.
Cosic, IrenaRMIT Univ.
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP13.5

 
A Model-Based Approach to Attention and Sensory Integration in Postural Control of Older Adults
Mahboobin, ArashUniv. of Pittsburgh
Loughlin, PatrickUniv. of Pittsburgh
Redfern, MarkUniv. of Pittsburgh
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.6

 
Assessment of Preprocessing on Classifiers Used in the P300 Speller Paradigm
Mirghasemi, HamedSharif Univ. of Tech.
Shamsollahi, Mohammad BagherSharif Univ. of Tech.
Fazel-Rezai, RezaUniv. of Manitoba
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.7

 
On Spatio-Temporal Dependency Changes in Epileptic Intracranial EEG: A Statistical Assessment
Hegde, AnantUniv. of Florida
Principe, JoseUniv. of Florida
Sackellares, J. Chris L3-100 McKnight Brain Inst.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.8

 
An Evaluation of Autoregressive Spectral Estimation Model Order for Brain-Computer Interface Applications
Krusienski, DeanWadsworth Center
McFarland, DennisWadsworth Center
Wolpaw, JonathanWadsworth Center
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.9

 
Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Study on Mechanism of Brain Injury Using Brain Model
Ishikawa, RyoMeiji Univ.
Kato, KazuoMeiji Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.10

 
Event-Related Potential Studies of Attention to Shape under Different Stimuli Tasks
Xu, GuizhiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhang, YingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Hou, HuijuanHebei Univ. of Tech.
Wang, LeiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.11

 
Development of the Input Equipment for a Computer Using Surface EMG
Ando, KeiichiTOKAI Univ.
Nagata, KentaroTOKAI Univ.
Kitagawa, DaisukeUniv. of Tokai
Shibata, NaokiUniv. of Tokai
Yamada, MasafumiKanagawa Rehabilitation Center
Magatani, KazushigeTOKAI Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.12

 
Evaluation of Techniques for the Study of Electromyographic Signals
Monteiro de Andrade, MarcelinoUniv. of Brasília
Carvalho do Carmo, JakeUniv. de Brasília.
Assis de Oliveira Nascimento, FranciscoUniv. of Brasilia
Camapum, Juliana FernandesUniv. de Brasília
dos Santos, IcaroUniv. of Brasilia
Mochizuki, LuisUniv. de São Paulo
da Rocha, Adson FerreiraUniv. of Brasilia
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.13

 
Hand Motion Estimation by EMG Signals Using Linear Multiple Regression Models
Kitamura, ToruDoshisha Univ.
Tsujiuchi, NobutakaDoshisha Univ.
Koizumi, TakayukiDoshisha Univ.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.14

 
3D Dynamic Computer Model of the Head-Neck Complex
Sierra Bueno, Daniel AlfonsoUniv. of Connecticut, Univ. Industrial de Santander (Col)
Enderle, John D.Univ. of Connecticut
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP13.15

 
A Nonlinear System Model of Isometric Force
Stitt, JosephPennsylvania State Univ.
Newell, KarlPennsylvania State Univ.
 

ThBP14

Westside Ballroom South
Biomedical Signal Processing and Physiological Modeling II Poster Session
 
 

10:45-11:00, Paper ThBP14.1

 
The Measurement Technique Ofhuman’s Bio-Signals
Saeki, YasuhiroTOKAI Univ.
 

11:00-11:15, Paper ThBP14.2

 
Stress Detection in Computer Users Based on Digital Signal Processing of Noninvasive Physiological Variables
Zhai, JingFlorida International Univ.
Barreto, ArmandoFlorida International Univ.
 

11:15-11:30, Paper ThBP14.3

 
Automatic Quantitative Evaluation of Emotions in E-Learning Applications
Scotti, StefanoPol. of Milan
Mauri, MaurizioMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Barbieri, RiccardoMGH-Harvard Medical School-MIT
Jawad, BassamRoyal Inst. of Tech.
Mainardi, LucaPol. di Milano
Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
Brown, Emery NMGH-Harvard Medical School-MIT
Villamira, Marco AlessandroIULM Univ. of Milan
 

11:30-11:45, Paper ThBP14.4

 
LF/(LF+HF) Index in Ventricular Repolarization Variability Correlated and Uncorrelated with Heart Rate Variability
Altuve, MiguelUniv. Simon Bolivar
Sara Wong, CastañedaUniv. Simon Bolivar
Passariello, GianfrancoUniv. Simón Bolívar
Carrault, GuyUniv. de Rennes 1
Hernandez, AlfredoLTSI. INSERM U642
 

11:45-12:00, Paper ThBP14.5

 
Morphological Heart Arrhythmia Detection Using Hermitian Basis Functions and Knn Classifier
Karimifard, SaeedTehran Univ. of Medical Science
Ahmadian, AlirezaTehran Univ. of Medical Sciences
Khoshnevisan, MohammadGriffith Univ.
Nambakhsh, Mohammad SalehTehran Univ. of Medical Science
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.6

 
Adaptive Template Filtering Method for MRI
Guo, LeiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Liu, XuenaHebei Univ. of Tech.
Wu, YouxiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Li, YingHebei Univ. of Tech.
Xu, GuizhiHebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, WeiliHebei Univ. of Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.7

 
Estimating Arterial Stiffness Using Transmission Line Model
Leung, MandeUniv. of British Columbia
Dumont, GuyUniv. of British Columbia
Sandor, George G. S.British Columbia's Children Hospital
Potts, JamesBritish Columbia's Children Hospital
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.8

 
Efficacy of Using Mean Arterial Blood Pressure Sequence for Three-Element Windkessel Model Estimation
Gehalot, PiyushUniv. of Texas at Arlington
Zhang, RongUniv. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Mathew, AbyJoint Programme ( UT Arlington and UT Southwestern, Dallas)
Behbehani, KhosrowUniv. of Texas at Arlington
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.9

 
Simulation of the Generation and Processing of Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Heart Signals to Obtain Directional Motion Information
Mansor, WahidahUniv. Teknologi MARA
Crowe, JohnUniv. of Nottingham
Woolfson, MalcolmUniv. of Nottingham
Hayes-Gill, BarrieUniv. of Nottingham
Blanchfield, PeterUniv. of Nottingham
Bister, MichelUniv. of Nottingham
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.10

 
A Model-Based Study of Relationship between Timing of Second Heart Sound and Systolic Blood Pressure
Zhang, Xin-YuThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Univ.
Zhang, Yuan-TingThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.11

 
A Novel Approach to Pulse Pressure Variation Estimation
Austin, DanielOIT
Staats, ChristianOregon Inst. of Tech.
Aboy, MateoOregon Inst. of Tech.
 

12:00-12:15, Paper ThBP14.12

 
Maternal ECG Removal from Non-Invasive Fetal ECG Recordings
Vullings, RikEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
Peters, Christiaan Hendrik LeonardMáxima Medical Center
Mischi, MassimoEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
Oei, S. GuidMaxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven
Bergmans, Johannes Wilhelmus MariaEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
 

ThP2P

Plenary Room
Plenary Session I Molecular Imaging Plenary
 
 

ThC01

Marquis AB
Time-Frequency Analysis in Cardiovascular System Oral Session
 
Chair: Yoshida, HisashiKinki Univ.
Co-Chair: Sornmo, LeifLund Univ.
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC01.1

 
A Time-Frequency Approach for the Analysis of Normal and Arrhythmia Cardiac Signals
Mahmoud, SeedahmedFuture Fibre Tech. Pty Ltd
Fang, QiangRMIT Univ.
Davidovic, DragomirVinca Inst. of Nuclear Sciences
Cosic, IrenaRMIT Univ.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC01.2

 
Comparison of Different Wavelet Subband Features in the Classification of ECG Beats Using Probabilistic Neural Network
Chen, Ying-HsiangNational Chung Cheng Univ.
Yu, Sung-NienNational Chung Cheng Univ.
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC01.3

 
Cardiac Rhythm Detection and Classification by WOLA Filterbank Analysis of EGM Signals
Sheikhzadeh Nadjar, HamidAMI Semiconductor Canada Company
Brennan, RobertAMI Semiconductor Canada Company
So, Simon Sai-ManAMI Semiconductor
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC01.4

 
Frequency Tracking of Atrial Fibrillation Using Hidden Markov Models
Nilsson, FridaLund Univ.
Stridh, MartinLund Univ.
Sornmo, LeifLund Univ.
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC01.5

 
Detection of S1 and S2 Heart Sounds by High Frequency Signatures
Kumar, DineshUniv. of Coimbra
Carvalho, PauloUniv. of Coimbra
Antunes, ManuelUniv. of Coimbra
Henriques, JorgeUniv. of Coimbra
Eugénio, LuísUniv. Hospital of Coimbra
Schmidt, RalfPhilips Res. Lab.
Habetha, JoergPhilips Res. Lab.
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC01.6

 
A Simple Non-Physiological Artifact Filter for Invasive Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Study of 1852 Trauma ICU Patients
Cao, HanqingVanderbilt Univ. Medical Center
Norris, PatrickVanderbilt Univ. Div. of Trauma
Ozdas, AsliVanderbilt Univ. Medical Center
Jenkins, JudyVanderbilt Univ. Div. of Trauma
Morris, John AVanderbilt Univ. Medical Center
 

ThC02

Marquis C
Image Registration I Oral Session
 
Chair: Price, JefferyOak Ridge National Lab.
Co-Chair: Kumar, VinodIIT Roorkee
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC02.1

 
Automatic Correspondence Using the Enhanced Hexagonal Center-Based Inner Search Algorithm for Point-Based Dental Image Registration
Economopoulos, TheodorosInst. of Communication & Computer Systems
Asvestas, PantelisInst. of Communication & Computer Systems
Matsopoulos, George K.Inst. of Communication & Computer Systems
Gröndahl, KerstinFaculty of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Acad. at Göteborg
Gröndahl, Hans-GoranFaculty of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Acad. at Göteborg Univ.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC02.2

 
Hardware Implementation of Hierarchical Volume Subdivision-Based Elastic Registration
Dandekar, OmkarUniv. of Maryland
Walimbe, VivekThe Ohio State Univ.
Shekhar, RajUniv. of Maryland
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC02.3

 
Multi-Modal Medical Image Registration Based on Adaptive Combination of Intensity and Gradient Field Mutual Information
Liu, JiangangChinese Acad. of Science
Tian, JieInst. of Automation, Chinese Acad. of Sciences
Dai, YakangChinese Acad. of Science
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC02.4

 
A Robust Technique for 2D-3D Registration
Gong, Ren HuiQueen's Univ.
Abolmaesumi, PurangQueen's Univ.
Stewart, JamesQueen's Univ.
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC02.5

 
Rapid Multi-Modality Preregistration Based on SIFT Descriptor
Chen, JianInst. of automation,Chinese Acad. of sciences
Tian, JieInst. of Automation, Chinese Acad. of Sciences
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC02.6

 
Statistical Bilateral Asymmetry Measurement in Brain Images
Liu, Sheena XinPhilips Res. North America
Ogden, ToddColumbia Univ.
Celina, ImielinskaColumbia Univ.
Laine, AndrewColumbia Univ.
Rosiene, Joel Eastern Connecticut State Univ.
Connolly, SanderColumbia Univ.
Anthony, L. D'AmbrosioColumbia Univ.
 

ThC03

SoHo-Herald
Non Linear Dynamics in Cardio-Respiratory System I Oral Session
 
Chair: Witte, HerbertFriedrich Schiller Univ.
Co-Chair: Signorini, Maria G.Pol. di Milano
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC03.1

 
Influence of Autonomic Impairment on Blood-Pressure and Heart-Rate Scaling Structures
Castiglioni, PaoloFondazione Don C. Gnocchi ONLUS
Merati, GiampieroUniv. of Milan
Veicsteinas, ArsenioUniv. of Mialn
Parati, GianfrancoIstituto Auxologico Italiano
Di Rienzo, MarcoFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC03.2

 
Further Study of the Asymmetry for Multifractal Spectra of Heartbeat Time Series
Muñoz-Diosdado, AlejandroInst. Pol. Nacional México
Del Río-Correa, José LuisUniv. Autónoma Metropolitana
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC03.3

 
Time-Variant Analysis of Nonlinear Stability and Bispectral Measures to Quantify the Development of Fetal Sleep States
Schwab, KarinFriedrich Schiller Univ. Jena
Groh, TobiasFriedrich Schiller Univ. Jena
Schwab, MatthiasFriedrich Schiller Univ. Jena
Witte, HerbertFriedrich Schiller Univ.
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC03.4

 
New Indexes from the Fetal Heart Rate Analysis for the Identification of Severe Intra Uterine Growth Restricted Fetuses
Ferrario, ManuelaPol. di Milano
Signorini, Maria G.Pol. di Milano
Magenes, GiovanniUniv. of Pavia
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC03.5

 
Respiratory Flow Signal Analysis Using Approximate Entropy and Sample Entropy
Chaparro, JavierUniv. Central
Giraldo, BeatrizUniv. Poiltècnica de Catalunya
Caminal, PereTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Benito, SalvadorHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Diaz, IvanHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Ballesteros, DHospital Univ. de Getafe
López-Rodriguez, LHospital Univ. de
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC03.6

 
Information Flow to Assess Cardiorespiratory Interactions in Patients on Weaning Trials
Vallverdu, MontserratTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Tibaduisa, OscarTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Claria, FrancescLleida Univ.
Hoyer, DirkFriedrich Schiller Univ.
Giraldo, BeatrizTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Benito, SalvadorHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Caminal, PereTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
 

ThC04

Ziegfield
Nanomedicine and Bio-Nanostructures Oral Session
 
Chair: Papazoglou, ElisabethDrexel Univ.
Co-Chair: Sia, SamuelColumbia Univ.
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC04.1

 
Advanced Metal Nanostructure Design for Surface Plasmon Photonic Bandgap Biosensor Device
Chiu, Nan FuNational Taiwan Univ.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC04.2

 
Metallization of Surface Attached Actin Networks
Springer, MichaelUniv. of Rochester
Leon, JeffreyEastman Kodak
Qiao, TiechengEastman Kodak
Hammerschmidt, JonEastman Kodak
McGrath, JamesUniv. of Rochester
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC04.3

 
Labeling and Imaging of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Quantum Dot Bioconjugates During Proliferation and Osteogenic Differentiation in Long Term
Shah, BhrantiColumbia Univ.
Clark, PaulUniv. of Illinois at Chicago
Stroscio, MichaelUniv. of Illinois at Chicago
Mao, JeremyColumbia Univ.
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC04.4

 
Layer-By-Layer Adsorption of Biocompatible Polyelectrolytes Onto Dexamethasone Aggregates
Stewart-Clark, SkylarLouisiana Tech. Univ.
Roldan, JorgeLouisiana Tech. Univ.
Mills, DavidLouisiana Tech. Univ.
Lvov, YuriLouisiana Tech. Univ.
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC04.5

 
Quantification of Quantum Dots in HUVECs by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Chen, WeiweiShangHai Jiaotong Univ.
Liu, PingShanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Zhang, AiliShanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Ren, JichunShanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Xu, Lisa XueminShanghai Jiaotong Univ.
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC04.6

 
SPR and AFM Study of Engineered Biomolecule Immobilisation Techniques
Craig, IanUniv. of Ulster
McLaughlin, JamesUniv. of Ulster
 

ThC05

Duffy-Columbia
Applications of Wearable Technology Oral Session
 
Chair: Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
Co-Chair: Zhang, Yuan-TingThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC05.1

 
Development of Measuring System to Measure Standing Pose of the Foot Using Distributed Triaxial Force Sensor
Nishi, AkimiDoshisha Univ.
Tanaka, NorikoNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Tsujiuchi, NobutakaDoshisha Univ.
Koizumi, TakayukiDoshisha Univ.
Oshima, HirokoDoshisha Univ.
Minato, KotaroNara Inst. of Science and Tech.
Yoshida, MasakiOsaka Electro-Communication Univ.
Tsutiya, YotaroTecgihan Corp.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC05.2

 
The Cuffless Arterial Blood Pressure Estimation Based on the Timing-Characteristics of Second Heart Sound
Wong, Mico Yee ManThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
Zhang, Xin-YuThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
Zhang, Yuan-TingThe Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC05.3

 
Dependence of Anticipatory Postural Adjustments for Step Initiation on Task Movement Features: A Study Based on Dynamometric and Accelerometric Data
Rocchi, LauraUniv. of Bologna
Mancini, MartinaUniv. of Bologna
Chiari, LorenzoUniv. of Bologna
Cappello, AngeloUniv. of Bologna
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC05.4

 
Human Balance Estimation Using a Wireless 3D Acceleration Sensor Network
Similä, HeidiVTT, Tech. Res. Centre of Finland
Kaartinen, JouniVTT
Lindholm, Juha MikkoVTT
Saarinen, AriRokua Rehabilitation Centre
Mahjneh, IbrahimUniv. of Oulu and MHSO hospital
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC05.5

 
Wearable Kinesthetic System for Joint Knee Flexion-Extension Monitoring in Gait Analysis
Tesconi, MarioUniv. of Pisa
Scilingo, Enzo PasqualeUniv. of Pisa
Barba, PierluigiUniv. of Pisa
De Rossi, DaniloUniv. of Pisa
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC05.6

 
Identification of Tasks Performed by Stroke Patients Using a Mobility Assistive Device
Bonato, PaoloHarvard Medical School
Hester, ToddHarvard Medical School
Sherrill, Delsey M.Harvard Medical School
Hamel, MathieuInst. Univ. de Geriatrie de Sherbrooke
Perreault, KarineInst. Univ. de Geriatrie de Sherbrooke
Boissy, PatrickInst. Univ. de Geriatrie de Sherbrooke
 

ThC06

Empire Hudson
Surgical Robotics IV Oral Session
 
Chair: Riviere, CameronCarnegie Mellon Univ.
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC06.1

 
A Novel Surgical Robot Design: Minimizing the Operating Envelope within the Sterile Field
Peine, WilliamPurdue Univ.
Dachs, GregoryPurdue Univ.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC06.2

 
Stereo Display of 3D Ultrasound Images for Surgical Robot Guidance
Novotny, PaulHarvard Univ.
Kettler, DanielHarvard Univ.
Jordan, PetrHarvard Univ.
Dupont, PierreBoston Univ.
Del Nido, PedroChildren's Hospital Boston
Howe, RobertHarvard Univ.
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC06.3

 
Hysteroscopic Simulator for Training and Educational Purposes
Lim, FabianMonash Univ.
Brown, IanMonash Univ.
McColl, RyanMonash Univ.
Seligman, CoryMonash Univ.
Alsaraira, AmerMonash Univ.
 

ThC07

Cantor-Jolson
Biomechanics II Oral Session
 
Chair: Harris, GeraldMarquette Univ.
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC07.1

 
Geometric Modeling of Living Tissue for Subject-Specific Finite Element Analysis
Tada, MitsunoriNatl Inst. of Adv Industrial Science
Yoshida, HiroakiAdvanced Industrial Science & Tech.
Mochimaru, MasaakiNational Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC07.2

 
The Correlation Comparison of Vertebral Axial Rotation Relative to Curvature and Torsion in Scoliosis by Simplified 3D Spine Model
Lin, HongTSRHC
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC07.3

 
Two-Dimensional Axisymmetric Model for the Sensitivity Analysis of a Chronic Drug Infusion into the Brain
Stiles, DavidMedtronic
Gwost, DouglasMedtronic
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC07.4

 
A Dynamic Model of the Upper Extremities for Quantitative Assessment of Lofstrand Crutch-Assisted Gait
Slavens, BrookeMarquette Univ.
Sturm, PeterShriners Hospitals for Children
Wang, MeiMarquette Univ.
Harris, GeraldMarquette Univ.
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC07.5

 
First Clinical Trials of Using Knee Stabilisers with Adaptable Kinematics for Functional Treatment of Periarticular Fractures - Experimental Research and Computer Simulation
Choromanski, WlodzimierzWarsaw Univ. of Tech.
Dobrzynski, GrzegorzWarsaw Univ. of Tech.
Deszczynski, JaroslawWarsaw Medical School
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC07.6

 
Modeling and Simulation of Physical Performance of a External Unilateral Mechatronic Orthopaedic Fixator – Bone System
Lesniewska, AgnieszkaWarsaw Univ. of Tech.
Choromanski, WlodzimierzWarsaw Univ. of Tech.
Deszczynski, JaroslawWarsaw Medical School
Dobrzynski, GrzegorzWarsaw Univ. of Tech.
 

ThC08

Juilliard
Special Session on Cardiac Imaging Special Session
 
Chair: Angelini, ElsaEc. Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications
Co-Chair: Axel, LeonNYU Medical Center
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC08.1

 
Imaging Cardiac Mechanics: What Information Do We Need to Extract from Cardiac Images?
Holmes, JeffreyColumbia Univ.
Costa, KevinColumbia Univ.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC08.2

 
A Segmentation and Tracking System for 4D Cardiac Tagged MR Images
Metaxas, DimitrisRutgers Univ.
Axel, LeonNYU Medical Center
Qian, ZhenRutgers Univ. New Brunswick
Huang, XiaoleiRutgers Univ. New Brunswick
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC08.3

 
Review of Myocardial Motion Estimation Methods from Optical Flow Tracking on Ultrasound Data
Angelini, ElsaEc. Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications
Gerard, OlivierPhilips
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC08.4

 
Generation of a Cardiac Shape Model from CT Data
Lorenz, CristianPhilips Res. Lab. Europe - Hamburg
von Berg, JensPhilips Res. Lab. Europe - Hamburg
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC08.5

 
Detection of Murine Infarcts Using Myocardial Elastography at Both High Temporal and Spatial Resolution
Luo, JianwenColumbia Univ.
Fujikura, KanaColumbia Univ.
Konofagou, ElisaColumbia Univ.
 

ThC09

Gramercy-Olmstead
Tissue and Organ Level Cardiac Electrophysiology (Oral) Oral Session
 
Chair: MacLeod, RobertUniv. of Utah
Co-Chair: Punske, BonnieUniv. of Utah
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC09.1

 
Modulation of Shock-End Virtual Electrodoe Polarisation As a Direct Result of 3D Fluorescent Photon Scattering
Bishop, MartinUniv. of Oxford
Rodriguez, BlancaOxford Univ.
Trayanova, NataliaTulane Univ.
Gavaghan, DavidUniv. of Oxford
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC09.2

 
Propagation and Electrical Impedance Changes Due to Ischemia, Hypoxia and Reperfusion in Mouse Hearts
Liang, QianshengUniv. of Utah
Sohn, KwanghyunUniv. of Utah
Punske, BonnieUniv. of Utah
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC09.3

 
Intra-Myocardial Cusp Waves and Their Manifestation in Optical Mapping Signals
Bernus, OlivierSUNY Upstate Medical Univ.
Zemlin, Christian WSUNY Upstate Medical Univ.
Matiukas, ArvydasSUNY Upstate Medical Univ.
Hyatt, Christopher J.SUNY Upstate Medical Univ.
Pertsov, Arkady M.SUNY Upstate Medical Univ.
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC09.4

 
Arrhythmia Source Localization from Intravenous and Transthoracic Catheter Measurements
Yilmaz, BulentBaskent Univ.
Cunedioglu, UgurBaskent Univ.
Cakir, OguzhanBaskent Univ.
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC09.5

 
Multisite Interstitial Stimulation for Cardiac Micro-Impedance Measurements
Pollard, Andrew EUniv. of Alabama at Birmingham
Barr, RogerDuke Univ.
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC09.6

 
Cardiac Arrhythmogenesis and Temperature
Shah, UjasStony Brook Univ.
Bien, HaroldStony Brook Univ.
Entcheva, EmiliaStony Brook Univ.
 

ThC10

Astor Ballroom
Technical Issues of Image Registration in PET-CT and SPECT-CT Systems Minisymposium
 
Chair: Zuckier, LionelNew Jersey Medical School, Nuclear Medicine
Organizer: Zuckier, LionelNew Jersey Medical School, Nuclear Medicine
Organizer: Zanzonico, PatNew Jersey Medical School, Nuclear Medicine
Organizer: Nehmeh, SadekNew Jersey Medical School, Nuclear Medicine
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC10.1

 
New Applications of Planar Image Fusion in Clinical Nuclear Medicine and Radiology (I)
Zuckier, LionelNew Jersey Medical School, Nuclear Medicine
Koncicki, HollyNew Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC10.2

 
Introduction to Clinical and Laboratory (Small-Animal) Image Registration and Fusion (I)
Zanzonico, PatMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Nehmeh, SadekMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC10.3

 
Broad-Spectrum Multi-Modality Image Registration: From PET, CT, and MRI to Autoradiography, Microscopy, and Beyond (I)
Zanzonico, PatMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 

ThC11

Belasco
Student Paper Competition II Special Session
 
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC11.1

 
Accelerating Large Cardiac Bidomain Simulations by Arnoldi Preconditioning
Deo, MakarandUniv. of Michigan Ann Arbor
Bauer, SteffenNational organization of metrology
Plank, GernotMedical Univ. of Graz
Vigmond, EdwardUniv. of Calgary
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC11.2

 
Delayed Termination Following Pacing Induced Shifts from Monomorphic to Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Implications for Antitachycardia Pacing
Byrd, IsraelSt. Jude Medical Inc
Pollard, Andrew EUniv. of Alabama at Birmingham
Kay, MatthewThe George Washington Univ.
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC11.3

 
Quantitative Analysis of QRS Detection Algorithms Based on the First Derivative of the ECG
Arzeno, NataliaMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Poon, Chi-SangMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Deng, Zhi-DeColumbia Univ.
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC11.4

 
Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation: Accurate Axonal Threshold Prediction with Diffusion Tensor Based Electric Field Models
Chaturvedi, AshutoshCase Western Res. Univ.
Butson, ChristopherMedical Coll. of Wisconsin
Cooper, ScottCleveland Clinic Foundation
McIntyre, CameronCleveland Clinic Foundation
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC11.5

 
Three-Dimensional Ventricular Activation Imaging by Means of Equivalent Current Source Modeling and Estimation
Liu, ZhongmingNational Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Inst. of Health
Liu, ChenguangUniv. of Minnesota
He, BinUniv. of Minnesota
 

ThC12

Palace Wintergarden
Neural Informatics and Signal Processing I Oral Session
 
Chair: Gao, ShangkaiTsinghua Univ.
Co-Chair: Principe, JoseUniv. of Florida
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC12.1

 
Feature Extraction and Subset Selection for Classifying Single-Trial ECoG During Motor Imagery
Wei, QingguoTsinghua Univ.
Gao, XiaorongTsinghua Univ.
Gao, ShangkaiTsinghua Univ.
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC12.2

 
Multi-Site Stimulation Quiets Network-Wide Spontaneous Bursts and Enhances Functional Plasticity in Cultured Cortical Networks
Madhavan, RadhikaGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Chao, ZenasGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Wagenaar, DanielUniv. of California, San Diego
Bakkum, DouglasGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
Potter, SteveGeorgia Inst. of Tech.
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC12.3

 
Integration of Differences in EEG Analysis Reveals Changes in Human EEG Caused by Microwave
Bachmann, MaieTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Lass, JaanusTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Kalda, JaanTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Säkki, MaksimTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Tomson, RuthTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Tuulik, ViiuTallinn Univ. of Tech.
Hinrikus, HiieTallinn Univ. of Tech.
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC12.4

 
Assessing Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Clusters of Functionally Interdependent Neurons Using Graph Partitioning Techniques
Oweiss, KarimMichigan State Univ.
Jin, RongMichigan State Univ.
Chen, FeilongMichigan state Univ.
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC12.5

 
Pre-Ictal Entropy Analysis of Microwire Data from an Animal Model of Limbic Epilepsy
Mishra, MitushiUniv. of Florida
Jones, BrittaUniv. of Florida
Simonotto, Jennifer D.Univ. of Florida
Furman, Michael D.Univ. of Florida
Norman, WendyUniv. of Florida
Liu, ZhaoUniv. of Florida
DeMarse, Thomas B.Univ. of Florida
Carney, Paul R.Univ. of Florida
Ditto, William L.Univ. of Florida
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC12.6

 
Improved Linear BMI Systems Via Population Averaging
DiGiovanna, JackUniv. of Florida
Sanchez, JustinUniv. of Florida
Principe, JoseUniv. of Florida
 

ThC13

Brecht
Therapeutic Neural Engineering Minisymposium
 
Chair: Durand, DominiqueCase Western Res. Univ.
Co-Chair: Wassermann, EricNational Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC13.1

 
Direct Current Brain Polarization
Wassermann, EricNational Inst. of Health
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC13.2

 
Seizure Control with Applied Electric Fields: From Brain Slices to Chronic Application
Sunderam, SridharPennsylvania State Univ.
Chernyy, NickPennsylvania State Univ.
Mason, JonathanPennsylvania State Univ.
Peixoto, NathaliaGeorge Mason Univ.
Weinstein, Steven L.Children's National Medical Center
Schiff, Steven J.Pennsylvania State Univ.
Gluckman, Bruce J.Pennsylvania State Univ.
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC13.3

 
Rational Modulation of Neuronal Processing with Applied Electric Fields
Bikson, MaromThe City Coll. of New York
Radman, ThomasThe City Coll. of New York
Datta, AbhishekThe City Coll. of New York
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC13.4

 
Mechanisms and Therapeutic Effects of Magnetic Stimulation
Amassian, VaheSUNY Downstate Medical Center
Maccabee, PaulSUNY Downstate Medical Center
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC13.5

 
Suppression of Neural Activity with High Frequency Stimulation In-Vitro
Durand, DominiqueCase Western Res. Univ.
Jensen, AliciaCase Western Res. Univ.
Bikson, MaromCity Coll. of New York
 

ThC14

Chelsea-Gotham
Special Forum on EMBS Publications Minisymposium
 
Organizer: He, BinUniv. of Minnesota
 

ThC15

O'Neill
Recent Advances in Multi-Modality Vascular Imaging Minisymposium
 
Organizer: Suri, JasjitBiomedical Tech.
 

ThC16

Musicbox-Majestic
Neural Stimulation and Prostheses I Oral Session
 
Chair: Suaning, GreggThe Univ. of Newcastle
Co-Chair: Pancrazio, JosephNational Inst. of Health
 

14:00-14:15, Paper ThC16.1

 
Modeling and Engineering Aspects of ChannelRhodopsin2 System for Neural Photostimulation
Nikolic, KonstantinImperial Coll. London
Degenaar, PatrickImperial Coll. London
Toumazou, ChristoferImperial Coll. London
 

14:15-14:30, Paper ThC16.2

 
An Implanted Myoelectrically-Controlled Neuroprosthesis for Upper Extremity Function in Spinal Cord Injury
Kilgore, KevinMetroHealth Medical Center
Hart, RonaldLouis Stokes VA Medical Center
Montague, FredCase Western Res. Univ.
Anne, BrydenCase Western Res. Univ.
Keith, MichaelMetroHealth Medical Center
Hoyen, HarryMetroHealth Medical Center
Sams, CarolMetroHealth Medical Center
Peckham, HunterCase Western Res. Univ.
 

14:30-14:45, Paper ThC16.3

 
Psychophysics of Prosthetic Vision: II. Stochastic Sampling, the Phosphene Image, and Noise
Hallum, Luke E.Univ. of New South Wales
Chen, Spencer Chin-YuUniv. of New South Wales
Cloherty, Shaun LUniv. of New South Wales
Lovell, Nigel HUniv. of New South Wales
 

14:45-15:00, Paper ThC16.4

 
Microelectronic Retinal Prosthesis: III. a New Method for Fabrication of High-Density Hermetic Feedthroughs
Suaning, GreggThe Univ. of Newcastle
Lavoie, PhilThe Univ. of Newcastle
Armitage, TimothyThe Univ. of Newcastle
Forrester, JenniferThe Univ. of Newcastle
Lovell, Nigel HUniv. of New South Wales
 

15:00-15:15, Paper ThC16.5

 
The Growth of Loudness Functions Measured in Cochlear Implant Listeners Using Absolute Magnitude Estimation and Compared Using Akaike’s Information Criterion
Sanpetrino, NicoleSyracuse Univ.
Smith, RobertSyracuse Univ.
 

15:15-15:30, Paper ThC16.6

 
A Musculotendon Contribution for Multijoint Hand Control
Gialias, NickCarnegie Mellon Univ.
Matsuoka, YokyCarnegie Mellon Univ.
 

ThD10

Astor Ballroom
Plenary Session II Functional Tissue Engineering Plenary
 
 

ThEP2

Westside Ballroom South
Biomedical Signal Processing and Physiological Modeling III Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.1

 
Optical Flow Computation and Visualization in Spherical Context. Application on 3D+t Bio-Cellular Sequences
Rekik, WafaPierre et Marie Curie Univ.
Béréziat, DominiquePierre et Marie Curie Univ. Lab. d'informatique de Paris6
Dubuisson, SéverinePierre et Marie Curie Univ. Lab. d'informatique de Paris 6
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.2

 
Software Suite for Finite Difference Method Models
Arola, TuukkaTampere Univ. of Tech.
Hannula, MarkusTampere Univ. of Tech.
Narra Girish, NathanielTampere Univ. of Tech.
Malmivuo, JaakkoTampere Univ. of Tech.
Hyttinen, JariTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.3

 
Signal Noise Ratio of Small Intestine Myoelectrical Signal Recording from External Surface
Martinez-de-Juan, Jose LuisCentro de investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería. Univ. Pol.
Garcia-Casado, JavierCentro de investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería. Univ. Pol.
Ye, YiyaoCentro de investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería. Univ. Pol.
Guardiola, Jose LCentro de investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería. Univ. Pol.
Ponce, Jose LuisHospital Univ. La Fe
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.4

 
The Characteristics of Metabolic Activity Based on Regularization Method
Liu, HaiTongji Univ.
Jiang, Guotai Tongji Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.5

 
Relationship between Electrohysterogram and Internal Uterine Pressure: A Preliminary Study
Rabotti, ChiaraEindhoven, Tech. Univ.
Mischi, MassimoEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
van Laar, JudithEindhoven Tech. Univ.
aelen, PaulEindhoven Tech. Univ.
Oei, S. GuidMaxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven
Bergmans, Johannes Wilhelmus MariaEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.6

 
Assessment of Acute Skin Irritation in Rabbits Using Electrical Impedance Model
Ferreira, Daniele M.Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
Silva, Celia S.Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
Souza, Marcio N.Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP2.7

 
Pathological Voice Assessment
Dibazar, AlirezaUniv. of Southern Claifornia
Berger, TheodoreUniv. of Southern California
Narayanan, ShrikanthUniv. of Southern California
 

ThEP3

Westside Ballroom South
Biomedical Signal Processing I: Time-Frequency and Wavelet Analysis Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.1

 
A Comparison of Real-Time Performance of Signal Processing Algorithms for Minimum Latency Detection of Hypovolemic States
Jovanov, EmilUniv. of Alabama in Huntsville
Cox, PaulPERL Res.
Saul, J. PhilipMedical Univ. of South Carolina
Salinas, JoseU.S. Army Inst. of Surgical Res.
Ryan, KathyUS Army Inst. of Surgical Res.
Convertino, VictorUS Army Inst. of Surgical Res.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.2

 
Quick ECG Analysis for On-Line Holter Monitoring Systems
Szilagyi, LaszloBudapest Univ.
Szilagyi, Sandor MiklosSapientia - Hungarian Science Univ. of Transylvania
Fordos, GergelyBudapest Univ. of Tech. and Ec.
Benyo, ZoltanBudapest Univ. of Tech. and Ec.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.3

 
Multiwavelet Design for Cardiac Signal Processing
Peeters, RalfUniv. Maastricht
Karel, JoëlUniv. Maastricht
Westra, RonaldUniv. Maastricht
Haddad, SandroDelft Univ. of Tech.
Serdijn, WouterDelft Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.4

 
Matching a Wavelet to ECG Signal
Takla, GeorgeCleveland Clinic
Loparo, KennethCase Western Res. Univ.
Nair, BalaCleveland Clinic
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.5

 
Time-Frequency Analysis for Arrhythmia Discrimination Using Human Atrium Electrogram
Shin, Hang SikYonsei Univ.
Lee, ChungkeunYonsei Univ.
Choo, Benjamin YoungminYonsei Univ.
Lee, MyounghoYonsei Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.6

 
Heart Sounds Interference Cancellation in Lung Sounds
Charleston-Villalobos, SoniaUniv. Autónoma Metropolitana
Domínguez-Robert, Luis FelipeUniv. Autónoma Metropolitana
González-Camarena, RamónUniv. Autónoma Metropolitana
Aljama-Corrales, Angel TomásUniv. Autónoma Metropolitana
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.7

 
Soluble CD40L versus Myocyte Enhancer Factor: Predicting a Prominent Marker for Cardiovascular Disease
De Trad, ChafiaUnited Arab Emirates Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.8

 
Detection of Fast Fiber Recruitment by Multiresolution Analysis of Surface Electromyograms
NOGUCHI, YoshioSaga Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.9

 
Extracting Effective Features of SEMG Using Continuous Wavelet Transform
Kilby, JeffAuckland Univ. of Tech.
GholamHosseini, HamidAuckland Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.10

 
Vibromyographic Quantification of Voluntary Isometric Contractile Force in the Brachioradialis
Cole, JasonState Univ. of New York
Madhavan, GuruprasadState Univ. of New York
McLeod, KennethState Univ. of New York
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.11

 
Walk Detection with a Kinematic Sensor: Frequency and Wavelet Methods
BARRALON, PierreUniv. Joseph Fourier
Noury, NorbertUniv. Joseph Fourier Grenoble
Vuillerme, NicolasUMR CNRS 5525
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.12

 
Wavelet Transform for Rabbit EEG with Vagus Nerve Electric Stimulation
Chen, ZhaoyangTsinghua Univ.
Hao, HongweiTsinghua Univ.
Li, LumingTsinghua Univ.
Dong, JieTsinghua Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.13

 
Wavelet Filtering of the P300 Components in Evoked Related Potentials
Ayoubian Markazi, SeyedehminaBrunel Univ.
Qazi, SaadBrunel Univ.
Stergioulas, LamprosBrunel Univ.
bunce, davidBrunel Univ.
Ramchurn, AnushaUniv. of London
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.14

 
Optimal Denoising of Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (baer) for Automatic Peak Identification and Brainstem Assessment
Jacquin, ArnaudBrainscope Company, Inc.
Causevic, ElvirBrainscope Company, Inc.
John, E. RoyNYU
Prichep, LeslieNYU
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.15

 
Identification of Speech Transients Using Variable Frame Rate Analysis and Wavelet Packets
Rasetshwane, DanielUniv. of Pittsburgh
Boston, J RobertUniv. of Pittsburgh
Li, Ching-ChungUniv. of Pittsburgh
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.16

 
Seizure Detection in EEG Signals: A Comparison of Different Approaches
Mohseni, Hamid RezaSharif Univ. of Tech.
Shamsollahi, Mohammad BagherSharif Univ. of Tech.
Maghsoudi, ArashSharif Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP3.17

 
Auditory Wavelet Transform Based on Auditory Wavelet Families
Salimpour, YousefTehran Univ. of Medical Science
Abolhassani, Mohammad DjavadTehran Univ. of Medical Science
 

ThEP4

Westside Ballroom South
Biomechanics Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.1

 
A Novel Finite Element Method Based Biomechanical Model for HIT-Robot Assisted Orthopedic Surgery System
Jia, ZhihengHarbin Inst. of Tech.
Du, ZhijiangHarbin Inst. of Tech.
wang, monanHarbin Inst. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.2

 
Development of a Parametric Finite Element Model of Lower Cervical Spine in Sagital Plane
Haghpanahi, MohammadIran Univ. of Science and Tech.
Mapar, RezaIslamic Azad Univ. Science and Res. Branch
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.3

 
Towards the Investigation of Kinematic Parameters from an Integrated Measurement Unit for the Classification of the Rising from the Chair
Giansanti, DanieleDipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute
Maccioni, GiovanniIstituto Superiore di Sanità
Macellari, VelioIstituto Superiore di Sanità
Costantini, GiovanniUniv. of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Carota, MassimoUniv. of Rome “Tor Vergata”
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.4

 
Sequence Design and Software Environment for Real-Time Navigation of a Wireless Ferromagnetic Device Using MRI System and Single Echo 3D Tracking
Chanu, ArnaudEc. Pol. de Montreal
Aboussouan, EricÉcole Pol. de Montreal (EPM)
Tamaz, SamerÉcole Pol. de Montréal
Martel, SylvainEc. Pol. de Montreal
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.5

 
Ferromagnetic Artifacts in MRI: Minimization of Motion Effects in Long TR Acquisitions
Aboussouan, EricEc. Pol. de Montreal
Martel, SylvainEc. Pol. de Montreal
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.6

 
Fluid/Structure Interaction Applied to the Simulation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Pélerin, Jean-LucANSYS France SAS
Kulik, CarineUniv. Rennes I
Goksu, CemilUniv. Rennes I
Coatrieux, jean louisINSERM-Univ. Rennes 1
Michel, RochetteANSYS France SAS
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.7

 
Biomechanical Modeling of Semicircular Canals for Fabricating a Biomimetic Vestibular System
Ciaravella, GaetanoIMT Lucca Inst. for Advanced Studies
Laschi, CeciliaScuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Dario, PaoloScuola Superiore Sant’Anna
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP4.8

 
Fast and Efficient Radiological Interventions Via a Graphical User Interface Commanded Magnetic Resonance Compatible Robotic Device
Ozcan, AlpayWashington Univ. in Saint Louis
Christoforou, EftychiosWashington Univ. in Saint Louis
Brown, DanielWashington Univ. in Saint Louis
Tsekos, NikolaosWashington Univ. in Saint Louis
 

ThEP5

Westside Ballroom South
Cardiorespiratory Variability III Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.1

 
Real-Time Evaluation of Spectral Heart Rate Variability
Thong, TranOregon Health & Science Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.2

 
Time-Evolution of Cardiovascular Variability During Autonomic Function Tests in Physiological Investigations
Singh, DilbagDr. B. R. Ambedkar National Inst. of Tech.
Saini, B. S.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Inst. of Tech.
Kumar, VinodIIT Roorkee
Deepak, K. K.All India Inst. of Medical Sciences
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.3

 
Effect of Respiration in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Analysis
Aysin, BenhurANSAR Group Inc.
Aysin, ElifANSAR Inc.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.4

 
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Nerve Activities in Ambulatory Dogs
Song, JuanCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ogawa, MasahiroCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Tan, AlexCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chen, Peng-shengCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lin, Shien-FongCedars-Sinai Medical Center
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.5

 
A Comparative Study of Fetal Heart Rate Variability Analysis Techniques
Hopkins, PaulUniv. of Plymouth
Outram, NicholasUniv. of Plymouth
Löfgren, NilsUniv. Coll. of Borås
Ifeachor, EmmanuelUniv. of Plymouth
Rosen, Karl GNeoventa Medical
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.6

 
Quantitative Analysis of QRS Detection Algorithms Based on the First Derivative of the ECG
Arzeno, NataliaMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Poon, Chi-SangMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
Deng, Zhi-DeMassachusetts Inst. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.7

 
Effect of Considering Constant Variance Time-Frequency Autoregressive Models for HRV Analysis
Gaitan-Gonzalez, MercedesUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
Carrasco-Sosa, SalvadorUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
Gonzalez-Camarena, RamonUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
Yanez-Suarez, OscarUniv. Autonoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.8

 
Change in Complexity of Fetal Heart Rate Variability
Padhye, NikhilThe Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
Brazdeikis, AudriusUniv. of Houston
Verklan, M. TereseThe Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP5.9

 
Time Constant of Heart Rate Recovery after Low Level Exercise As a Useful Measure of Cardiovascular Fitness
Wang, LuUniv. of New South Wales
Su, Steven WeidongUniv. of Tech. Sydney
Celler, Branko GeorgeUniv. of New South Wales
 

ThEP6

Westside Ballroom South
Cardiopulmonary Modeling Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP6.1

 
New Model to Estimate Mean Blood Pressure by Heart Rate with Stroke Volume Changing Influence
Al-Jumaily, AdelFaculty of Engineering, Univ. of Tech. Sydney
Al-Jaafreh, Moha'medUniv. of Tech. Sydney
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP6.2

 
Modeling Systolic Pressure Variation Due to Positive Pressure Ventilation
Messerges, JoanneGE Healthcare
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP6.3

 
Modeling Blood Flow in the Gastrointestinal System
Mabotuwana, Thusitha De SilvaUniv. of Auckland
Cheng, Leo KThe Univ. of Auckland
Smith, NicolasUniv. of Auckland
Pullan, AndrewUniv. of Auckland
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP6.4

 
Simplified Distributed-Parameter Model of Brachial-Radial Arteries for Noninvasive Determination of Mechanical Characteristics of Vessel
Ferreira, ArthurFederal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
Barbosa Filho, JoséNational Inst. of Cardiology
Souza, Marcio N.Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP6.5

 
Transpulmonary Dilution System Identification for Pulmonary Blood Volume Measurements by Contrast Echocardiography
Mischi, MassimoEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
Korsten, ErikEindhoven Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP6.6

 
Blind Identification of the Central Aortic Pressure Waveform from Multiple Peripheral Arterial Pressure Waveforms
Swamy, GokulMichigan State Univ.
Ling, QiMichigan State Univ.
Tongtong, LiMichigan State Univ.
Mukkamala, RamakrishnaMichigan State Univ.
 

ThEP7

Westside Ballroom South
Advances in Sensor Technology 3 Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.1

 
Enobio – First Tests of a Dry Electrophysiology Electrode Using Carbon Nanotubes
Ruffini, GiulioStarlab Barcelona SL
Dunne, StephenStarlab Barcelona SL
Farrés, EsteveStarlab Barcelona SL
Watts, Paul C.P.Univ. of Surrey
Mendoza, ErnestUniv. of Surrey
Silva, S. Ravi P.Univ. of Surrey
Grau, CarlesUniv. of Barcelona
Marco, JosepUniv. of Barcelona
Fuentemilla, LluisUniv. of Barcelona
Vandecasteele, BjornIMEC
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.4

 
Evaluation of Driver Stress Using Biomarker in Motor-Vehicle Driving Simulator
Yamaguchi, MasakiUniv. of Toyama
Wakasugi, JunichiUniv. of Toyama
Sakakima, JosakuUniv. of Toyama
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.5

 
Cell Trapping in Activated Micropores for Functional Analysis
H. Talasaz, AmirAliStanford Univ.
A. Powell, AshleyStanford Univ.
Stahl, PatrickStanford Univ.
Ronaghi, MostafaStanford Univ.
S. Jeffrey, StefanieStanford Univ.
Mindrinos, MichaelStanford Univ.
W. Davis, RonaldStanford Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.6

 
Development of MAb-Based Immunochromatographic Assay for Cadmium from Biological Samples
Sasaki, KazuhiroCentral Res. Inst. of Electric Power Industry
Tawarada, KeiThe Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Okuhata, HiroshiThe Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Miyasaka, HitoshiThe Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Okuyama, AkiraEnBioTec Lab. Co., Ltd.
Maruyama, YukinaoEnBioTec Lab. Co., Ltd.
Ohmura, NaoyaCentral Res. Inst. of Electric Power Industry
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.7

 
Electrolyte Pulse Current Measurements by CnuMOS with Microsecond and Thermal Voltage Resolution
Jacquot, BlakeCornell Univ.
Munoz, NiniCornell Univ.
Kan, EdwinCornell Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.8

 
An Investigation into the Suitability of Using Three Electronic Nose Technologies for the Detection and Discrimination of Bacteria Types
Green, GeoffreyCarleton Univ.
Chan, AdrianCarleton Univ.
Goubran, Rafik A.Carleton Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.9

 
Novel Long-Term Implantable Blood Pressure Monitoring System with Reduced Baseline Drift
Cong, PengCase Western Res. Univ.
Hoit, BrianCase Western Res. Univ.
Young, DarrinCase Western Res. Univ.
Ko, WenCase Western Res. Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.10

 
Performance Analysis and Early Validation of a Bi-Modal Ultrasound Transducer
Lanatà, AntonioFaculty of Engineering, Univ. of Pisa
Scilingo, Enzo PasqualeFaculty of Engineering, Univ. of Pisa
Francesconi, RaffaelloCNR Inst. of Clinical Physiology Italian National
De Rossi, DaniloFaculty of Engineering, Univ. of Pisa
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP7.11

 
The Effect of a Distributed Mass Loading on the Frequency Response of a MEMS Mesh Resonator
Bartkovsky, MichaelCarnegie Mellon Univ.
Liao, AnnaCarnegie Mellon Univ.
Fedder, Gary K.Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Przybycien, ToddCarnegie Mellon Univ.
Hauan, SteinarCarnegie Mellon Univ.
 

ThEP8

Westside Ballroom South
Magenetic Resonance Imaging Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP8.1

 
Fast Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging at 3 Tesla Using Autocalibrating Parallel Technique
Banerjee, SuchandrimaUniv. of California, San Francisco-Univ. of California, Berkeley
Ozturk-Isik, EsinUniv. of California, San Francisco
Nelson, SarahUniv. of California, San Francisco
Majumdar, SharmilaUniv. of California, San Francisco
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP8.2

 
Quantitative Analysis of White Matter on DTI Images of Patients with Tinnitus: Preliminary Report
Yoo, Done-SikElectronics & Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Choi, Woo YoungMyongji Univ.
Lee, SooyeulElectronics & Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Jeong, Ji-WookElectronics & Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Lee, Jeong WonElectronics & Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Kim, SeunghwanElectronics & Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Chang, YongminKyungpook National Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP8.3

 
Can We Use 1H MRS Shimming Values to Obtain 31P Spectra?
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Guo, GangShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Zhang, YunPingShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Tran, HienUniv. of Toronto
terBrugge, KarelThe Toronto Western Hospital, Univ. of Toronto
Mikulis, DavidThe Toronto Western Hospital, Univ. of Toronto
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP8.4

 
Functional Magnetic Resonance Mapping of Motor Cortex in Patients with Mass Lesions Near Primary Motor and Sensory Cortices
Chen, XiaoKeShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Xiao, YeYuShantouUniversity Medical Coll.
Zheng, WenBinthe second affiliated hospital of shan tou Univ.
Chen, FengYingShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP8.5

 
Prediction of Hemorrhagic Transformation after Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Hyperintense MCA Sign on Post-Gd T1WI
Guo, GangShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Zhang, YunPingShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Mikulis, DavidThe Toronto Western Hospital, Univ. of Toronto
terBrugger, KarelThe Toronto Western Hospital. Univ. of Toronto
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP8.6

 
Morphology and Morphometry in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Assessed Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Fuzzy Logic
Ellingson, BenjaminMarquette Univ.
Schmit, Brian D.Marquette Univ.
Prost, RobertMedical Coll. of Wisconsin
Ulmer, JohnMedical Coll. of Wisconsin
 

ThEP9

Westside Ballroom South
Magnetic Resonance Imaging II Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.1

 
MRI Induced Heating of Pacemaker Leads: Effect of Temperature Probe Positioning and Pacemaker Placement on Lead Tip Heating and Local SAR
Mattei, EugenioItalian National Inst. of Health
Calcagnini, GiovanniItalian Natiol Inst. of Health
Censi, FedericaItalian National Inst. of Health
Triventi, MicheleItalian National Inst. of Health
Bartolini, PietroItalian National Inst. of Health
Bassen, HowardFood and Drug Administration
Kainz, WolfgangFood and Drug Administration
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.2

 
A Magnetization Mapping Approach for Passive Shim Design in MRI
Sanchez Lopez, HectorThe Univ. of Queensland
Liu, FengThe Univ. of Queensland
Trakic, AdnanThe Univ. of Queensland
Crozier, StuartThe Univ. of Queensland
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.3

 
A Low-Cost Scalable Multichannel Digital Receiver for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dalal, IshaanThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Kirpalani, AshwinThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Fontaine, FredThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.4

 
Inside-Out NMR Probe for Portable Spectrometry
Le Bec, GaelENSIEG
Yonnet, Jean-PaulENSIEG
Raoof, KosaiUniv. Joseph Fourier
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.5

 
Slotted Surface Coil with Reduced G-Factor for SENSE Imaging
Ocegueda, KareliaUAM, Iztapalapa
Rodriguez, Alfredo OUAM Iztapalapa
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.6

 
Noise Analysis for Multi-Slice Radio Frequency Current Density Imaging
Wang, DinghuiUniv. of Toronto
DeMonte, Tim P.Field Metrica Inc.
Joy, Michael L.Univ. of Toronto
Nachman, Adrian I.Univ. of Toronto
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.7

 
Spin Relaxation Laws for Quantitative MRI of Hyperpolarized Spins
Wu, XizengUniv. of Alabama at Birmingham
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.8

 
Magnetic Resonance Elastography with Twin Drivers for High Homogeneity and Sensitivity
Zheng, YingThe Univ. of Hong Kong
Chan, Queenie C. C.The Univ. of Hong Kong
Yang, EdwardUniv. of Hong Kong
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.9

 
Influence of Moving Sensation by Turning Over Frequency
ISHIHARA, SHINYATOKAI Univ.
SAWADA, KeisukeTokai Univ.
MAENO, MasatoTokai Univ.
ISHIDA, TomohiroTokai Univ.
Yanashima, KenjiTokai Univ.
Magatani, KazushigeTokai Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.10

 
Simulated Dataset for Verification and Validation of DT-MRI Analyzing Tools
Goksel, DilekBogazici Univ.
Ozkan, MehmedBogazici Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP9.11

 
Quantification of Brain Creatine Concentration Using PRESS Sequence and LCModel: Comparison with HPLC Method
Lin, YanShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Zhang, YunPingShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Xiao, ZhuangWeiShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Li, HuiShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Shen, JerryShantou Univ.
Chen, XiaoKeShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
Huang, KaiShantou Univ.
Wu, RenHuaShantou Univ. Medical Coll.
 

ThEP10

Westside Ballroom South
Optical Imaging and Microscopy Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.1

 
Accounting for Point Source Propagation Properties in 3D Fluorescence OPT
Darrell, AlexanderFoundation for Res. & Tech. Hellas and Univ. of Oxford
Meyer, HeikoFoundation for Res. & Tech. Hellas
Brady, MikeUniv. of Oxford
Ripoll, JorgeFoundation for Res. & Tech. Hellas
Marias, KostasFoundation for Res. & Tech. Hellas
Anikitos, GarofalakisFoundation for Res. & Tech. Hellas
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.2

 
Modulated Imaging in Layered Media
Weber, JessieUniv. of California, Irvine, Beckman LaserInstituteand Medical C
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.3

 
Subsurface Bioimaging Using Angular Domain Optical Backscattering Illumination
VASEFI, FARTASHSIMON FRASER Univ.
Chan, Paulman K. Y.SIMON FRASER Univ.
Kaminska, BozenaSIMON FRASER Univ.
Chapman, Glenn H.SIMON FRASER Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.4

 
Development of a Finger Joint Phantom for Evaluation of Frequency Domain Measurement Systems (I)
Netz, Uwe J.Charité Berlin
Scheel, Alexander K.Georg-August-Univ. Göttingen
Beuthan, JürgenCharité Berlin
Hielscher, AndreasColumbia Univ. New York
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.5

 
Oximetry Considerations in the Small Source Detector Separation Limit
Winey, BrianUniv. of Rochester
Yu, YanUniv. of Rochester Medical Center
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.6

 
Combining Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Functional MRI During Continuous Performance Test in Healthy Subjects
Butti, MichelePol. Univ. of Milan
Pastori, AuroraIRCCS “E. Medea”
Merzagora, Anna CaterinaDrexel Univ.
Bianchi, Anna MariaPol. di Milano
Bardoni, AlessandraIRCCS “E. Medea”
Branca, VincenzoOspedale Maggiore Pol. IRCCS “Mangiagalli e Regina Elena”,
Costa, AntonellaOspedale Maggiore Pol. IRCCS “Mangiagalli e Regina Elena”,
Cerutti, SergioPol. Univ. of Milan
Reni, GianluigiKoinè s.r.l.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.7

 
MIBIC: Mutual Information Based Image Clearance Algorithm for Enhanced Visualization of Cellular Structures
kockara, sinanUniv. of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dagtas, SerhanUALR
Ali, NawabUALR
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.8

 
A Technique to Compensate the Eye Movement in Dark Adaptometry Exams
Azevedo, Dario F.G. dePontifícia Univ. Católica
Helegda, SergioPontifícia Univ. Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
S. Glock, FlavioPontifícia Univ. Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Russomano, ThaisPUCRS
Fabrício Pereira, LéoIPCT - Inst. de Pesquisas Cientificas e Tecnologicas
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.9

 
Stochastic Decomposition Method for Detection of Epithelium Dysplasia and Inflammation Using White Light Spectroscopy Imaging
Taslidere, EzgiDrexel Univ.
Cohen, Fernand S.Drexel Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.10

 
System for the Validation of Cell-Tracking Algorithms Using On-Demand Simulated Optical Microscope Images
Moufarrej, BecharaEc. Pol. de Montreal
Martel, SylvainEc. Pol. de Montreal
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.11

 
Tracking Endothelial Cells Using Multiframe Point Correspondence
Lamberti, FabrizioPol. di Torino
Montrucchio, BartolomeoPol. di Torino
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.12

 
Measurement of 2-D SpO2 Distribution in Skin Tissue by Multispectral Imaging with Depth Selectivity Control
Arimoto, HidenobuNatl Inst. of Advd Industrial Sci & Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP10.13

 
Comparison of Two and Three-Dimensional Optical Tomographic Image Reconstructions of Human Finger Joints (I)
Song, RongColumbia Univ.
Klose, AlexanderColumbia Univ.
Scheel, Alexander K.Georg-August-Univ. Göttingen
Netz, Uwe J.Charité - Univ. Berlin
Beuthan, JürgenCharité - Univ. Berlin
Hielscher, AndreasColumbia Univ.
 

ThEP11

Westside Ballroom South
X-Ray, CT, PET, SPECT, Ultrasound and Infrared Imaging Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.1

 
Detecting Microcalcifications in Digital Mammograms Using Wavelet Domain Hidden Markov Tree Model
Regentova, EmmaUniv. of Nevada, Las Vegas
Zhang, LeiUniv. of Nevada, Las Vegas
Zheng, JunQueens Coll. - City Univ. of New York
Veni, GopalkrishnaUNLV
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.2

 
Automatic Registration of CT Volumes and Dual-Energy Digital Radiography for Detection of Cardiac and Lung Diseases
Fei, BaoweiCase Western Res. Univ.
Chen, XiangCase Western Res. Univ.
Wang, HeshengCase Western Res. Univ.
Sabol, JohnGE Medical Systems
DuPont, ElenaUniv. Hospitals of Cleveland
Gilkeson, RobertUniv. Hospitals of Cleveland
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.3

 
Distal Radius Bone Mineral Density Estimation Using the Filling Factor of Trabecular Bone in the X-Ray Image
Lee, SooyeulElectronics & Telecom Res. Inst.
Jeong, Ji-WookElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Lee, Jeong WonElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst.
Yoo, Done-SikElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst.
Kim, SeunghwanElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.4

 
The GGO Lesions Detected by Computer-Aided Detection System on Chest MDCT Images
Lee, Jeong WonElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst.
Jeong, Ji-WookElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
Lee, SooyeulElectronics & Telecom Res. Inst.
Yoo, Done-SikElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst.
Kim, SeunghwanElectronics and Telecommunications Res. Inst. (ETRI)
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.5

 
Design and Evaluation of a 2D Array PIN Photodiode Bump Bonded to Readout IC for the Low Energy X-Ray Detector
Yuk, SunwooKorea Univ.
Park, Shin WoongKorea Univ.
Yi, YunKorea Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.6

 
Polycrystalline CdZnTe Thick Films for Low Energy X-Ray: System Evaluation
Yuk, SunwooKorea Univ.
Park, Shin WoongKorea Univ.
Yi, YunKorea Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.7

 
Study of Digital Mammographic Equipments by Phantom Image Quality
Verdú, GumersindoPol. Univ. of Valencia
Mayo, PatriciaPol. Univ. of Valencia
Rodenas, FranciscoPol. Univ. of Valencia
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.8

 
Deformable Registration of Prone and Supine Colons for CT Colonography
Suh, Jung W.Virginia Tech.
Wyatt, Christopher LeeVirginia Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.9

 
Detection of Lung Cancer with Phase-Contrast X-Ray Imaging Using Synchrotron Radiation
Liu, PingShanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Sun, JianqiShanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Guan, YijingShanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Zhang, GuilinShanghai Inst. of Applied Physics, Chinese Acad. of Science
Xu, Lisa XueminShanghai Jiaotong Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP11.10

 
Temporal Resolution of ntPET Using Either Arterial or Reference Region-Derived Plasma Input Functions
Normandin, MarcPurdue Univ.
Morris, EvanIndiana Univ. Univ. Indianapolis
 

ThEP12

Westside Ballroom South
Methods and Applications in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.1

 
Modelling and Simulation of the TLR4 Pathway with Coloured Petri Nets
Täubner, ClaudiaTech. Univ. of Braunschweig
Mathiak, BrigitteTech. Univ. of Braunschweig
Kupfer, AndreasTech. Univ. of Braunschweig
Fleischer, NinaTech. Univ. of Braunschweig
Eckstein, SilkeTech. Univ. of Braunschweig
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.2

 
Discrete Stochastic Simulation of Cell Signaling: Comparison of Computational Tools
Manninen, TiinaTampere Univ. of Tech.
Mäkiraatikka, EevaTampere Univ. of Tech.
Ylipää, AnttiTampere Univ. of Tech.
Pettinen, AnttiTampere Univ. of Tech.
Leinonen, KalleTampere Univ. of Tech.
Linne, Marja-LeenaTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.3

 
Computation Intelligent for Eukaryotic Cell-Cycle Gene Network
Wu, Shinq-JenDa-Yeh Univ.
Wu, Cheng-TaoDa-Yeh Univ.
Lee, Tsu-TianNational Chiao-Tung Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.4

 
Pluggable Application Server Framework
Wang, HaoGeorgia State Univ. Dept. of Computer Science
Tan, FengGeorgia State Univ. Dept. of Computer Science
Sabnis, AmitGeorgia State Univ. Dept. of Biology
Fu, Xuezhenggeorgia state Univ. Dept. of Computer Science
Volarath, PatraGeorgia State Univ. Dept. of Chemistry
Harrison, Robert W.Georgia State Univ. Dept. of Computer Science and Biology
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.5

 
E. Coli Promoter Prediction Using Feed-Forward Neural Networks
Zhang, FanUniv. of California San Diego Medical Center
Kuo, MichaelUniv. of California San Diego
Brunkhorst, AdrianUCSD
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.6

 
A Mathematical Model Relating Chromosome Aberrations to Cancer Progression
Ying, HaoWayne State Univ.
DiPierdomenico, JuliaWayne State Univ.
Lin, FengWayne State Univ.
Heng, HenryWayne State Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.7

 
Simulation of the Cell Cycle Using a Pathway of the G1Phase and Cell’s Behavior Research
Christodoulou, ManolisTech. Univ. of Crete
Louvros, NikosTech. Univ. of Crete
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.8

 
Robust Mixture Model Clustering of DNA Binding Sites
Liu, ShengNanyang Tech. Univ.
Song, QingNanyang Tech. Univ.
Cao, AizeVanderbilt Univ.
Yang, XuleiNanyang Tech. Univ.
Wu, YileiNanyang Tech. Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.9

 
Association between Pathways in Regulatory Networks
Kluger, YuvalNYU School of Medicine
Kluger, HarrietYale Univ.
Tuck, DavidYale
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.10

 
Bayesian Dynamic Multivariate Models for Inferring Gene Interaction Networks
Liang, YulanState Univ. of New York at Buffalo
Kelemen, ArpadNiagara Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP12.11

 
Biological Evolution: Distribution and Convergence Analysis of Amino Acids
Bouaynaya, NidhalUIC
Schonfeld, DanUniv. of Illinois at Chicago
 

ThEP13

Westside Ballroom South
Wireless Sensors and Telemetry Systems 4 Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.1

 
A New Platform Based on IEEE802.15.4 Wireless Inertial Sensors for Motion Caption and Assessment
Brunetti, FernandoInst. de Automática Industrial- Consejo Superior deInvestigacion
Pons, Jose LuisInst. de Automática Industrial- Consejo Superior de Investigacio
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.2

 
Miniature Wireless Measurement Node for ECG Signal Transmission in Home Area Network
Vehkaoja, AnttiTampere Univ. of Tech.
Verho, JarmoTampere Univ. of Tech.
Lekkala, JukkaTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.3

 
Design and Implementation of a Wireless (Bluetooth) Four Channel Bio-Instrumentation Amplifier and Digital Data Acquisiton Device with User-Selectable Gain, Frequency, and Driven Reference
Cosmanescu, Alin PetreThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Miller, BenjaminThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Magno, TerenceThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Ahmed, AssadThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Kremenic, IanThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.4

 
Mobile Remote Monitoring of Biological Signals
da Rocha, Murilo FragaPontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul
Azevedo, Dario F.G. dePontifícia Univ. Católica
Russomano, ThaisPUCRS
Figueira, Márcio VieiraPontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul
Helegda, SergioPontifícia Univ. Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.5

 
Contactless and Unobtrusive Measurement of Heart Rate in Home Environment
Zakrzewski, MariTampere Univ. of Tech.
Kolinummi, ArtoTampere Univ. of Tech.
Vanhala, JukkaTampere Univ. of Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.6

 
PERSEIA: A Biomedical Wireless Sensor Network to Support Healthcare Delivery for the Elderly and Chronically Ill
Jiménez-Fernández, SilviaTech. Univ. of Madrid
Araujo, ÁlvaroTech. Univ. of Madrid
Cobo, AntonioTech. Univ. of Madrid
del Pozo, FranciscoTech. Univ. of Madrid
Nieto-Taladriz, OctavioTech. Univ. of Madrid
de Toledo, PaulaTech. Univ. of Madrid
Moya, José M.Tech. Univ. of Madrid
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.7

 
Low-Power Wireless Medical Sensor Platform
Dolgov, ArsenyUniv. of Colorado
Zane, ReganUniv. of Colorado
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.8

 
BPSK & QPSK Modulated Data Communication for Biomedical Monitoring Sensor Network
Wegmueller, Marc SimonETH Zurich
Oberle, MichaelFoundation for Res. on Information Tech. in Society (
Kuster, NielsFoundation for Res. on Information Tech. in Society (
Fichtner, WolfgangETH Zurich
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP13.9

 
Generic Controller Dedicated to Telemetry-Controlled Microsystems
Sodagar, Amir M.Univ. of Michigan
Wise, KensallUniv. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Najafi, KhalilUniv. of Michigan
 

ThEP14

Westside Ballroom South
Cellular and Functional Tissue Engineering Poster Session
 
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.1

 
A Kinematics-Based Method for Generating Cartilage Maps and Deformations in the Multi-Articulating Wrist Joint from CT Images
Marai, Georgeta ElisabetaBrown Univ.
Crisco, JosephBrown Univ.
Laidlaw, DavidBrown Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.2

 
In Vivo Biomechanical Evaluations of the Medial Gastrocnemius: Changes in Muscle Properties in Stroke Survivors
Gao, FanRehabilitation Inst. of Chicago
Zhang, LiqunNorthwestern Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.3

 
Gene Expression of Four Adhesive Proteins in the Early Healing of Bone Defect and Bone-Implant Interface
ZHANG, TingSchool of Stomatology, Wuhan Univ.
XIA, HaibinSchool of Stomatology, Wuhan Univ.
Wang, YiningSchool & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan Univ.
PENG, CongSchool of Stomatology, Wuhan Univ.
LI, Yu HongSchool of Stomatology, Wuhan Univ.
PAN, XinhuaSchool & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.4

 
In Vitro Degradation Behavior of Photopolymerized PEG Hydrogels As Tissue Engineering Scaffold
Xin, Antonio XColumbia Univ.
Gaydos, CelesteUIC
Mao, JeremyColumbia Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.5

 
Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in Endodontic Treatment for Immature Teeth
Hatibovic-Kofman, SahzaThe Univ. of Western Ontario
Raimundo, LinThe Univ. of Western Ontario
Chong, LawrenceThe Univ. of Western Ontario
Moreno, JorgeThe Univ. of Western Ontario
Zheng, LeiThe Univ. of Western Ontario
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.6

 
Finite Element Modeling Following Partial Meniscectomy: Effect of Various Size of Resection
Vadher, SharadsinhNortheastern Univ.
Nayeb-Hashemi, HamidNortheastern Univ.
Canavan, PaulNortheastern Univ.
Warner, GrantNortheastern Univ.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.7

 
Realistic Computational Modeling for Hybrid Biopolymer Microcantilevers
Kim, JinseokKorea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Park, JungyulKorea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Ryu, Suk-KyuKorea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Baek, JeongeunKorea Inst. of Science and Tech.
Park, SewanSeoul National Univ.
Kim, Hyeon CheolSeoul National Univ.
Chun, KukjinSeoul National Univ.
Park, SukhoKorea Inst. of Science & Tech.
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.8

 
Four versus Two-Electrode Measurement Strategies for Cell Growing and Differentiation Monitoring Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy
Bragos, RamonTech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Sarro, EnricAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Fontova, AndreuTech. Univ. of Catalonia
Soley, AlbertAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Cairo, Jordi JoanAutonomous Univ. of Barcelona (UAB)
Bayes-Genis, AntoniHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Rosell, JavierTech. Univ. of Catalonia
 

16:30-18:30, Paper ThEP14.9

 
Rapid Prototyping of Patterned Poly-L-Lysine Microstructures
Kim, JiwanUniv. of Wisconsin-Madison
Williams, JustinUniv. of Wisconsin-Madison