All sessions of MEDICON 2001 will be held in the Congress centre of Hotel "Histra".

PLENARY SESSIONS: Hall C
ORAL SESSIONS:     Hall A, Hall B, Hall C, Hall D
POSTER SESSIONS:  Hall E

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

TUESDAY JUNE 12, 2001

OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome addresses

Hall:

C

Time:

9:30-10:30

Chairs:

Dov Jaron, USA

Jean-Pierre Morucci, France

Marcello Bracale, Italy

Stanko Tonković, Croatia

Ratko Magjarević, Croatia

ORAL SESSIONS

HALL A

Session:

MEDICAL ULTRASOUND

Hall:

A

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

B. Breyer, S. Golemati

11:30-12:00

SOME SAFETY ASPECTS OF DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND

B. Breyer, Croatia

 

12:00-12:15

ARTERIAL DISTENSION WAVEFORM FROM B-MODE ULTRASOUND: COMPARISON WITH M-MODE ULTRASOUND

S. Golemati, A. Sassano, M. J. Lever, A. A. Bharath, S. Dhanjil, A. N. Nicolaides, UK

 

12:15-12:30

ACOUSTIC ENERGY OUTPUT OF A LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC SURGICAL EQUIPMENT

A. Štimac, B. Ivančević, K. Jambrošić, Croatia

 

12:30-12:45

ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL LV FUNCTION USING QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONTRAST-ENHANCED POWER MODULATION IMAGES

E.G. Caiani, K.A. Collins, C.E. Korcarz, J.E. Bednarz, R.M. Lang, V. Mor-Avi, Italy

 

12:45-13:00

THE USE OF PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY

Ž. Glavić, R. Rožman, M. Cifrek, Craotia

 

13:00-13:15

THE ENDOSCOPIC PULSE DETECTOR

R. Rožman, P. Žufić, H. Domitrović, Croatia

 

13:15-13:30

ESTIMATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR VOLUME BASED ON REAL-TIME 3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: AN IN VITRO VALIDATION STUDY

C. Corsi, C. Lamberti, A. Sarti, G. Saracino, T. Shiota, J. D. Thomas, Italy, USA

 

Session:

MUSCLE FIBER STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Hall:

A

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

M. Valentić-Peruzović, J. Zidar

15:00-15:30

NEUROBIOLOGY OF MUSCLE FATIGUE IN MAN ADAPTATIONS OUTSIDE THE MUSCLE

W. N. Löscher, Austria

 

15:30-15:45

LIGHT SCATTERING INVESTIGATION OF MUSCLE PROTEINS: SMOOTH MUSCLE MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE

V. M. Danilova, A. M. Filenko, V. S. Omelyanuk, V. S. Tregubov, Ukraine

 

15:45-16:00

11-YEAR CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP OF A PATIENT WITH DYSERLINOPATHY - REPORT ON THE FIRST DIAGNOSED SLOVENIAN CASE

M. Meznarič-Petruša, J. Zidar, M. Fanin, C. Angelini, Slovenia, Italy

 

16:00-16:15

HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBRES DISPLAYING NO APPARANT EXPRESSION OF MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN TRANSCRIPT

V. Smerdu, I. Eržen, Slovenia

 

16:15-16:30

EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT CHEWING TASKS ON MASTICATORY MUSCLES ACTIVITY

M. Valentić-Peruzović, I. Ž. Alajbeg, D. Ileš, R. Magjarević, M. Babara, V. Juroš, Croatia

 

Session:

W 10 HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: ISSUES OF PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Hall:

A

Moderator:

M. Poluta

Time:

17:30-19:30

HALL B

Session:

BIOSIGNAL PROCESSING I

Hall:

B

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

P. Kaplanis, V. Bilas

11:30-11:45

ARRHYTHMIA DISCRIMINATION IN ICD ELECTROGRAMS BASED ON BEAT MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND EPISODE RULES

J. Millet, M. T. Arredondo, A. Mocholí, R. Ruiz-Granell, R. García-Civera, S. Morell, S. Guillén, Spain

 

11:45-12:00

ANALYSIS OF T-WAVE MORPHOLOGY FOR DISCRIMINATION OF LIFE THREATENING ARRHYTMIAS – PRELIMINARY STUDY

Ü. Olli, D. Karai, J. Lass, J. Kaik, M. Vainu, Estonia

 

12:00-12:15

ANALYSIS OF SURFACE EMG USING SECOND AND THIRD ORDER STATISTICS/SPECTRA – BASED PARAMETERS

P. A. Kaplanis, C. S. Pattichis, L. J. Hadjileontiadis, S. M. Panas, Cyprus, UK, Greece

 

12:15-12:30

VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION DETECTION WITH THE USE OF DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS FUNCTIONS

K. Koutsourakis, M. Botsivaly, B. Spyropoulos, Greece

 

12:30-12:45

WAVELET TRANSFORM AND CONTINUOUS BAROREFLEX DETERMINATION

A. Krticka, N. Honzikova, Czech Republic

 

12:45-13:00

MULTIPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF FETAL HEART RATE: COMPARISON OF NEURAL AND STATISTICAL CLASSIFIERS

G. Magenes, M. G. Signorini, R. Sassi, D. Arduini, Italy

 

13:00-13:15

DECIMATION AND QUANTIZATION OF VECTOCARDIOGRAMS IN SPHERICAL COORDINATES DOMAIN

P. Augustyniak, Poland

 

13:15-13:30

THE USE OF PREDICTIVE CODING FOR EFFECTIVE COMPRESSION OF VECTOCARDIOGRAMS

P. Augustyniak, Poland

 

Session:

BIOSIGNAL PROCESSING II

Hall:

B

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

A. M. Bianchi, V. Išgum

15:00-15:15

ESTIMATION OF NONLINEAR PARAMETERS IN VARIABILITY TIME SERIES: DETERMINISM TESTS AND NOISE REDUCTION METHODS

M. G. Signorini, S. Cerutti, Italy

 

15:15-15:30

STUDY OF SINGLE SWEEP EVENT RELATED BRAIN POTENTIALS IN DYSLEXIA

A. M. Bianchi, G. A. Chiarenza, S. Cerutti, Italy

 

15:30-15:45

DETECTION OF EEG SLEEP SPINDLES USING BACK-PROPAGATION MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRONS

E. Ventouras, E. Monoyiou, P. Y. Ktonas, T. Paparrigopoulos, D. G. Dikeos, N. Uzunoglu, C. R. Soldatos, Greece

 

15:45-16:00

COGNITIVE STIMULATIOR AND ITS APPLICATION IN DIAGNOSIS OF COGNITIVE AND MOTORIC DISABILITIES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS

V. Išgum, V. Nesek-Mađarić, Croatia

 

16:00-16:15

EEG ALTERATIONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPROACH DURING MENTAL PERFORMANCE TASK IN SEVERE HYPOXIA

C. Papadelis, C. Kourtidou-Papadeli, P. Bamidis, N. Maglaveras, K. Pappas, Greece

 

16:15-16:30

DIAGNOSIS OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING BASED ON AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF NASAL PRESSURE AND FORCED OSCILLATION IMPEDANCE

H. Steltner, R. Staats, J. Timmer, J. C. Virchow, J. Guttmann, Germany

 

16:30-16:45

EVALUATION OF LONG TERM CORRELATION IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF A GENE SEQUENCE

L. Pattini, S. Cerutti, Italy

 

16:45-17:00

FREQUENCY AND TIME-DOMAIN TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR DEPTH OF ANAESTHESIA DURING AUDITORY STIMULATION

M. Cagy, A. F. C. Infantosi, Brazil

 

Session:

EXPERT SYSTEMS IN MEDICINE

Hall:

B

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

H. N. Costin, A. Evangelisti

17:30-18:00

BIOMETRICS – SECURITY FOR THE DIGITAL AGE

D. Tukulj, M. Luetić, Croatia

 

18:00-18:15

FUZZY RULE-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HEMATOLOGICAL DISEASES CLASSIFICATION

H. N. Costin, M. Costin, M. Zbancioc, Romania

 

18:15-18:30

APPLICATION OF THE EXPERT SYSTEM APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY TYPE CLASSIFICATION

M. Šorf, L. Lhotská, Czech Republic

 

18:30-18:45

FUZZY DISTRIBUTED REASONING ABOUT MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MEDICAL DATA

L. Janku, V. Eck, Czech Republic

 

18:45-19:00

CAPTURING TACIT HEALTHCARE KNOWLEDGE VIA AN INTELLIGENT INFO-STRUCTURE FEATURING KNOWLEDGE STANDARDIZATION AND REPAIR MECHANISMS

Y.-N. Cheah, S. S. R. Abidi, Malaysia

 

19:00-19:15

A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE: A GRAPHIC TOOL TO IMPROVE USER FRIENDLINESS

M. Giacomini, L. Bruzzo, C. Ruggiero, Italy

 

HALL C

Session:

SS-5 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE

Hall:

C

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

J.-P. Morucci, D. Jaron

11:30-11:45

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN USA

D. Jaron, USA

 

11:45-12:00

CHALLENGING ROLE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN JAPAN

F. Kajiya, S. Sato, Japan

 

12:00-12:15

Medical and Biological Engineering in Europe: the way forward

N. Saranummi, Finland

 

12:15-12:30

EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN EUROPE : HARMONISATION ACTIVITIES

Z. Kolitsi, N. Pallikarakis, Greece

 

12:30-12:45

Accreditation in Biomedical Engineering

J. H. Nagel, Germany

 

12:45-13:00

THE RECOGNITION OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE

J.-P. Morucci, France

 

Session:

SS-5 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE,

W 8 ACCREDITATION OF BME PROGRAMS IN EUROPE
organized by IFMBE

Hall:

C

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

D. Jaron, J. Nagel

Session:

SS-5 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE,

W 9 A NEW ORGANISATION FOR MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING IN EUROPE ?
organized by IFMBE

Hall:

C

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

J. Barbenel, H. Hutten, N. Saranummi

HALL D

Session:

BIOMECHANICS

Hall:

D

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

D. Lugner, F. K. Fuss

11:30-11:45

DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF THE KNEE JOINT DURING A SIMULATED KNEE EXTENSION EXERCISE

D. Caruntu, M. S. Hefzy, USA

 

11:45-12:00

MINIMALLY INVASIVE FUSION OF THE LUMBAR SPINE – A NEW CONCEPT AND A NEW IMPLANT

F. K. Fuss, R. J. Sabitzer, Austria

 

12:00-12:15

CALCULATION OF BITE FORCES AND THEIR ANTHROPOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

F. K. Fuss, G. Niegl, Austria

 

12:15-12:30

A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN SPINE

R. M. Kiss, Z. L. Klemencsis, Hungary

 

12:30-12:45

BIOMECHANICS OF THE NAVICULAR BONE OF THE HORSE

F. K. Fuss, Austria

 

12:45-13:00

HELICAL AXES – KINEMATIC ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION

F. K. Fuss, Austria

 

13:00-13:15

A NEW BIOMECHANICAL MEASUREMENT AND TESTING METHOD FOR TURNS IN ALPINE SKIING

O. Rađenović, B. Nemec, V. Medved, Croatia

 

Session:

SS-4 POINT-OF-CARE MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION:  INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS - THE THEORY AND PRACTICE

Hall:

D

Time:

15:00-17:30

Chairs:

M. Reinolds, T. Penzel

15:00-15:30

POINT-OF-CARE DEVICE COMMUNICATION: WHERE ARE WE NOW?

M. Reynolds, R. Ruiz, P. Woolman, UK, Spain

 

15:30-16:00

POINT-OF-CARE MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION: DOMAIN INFORMATION MODEL FOR VITAL SIGNS INFORMATION OBJECTS

M. Krämer, K. Hassing, T. Norgall, Germany

 

16:00-16:30

POINT-OF-CARE MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION: NOMENCLATURE FOR VITAL SIGNS INFORMATION OBJECTS

Th. Penzel, M. Krämer, M. Reynolds, Germany, UK

 

16:30-17:00

IONIC: AN EU PROJECT TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF TWO NEW EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR OPEN NETWORKS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

R. Ruiz, P. Woolman, A. Ayensa, J. M. Rubio, J. Pérez, A. Bernal, J. L. López-Gallegos, Spain, UK

 

Session:

SS-4 POINT-OF-CARE MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS - THE THEORY AND PRACTICE

Hall:

D

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

M. Krämer, C. Zywietz

17:30-18:00

STANDARD COMMUNICATION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS (SCP-ECG)

C. Zywietz, R. Fischer, Germany

 

18:00-18:30

VITAL-HOME: INTEGRATION OF THE "VITAL" AND "DICOM SUPPLEMENT 30.0" STANDARDS INTO A TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM

A. Anagnostaki, S. Pavlopoulos, M. Reynolds, E. Kyriacou, D. Koutsouris, Greece, UK

 

18:30-19:00

POINT-OF-CARE ANALYTICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION: INTEGRATION USING IEEE TRANSPORT AND HL7 INFORMATION INTERCHANGE STANDARDS

J. Perry,  M. Reynolds, USA, UK

 

19:00-19:30

HEALTH INFORMATICS - POINT-OF-CARE DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN PERSPECTIVE.

M. Krämer, Germany

 

POSTER SESSIONS

HALL E

Time:

9:00-17:30

 

 

BIOSIGNAL PROCESSING

 

P1-01

MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY METHOD FOR ECG ANALYSIS

R. Golubovski, Macedonia

 

P1-02

REAL TIME P-WAVE DETECTION IN SURFACE ECG

M. Jeras, R. Magjarević, E. Paćelat, Croatia

 

P1-03

A Significant Points driven Piecewise Linear Approximation Algorithm for ECG Signals

A.Koulouris, G. Papakonstantinou, Greece

 

P1-04

CASCADE ADAPTIVE LINE ENHANCEMENT FILTER APPLIED IN EVOKED POTENTIAL

B.S. Lin, B. S. Lin, S. M. Wu, F. C. Chong, Taiwan

 

P1-05

WAVELET PACKETS DECOMPOSITION FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ESOPHAGEAL ATRIAL RECORDINGS

L. T. Mainardi, A. Gussoni, S. Cerutti, Italy

 

P1-06

WAVELET ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF SIGMA LIGAND HALOPERIDOL ON ISOLATED RAT HEART

M. Nováková, I. Provazník, J. Bardoňová, Czech Republic

 

P1-07

A PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF INFANT VOCALIZATIONS OF APPREHENSION AND AFFECT

B. Papaeliou, P. Spyridonos, G. Minadakis, D. Cavouras, Greece

 

P1-08

SEARCHING FOR AN OPTIMAL TIME DELAY IN A STATE - SPACE RECONSTRUCTION OF A HEART RATE VARIABILITY SIGNAL

I. Radojičić, D. Mandić, C. Vulić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK

 

P1-09

ARTIFACTS DETECTION IN SLEEP EEG BASED ON KF AND EKF

M. Rohalova, Slovakia

 

P1-10

THE ALGORITHM OF ESTIMATION OF THE QUANTUM CHAOS OF MECHANOEMISSON OF BLOOD OF PATIENT WITH MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA

V. E. Orel, A. V. Romanov, N. N. Dzyatkovskaya, I. N. Kadiyuk, Yu. I. Mel'nik, S. A. Sivkovich, Ukraine

 

 

MEDICAL ULTRASOUND

 

P1-11

SCANNED ULTRASOUND THERMAL THERAPY SYSTEM DESIGN USING GRADIENT METHOD AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS

H. L. Liu, Y. Y. Chen, W. L. Lin, J. Y. Yen, Taiwan

 

P1-12

STUDIES OF ACOUSTIC STREAMING IN AMNIOTIC FLUID AND WATER

G. Žauhar, F. A. Duck, H. C. Starritt, Croatia, UK

 

 

BIOMECHANICS

 

P1-13

VIBRATION MEASUREMENT ON ROLLER SKATES

M. Cifrek, S. Peharec, T. Pribanić, Croatia

 

P1-14

Stress and reliability analyses of ceramic femoral heads with axisymmetric production inaccuracies

V. Fuis, P. Janíček, Czech Republic

 

P1-15

FEM MODELING AND COMPUTING OF HIP JOINTS

T. Goldmann, S. Konvičková, Czech Republic

 

P1-16

ON BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF ORTHOPEDIC REPLACEMENTS

M. Vilimek, Czech Republic

 

 

RADIATION DOSIMETRY

 

P1-17

CAN BONE BE USED FOR UV DOSIMETRIC APPLICATIONS?

T. Bogucharska, Yu. Dekhtyar, A. Katashev, S. Khoroshilov, Pavlenko, P. Tengvall, Latvia, Sweden

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 2001

PLENARY SESSION

Hall:

C

Time:

9:00-11:00

Chairs:

A. Šantić, D. Geiger

9:00-9:30

Barriers LIMITING THE DIFFUSION OF ICT for Proactive and Pervasive Health Care

N. Saranummi, I. Korhonen, M. van Gils, S. Kivisaari, Finland

 

9:30-10:00

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF ELECTROPORATION DRUG AND GENE DELIVERY

D. Miklavčič, Slovenia

 

10:00-10:30

INTERNET AND MEDICINE: ARE THE PROMISES KEPT?

M. Nyssen, Belgium

 

10:30-11:00

CARDIOVASCULARVARIABILITY SIGNAL PROCESSING: A CHALLENGE BETWEEN NOISE AND CHAOS

S. Cerutti, M. G. Signorini, Italy

 

ORAL SESSIONS

HALL A

Session:

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EM RADIATION / CELLULAR ENGINEERING

Hall:

A

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

D. Miklavčić, H. Hinrikus

11:30-11:45

NEW FINDINGS IN MODULATED MICROWAVE EFFECTS ON EEG

J. Lass, M. Parts, V. Tuulik, H. Hinrikus, Estonia

 

11:45-12:00

A SIMPLE MODEL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING BETWEEN MOBILE TELEPHONE AND IMPLANTED PACEMAKER

S. Hrabar, W. Balachandran, J. Bartolić, Croatia

 

12:00-12:15

THE USE OF ELECTRO-MAGNETO THERAPY FOR THE HEALING OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES: A PILOT INVESTIGATION INTO COLLATERAL EFFECTS

E. Baldi, B. Lithgow, I. Cosic, Australia

 

12:15-12:30

CHANGES OF CEREBRAL BIOELECTRICAL CONSTELATION (MAPPING EEG) DURING OPERATIN CELLULAR TELEPHONE

S. Dec, J. Miszezak, Poland

 

12:30-12:45

THE USE OF HYPERTHERMIA IN CANCER THERAPY

M. Radačić, R. Stojković, M. Radačić, Croatia

 

12:45-13:00

CLASSIFICATION OF NEUTROPHILS’ ACTIVITY

A. Korzyńska, Poland

 

13:00-13:15

CHARACTERISING CELL-SUBSTRATE ADHESION

K. K. Liu, H. G. Wang, K. T. Wan, T. Liu, Z. Zhang, Singapore

 

HALL B

Session:

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT I

Hall:

B

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

H. Hutten, M. Mihelin

11:30-12:00

DIAGNOSTIC EFFICIENCY OF BIOIMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS

S. Tonković, Croatia

 

12:00-12:15

MONITORING OF CAROTID FLOW BY IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY

H. Hutten, F. Wurzinger, M. Monif, Austria

 

12:15-12:30

AN ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR CURRENT PULSE MEASUREMENTS

D. Kovačić, A. Šantić, Croatia

 

12:30-12:45

IN VIVO BREAST CANCER DETECTION USING BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT

N. Chauveau, P. Martel, S. Freitas, B. Rigaud, J.-P. Morucci, France

 

12:45-13:00

PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SIGNAL AIDS INDIRECT BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASUREMENT

Á. Jobbágy, Hungary

 

13:00-13:15

INVESTIGATION OF PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SIGNALS IN HUMAN VISCERAL ORGANS

P. A. Kyriacou, A. Crerar-Gilbert, R. M. Langford, D. P. Jones, UK

 

13:15-13:30

THE NEUTRAL ELECTRODE IN ELECTROSURGERY, A RISK FOR THE PATIENT ?

N. H. Nessler, W. Reischer, Austria

 

HALL C

Session:

MODELING AND SIMULATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS I

Hall:

C

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

S. Einav, M. Cifrek

11:30-11:45

INFLUENCE OF INSPIRATORY-EXPIRATORY RATIO ON TOTAL RESISTANCE ESTIMATE IN SIMULATED MECHANICAL VENTILATION

P. Barbini, G. Cevenini, F. Bernardi, M. R. Massai, K. R. Lutchen, Italy

 

11:45-12:00

a symmetrical computer model of nonlinear mechanical properties of the tracheobronchial airways

F. Bernardi, G. Cevenini, M. R. Massai, P. Barbini, Italy

 

12:00-12:15

EFFECT OF THE VENTILATOR PATIENT CIRCUIT ON THE RESPIRATORY PARAMETER ESTIMATES: A SIMULATION STUDY

C. Brighenti, G. Gnudi, S. Severi, Italy

 

12:15-12:30

SIMULATION OF TENDON ENERGY STORAGE IN PEDALING

J. Rasmussen, M. Damsgaard, S. T. Christensen, Denmark

 

12:30-12:45

A NUMERICAL CONCEPT FOR MODELLING THE NATURALLY SWOLLEN STATE OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE

S. Olsen, A. Oloyede, C. Adam, Australia

 

12:45-13:00

CONTROL OF A 3 DOF ARTIFICIAL FINGER BY A MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRON

E. L. Secco, G. Magenes, Italy

 

13:00-13:15

PHOTON MIGRATION IN MAGNETO-OPTICALLY ACTIVE RANDOM MEDIA

R. Y. Kiso, E. Munin, H. Sidaoui, M. T. T. Phaceco, Brazil

 

13:15-13:30

ON THE ONSET DETECTION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FORCE, IN THE DYNAMIC EXERCISE

M. T. Tarata, G. Staude, W. Wolf, A. Spaepen, Romania, Germany, Belgium

 

HALL D

Session:

ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC STIMULATION

Hall:

D

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

R. Liščić, A. Jobbagy

11:30-12:00

ARE SEGMENTAL CONDUCTION STUDIES OF THE CORTICOSPINAL TRACT IN HUMANS FEASIBLE

J. Zidar, Slovenia

 

12:00-12:30

TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION OF THE BRAIN APPLICATIONS IN BASIC AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE

R. M. Liščić, M. Mihelin, Croatia, Slovenia

 

12:30-13:00

EFFECT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS ON PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION

M. Tomšić, F. Bajrović, A. Stefanovska, Slovenia

 

13:00-13:15

ENHANCEMENT IN MUSCLE FORCE DURING AND AFTER TETANIC STIMULATION

G. M. Eom, T. Watanabe, N. Hoshimiya, G. Khang, J. H. Yi, G. R. Tack, S. Korea

 

13:15-13:30

AN 8-CHANNEL STIMULATION PATTERN GENERATOR

T. Song, J. H. Yi, G. Khang, K. W. Choi, S. Korea

 

 

POSTER SESSIONS

HALL E

Time:

9:00-17:30

 

 

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EM RADIATION / CELLULAR ENGINEERING

 

P2-01

THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF FIBRIN

M. Bartoszek, M. Balanda, Z. Drzazga, Poland

 

P2-02

AN EFFECT OF STATIC AND ELF MAGNETIC FIELD ON ENZYME ACTIVITY - IN VITRO STUDY

E. Beck, B. Beck, H. Duliban, Z. Drzazga, Poland

 

P2-03

NEUROVEGETATIVE DISTURBANCES IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

A.Bortkiewicz, E. Gadzicka, M. Zmyslony, W. Szymczak, Poland

 

P2-04

AMBULATORY VERSUS OCCASIONAL BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

E. Gadzicka, A. Bortkiewicz, M. Zmyslony, Poland

 

P2-05

SOME BEHAVIOURAL AND METABOLIC EFFECTS IN MICE EXPOSED TO ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY FIELDS

C. Goiceanu, F. Gradinaru, D. D. Sandu, R. Danulescu, Gh. Balaceanu, D. Popa, O. G. Avadanei, Romania

 

P2-06

SOME EVIDENCE OF BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY FIELDS IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM

B. Goiceanu, A. Artenie, O. G. Avadanei, V. Artenie, D. E. Creanga, Romania

 

P2-07

The electric conductivity of 1 MGy dose g- irradiated bone

L. Kubisz, E. Marzec, Poland

 

P2-08

The effect of water and temperature on the dielectric properties of bone and keratin

E. Marzec, L. Kubisz, Poland

 

P2-09

INFLUENCE OF STATIC AND ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS ON HAEMOGLOBIN SOLUTIONS

A. Michnik, M. Bartoszek, E. Beck, Z. Drzazga, Poland

 

P2-10

ANTICARCINOGENIC POLYMERIC COMPOSITION WITH IMMUNOMODULATOR FOR TISSUE PLASTIC

N. A. Galatenko, R. A. Rozhnova, V. F. Konovalenko, Ukraine

 

P2-11

DEPENDENCY OF INDUCED TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL ON THE CELLS INSIDE A CELL CLUSTER

N. Pavšelj, M. Pavlin, D. Miklavčič, Slovenia

 

P2-12

MODELING OF TRANSMEMBRANE TRANSPORT OF SMALL MOLECULES DUE TO ELECTROPERMEABILIZATION OF CELL PLASMA MEMBRANE

M. Puc, T. Kotnik, L. M. Mir, D. Miklavčič, Slovenia, France

 

P2-13

THE EFFECT OF PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY ON LUCIFER YELLOW UPTAKE BY MEANS OF CELL ELECTROPERMEABILIZATION IN VITRO

G. Pucihar, L. M. Mir, D. Miklavčič, Slovenia, France

 

P2-14

MODEL OF INDUCED TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL ON SPHEROIDAL CELL

B. Valič, M. Pavlin, D. Miklavčič, Slovenia

 

 

MODELING AND SIMULATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

 

P2-15

COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF THE OPTIC BEHAVIOUR OF THE HUMAN EYE

R. Barraco, L. Bellomonte, Italy

 

P2-16

Comparison of impedance parameters of different arterial sites and grafts: towards impedance matching

C. Daniele, M. Grigioni, G. D’Avenio, V. Barbaro, Italy

 

P2-17

TOWARDS HEMOLYTIC POTENTIAL EVALUATION BY USING CFD (PART I: VENOUS CANNULATION STUDY)

M. Grigioni, C. Daniele, U. Morbiducci, G. Di Benedetto, G. D'Avenio, V. Barbaro, Italy

 

P2-18

TOWARDS HEMOLYTIC POTENTIAL EVALUATION BY USING CFD (PART II: ARTERIAL CANNULATION STUDY)

M. Grigioni, C. Daniele, U. Morbiducci, G. Di Benedetto, G. D'Avenio, V. Barbaro, Italy

 

P2-19

LACTATE KINETICS AND THE ADAPTATION OF TOTAL PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE DURING PHYSICAL WORK

I. Ibraheem, H. Pessenhofer, J. Eisl, N. Sauseng, Austria

 

P2-20

TEMPORAL INFORMATION IN PULSE TRAINS OF THE PERIPHERAL AUDITORY SYSTEM

T. Matsuoka, T. Hoshi, Japan

 

P2-21

INSULIN SECRETION IN HYPERTENSION EVALUATED BY C-PEPTIDE MINIMAL MODEL

S. Natalucci, M. Boemi, F. Di Nardo, P. Fumelli, R. Burattini, Italy

 

P2-22

A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN CIRCULATORY SYSTEM UNDER EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION

E. Naujokat, U. Kiencke, C. F. Vahl, Germany

 

P2-23

QUANTITATIVE MODELLING OF INTERACTION OF PROPAFENONE WITH SODIUM CHANNELS IN CARDIAC CELLS

M. Pásek, J. Šimurda, Czech Republic

 

P2-24

MODELLING, SIMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC MANIPULATOR

K. B. Pimenta, H. A. Hermini, J. M. Rosário, E. R. Cassemiro, Brazil

 

P2-25

A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE SUDY OF VENTRICULO-ARTERIAL COUPLING IN AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY

A. Ripoli, M. Glauber, C. Palmieri, S. Bevilacqua, Italy

 

P2-26

POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF PLASMATIC pH ON ATHEROGENESIS

S. E. Rodrigo, R. L. Armentano, J. Levenson, M. A. Pérez, R. E. Cáceres, Argentina, France

 

P2-27

MODELING FINGER PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM IV: SECOND DERIVATIVE WAVE FITTING APPROACH

S. Shirouzu, H. Sugano, Japan

 

P2-28

EVALUATION OF AN IN VITRO MODEL OF ELECTRONIC ROOT CANAL MEASUREMENT

Z. Stare, I. Lacković, N. Galić, Croatia

 

P2-29

TRANSMISSION LINE BASED MODEL FOR ELECTRONIC PROPAGATION IN MYELINATED NERVES

M. M. Villapecellin-Cid, L. M. Roa-Romero, J. Reina-Tosina, Spain

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2001

PLENARY SESSION

Hall:

C

Time:

9:00-11:00

Chairs:

R. Summers, G. Deželić

9:00-9:30

CROSS ROADS IN GLOBAL TELE-ISSUES

S. Laxminarayan, USA

 

9:30-10:00

ADVANCES IN BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

M. Akay, USA

 

10:00-10:30

HEMODYNAMIC ASPECTS OF THE BERLIN VENTRICLE ASSIST DEVICE

S. Einav, I. Avrahami, M. Rosenfeld, K. Affeld, Israel, Germany

 

10:30-11:00

HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND HL7

J. W. Dudeck, Germany

 

ORAL SESSIONS

HALL A

Session:

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT II

Hall:

A

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

S. Tonković, W. Chang

15:00-15:15

FORCE MEASURING DEVICE APPLIED IN CARDIOPULMUNARY RESUSCITATION

A. Šantić, D. Kovačić, H. Gilly, Croatia, Austria

 

15:15-15:30

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD AND BIOLOGICAL TISSUES: THE EFFECTS OF SHAPE AND CONCENTRATION OF CELLS

H. Kanai, M. Fujii, K. Sakamoto, N. Kanai, Japan

 

15:30-15:45

ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT OF NONINVASIVE FINGER BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT

I. Lacković, A. Šantić, Croatia

 

15:45-16:00

SELF-MIXING LASER-DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY FOR BLOOD FLOWMETRY

L. Scalise, F. de Mul, W. Steenbergen, A. Petoukhova, Italy, The Netherlands

 

16:00-16:15

MOBILE PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT STATION

J. Alametsä, M. Koivuloma, A. Värri, Finland

 

16:15-16:30

UTERINE  BIOELECTRICAL ACTIVITY ON THE FIRST DAY OF POST PARTUM PERIOD

S. Graczyk, K. Horoba, J. Jezewski, J. Wrobel, Poland

 

16:30-16:45

TRIGGER SEQUENCER FOR NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS

M. Mihelin, Slovenia

 

Session:

RADIATION DOSIMETRY

Hall:

A

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

M. Vrtar, M. Medvedec

17:30-17:45

N - TYPE SILICON DETECTOR IN RADIATION FIELD ANALYSIS OF BROAD BEAM GAMMA IRRADIATION

M. Vrtar, M. Surić, N. Kovačević, Croatia

 

17:45-18:00

A DOSIMETRIC SURVEY OF DIFFERENT MAMMOGRAPHIC SPECTRA USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION

H. Delis, G. Spyrou, G. Tzanakos, G. Panayiotakis, Greece

 

18:00-18:15

MEASUREMENT OF CONTACT ABSORBED DOSE RATE OF I-131 OVER THYROID REMNANT IN PATIENTS WITH THYROID CANCER

M. Medvedec, D. Dodig, Croatia

 

18:15-18:30

THE VIRTUAL WEDGE (VW) IN RADIOTHERAPY - PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES

W. F. O. Schmidt,  P. Wirth, F. Buechler, R. Hawliczek, Austria

 

HALL B

Session:

SS-3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Hall:

B

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

G. Windischbauer, N. Richter

11:30-11:45

Assessment of Innovation and Development Potential in Biomedical Engineering

G. Windischbauer, H. Gilly, P. Lugner, H. Pessenhofer, R. Neuberger, I. Schaberreiter, Austria

 

11:45-12:00

COOPERATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS AND INDUSTRY: BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE REALISATION OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

H. Pessenhofer, Austria

 

12:00-12:15

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN HUNGARY

N. Richter, Hungary

 

12:15-12:30

BME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

J. Holčík, L. Lhotská, Czech Republic

 

12:30-12:45

Croatian R&D Infrastructure and international collaboration

V. Bilas, Croatia

 

12:45-13:30

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Moderators: H. Gilly, J. Holčik

 

 

Meet the Editor in Chief of Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 

 

Topic:

Publishing your bioengineering research  -  how to ensure that your research is accepted for publication

Hall:

B

Time:

13:35-14:00

Organizer:

A. Murray

Session:

SS-2 CLINICAL ENGINEERING TOWARD THE 3RD MILLENNIUM

Hall:

B

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

P. Inchingolo, M. Poluta

15:00-15:30

CLINICAL ENGINEERING TOWARD THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

15:30-15:45

CLINICAL ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES AT LOCAL HEALTH UNIT NAPOLI 2: A PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SUPPORTING BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

M. Bracale, M. Cesarelli, P. Bifulco, R. Castalo, F. Faltoni, M. Festinese, Italy

 

15:45-16:00

ON-LINE SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL DEVICES

T. Dell’ Aquila, D. Bravar, G. Carlini, A. Cortese, N. Pangher, Italy

 

16:00-16:15

EXPERIENCES AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF AIMD AND MDD INTO THE HUNGARIAN PRACTICE

G. A. Bolvary, C. P. Nagy, L. Z. Forgacs, Hungary

 

16:15-16:30

MEDICAL DATA SECURITY IN A HIS: HOW TO WORK IN OBSERVANCE OF 95/46/CEE

G. de’ Petris, C. Spagno, Italy

 

16:30-16:45

THE ROLE OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSESMENT IN MEDICAL EQUIPEMENT

G. Bucci, A. Evangelisti, F. Fioravanti, P.Nesi, Italy

 

16:45-17:00

HEALTH SMART CARD IMPACTS IN HEALTH SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

F. Sicurello, C. Beretta, Italy

 

Session:

SS-2 CLINICAL ENGINEERING TOWARD THE 3RD MILLENIUM

Hall:

B

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

M. Bracale, G. Bolvary

17:30-17:45

EDUCATION IN CLINICAL ENGINEERING - IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

R. Magjarević, P. Inchingolo, Croatia, Italy

 

17:45-18:00

IN-HOUSE SERVICE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OUT-SOURCING AN AUSTRALIAN MODEL

S. Popovic, Australia

 

18:00-18:15

MEDICAL DEVICES MAINTENANCE: DIFFERENT NEEDS, DIFFERENT CHOICES

C. Spagno, Italy

 

18:15-18:30

THE MANAGEMENT OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOY IN A HOSPITAL OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: THE SUPPORT OF THE CLINICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF AUSL OF MODENA TO THE HOSPITAL OF TIRANA IN INVENTORY MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND TRAINING

S. Cecoli, M. Garagnani, G. Pirini, G. Conti, M. Martignon, Italy

 

18:30-19:30

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION and SHORT POSTER PRESENTATION

Moderators: P. Inchingolo, M. Bracale

 

HALL C

Session:

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Hall:

C

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

M. Bračič-Lotrič, N. Vrček

11:30-12:00

CARDIOVASCULA DYNAMICS - ANALYSIS AND MODELLING OF ITS OSTILLATIONS AND THEIR SYNCHRONIZATION

A. Stefanovska, M. Bračič Lotrič, Slovenia

 

12:00-12:15

THE INFLUENCE OF EXERCISE ON BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY AND 0.1 HZ VARIABILITY IN CIRCULATION

A. Krticka, N. Honzikova, Z. Novakova, Czech Republic

 

12:15-12:30

HEMODIALYSIS-INDUCED MODIFICATIONS IN PARAMETERS DERIVED FROM ECG SIGNAL ANALYSIS

S. Vecchietti, S. Severi, S. Cavani, S. Cavalcanti, A. Santoro, J. DeBie, Italy

 

12:30-12:45

INTERNAL CARDIOVERSION ENERGY LEVEL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE RIGHT ATRIUM

V. Barbaro, P. Bartolini, G. Calcagnini, F. Censi, R. Macioce, A. Michelacci, Italy

 

12:45-13:00

EFFECTS OF DATA COMPRESSION ON SEGMENTED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

N. Vrček, S. Tonković, Croatia

 

13:00-13:15

A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF CARDIOVASCULAR REGULATION FOLLOWING O2-CO2 ARTERIAL PRESSURE CHANGES

E. Magosso, M. Urbino, Italy

 

Session:

MODELING AND SIMULATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS II

Hall:

C

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

J. Nagel, H. Gilly

15:00-15:15

EEG ANALYSIS INPRESENCE OF BRAIN LESSIONS: THE REQUIRED HEAD MODEL COMPLEXITY

P. Bruno, R. Zangrando, F. Vatta, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

15:15-15:30

CHARACTERIZATION OF POTASSIUM MASS TRANSFER DURING HEMODIALYSIS

F. Grandi, F. Fontanazzi, S. Severi, S. Cavalcanti, Italy

 

15:30-15:45

UREA KINETIC MODELLING: HEMODIALYSIS PRESCRIPTION PROCEDURE AND MEMBRANE MATERIAL

M. Prado, L. M. Roa, A. Palma, J. A. Milan, Spain

 

15:45-16:00

A MODEL FOR DIGITAL SIMULATION OF CIRCUMSCRIBED LESIONS IN MAMMOGRAPHY

S. Skiadopoulos, L. Costaridou, C. Dimitroukas, L. Livos, G. Panayiotakis, Greece

 

16:00-16:15

DETERMINATION OF SEVERITY OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION BY USE OF A COMPARTMENTAL MODEL

A. Jung, M. Wasilewska-Radwanska, Z. Kopanski, Poland

 

16:15-16:30

MODEL BASED ANALYSIS OF ACUTE HYPOTENSION DURING HEMODIALYSIS

S. Cavani, S. Severi, M. Zanasi, S. Cavalcanti, G. Avanzolini, E. Mancini, A. Santoro, Italy

 

16:30-16:45

VIRTUAL FIBERS: A ROBUST APPROACH FOR MUSCLE SIMULATION

E. Gladilin, S. Zachow, P. Deuflhard, H. C. Hege, Germany

 

16:45-17:00

INSULIN SECRETION AND KINETICS IN MICE ASSESSED BY MATHEMATICAL MODELING

A. Tura, B. Ahrén, G. Pacini, Italy, Sweden

 

Session:

MODELING AND SIMULATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS III

Hall:

C

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

L. Roa, H. Pessenhoffer

17:30-17:45

SURFACE MODELING OF BLOOD VESSELS BASED ON 3D MEDICAL IMAGES

T. Baun, J. J. Flaaris, M. Volden, Denmark

 

17:45-18:00

INFLUENCE OF LESION GEOMETRY ESTIMATE ON EEG SOURCE RECONSTRUCTION

F. Vatta, P. Bruno, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

18:00-18:15

AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN - FOR USE IN A NEUROSURGICAL SIMULATOR

L. Brix, C. Fischer., K. V. Hansen, O. V. Larsen, Denmark

 

18:15-18:30

THE ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN VOICE SPREADING THROUGH THE INNER SKULL PATH TOWARD THE HEARING SYSTEM

V. Mišun, K. Přikryl, Czech Republic

 

18:30-18:45

COMPUTER SIMULATION OF REST AND EXERCISE HEMODYNAMICS IN UNIVENTRICULAR CIRCULATION

E. Magosso, M. Ursino, S. Cavalcanti, Italy

 

18:45-19:00

VENTRICULAR SURFACE ACTIVATION TIME IMAGING FROM ECG MAPPING DATA

R. Modre, B. Tilg, G. Fischer, F. Hanser, B. Messnarz, P. Wach, M. F. H. Schocke, Ch. Kremser, F. Hintringer, O. Pachinger, F. X. Roithinger, Austria

 

19:00-19:15

AN ADAPTIVE PI CONTROLER FOR POSTOPERATIVE BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL

K. Y. Zhu, J. Ma, S. M. Krishnan, Singapore

 

HALL D

Session:

MEDICAL INFORMATICS I

Hall:

D

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

M. D. Scheetz, M. Petrovečki

11:30-12:00

THE TREATMENT OF SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT INTHE BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE

M. D. Scheetz, USA

 

12:00-12:15

Critical Success Factors for the Introduction of a Clinical Information System

A. Vagelatos, J. Sarivouyioukas, Greece

 

12:15-12:30

EVALUABILITY OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICAL MASTER’S THESES ASSESSMENT

T. Skender, V. Frković, L. Bilić-Zulle, M. Petrovečki, Croatia

 

12:30-12:45

Paperless Hospital: Reality, Dream or a Nightmare?

M. Madjaric, H. Leitner, W. Köle, W. Leodolter, G. Gell, V. Nesek-Madjaric, Austria, Croatia

 

12:45-13:00

E-ONKO FORM IN PUBLIC HEALTH DATA AQUISITION

D. Fanton, M. Strnad, S. Turčić, Croatia

 

Session:

MEDICAL INFORMATICS II

Hall:

D

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

M. Premik, J. Kern

15:00-15:30

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STRATEGIES OF THE SLOVENE HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS

M. Premik, D. Rudel, Slovenia

 

15:30-15:45

OPEN OR CLOSED INTERVIEWS IN LIFE QUALITY EVALUATION

M. Hercigonja – Szekeres, D. Ivanković, Croatia

 

15:45-16:00

THE ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS TO MEDICAL INFORMATICS - THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPECTATIONS

J. Kern, Gj. Deželić, J. Božikov, Croatia

 

16:00-16:15

ANALYSING SOCIAL INTERACTION AND USABILITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS: THE CASE OF THE ARISTOPHANES SYSTEM

A. A. Lazakidou, A. S. Andreou, Cyprus

 

16:15-16:30

INTEGRATED HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS BY PATIDOC CREATIVE SOFTWARE

S. Schweinzer, Austria

 

Session:

MEDICAL IMAGING I

Hall:

D

Time:

17:30-19:30

Chairs:

C. Roux, K. Lewenstein

17:30-17:45

Morphogenesis-based Deformable Models in 3D Medical Image Analysis

C. Roux, L. Ibáñez, C. Hamitouche, M. Boniou, France, USA

 

17:45-18:00

SHAPE ANALYSIS OF MICROCALCIFICATIONS USING RADON TRANSFORM

L. Bocchi, J. Nori, G. Coppini, G. Donato, G. Valli, Italy

 

18:00-18:15

ATTENTION FOCUSING FRONT-END TO DETECT LUNG NODULES IN CHEST RADIOGRAMS

G. Coppini, S. Diciotti, M. Falchini, N. Villari, G. Valli, Italy

 

18:15-18:

ASSESSING COMPRESSED MEDICAL IMAGE QUALITY USING TEST OBJECTS

O. Kocsis, L. Costaridou, P. Sakellaropoulos, D. Lymberopoulos, G. Panayiotakis, Greece

 

18:30-18:45

DENSE BREAST AND PERIPHERY PROBLEM IN MAMMOGRAPHY: A DIGITAL APPROACH

A. P. Stefanoyiannis, L. Costaridou, G. Panayiotakis, Greece

 

18:45-19:00

MONTE CARLO BASED X-RAY SOFTWARE SIMULATOR FOR MEDICAL IMAGING

K. Bliznakova, J. Bliznakov, N. Pallikarakis, Z. Kolitsi, Greece

 

19:00-19:

VIRTUAL DELIVERY ROOM AS A TEACHING TOOL

D. Korže, D. Zazula, D. Korošec, M. Divjak, A. Holobar, I. Prelog, Slovenia

 

19:15-19:

MAXILLO-FACIAL VIRTUAL SURGERY FROM 3D CT IMAGES

R. Gori, C. Lamberti, A. Sarti, Italy

 

POSTER SESSIONS

HALL E

Time:

9:00-17:30

 

 

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT

 

P3-01

A VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF EYE MOVEMENTS OF STRABISMIC SUBJECTS

A. Accardo, S. Pensiero, S. Vlahinic, Italy

 

P3-02

DIVERSITY TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILE OPTICAL BIOTELEMETRY

V. Bilas, A. Santic, Croatia

 

P3-03

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR TINETTI TEST

A. Buizza, R. Lombardi, R. Gandolfi, L. Panella, P. Pizzagalli, Italy

 

P3-04

CARDIAC HEMODYNAMICS DURING TILT TEST: COMPARISON BETWEEN ECHO AND AMBULATORY IMPEDANCE  CARDIOGRAPHY

G. Cybulski, E. Michalak, E. Koźluk, A. Piątkowska, W. Niewiadomski, A. Kodrzycka, W. Łukasik, A. Książkiewicz, T. Pałko, Poland

 

P3-05

SKIN TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES AT THE ACUPUNCTURE POINTS

E. Dziuban, Poland

 

P3-06

ELECTROHYSTEROGRAPHY - AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF UTERINE ACTIVITY MONITORING

K. Horoba, J. Jezewski, S. Graczyk, J. Wrobel, Poland

 

P3-07

DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR RECORDING THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

F. Iaione, J. L. B. Marques, Brazil

 

P3-08

OPTIMISING OF SIGNAL PROCESSING PARAMETERS IN CARDIOVASCULA DIAGNOSTICS

K. Meigas, R. Kattai, J. Lass, Estonia

 

P3-09

CHARACTERIZATION OF A SUPPORTED MODEL LIPID MEMBRANE INCORPORATING TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS: AN AFM STUDY

I. Ruspantini, M. Diociaiuti, A. Molinari, P. Chistolini; Italy

 

P3-10

BIOIMPEDANCE IN PREOPERATIVE LOWER LEG ISCHAEMIA DIAGNOSTICS

D. Voloder, S. Tonković, M. Petrunić; Croatia

 

 

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

 

P3-11

ANALYSIS OF CARDIOTOCOGRAMS IN TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAINS

P. Bifulco, M. Cesarelli, F. Fedele, M. Romano, M. Bracale, Italy

 

P3-12

POWER-LAW BEHAVIOR AND POINCARÈ PLOTS REPRODUCIBILITY IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

G. D’Addio, G. D. Pinna, R. Maestri, D. Vitale, E. Ranaudo, D. Acanfora, G. Furgi, F. Rengo, Italy

 

P3-13

DETECTING DIABETIC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY USING NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY SIGNALS

C. J. Egoavil, J. L. B. Marques, Brazil

 

P3-14

A BEAT-TO-BEAT ESTIMATION OF THE CONTRACTILE STATE OF THE HEART BY MEANS OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS

M. Grigioni, C. Daniele, U. Morbiducci, G. Di Benedetto, G. D’avenio, V. Barbaro, Italy

 

P3-15

BIOMECHANICAL STUDY AS A SUPPORT FOR FOETAL CARDIAC SURGERY

M. Grigioni, A. Carotti, C. Daniele, G. D’Avenio, U. Morbiducci, G. F. Piperno, G. Di Benedetto, S. Albanese, R. Di Donato, V. Barbaro, Italy

 

P3-16

Power dissipation in the total cavopulmonary connection

M. Grigioni, A. Amodeo, C. Daniele, G. D’Avenio, G. Oppido, R. Di Donato, V. Barbaro, Italy

 

P3-17

DATABASE OF EQUINE ECG SIGNALS

J. Holčík, J. Hanák, R. Hrubý, V. Václavík, M. Sedlinská, P. Jahn, Czech Republic

 

P3-18

A NEW CRITERIA FOR LOAD INDUCED ISCHEMIA AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DETECTION

A. Vainoras, G. Jarusevičius, L. Gargasas, S. Korsakas, Lithuania

 

P3-19

NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF RAPID BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES

R. Raamat, K. Toska, K. Jagomägi, J. Talts, Estonia

 

P3-20

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS IN ASSESMENT OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH MARKERS

A. Saudargienë, S. Korsakas, Lithuania

 

P3-21

EFFECTS OF MECHANICAL PUMPING ON THE HEMODYNAMICS OF BLOOD VESSELS

S. M. Wu, B. S. Lin, B. S. Lin, Y. W. Shau, F. C. Chong, Taiwan

 

 

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

 

P3-22

COMPUTER ASSISTED PRE- AND POST-SURGERY ACTIVITIES IN A CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY CLINIC

C. S. Alecu, G. Martin, R. Deac, V. Martinescu, C. Suciu, F. Ortan, M. Martinescu, Romania

 

P3-23

INTRODUCING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INTO LASER MEDICINE

A. Daskalaki, A. Lazakidou, C. Philipp, C. Jacob, H. P. Berlien, Germany, Cyprus

 

P3-24

THE DIET OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN CROATIA - TEXTUAL ANALYSES

I. Heim, S. Vuletic, M. Hercigonja-Szekeres, Croatia

 

P3-25

KEEPING INFORMED PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. A WEB-BASED APPLICATION

E. Jitaru, I. Moisil, A. Alexandru, I. Z. Mihu, Romania

 

P3-26

MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS IN RURAL AND MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES

G. Martin, C. S. Alecu, A. Ripanu, L. Stefan, Romania

 

P3-27

A FUZZY INFERENCE RULE FOR CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS DIAGNOSIS

H. Sidaoui, M. T. T. Pacheco, S. Sathaiah, Brazil

 

P3-28

TOWARDS SUFFICIENCY OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS IN MEDICINE

A. E. Smith, C. D. Nugent, S. I. McLean, UK

 

 

SS-2 CLINICAL ENGINEERING TOWARD THE 3rd MILLENIUM     (to be presented in Hall B)

 

P3-29

TAHTA: TRIESTE ACTION FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

M. Bianchetti, D. Bravar, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

P3-30

DE-CONTAMINATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUID HOSPITAL WASTE

M. M. Brás, F. J. Monteiro, J. Cavalheiro, Portugal

 

P3-31

A NEW MODEL FOR THE REPLACEMENT PRIORITY VALUE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

B. Caimmi, A. Bocchieri, A. Buizza, G. Genduso, Italy

 

P3-32

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR PATIENT SAFETY

S. Christofides, Cyprus

 

P3-33

INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF CLINICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS - PRACTICES

M. Glouhova, Z. Kolitis, N. Pallikarakis, Greece

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2001

PLENARY SESSION

Hall:

C

Time:

9:00-11:00

Chairs:

J. Nagel, V. Medved

9:00-9:30

MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF HUMAN MOTION - AN UPPSALA PERSPECTIVE

H. Lanshammar, Sweden

 

9:30-10:00

FES AND ROBOT ASSISTED STANDING EXERCISE

T. Bajd, Slovenia

 

10:00-10:30

ORTHOPAEDICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

D. Orlić, Croatia

 

10:30-11:00

DYNAMIC IMAGING OF THE WORKING HUMAN BRAIN

S. Supek, Croatia

 

ORAL SESSIONS

HALL A

Session:

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN DENTISTRY

Hall:

A

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

M. Valentić-Peruzović, K. Choi

15:00-15:15

EMG EVALUATION OF MASTICATORY MUSCLES’ CONTRIBUTION IN MANDIBULAR ECCENTRIC POSITIONS

I. Ž. Alajbeg, M. Valentić-Peruzović, M. Cifrek, A. Čelebić, I. Alajbeg, D. Illeš, Croatia

 

15:15-15:30

SENSORY THRESHOLDS TO ORAL GALVANIC STIMULATION IN PATIENTS WITH BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME

I. Alajbeg, S. Tonković, A. Cekić-Arambašin, I. Ž. Alajbeg, Croatia

 

15:30-15:45

BIOMECHANICAL STUDY ON THE PERIODONTAL LIGAMEN- LIKE ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE AROUND DENTAL IMPLANT

K. Choi, I. C. Kwon, G. Khang, K. Rhee, Y. C. Lee, S. Korea

 

15:45-16:00

COMPUTERIZED CONTINUOUS EKG MONITORING DURING DENTAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN LOCAL ANESTHESIA

D. Illeš, N. Jovanović, I. Husedžinović, M. Valentić-Peruzović, I. Ž. Alajbeg, Croatia

 

16:00-16:15

BONE DENSITOMETRIC STUDY OF MANDIBULAR DENSITY USING DENTAL PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS

D. Knezović Zlatarić, A. Čelebić, M. Valentić-Peruzović, A. Džubur, Croatia

 

HALL B

Session:

SS-1 HEALTH TELEMATICS AND TELEMEDICINE

Hall:

B

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

M. Bracale, S. Laxminarayan

11:30-12:00

TODAY TELEMEDICINE ACROSS EUROPE: POTENTIALITY AND BARRIERS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION

M. Bracale, Italy

 

12:00-12:15

TRIESTE AND REGION FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA: AN EXAMPLE OF FULLY-MANAGED HEALTH TELEMATICS SYSTEM. THE NEW TELEMATIC NETWORK OF 2000'S TRIESTE

P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

12:15-12:30

MEDICAL DATA PROTECTION WITH A NEW GENERATION OF HARDWARE AUTHENTICATION TOKENS

S. Bergamasco, M. Bon, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

12:30-12:45

DYNAMIC PERSONALIZATION OF WEB RESOURCES FOR PRESENTING HEALTH CARE INFORMATION

D. S. Bental, M. H. Williams, D. Pacey, A. J. Cawsey, L. M. McKinnon, D. H. Marwick, UK

 

12:45-13:00

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OF TELEMEDICINE SERVICE IN "ISLAND PROJECT"

M. Bracale, M. Cesarelli, P. Bifulco, Italy

 

13:00-13:15

TELECARDIOLOGY SYSTEM: METHODS AND RESULTS OF SPORTSMEN FUNCTIONAL STATE EVALUATION

S. Korsakas, A. Vainoras, L. Gargasas, L. Poderys, V. Jurkonis, Lithuania

 

13:15-13:30

DEVELOPMENT OF REMOTE ECHOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM BY USING PROBE MOVABLE MECHANISM AND TRANSFERRING ECHOGRAM VIA HIGH SPEED DIGITAL NETWORK

K. Masuda, E. Kimura, N. Tateishi, K. Ishihara, Japan

 

Session:

SS-1 HEALTH TELEMATICS AND TELEMEDICINE

Hall:

B

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

P. Inchingolo, M. T. Arredondo

15:00-15:15

AVICENA: A HOME TELECARE MULTIMEDIA PLATFORM

V. Traver, M. T. Arredondo, S. Guillén, J. M. García, C. Fernández, Spain

 

15:15-15:30

MODELLING HOME TELEVISIT SERVICES THROUGH SYSTEMS DYNAMIC PROCEDURES

M. A. Valero, M. T. Arredondo, F. del Nogal, P. Gallar, J. Insausti, F. Del Pozo, Spain

 

15:30-15:45

A TELECARDIOLOGY SYSTEM TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

A. Rodríguez, M. T. Arredondo, J. L. Villalar, M. F. Cabrera, F. Del Nogal, J. M. Rodríguez-Roldán, G. Leal, F. Del Pozo, Spain

 

15:45-16:00

PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO YOUNGSTERS USING CONTEXT-AWARE MOBILE DEVICES

M. H. Williams, D. Havatzaras, R. Pascotto, UK

 

16:00-16:15

SECURE TELE-COOPERATION IN VIRTUAL SIMULATION OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING

E. Ntasis, T. Maniatis, K. S. Nikita, Greece

 

16:15-17:00

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION and SHORT POSTER PRESENTATION

Moderators: P. Inchingolo, M. T. Arredondo

 

HALL C

Session:

MEDICAL IMAGING II

Hall:

C

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

S. Supek, A. Accardo

11:30-11:45

ANALYSIS OF IMAGES OF CORNEAL TISSUE USING A SHAPE SPACE

F. J. Sanchez-Marin, Mexico

 

11:45-12:00

INFLUENCE  OF ELECTRODE NUMBER AND NOISE LEVEL IN SPLINE INTERPOLATION OF ERP MAPPING

N. Chauveau, X. Franceries, B. Doyon, B. Rigaud, J.P. Morucci, P. Celsis, France

 

12:00-12:15

SKULL ANISOTROPY AND HETEROGENEITY EFFECT IN A HEAD MODEL BASED ON A RESISTOR MESH

X. Franceries, B. Doyon, N. Chauveau, B. Rigaud, J.P. Morucci, P. Celsis, France

 

12:15-12:30

CONE BASED 3D RECONSTRUCTION: A FDK-SART COMPARISON FOR LIMITED NUMBER OF PROJECTIONS

W. Chlewicki, C. Badea, N. Pallikarakis, Greece

 

12:30-12:45

USE OF WAVELET ANALYSIS TO MEASURE CONTRAST AND NOISE IN MAMMOGRAMS

L. Costaridou, P. Sakellaropoulos, A. P. Stefanoyiannis, E. Ungureanu, G. Panayiotakis, Greece

 

12:45-13:

AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF CERVICAL SPINE KINEMATICS BY MEANS OF DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPY

M. Sansone, P. Bifulco, M. Cesarelli, M. Bracale, Italy

 

13:00-13:

DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIGATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COLONOSCOPY

M. P. Tjoa, S. M. Krishnan, R. Doraiswami, Singapore

 

13:15-13:

X-RAY SYNCHROTRON DIFFRACTION TOMOGRAPHY FOR USING IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

R. C. Barroso, R. T. Lopes, E. F. O. de Jesus, L. F. de Oliveira, D. Braz, Brazil

 

HALL D

Session:

GAIT AND MOTION ANALYSIS

Hall:

D

Time:

11:30-13:30

Chairs:

T. Bajd, H. Lanshamar

11:30-11:45

A self-adapted digital filtering PROCEDURE FOR NORMALISATION AND AVERAGING

M. D’Amico, P. Roncoletta, Italy

 

11:45-12:00

ALTERNATIVE parametrization techniques IN Posturographic analysis

P. G. Morasso, L. Baratto, C. Re, G. Spada, Italy

 

12:00-12:15

FORCE HANDRAIL FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE REACTION FORCE

V. Macellari, D. Paolizzi, G. De Angelis, A. Panella, F. Basile, G. Maccioni, D. Giansanti, C. Giacomozzi, Italy

 

12:15-12:30

DIFFERNCES OF THE IN-SHOE PLANTAR PRESSURE DURING WALKING AND RUNNING IN DIFFERENT TENNIS SHOES

S. Peharec, D. Rosanda, M. Cifrek, Croatia

 

12:30-12:45

VIRTUAL 3D CALIBRATION OBJECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF 3D RECONSTRUCTION

T. Pribanić, M. Cifrek, S. Tonković, Croatia

 

12:45-13:00

DYNAMIC SIMILARITY AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A DINOSAUR ATTACK BASED ON FOOTPRINTS AND TRACKWAYS

F. K. Fuss, Austria

 

13:30-13:15

POSTUROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS: INTEGRATION OF FORCE PLATE SIGNALS AND SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY

M. Schmid, V. Camomilla, L. Lopez, S. Conforto, Italy

 

13:15-13:30

Quantification of cENTER OF PRESSURE (COP) MOVEMENT DURING GAIT

M. Schmid, G. Beltrami, D. Zambarbieri, Italy

 

Session:

REHABILITATION ENGINEERING / TECHNOLOGY FOR DISABLED

Hall:

D

Time:

15:00-17:00

Chairs:

D. Orlić, M. D’Amico

15:00-15:15

A THIRD GENERATION STIMULATOR FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF ABDOMINAL MUSCLETO PROVIDE VENTILATION IN SPINAL CORD INJURY

U. Stanič, F. Kandare, M. Stopar, D. Filipič, R. J. Jaeger, Slovenia USA

 

15:15-15:30

SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENTS ON PARAPLEGIC CYCLING

P. Lugner, M. Gföhler, T. Angeli, Austria

 

15:30-15:45

TRAINING OF FOOT CONTACT PHASE DURING FES ASSISTED WALKING

N. Furuse, I. Cikajlo, T. Bajd, Slovenia

 

15:45-16:00

A COMPUTER SIMULATION FOR TESTING AND IMPLEMENTING FES GAIT CONTROLLERS

G. A. Benedict, V. F. Ruiz, UK

 

16:00-16:15

Technical Assistance for SeverEly Disabled Persons with Integrated Tele-Help

P. Panek, Ch. Beck, G. Seisenbacher, W. L. Zagler, Austria

 

16:15-16:30

THE ANALYSIS OF SPEECH IN PATIENTS WITH THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT

B. Somek, M. Ivković, A. Dembitz, S. Fajt, H. Domitrović, Croatia

 

16:30-16:45

THE EFFECT OF HIGH LUMINANCE LEVELS ON THE EEG ALPHA WAVE FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

A. M. Maher, P. Swift, L. Kirkup, D. Martin, Australia

 

POSTER SESSIONS

HALL E

Time:

9:00-17:30

 

 

 

MEDICAL IMAGING

 

 

P4-01

ANALYSIS OF TRABECULAR BONE STRUCTURE USING PROJECTION RECONSTRUCTION MR MICROSCOPY

A. Accardo, G. Candido, V. Jellúš, F. Vittur, R. Toffanin, Italy

 

P4-02

ROBUST AND FAST MEDICAL REGISTRATION OF 3D-MULTI-MODALITY DATA SETS

M. Capek, L. Mroz, R. Wegenkittl, Austria

 

P4-03

APPLICATION OF INFORMATION THEORY TO THE EVALUATION OF X-RAY IMAGING SCINTILLATORS

D. Cavouras, I. Kandarakis, E. Ventouras, G. Panayiotakis, C. Nomicos, Greece

 

P4-04

THEORY OF THE INDICATOR DILUTION MEASUREMENTS IN CORONAROGRAPHIC IMAGES FOR THE BLOOD FLOW

H. Goszczyńska, Dernałowicz, Poland

 

P4-05

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVE QUANTUM GAIN OF DIGITAL IMAGING DETECTORS

I. Kandarakis, D. Cavouras, E. Ventouras, G. Panayiotakis, C. Nomicos, Greece

 

P4-06

INVESTIGATION OF IRREGULAR SHAPE’S TIME-VARIATIONS IN THE LEFT CARDIAC VENTRICLE EVOLUTION

J. L. Kulikowski, M. Przytulska, D. Wierzbicka, Poland

 

P4-07

THE COMPARISON OF COMPUTER AIDED DISCRIMINATION OF BREAST CANCER BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF MAMMOGRAMS TRANSFORMED DIGITALLY IN THREE DIFFERENT WAYS

K. Lewenstein, P. Łubkowski, K. Urbaniak, T. Pałko, Poland

 

P4-08

IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION OF BRAIN DATA ACQUIRED FROM CT AND SPECT

V. Maratou, G. C. Kagadis, D. Cavouras, P. Spyridonos, V. Makris, G. Zenebissis, P. J. Vassilakos, D. Siablis, G. C. Nikiforidis, Grecce

 

P4-09

IMAGE QUALITY PRODUCED BY A CCD CHEST UNIT

J. Nosil, K. Situ, J. MacDonald, P. Baxter, Canada

 

P4-10

A NEURAL NETWORK BASED SEGMENTATION

P. Spyridonos, D. Cavouras, V. Makris, G. Zenebissis, V, Maratou, G. C. Kagadis, P. Ravazoula, G. C. Nikiforidis, Greece

 

P4-11

SEGMENTATION OF DIGITISED RADIOGRAPHS OF THE CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT OF THE THUMB

V. Stankovski, V. Jevtić, F. Solina, Z. M. Arnež, Slovenia

 

P4-12

RECONSTRUCTION OF BRAIN SOURCES IN THE PRESENCE OF NOISE: STRATEGY FOR SELECTING INVERSION TECHNIQUES

E. Ventouras, C. Papageorgiou, E. Monoyiou, N. Uzunoglu, G. Christodoulou, Greece

 

P4-13

A SEGMENTATION TECHNIQUE FOR THE DIGITAL MAMMOGRAMS: SAVING PROCESSING TIME AND MEMORY

M. A. C. Vieira, M. C. Escarpinati, H. Schiabel, C. A. C. Caetano, F. L. S. Nunes, Brazil

 

P4-14

IMAGE QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN PULMONARY RADIOGRAPHY

I. Vujović, I. Kuzmanić, M. Vujović, Croatia

 

 

REHABILITATION ENGINEERING / TECHNOLOGY FOR DISABLED

 

P4-15

DIGITAL AUDIO STIMULI  SYNTHESIS IN AUDIOMETRIC EXAMINATIONS

R. Giannini, V. Kozina, H. Džapo, Croatia

 

P4-16

A SYSTEM FOR THE CHARACTERISATION OF FORCES EXERTED DURING THE SHIATSU MASSAGE

M. Paolizzi, C. Giacomozzi, V. Macellari, Italy

 

P4-17

A SEMG-BASED ROW-COLUMN SCANNING COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR THE DISABLED

C. P. Chang, Y. L. Chen, Y. Y. Shih, Taiwan

 

P4-18

EYE-TRACING FROM THE IMAGE OF A FACE

S. Hashiguchi, N. Kawamura, M. Ohki, Japan

 

 

SS-1 HEALTH TELEMATICS AND TELEMEDICINE     (to be presented in Hall B)

 

P4-19

DICOM-BASED ANATOMO-PATHOLOGY SERVICES INTEGRATION IN THE DPACS-MEDARCNET TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM

R. Belloni, S. Bergamasco, P. Bosazzi, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

P4-20

APPLIED ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES IN DERMATOLOGY

B. Dugonik, A. Dugonik, Z. Brezočnik, Slovenia

 

P4-21

FEATURES OF DICOM COMPATIBLE MEDICAL IMAGE DATABASE DESIGN

V. Georgiev, L. Costaridou, P. Sakellaropoulos, D. Lymberopoulos, G. Panayiotakis, Greece

 

P4-22

DICOM-BASED INTEGRATION OF THE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY IN THE MEDARCNET TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM

S. Mininel, P. Bosazzi, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

P4-23

CLOSED-CIRCUIT LOW-FLOW ANESTHESIA: MODELLISTIC APPROACH TO REAL TIME CONTROL, AND DICOM-BASED ARCHIVING IN THE MEDARCNET TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM

S. Radin, E. Romano, P. Bosazzi, P. Inchingolo, Italy

 

P4-24

DIGITAL ATLAS FOR THE TRAINING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF BURN INJURIES

J. Reina-Tosina., L. Roa, T. Gómez-Cía, Spain

 

P4-25

CALL DISPATCHING IN AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL AMBULANCE DISPATCHING SERVICE

A. Ripanu, E. Stanciu, Romania

 

 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN DENTISTRY

 

P4-26

COMPENSATION OF BENDING ERRORS IN INTRA-ORAL RADIOGRAPHS USING BLOCK-BY-BLOCK IMAGE SCALING

B. C. Leung, F. H. Y. Chan, K. Y. Zee, P. C. K. Kwok, Hong Kong

 

P4-27

A 3D IMAGING SYSTEM FOR DENTAL IMAGING BASED ON DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS AND CONE BEAM CT

C. Badea, Z. Kolitsi, N. Pallikarakis, Greece

 

 

 

CLOSING CEREMONY
AND STUDENT AWARD PRESENTATION

Hall:

C

Time:

17:45

Chairs:

Ratko Magjarević, Croatia

Stanko Tonković, Croatia

Vladimir Medved, Croatia