International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences (eBook)

ICIBEL2015, 6-8 December 2015, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Fatimah Ibrahim, Juliana Usman, Mas Sahidayana Mohktar, Mohd Yazed Ahmad (Herausgeber)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2016
XV, 327 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-10-0266-3 (ISBN)

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This volumes presents the proceedings of ICIBEL 2015, organized by the Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME) under Innovative Technology Research Cluster, University of Malaya. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 6-8 December 2015.

The ICIBEL 2015 conference promotes the latest researches and developments related to the integration of the Engineering technology in medical fields and life sciences. This includes the latest innovations, research trends and concerns, challenges and adopted solution in the field of medical engineering and life sciences. 

Inhalt

About IFMBE 6
Foreword 7
Conference Details 8
Contents 10
Electrode Considerations, Excitation Methods and Measurement Techniques for Electrical Impedance Tomography 15
I. INTRODUCTION 15
II. LITERATURE REVIEW 15
III. MATERIALS AND METHODS 16
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 17
V. CONCLUSION 18
CONFLICT OF INTERSET 18
REFERENCES 18
Developing an Optimized Single-Trial P300-Based Brain Computer Interface System 20
I. INTRODUCTION 20
II. P300-BCI SYSTEM 21
III. CONCLUSIONS 24
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 24
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 24
REFERENCES 24
Neural-Response-Based Text-Dependent Speaker Identification Under Noisy Conditions 25
I. INTRODUCTION 25
II. METHODOLOGY 26
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 27
IV. CONCLUSION 28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 28
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 28
REFERENCES 28
Mental Stress Quantification Using EEG Signals 29
I. INTRODUCTION 29
II. METHODOLOGY 30
III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 31
IV. CONCLUSION 32
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 32
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 32
REFERENCES 32
Mean Glandular Dose and Figure of Merit of 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional Imaging in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis 34
I. INTRODUCTION 34
II. MATERIAL AND METHOD 34
III. RESULTS 35
IV. DISCUSSION 36
V. CONCLUSION 37
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 37
REFERENCES 37
The Effect of Hearing Augmentation on Cognitive Assessment Scores: A Pilot Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial 38
I. INTRODUCTION 38
II. METHODS 39
III. RESULTS 40
IV. DISCUSSION 42
V. LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42
VI. CONCLUSION 43
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 43
FUNDING 43
REFERENCES 43
Development and Characterization of Polypyrrole-Based Nanocomposite Adsorbent and Its Applications in Removal of Radioactive Materials 44
I. INTRODUCTION 44
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 45
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 45
IV. CONCLUSION 49
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 49
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 49
REFERENCES 49
Grey Matter Volume Differences of Textual Memorization: A Voxel Based Morphometry Study 50
I. INTRODUCTION 50
II. MATERIAL AND METHOD 50
III. RESULTS 52
IV. DISCUSSION 55
V. CONCLUSIONS 56
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 56
REFERENCES 56
Beat-to-Beat Blood Pressure Variations While Standing are Associated with Postural Changes in Blood Pressure 58
I. INTRODUCTION 58
II. METHODS 58
III. RESULTS 59
IV. DISCUSSION 60
V. CONCLUSIONS 61
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 62
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 62
REFERENCES 62
Curvature Analysis of Multifractal Spectra for Time Series of RR Intervals for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure 63
I. INTRODUCTION 63
II. METHODOLOGY 63
III. RESULTS 64
IV. CONCLUSIONS 66
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 66
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 66
REFERENCES 66
Elemental Analysis of Nigerian and Nigerien Foods Using Neutron Activation and Estimation of Daily Intake 67
I. INTRODUCTION 67
II. METHODOLOGY 67
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 68
IV. CONCLUSIONS 70
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 70
CONCFLICT OF INTEREST 70
REFRENCES 70
Optimization of CNT Based MEMS Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor for Intracranial Pressure Monitoring 71
I. INTRODUCTION 71
II. PRESSURE SENSOR DIAPHRAGM DESIGN 71
III. TAGUCHI METHOD 72
IV. SIMULATION OF OPTIMIZED SQUARE DIAPHRAGM 73
V. CONCLUSIONS 74
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 74
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 74
REFERENCES 74
Removal of Ocular Artifacts in EEG Signals Using Adapted Wavelet and Adaptive Filtering 76
I. INTRODUCTION 76
II. METHODOLOGY 77
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSON 79
IV. CONCLUSIONS 80
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 80
COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL STANDARDS 80
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 80
REFERENCES 80
Real Time Eye Blink Artifacts Removal in Electroencephalogram Using Savitzky-Golay Referenced Adaptive Filtering 82
I. INTRODUCTION 82
II. METHODOLOGY 83
III. RESULTS 84
IV. CONCLUSIONS 85
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 85
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 85
REFERENCES 85
Classification of Image Processing Software Tools for Cardiovascular Image Analysis 86
I. INTRODUCTION 86
II. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 86
III. CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK 87
IV. DISCUSSION 89
V. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK 89
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 89
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 89
REFERENCES 89
Global Based Thermal Image Registration for Diagnosis of Morphoea 90
I. INTRODUCTION 90
II. METHODOLGY 91
III. COMPARISON ANALYSIS 92
IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 94
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 94
REFERENCES 94
EEG Wavelet Spectral Analysis During a Working Memory Tasks in Stroke-Related Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients 96
I. INTRODUCTION 96
II. METHORD AND MATERIALS 97
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 98
IV. CONCLUSIONS 99
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 99
REFERENCES 99
Ion-selective Electrode Biochip for Applications in a Liquid Environment 100
I. INTRODUCTION 100
II. MAB BIOCHIP DESIGN AND MICROFABRICATION 101
III. MATERIALS AND METHODS 102
IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 104
V. CONCLUSIONS 106
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 107
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 107
REFERENCES 107
Tuning Methods for Wireless Power Transfer in Biomedical Device 108
I. INTRODUCTION 108
II. INDUCTIVE COUPLING MODEL 108
III. THE POPOSED TUNING METHODS 109
IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 110
V. CONCLUSIONS 111
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 112
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 112
REFERENCES 112
Graphene Hydrogel Novel Nanostructure as a Scaffold 113
I. INTRODUCTION 113
II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES 113
III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 114
IV.CONCLUSION 115
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 115
REFERENCES 115
Specific Absorption Rate Investigation of Different EBG-M Applicator Structures for Non-invasive Hyperthermia Cancer Treatment Procedure 117
I. INTRODUCTION 117
II. LITERATURE REVIEW 117
III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 118
IV. RESULT ANDDISCUSSION 119
V. CONCLUSIONS 120
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 120
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 120
REFERENCES 120
MEG Waveform Analysis from Language Cortical Areas in Patients with Brain Tumor – A Preliminary Study 121
I. INTRODUCTION 121
II. METHODS 121
III. RESULTS 124
IV. DISCUSSION 124
V. CONCLUSIONS 125
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 125
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 125
REFERENCES 125
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Based Low-Cost Assistive Device for Foot Drop – A Pilot Study 127
I. INTRODUCTION 127
II. DEVICE DESIGN 127
III. METHODOLOGY 130
V. CONCLUSIONS 130
VI. DEVICE COST 131
VII. LIMITATIONS 131
VIII. FUTURE SCOPE 131
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 131
FUNDING 131
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 131
REFERENCES 131
Association Between Urine Uric Acid Levels and Quality of Life in Academicians and Non-academicians in UTAR, Kampar 132
I. INTRODUCTION 132
II. METHODS 132
III. RESULTS 133
IV. DISCUSSION 134
V. CONCLUSION 134
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 134
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 134
REFERENCES 135
Screen Printed Impedance Biosensor for Cytotoxicity Studies of Lung Carcinoma Cells 136
I. INTRODUCTION 136
II. IMPEDANCE BIOSENSOR 136
III. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGIES 137
IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 138
V. CONCLUSIONS 139
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 139
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 139
REFERENCES 139
Prediction of Sepsis Progression in Critical Illness Using Artificial Neural Network 141
I. INTRODUCTION 141
II. METHODS 141
III.RESULTS 143
IV. DISCUSSIONS 144
V. CONCLUSIONS 145
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 145
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 145
REFERENCES 145
Iterative Interpolative Pressure Reconstruction for Improved Respiratory Mechanics Estimation During Asynchronous Volume Controlled Ventilation 147
I. INTRODUCTION 147
II. METHOD 148
III. RESULTS 150
IV. DISCUSSION 151
V. CONCLUSION 152
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 152
CONFLICT OF INTERST 152
REFERENCES 152
Effects of Coherent Noise on Ictal Component Selection for EEG Source Imaging 154
I. INTRODUCTION 154
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 154
III. RESULTS 156
IV. DISCUSSION 157
V. CONCLUSIONS 157
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 157
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 157
REFERENCES 157
Improved Respiratory Mechanical Estimation During Pressure Controlled Mechanical Ventilation 158
I. INTRODUCTION 158
II. METHOD 158
III. RESULTS 161
IV. DISCUSSION 162
V. CONCLUSION 163
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 163
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 163
REFERENCES 163
Hemodynamic Response to Head-Up Tilt of Patients Implanted with Biventricular Assist Device 164
I. INTRODUCTION 164
II. METHODOLOGY 164
III. RESULTS 165
IV. DISCUSSION 166
V.CONCLUSION 167
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 167
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 167
REFRENCES 167
Development of a Microfluidic Vibrational Cleaning System for Cleaning Microtissues 169
I. INTRODUCTION 169
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 169
III. RESULTS 171
IV. DISSUSSION 171
V. CONCLUSIONS 172
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 172
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 172
REFERENCES 172
Development of a Joystick Controllable X-Y Translational Stage for an Inverted Microscope 173
I. INTRODUCTION 173
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 173
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 175
IV. CONCLUSIONS 176
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 176
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 176
REFERENCES 176
Prosthetic Hand Controlled by Wireless Flex Sensor on EOD Robot 177
I. INTRODUCTION 177
II. TECHNOLOGIES 177
III. METHODOLOGY 178
IV. RESULTS & DISCUSSIONS
V. CONCLUSION 181
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 181
REFERENCES 181
Design and Development of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation 182
I. INTRODUCTION 182
II. METHODOLOGY 182
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 184
IV. CONCLUSIONS 185
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 185
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 185
REFERENCES 185
Synthetic Biology in Healthcare and Conservation: II. Successful Formulation of a Synthetic Spermatozoa Cryopreservation Medium 186
I. INTRODUCTION 186
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 187
III. RESULTS 187
IV. DISCUSSION 187
V. CONCLUSIONS 188
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 188
STATEMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT 188
REFERENCES 188
Numerical Modeling of Blood Flow in Patient-Specific Right Ventricle with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Based on MRI 189
I. Introduction 189
II. Methods 190
III. Results and Discussion 190
IV. Conclusion 192
Conflict of Interest 192
Acknowledgment 192
References 192
Performance Evaluation of Artificial Neural Network Models for the Prediction of the Risk of Heart Disease 193
I. INTRODUCTION 193
II. LITRUTURE REVIEW 193
III. DATASET DESCRIPTION AND ENCODING 194
IV. METHODOLOGY 194
V. EXPRIMENTAL RESULTS 195
VI. CONCLUSION 196
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 196
REFERENCES 196
Human Bone Histomorphological Pattern Differences Between Genders: A Review 197
I. INTRODUCTION 197
II. MICROSCOPIC PARAMETERS 198
III. BONE HISTOLOGY 198
IV. GENDER IDENTIFICATION 199
V. CONCLUSIONS 200
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 200
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 200
REFERENCES 201
Classification of Healthy Subjects and Insomniac Patients Based on Automated Sleep Onset Detection 202
I. INTRODUCTION 202
II. PROCEDURE 202
III. METHODS 203
IV. RESULTS 204
V. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 205
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 205
REFERENCES 205
Automatic Sleep Stage Detection Based on Electrooculography 207
I. INTRODUCTION 207
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 207
III. RESULTS 208
IV. DISCUSSION 210
V. CONCLUSIONS 210
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 210
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 211
REFERENCES 211
Influence of Polyvinylalcohol on the Size of Calcium Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized Using a Sol-gel Technique 212
I. INTRODUCTION 212
II. MATERIAL SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION 213
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 213
IV. CONCLUSIONS 215
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 215
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 215
REFERENCES 215
A Survey of Human Age Estimation Techniques from Bone Microstructures 217
I. INTRODUCTION 217
II. BONE CELLS 217
III. BONE MODELING AND REMODELING 218
IV. REIVEW OF AGE ESTIMATION METHODS FROM BONE CELLS 218
V. CONCLUSIONS 220
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 220
REFRENCES 221
The Effects of KGM, Mannose and Co-Supplementation of KGM and Mannose on Mammalian Cells Cultured at Inside and Outside Incubator Conditions 222
I. INTRODUCTION 222
II. MATERIALS AND METHOD 223
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 223
IV. COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS 225
V. CONCLUSION 225
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 225
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 225
REFERENCES 225
Efficient Architecture for 3-D Medical Image Compression Using CABAC 226
I. INTRODUCTION 226
II. PROPOSED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE 226
III. RESULT AND ANALYSIS 228
IV. CONCLUSION 229
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 229
REFERENCES 229
Natural Silk of Pholcus phalangioides, a Common Home Spider Species for Wound Healing Applications 230
I. INTRODUCTION 230
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 231
III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 232
IV. CONCLUSION 234
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 235
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 235
REFERENCES 235
Short Review of Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technique Versus Optical Techniques for Monitoring Vascular Health 236
I. INTRODUCTION 236
II. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF EARLY WORK 237
III. DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES 237
IV. DISCUSSION 238
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 238
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 238
REFERENCES 238
Non-invasive Assessment of Affective States on Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review 240
I. INTRODUCTION 240
II. LITERATURE REVIEW 240
III. FUTURE WORK 243
IV. CONCLUSION 243
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 243
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 243
REFERENCES 243
Effective Dose Calculations and Dose Rate Distribution Around Z-Portal Passenger Security Screening 245
I. INTRODUCTION 245
II. MATERIALS AND METHOD 246
III. RESULTS 247
IV. DISCUSSION 248
V. CONCLUSION 249
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 249
REFERENCES 249
The Effect of a Different Motion Speed on the Induced Current in the Body of Female Nurses Working in the Vicinity of MRI Scanners 251
I. INTRODUCTION 251
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 252
III. RESULTS 253
IV. DISCUSSION 255
V. CONCLUSION 256
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 256
REFERENCES 256
Identifying Dynamic Effective Connectivity States in fMRI Based on Time-varying Vector Autoregressive Models 257
I. INTRODUCTION 257
II. METHODS 257
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 259
IV. CONCLUSION 260
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 261
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 261
REFERENCES 261
Noninvasive Monitoring of Temporal Variation in Transcutaneous Oxygen Saturation for Clinical Assessment of Skin Microcirculatory Activity 262
I. INTRODUCTION 262
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 262
III. RESULTS 263
IV. DISCUSSION 264
V. CONCLUSION 264
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 265
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 265
REFERENCES 265
Passive Hand Rehabilitation: Soft-Actuated Finger Mobilizer 266
I. INTRODUCTION 266
II. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 266
III. METHODOLOGY 267
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 267
V. COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICALREQUIREMENTS 268
VI. CONCLUSION 268
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 269
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 269
REFERENCES 269
Development of Flexible 2D Ultrasound Arrays for Scoliosis Assessment 270
I. INTRODUCTION 270
II.TRANSDUCER ARRAY DESIGN 271
III. METHOD AND RESULTS 271
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 272
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 272
REFERENCES 272
Electronic Communication Device for Elderly Patients with Speech Impaired Geriatric Population 273
I. INTRODUCTION 273
II. METHODOLOGY 274
III.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 275
IV. CONCLUSION 276
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 276
REFERENCES 276
Camera Based Arm Motion Tracking for Stroke Rehabilitation Patients 277
I. INTRODUCTION 277
II. LITERATURE REVIEW 277
III. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 278
IV. SKIN SEGMENTATION 279
V. ARM REGION EXTRACTION 280
VI. MOTION TRACKING 280
VII. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 281
VIII. CONCLUSION 281
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 281
REFERENCES 281
New Approach for Reagent Storage-Releasing on Centrifugal Microfluidic Platforms Using Bubblewrap and Latex Membrane 283
I. INTRODUCTION 283
II. METHODOLOGY 283
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 284
IV. CONCLUSION 285
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 285
REFERENCES 285
Quaternion Based Freehand 3D Baby Phantom Reconstruction Using 2D Ultrasound Probe and Game Controller Motion and Positioning Sensors 286
I. INTRODUCTION 286
II. LITERATURE REVIEW 286
III. METHOD 287
IV. SYSTEM DESIGN 288
V. RESEARCH DESIGN 289
VI. RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS 289
VII. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK 291
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 291
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 291
REFERENCES 291
Characterization of Impedance Spectroscopy for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Ionic Liquid of Dielectrophoretic Assembly Method 293
I. INTRODUCTION 293
II. PREPARATION OF MATERIAL 293
III. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP 293
IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 294
V. DISCUSSION 295
VI. CONCLUSION 295
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 296
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 296
REFERENCES 296
Principal Component Analysis of Honey Spectrum Obtainedfrom Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 297
I. INTRODUCTION 297
II. METHODOLOGY 297
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 298
IV CONCLUSIONS 299
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 300
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 300
REFERENCES 300
Attenuation of 3-Dimensional Epicardial Strain from Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Associated with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 301
I. Introduction 301
II. Methods 301
III. Results and discussion 302
Conflict of Interest 304
Acknowledgment 304
References 304
Mg-1.0Zn-xCa-Based Biodegradable Cardiovascular Stent Alloy:A Microstuctural and Textural Studies 305
I. INTRODUCTION 305
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 305
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 306
IV. CONCLUSIONS 306
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 306
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 307
REFERENCES 307
Virtual Trial Protocol Analysis of Nursing Workload Intensity within ICU 308
I. INTRODUCTION 308
II. METHODOLOGY 308
III. RESULTS 309
IV. DISCUSSION 310
V. CONCLUSION 311
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 311
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 311
REFERENCES 311
Agreement Between Eyes in Wide-field Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy Measurements at the Human Retina in Healthy Volunteers 312
I. INTRODUCTION 312
II. METHODS AND MATERIALS 312
III. RESULTS 314
IV. DISCUSSION 314
V. CONCLUSION 315
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 315
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 315
REFERENCES 315
Graphene as a Smart Material for the Recognition of DNA Biomolecule 316
I. INTRODUCTION 316
II. DNA 316
III. GRAPHENE 317
IV. SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE 317
V. DNA CONJUGATION WITH GRAPHENE 318
VI. GRAPHENE BASED DNA DETECTION 318
VII. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTIVE 319
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 319
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 319
REFERENCES 319
Quantification of Coronary Artery Cross Section Lumen Area and Area Stenosis with 3D Centerline-Centric Straightening 320
I. Introduction 320
II. Methodologies 321
III. Results and Discussion 321
IV. Conclusion 322
Conflict of Interest 323
Acknowledgment 323
References 323
Curvedness-Based Imaging of the Heart: From Bench to Clinical Cardiology 324
I. INTRODUCTION 324
II. METHOD 324
III. APPLICATIONS 325
IV. CONCLUSIONS 325
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 326
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 326
REFERENCES 326
Quantitative Evaluation of Spinal Coronal Curvature for Scoliosis Using a Fast 3-D Ultrasound Projection Imaging Method 327
I. INTRODUCTION 327
II. METHODS 328
III. RESULTS 330
IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 331
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 331
CONFLIT OF INTEREST 331
REFERENCES 331
Challenges and Opportunities in Carbon Nanostructured Designing 332
I. INTRODUCTION 332
II. CARBON MATERIALS 332
III. PROPERTIES OF NANOCARBONS 333
IV. USE OF CARBON MATERIALS IN MEMS AND RELATED DEVICES 333
V. THE SYNTESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED CARBONS 334
VI. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 334
VII. CONCLUSIONS 335
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 335
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 335
REFERENCES 335
Author Index 336
Keyword Index 338

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.11.2015
• Reihe/Serie: IFMBE Proceedings
• Reihe/Serie: IFMBE Proceedings
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 327 p. 257 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Medizintechnik
• Schlagworte: Carbon-NEMS • Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering CIME • Low Voltage Electrical Systems • Malaysian Society of Medical and Biological Engineering MSMBE • MS IEC 60364-7-710
• ISBN-10: 981-10-0266-5 / 9811002665
• ISBN-13: 978-981-10-0266-3 / 9789811002663