1995 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

17th Annual Conference

and 21st Canadian Medical and Ecological Engineering Conference </

Volume Two

Montreal Canada

September 20-23,1995

4CMBE8 8CQB

IEEE EMAU

Fernand A. RobergeConference Chair

Robert E. KearneyFrogram Chair

UNIVERSITATSBIBUOTHEKHANNOVER

TECHNISCHE

INFORMATIONSBIBUOTHEK

4.1.3.11 The Number of Processing Elements in Hidden-Layer of Back-Propagation Neural Network

for Karyotyping 827

Cho, Jongman; Hong, SeungHong. Inje Univ., Pusan (South Korea); Inha Univ., Inchon (South Korea)

4.1.3.12 Calibration of Low Back Load Exposure Estimation through Surface EMG Signals with the Use

ofArtificial Neural Network Technology 829

Baten, Chris TM.; Hamberg, Hendrik J.; Veltink, Peter H; Hermens, Hermie J. Roessingh Research

& Development, Enschede (The Netherlands); Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)

4.1.3.13 Feature Extraction by Genetic Algorithms for Neural Networks in Breast Cancer Classification 831

Kermani, Bahram G.; White, Mark W.; Nagle, H. Troy. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.14 Optimization by Neural Networks Application of Motion Estimation 833

Yacoubi, Abole Paziz; Lelaurin, L.; Devlaminck, Vincent; Dubus, J.P. Univ. des Sciences et

Technologies de Lille, Lille (France)

4.1.3.15 Image Segmentation with the Spatiotemporal Neuron and Adaptive Threshold Learning 835

Richardson, Warren A.; Kim, Soowon; Waldron, Manjula B. Ohio State Univ., Columbus (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.16 Global Motion Discrimination Using More Physiological Modified Artificial Neural Networks 837

Deligeorges, Socrates; Vaina, Lucia. Boston Univ., Boston (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.17 A New Method for Parameter Estimation in the NARMAX Model Using Neural Computation 839

Shindou, Hiroyuki; Noshiro, Makoto; Fukuoka, Yutaka; Ishikawa, Masumi; Minamitani, Haruyuki. Keio

Univ., Tokyo (Japan); Kitasato Univ., Tokyo (Japan); Tokyo Medical & Dental Univ., Tokyo (Japan);Kyushu Inst, of Technology, fzuka (Japan)

4.1.3.18 Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering Using Neural Networks 841

Kaufman, Jonathan J; Bianco, Bruno; Zhou, Ying; Chiabrera, Alessandro. Cyberlogic Inc., New

York (U.S.A.); Univ. di Genova, Genova (Italy); City Univ. ofNew York New York (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.19 Development ofan Integrated Detector forNMR Microscopy 843

Stocker, Jeffrey E.; Peck, Timothy L.; Franke, S.J.; Kruse, J.; Feng, M.; Magin, RichardL. Univ.

ofIllinois, Urbana (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.20 A Comparative Study of Methods of Processing Patient Pain Drawings for Analysis by an Artificial

Neural Network 845

Sanders, Neal W.; Mann, Noah Horace (III). Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.21 The Detection of Glaucoma Using an Artificial Neural Network 847

Parfitt, Craig Michael; Mikelberg, F.S.; Swindale, N. V. Univ. ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)

4.1.3.22 On-Line Neuromorphic Biomedical Waveform Analysis 849

Kohen, HamidS. UCLA, Chatsworth (U.S.A.)

4.1.3.23 Application of Artificial Neural Network Approach to the Interpretation Biosignal of Diabetic Skin

Microcirculation 851

Zhang, Qingyu; Barbenel, J.C. Univ. ofStrathclyde, Glasgow (U.K.)

Author Index

VOLUME 2

Track 4.2: Signal Processing Applications

Session 4.2.1: EEG Signal Processing: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 411C [slides]

4.2.1.1 Adaptive Base Line Correction of EEG's Using Warped Polynomials 853

Philips, Wilfried R. Univ. Gent, Gent (Belgium)

4.2.1.2 Interpretation ofCoherence Changes between EEG Signals Recorded during a Finger Movement Task 855

Andrew, Colin M.; Pfurtscheller, Gert. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)

4.2.1.3 Spatio-Temporal EEG Patterns Associated with Voluntary Motion Preparation 857

Barreto, Armando B.; Vicente, L.M.; Persad, Ivanov K. Florida International Univ., Miami (U.S.A.)

4.2.1.4 The Topographic Mapping of EEG Using the First Positive Lyapunov Exponent .,859

Lin, Yue-Der; Chong, Fok-Ching; Sung, Shing-Ming; Kuo, Te-Son. National Taiwan Univ.,

Taipei (Taiwan); Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hosp., Taipei (Taiwan)

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Session 4.2.2: MEG Signal Processing: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 411C [slides]

4.2.2.1 Optimizing an Array of Sensors for Magnetoencephalography 861Hochwald, Bertrand; Nehorai, Arye. Yale Univ., New Haven (U.S.A.)

4.2.2.2 Source Localization of Visual Evoked Magnetic Fields Related to Apparent Movement 863

Tsuda, Ryoichi; Ueno, Shoogo. Kyushu Tokai Univ., Kumamoto (Japan); Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)4.2.2.3 Localization of Event-Related Magnetic Fields during Speech Processing by Magnetoencephalography 865

Kober, Helmut; Grummich, P.; Vieth, J.; Huppertz, H.-J.; Ganslandt, O. Univ. ofErlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen (Germany)

4.2.2.4 Visual Evoked MEG Activities during Discrimination ofTwo Different Colours 867

Ueno, Kenichi; Ueno, Shoogo; Iramina, Keiji; Weinberg, Harold. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan);Kyushu Univ, Fukuoka (Japan); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (Canada)

4.2.2.5 Measurements of Extremely Slow Components of MEG Activities in Human Subjects during Memoryand Recognition Processes 869

Yoshida, Hideki; Ueno, Shoogo; Cheyne, Douglas; Weinberg, Harold. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo(Japan); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (Canada)

4.2.2.6 Autoregressive and Eigenfrequency Spectral Analysis of Magnetoenterographic Signals 871

Bradshaw, Leonard Alan; Wikswo, John P. (Jr.). Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)

Session 4.2.3: AR Techniques in Signal Processing: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 411C [slides]

4.2.3.1 Characterization ofEEG Signal Changes via Itakura Distance 873

Kong, Xuan; Thakor, Nitish V; Goel, Vaibhava. Northern Illinois Univ., Dekalb (U.S.A.); Johns

Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)

4.2.3.2 Discriminating Mental Tasks Using EEG Represented by AR Models 875

Anderson, Charles W.; Stolz, Erik A.; Shamsunder, Sanyogita. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (U.S.A.)

4.2.3.3 Tracking ofNonstationary EEG with the Roots of ARMA Models 877

Patomaki, Lauri; Kaipio, J.P.; Karjalainen, PastA. Univ. ofKuopio, Kuopio (Finland)

4.2.3.4 Second Order and Third Order Statistics with Application to EEG 879

Edlinger, Gnnter; Andrew, Colin M.; Pfurtscheller, Gert. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)

4.2.3.5 Dynamic Spectral Analysis Based on an Autoregressive Model with Time-Varying Coefficients 881

Schloegl, Alois. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)

4.2.3.6 Dynamic Cross-Spectral Analysis of Event-Related EEG Using Ensemble Averages 883

Florian, Gemot; Pfurtscheller, Gert. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria)

Session 4.2.4: Filtering Techniques: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 411C [slides]

4.2.4.1 An Adaptive Filter for the Reduction ofCardiogenic Oscillations on Esophageal Pressure Signals 885

Schuessler, Thomas F.; Volta, Carlo A.; Goldberg, Peter; Gottfried, Stewart B.; Kearney, Robert

E.; Bates, Jason H.T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

4.2.4.2 Filter Bank-Based Processing ofthe Stress ECG 887

Afonso, ValtinoX.; Tompkins, Willis J.; Nguyen, TruongQ.; Trautmann, Steffen; Luo, Shen.

Univ. ofWisconsin, Madison (U.S.A.); Burdock Inc., Milton (U.S.A.)

4.2.4.3 Classification of Microcalcifications Using a Multichannel Filtering Approach 889

Gulsrud, Thor Ole; Gabrielsen, Stein-Ole. Rogaland Univ. Ctr., Stavanger (Norway)

4.2.4.4 Matched-Filter Based Detection and Localization of Epileptic Seizures from Spectrographic Chirpsin ECoG Recordings 891

Creekmore, Joseph W.; Conry, Joan; Coletla, David; Schiff, Steven J. MITRE Corporation,McLean (U.S.A.); Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington (U.S.A.)

4.2.4.5 Scaling Factor and Jitter Characterization: A Unified Approach Using Mean and Variance 893

Meste, Olivier; Bataillou, Eric; Rix, Herve H. CNRS - UNSA, Valbonne (France)

4.2.4.6 Late Potentials and the Improvement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Nonstationary Noise 895

Atarius, Roozbeh; Sdrnmo, L. Lund Univ., Lund (Sweden)

Session 4.2.5: EEG/VEP Signal Processing: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

4.2.5.1 Identification of Seizure Pathways by Spectral Analysis ofEEG 897

Tsai, Yien Che; Sherman, David L.; Rossell, Lisa Ann; Mirski, MarekA.; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns

Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)

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4 2 5 2 Objective Measurement of Visual Contrast Sensitivity via Adaptive Matched Filtering 899

ofSteady-State VEPS

Davtla, Carlos E, Srebro, Richard, Ghaleb, Ibrahim Southern Methodist Univ, Dallas (USA),Umv ofTexas, Dallas (USA)

42 5 3 Coherent Bispectral Analysis ofthe Steady-State VEP 901

Tang, Yu, Norcia, Anthony M Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Inst, San Francisco (USA)

4 2 5 4 Consistency of Dipole Modeling in Localization of Epileptic Foci Originating from Medial

Temporal Lobes 903

Chen, Jia-Jm Jason, Sheu Chmg-Hwang, Tsai, Jmg-Jane Lin, Thy-Sheng National Cheng

Kung Umv, Tainan (Taiwan)

4 2 5.5 Testing Recruitment in the EEG under Repetitive Photo Stimulation Using Frequency-Domain

Approaches 905

Coelho, Flavio Codeco, Simpson, David Martin, Infantosi, Antonio Fernando C Umv Federal

do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

4 2 5 6 Adaptive Stimulus Artifact and ECG Reduction in Somatosensory Evoked Potential Studies 907

Parsa, Vijay, Parker, Philip A , Scott, Robert N Umv ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)

4 2 5 7 Stimulus Artifact Reduction in Somatosensory Evoked Potential Acquisition A Conceptual Model 909

McLean, Linda, Scott, Robert N, Parker, Philip A Umv ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)

4 2 5 8 Enhancement of Respiratory Related Evoked Responses Using Matching Pursuits 911

Akay, Metin, Daubenspeck, J Andrew Lim, LisaM Rutgers Umv, Piscataway (U SA ),

Dartmouth Med Sch,Lebanon (USA)

4 2 5 9 Automatic Seizure Detection in Newborns and Infants 913

Gotman, Jean, Zhang, J, Rosenblatt, J, Gottesman, R Montreal Neurological Inst and Hasp, Montreal

(Canada), Montreal Children's Hosp ,Montreal (Canada), Umv ofTexas, Galveston (USA)

4 2 5 10 Feature Extraction from Multichannel EEG Transients for Clustering Purposes 915

Wahlberg, Patrik, Grennberg Anders, Salomonsson, Goran Lund Umv, Lund (Sweden), Lulea

Umv ofTechnology, Lulea (Sweden)

42 5 11 Visual Evoked Potential Classification for Clinical Use 917

Gong, Nmg Duchene, Jacques M Ctr de Recherche de Royallieu, Gbm, Compiegne (France),

Umv de Technology de Compiegne, Compiegne (France)

4 2 5 12 The Bicoherence Index A Measure ofDeveloping Neuronal Relationships 919

Nmg, Taikang, Bionzino, Joseph D Trinity College, Hartford (USA)

4 2 5.13 Estimation ofLatency Changes for Evoked Potentials with Morphological Variations 921

Zhu, Liping, Kong, Xuan, Kaufman, Bernice, Rog, Andre Northern Illinois Umv, Dekalb

(USA), NavalBwdynamics Lab ,New Orleans (USA)

4 2 5 14 Orthogonal Polynomial Trend Analysis Helps Interpreting Abnormalities in Event-Related Brain

Potentials in High Functioning Autism 923

Stauder, Johannes E A Woestenburg, Jaap C, Hassainia, Farid, Mottron, Laurent, Robaey,

Philippe Hop Ste-Justine, Montreal (Canada), Free Umv, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Hopdu Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada)

4 2 5 15 Design and Construction ofa System to be Used in Clinical EEG Signal Processing 925

Zapata-Ferrer, Angel R ,Gaona Gonzalez, Andres, Chavez V, Mario, VwhL, Victor E, Amaga

Del V, Enrique, Boennec S, Herve, LetsorekK, An, Pichardo M, Samuel, Marin M, Miguel,

Aguillon P , Miguel A,Jara Saldana, Gerardo A Inst Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico (Mexico),

Inst Tecnologwo y de Estudios Superwres de Monterrey, Monterrey (Mexico), Escuela Superior de

lngemerla Mecdnica y Electrica, Mexico (Mexico)

4 2 5 16 Predicting Failures in Auditory Detection from Changes in the EEG Spectrum 927

Jung, Tzyy-Ping, Makeig Scott Salklnst, San Diego (USA), Naval Health Research Ctr, San Diego (US A )

425 17 BioMag. Functional Brain and Heart Research in Clinical Environment 929

Simehus, Kim, Ahonen, A , Huotilainen, M, Ilmomemi, R, Karp, Pekka, Kartano, H, Katila, T,

Montonen, J, Nenonen J, Naatanen, R Paavola, M, Standertskjold-Nordenstam, C-G Helsinki

Univ of Technology, Espoo (Finland), NeuromagLtd, Helsinki (Finland), Umv ofHelsinki, Helsinki

(Finland), Helsinki Umv Central Hosp ,Helsinki (Finland), Euroshield Oy, Eura (Finland)

4 2 5 18 Electrical Source Estimation in the Human Brain Associated with Auditory Evoked Magnetic Fields

Using Travelling Source Model 931

Iwaki, Sunao, Ueno, Shoogo Umv ofTokyo Tokyo (Japan)

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4.2.5.19 Feature-Based Detection of Epileptic Seizures Using ECoG Recordings and a PAM Model 933

Hughes, Elizabeth S.; Gaillard, William D.; Jacyna, Garry M.; Schiff, Steven J. MITRE

Corporation, McLean (U.S.A.); Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington (U.S.A.)

4.2.5.20 Development of an AR-Pole Statistic for ECoG Seizure Detection 935

Bozek-Kuzmicki, Maribeth; Weinstein, Steven L.; Benke, George; Schiff, StevenJ. MITRE Corp.,McLean (U.S.A.); Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington (U.S.A.)

4.2.5.21 ECoG Waveform Analysis and Interpretation: A MITRE Perspective 937

Jacyna, Garry M.; Colella, David. MITRE Corporation, McLean (U.S.A.)

Session 4.2.6: Signal Processing: Miscellanea I: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

4.2.6.1 Effects ofThrombus Simulants on Acoustic Characteristics ofArtificial Heart-Valves 939

Lariviere, Jeffrey; Mussivand, T.; Goubran, RafikA. Carleton Univ., Ottawa (Canada); Ottawa

Civic Hosp., Ottawa (Canada)

4.2.6.2 Measurement Accuracy of Ultrasound Heart Rate Monitor 941

Noguchi, Yasuaki; Sugimoto, Suguru; Yoshida, Atsushi; Kobayashi, Hisaaki; Kobayashi,Mitsunao. National Defense Academy, Yokosuka (Japan); Shonan Inst, ofTechnology, Fujisawa

(Japan); National Defense Med. College, Tokorozawa (Japan)

4.2.6.3 Assessment ofthe Phase Relationship between Breathing, Heart Rate and Blood Pressure by the Modified

Complex Demodulation 943

Vermeiren, Christophe; Escourrou, Pierre; Papelier, Yves; Le Vey, Georges; Przybyszewski,

Andrzej W. INRIA Rocquencourt, Le Chesnay (France); Hop. Antoine Beclere, Clamart (France);Ecole des Mines, Nantes (France); Univ. ofBoston, Boston (U.S.A.)

4.2.6.4 Blood Velocity Estimation by Maximum Likelihood: A Comparative Study 945

Stunkovd, Elena; Hoeks, A.P.G.; Luesink, R. Univ. of Limburg, Maastricht (The Netherlands)

4.2.6.5 Multivariate Autoregressive Spectral Analysis: Heart Rate Baroreflex and Respiratory Influence under

Administration of Atropine and Propanolol 947

Barbieri, Riccardo; Di Virgilio, Valeria; Triedman, John K.; Bianchi, Anna Maria; Cerutti,

Sergio; Saul, J. Philip. Children's Hosp. & Harvard Med. Sch, Boston (U.S.A.); Univ. di Roma

La Sapienza, Roma (Italy); Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)

4.2.6.6 Frequency Analysis of Simulated Snoring Sounds Using Burg's Estimator 949

Alfaro, Mauricio Pohl; Leehan, Joaquin Azpiroz; Medina Banuelos, Veronica; Carrasco Sosa,

Salvador; Gonzalez Camarena, Ramon. Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico (Mexico)

4.2.6.7 Using Chaotic Attractors as a Means of Discriminating Neonatal Heart Rate Variability 951

Mitchell, Robert H; Taylor, Keith P.; Jenkins, John G. Univ. of Ulster, Jordanstown (U.K.);

Antrim Area Hosp., Antrim (U.K.)

4.2.6.8 Methodology for Validating Blood Pressure Event Detection Algorithms 953

Antonelli, Lynn T; Ohley, William J. Univ. ofRhode Island, Kingston (U.S.A.)

4.2.6.9 Database for ECG, Arterial Blood Pressure, and Respiration Signal Analysis: Feature Extraction,

Spectral Estimation, and Parameter Quantification 955

Sobh, Jamil F; Risk, Marcelo R.; Barbieri, Riccardo; Saul, J. Philip. Children's Hosp. & Harvard

Med. Sch., Boston (U.S.A.); Univ. Inst, ofBiomedical Sciences, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

4.2.6.10 Automated Feature Extraction on Polygraphic Recordings: Cardiovascular Perturbations

during Nocturnal Periodic Leg Movements 957

Vermeiren, Christophe; Medigue, Claire; Bourgin, Patrice; Debouzy, Claude; Escourrou, Pierre.

INRIA Rocquencourt, Le Chesnay (France); Hop. Antoine Beclere, Clamart (France); Deltamed

Inc., Paris (France)

4.2.6.11 Application of the Cone-Kernel Distribution to Study the Effect ofMyocardial Contractility

in the Genesis ofFirst Heart Sound in Dog 959

Chen, Danmin; Durand, Louis-Gilles; Lee, Howard C. Inst, de Recherches Cliniques de

Montreal, Montreal (Canada); McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

4.2.6.12 Frequency-Domain Techniques for Heart Rate Variability Analysis 961

Yan, Xiangguo; Zheng, Chongxun. Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an (P.R. China)

4.2.6.13 Neural Waveform Detector for Prosthesis Control 963

Bankman, Isaac N.; Janseiewitz, Steven J. Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel (U.S.A.)

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4 2 6 14 Comparison ofIn Vivo and Theoretical SINR Gains ofa Delay and Sum Beamformer 7

for Neuromuscular Signals965

Berube, Jean L ,Parker, Philip A , Scott, Robert N Bell Northern Research, Ottawa (Canada),

Univ ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)

4 2 6 15 Identifying Significant Frequencies in Surface EMG Signals for Localization of Neuromuscular Activity 967

LoPresti, Edmund F, Jesinger, RobertA,Stomck Virginia L Carnegie Mellon Umv ,

Pittsburgh (USA)

4 2 6 16 Signal Analysis of Electromyography ofFasciculation by a Two-Pass System 969

Lo, Tsz Fung, Chan, Francis H Y, Lam, FK, Poon, PaulWF Umv ofHong Kong (Hong

Kong), National Cheng Kung Univ, Tamen (Taiwan)

4 2 6 17 Coherence of Inspiratory and Expiratory Breath Sounds as a Function ofInter-Microphone Distance 971

Kompis, Maitm, Wodicka, George R Purdue Umv, WestLafayette (USA)

4 2 6 18 An Application of Neural Speech Processing in the Cochlear Nucleus to the Estimation ofFundamental

Frequency973

Kipke, DarrylR, Levy, Kenneth L Arizona State Univ, Tempe (USA)

4 2 6 19 A Robust and Accurate Crosscorrelation-Based Fundamental Frequency (FO) Determination Method

for the Improved Analysis of Infant Cries 975

Petroni, Marco, Malowany, Alfred S, Johnston, C C, Stevens, B J McGill Umv, Montreal

(Canada), Univ ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)

4 2 6 20 Detection of Sensorineural Hearing Impairment by Using DPOAE Technique and Classifiers 977

Avarsh, Nevcihan, Akdas, Ferda, Ulgen, Yekta A Bogazici Univ, Istanbul (Turkey), Marmara

Univ, Istanbul (Turkey)

Track 4.3: Signal Analysis, Data Acquisition and Measurement

Session 4.3.1: Signal Estimation: Friday Sep 22 16:30 -411C [slides]

4 3 11 Results ofTwo Types of Averaging for Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Measurement 979

Kulik, RobertS, Kunov, Hans Univ ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)

4 3 12 Stationary Myoelectric Spectra from aNonparametnc, Low Bias, and Low Variance Estimator 981

Farry, Kristin A, Baramuk Richard G, Walker, Ian D NationalAeronautics and Space

Administration, Houston (USA), Rice Umv, Houston (USA)

4 3 13 Adaptive Cancellation of Motion Artifact in Photoplethysmographic Blood Volume Pulse Measurements

for Exercise Evaluation 983

Barreto, Armando B,Vicente, L M, Persad, Ivanov K Florida International Univ, Miami (USA)

4 3 14 Multi-Resolution Joint Time Delay and Signal Estimation for Processing Lung Sounds 985

Charleston, Soma, Azimi-Sadjadi, MR Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins (USA)

4 3 15 Fast Fetal Heart Rate Estimation for Multi-Channel FHR Measurement 987

Yang, Yongsheng, Kang, Nansheng Umv ofHong Kong (Hong Kong), Chinese Academy of

Sciences, Hefei (P R China)

4 3 16 Choosing Adequate Average Number in Electrophysiological Studies Using Correlation Coefficient 989

Shaw, Fu-Zen, Chen, R-F, Tsao, Hen-Wei, Yen, C-T National Taiwan Umv, Taipei (Taiwan)

Session 4.3.2: Time-Frequency Analysis: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 411C [slides]

4 3 2 1 Tree Structured Filter Bank for Time-Frequency Decomposition of EEG Signals 991

Sijercw, Zlatko, Agarwal, Gyan C Univ ofIllinois, Chicago (USA)

4 3 2 2 Nonparametnc, Low Bias, and Low Variance Time-Frequency Analysis of Myoelectric Signals 993

Farry Kristin A, Baramuk Richard G, Walker, Ian D National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration, Houston (USA), Rice Umv, Houston (USA)

4 3 2 3 Frequency Analysis ofBlood Flow in Patients on a Total Artificial Heart 995

Gassert, John D, Jeutter, Dean C, Camno, Vincent R, Kampine, John P, Myklebust, Joel B , RopellaKrishna M, Tector, Alfred J Marquette Umv, Milwaukee (USA), Milwaukee Sch ofEng, Milwaukee

(USA), Med College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (USA), St Luke's Hosp, Milwaukee (USA)

4 3 2 4 Doppler Bandwidth and Mean Frequency from Time-Frequency Estimators 997

Cardoso Jose C, Ruano, M Graca, Fish Peter J Umv ofWales Bangor (UK)

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4.3.2.5 Arterial Doppler Signal Simulation by Time Domain Processing 999

Wang, Yuanyuan; Fish, Peter J. Univ. of Wales, Bangor (U.K.)

4.3.2.6 Statistically Optimal Filtering ofAveraged ABR's 1001

Agarwal, Rajeev, Plotkin, E.I.; Swamy, M.N.S. Concordia Univ., Montreal (Canada); City Univ.

ofNew York, New York (U.S.A.)

Session 4.3.3: Signal Processing: Miscellanea II: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

4.3.3.1 A New Segmentation Method of Synchronized Sympathetic Nerve Activity 1003

Okamura, Shigenori; Yonezawa, Yoshiharu; Ninomiya, Ishio. Hiroshima Inst, ofTechnology,Hiroshima (Japan); Hiroshima Univ., Hiroshima (Japan)

4.3.3.2 Statistical Mapping in the Evaluation ofRight Anatomical Hcmispherectomized Patients in REM Sleep ... 1005

McCormick, Laure; Hassainia, Farid; Nielsen, T; Ptito, M.; Ptito, A.; Villemure, J.G; Vera, C;

Montplaisir, Jacques. Hop. du Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada); Montreal Neurological Inst.,

Montreal (Canada); Med. Univ. ofSouth Carolina, Charleston (U.S.A.)

4.3.3.3 A Real-Time Ventricular Arrhythmia Detection System Based on the KL Transform and Sequential-HypothesisTesting 1007

Dorsett, Thomas J.; Guilak, Farzin; Taylor, Lee A. Protocol Systems Inc., Beaverton (U.S.A.)

4.3.3.4 Topographical Study of the Heterogeneity of Impairments in Early Alzheimer's Disease Patients 1009

Hassainia, Farid; Petit, Dominique; Gauthier, Serge; Montplaisir, Jacques. Hop. du

Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada); McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

4.3.3.5 An Optimal Curve for Choosing the Number ofZeros in an Audiogram Matching Filter 1011

Li, M.; McAllister, Hector Gerard; Black, N.D. Univ. ofUlster, Jordanstown (U.K.); Univ. of

Ulster, Newtonabbey (U.K.)

4.3.3.6 The Use of F-Statistic as a Complementary Tool to t-Statistic Mapping in Group Comparisons 1013

Hassainia, Farid; Medina Bahuelos, Veronica; Stauder, Johannes E.A.; Mottron, Laurent;

Robaey, Philippe. Hop. du Sacre-Coeur, Montreal (Canada); Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana,Mexico (Mexico); Hop. Ste-Justine, Montreal (Canada)

4.3.3.7 Fundus Image Processing and Feature Classification Based on Mathematical Morphology Method 1015

Ye, Datian; Zheng, Ling. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (P.R. China)

4.3.3.8 Problems in Using FFT versus DFT in the Resonant Recognition Model 1017

Cosic, Irena; Fang, Qiang. Monash Univ., Caulfield East (Australia)

4.3.3.9 On-Line Acquisition and Processing for Spike Detection and Analysis in Long MonitoringofHuman Scalp EEG 1019

Gaona Gonzalez, Andres; Zapata-Ferrer, Angel R.; Chavez V., Mario; VichL., Victor E.;

Arriaga Del V., Enrique; Boennec S., Herve; Leisorek K, Ari; Pichardo M., Samuel; Marin M.,

Miguel; Aguillon P., MiguelA.; Jara Saldaha, Gerardo A. Inst. Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico

(Mexico); Inst. Tecnologicoy de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey (Mexico); Escuela

Superior de Ingenieria Mecdnica yElectrica, Mexico (Mexico)

4.3.3.10 Multivariate Analysis ofNeonatal EEG in Different Sleep Stages: Methods and Preliminary Results 1021

Galhanone, Paulo Ricardo; Simpson, DavidMartin; Infantosi, Antonio Fernando C; Faveret,

Eduardo; Genofre, Maria Alicia; Bella, Hilio; De Azevedo, Leonardo. Univ. Federal do Rio de

Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

4.3.3.11 Classifying Neuronal Spikes from Multiunit Recording by Using aTriode 1023

Kaneko, Hidekazu; Suzuki, Shinyu; Okada, Jiro. National Inst. ofBioscience & Human

Technology, Tsukuba (Japan)

4.3.3.12 Study of Avian Ascites Syndrome Using Frequency Analysis 1025

Reddy, Aniklumar K; Lessard, Charles S.; Jeffrey, JoanS.; Odom, Ted W.; Martinez, Louis A.

Texas A&M Univ., College Station (U.S.A.)

4.3.3.13 Analysis of Skin-Temperature Variability Compared to Variability of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate 1027

Barnea, Ofer; Shusterman, Vladimir. Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv (Israel)

4.3.3.14 Development of a Cardiac Acoustic Mapping System 1029

Cozic, Michel; Durand, Louis-Gilles; Guardo, Robert. Inst, de Recherches Cliniques de

Montreal, Montreal (Canada); Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

4.3.3.15 Consistency Study of Sternum Manubrium Percussion Using Phase Space 1031

Miller, A.G.; Choy, T.T.C.; Zhang, Yuan-Ting; Chan, H.S. Chinese Univ. ofHong Kong, Shatin

(Hong Kong)

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4 3 3 16 A Study for the Development of a Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Measuring System

by Analyzing Radial Artery Pulse from the Wrist. .

1033

Im, Jae J Lessard, Charles S Inje Univ,Pusan (South Korea), Texas A & M Umv, College

Station (USA)

4 3 3 17 System for Stimulation, Acquisition, Display and Signal Processing ofElectrophysiological Signalsfrom Cells . .

1035

Elias, David V, Miron, Miguel, Vega, Alejandro, Sanchez, Jorge CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico

(Mexico)

4.3 3 18 Ambulatory Non-Calibration Measurement ofTidal Volume Using Optical Fiber Sensors 1037

Goto, Eiji, Noshiro, Makoto, Hosaka, Hidehiro, Minamitam, Haruyuki Kew Umv, Tokyo

(Japan), Kilasato Umv, Tokyo (Japan), Nihon Kohden Corp, Tokyo (Japan)

Track 4.4: Visualization

Session 4.4.1: Visualization: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

4 4 l 21 Constant Z Line Texture Mapping in Interactive Visualization of Medical Images 1039

Helminen, Hannu, Alakuijala, Jyrki, Laitmen, Joakim, Sallinen, Sami Varian-Dosetek Oy, Espoo

(Finland)

4 4 1 22 A High-Speed, Voxel Data Processing Computer Architecture 1041

Sallinen, Sami, Alakuijala, Jyrki Helminen Hannu, Laitinen, Joakim Varian-Dosetek Oy Espoo(Finland)

44 123 3D Visuahation of Radiographs in Biachytherapy 1043

Laitinen Joakim, Alakuijala, Jyrki Helminen Hannu, Sallinen, Sami Varian-Dosetek Oy, Espoo

(Finland)

Track 4.5: Wavelets/Time-Frequency Analysis

Session 4.5.1: Detection and Discrimination Using Wavelets: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 411C [slides]

4 5 11 A Wavelength Based Neural Network for Prediction of ICP Signal 1045

Tsui, Fu-Chiang, Sun, Mingui, Li, Ching-Chung Sclabassi, Robert J Univ ofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh (USA)

4 5 12 The Wavelet Transform as a Multiresolution Matched Filter and Zero-Crossing Detector for DetectingMicrocalcifications in Mammograms .

1047

Strickland, Robin N, Hahn Ileell Umv ofArizona, Tucson (USA)

4 5 13 DSP Techniques in Labor and Delivery Digital Filters and Wavelets 1049

Davison, James, Khalifa, Reda, Kadado, Taha, Matalgah, Mustafa Univ ofMissouri,

Kansas City (USA)

4 5 14 ECG Fiducial Points Detection through Wavelet Transform 1051

Di Virgiho, Valeria, Francalancia C, Lino, S, Cerutti, Sergio Univ di Roma La Sapienza,Roma (Italy), Pohtecmco di Milano, Milano (Italy)

4 5 15 Isolating the Lung Component from the Resonant Response ofthe Thorax in Impact Excited Resonance

by Wavelet Decomposition 1053

Miller, A G, Choy, TT C Zhang, Yuan-Ting Chinese Univ ofHong Kong, Shatin (Hong Kong)

4.5 1 6 Wavelet Based Reduction of Stimulus Artifact in Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions Testing 1055

Yuwaraj, Murugathas, Kunov, Hans Univ ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)

Session 4.5.2: Wavelet-Based Signal Analysis: Saturday Sep 23 16:30 - 411C [slides]

4 5 2 1 Multiresolution Decomposition of the Signal Averaged ECG in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Compared to a Control Group . .1057

Sierra Menendez, Gilberto, Fetsch, Thomas, Reinhardt Lutz Martinez-Rubio, Antonio,

Balkenhoff, Klaus, Borggrefe, Martin, Breithardt, Gunter Medizinische Khmk und PoliklimkMunster (Germany), Hosp ofWestjalische Wilhelms-Univ, Munster (Germany)

4 5 2 2 Wavelet Analysis of Electrohysterography ofWomen Exhibiting Clinical Signs ofHigh-Risk

Pregnancy 1059

Rosst, Jeffrey Gondry, J, Baak/im, N, Naepels, P, Marque, Catherine K Umv de Technologyde Compiegne, Compiegne (France), CGO, Amiens (France) Hop St-Joseph, Compiegne(France), Umv de Compiegne, Compiegne (France)

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4.5.2.3 Wavelet Based Methods for Tracking the Latency ofEvoked Potentials 1061

Liu, Wenqing; Chan, Francis H.Y.; Lam, F.K.; Poon, Paul W.F. Univ. ofHong Kong (HongKong); National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainen (Taiwan)

4.5.2.4 Dynamic Non-Deterministic Characterization ofHRV through Multiresolution Wavelet Decomposition ...1063

Bakardjian, Hovagim; Yamamoto, Katsuyuki. Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)

4.5.2.5 Enhancement of the Acquisition Speed ofSomatosensory Evoked Potentials by a Response TunedWavelet Filter 1065

Journee, Henricus L; van der Worp, P.E.; Zeinstra, E.; Buchthal, A.; Mooij, J.J.A. Academisch

Ziekenhuis Groningen, Groningen (The Netherlands)

4.5.2.6 Time-Frequency Analysis ofAcoustic Emmissions: A Wavelet Approach 1067

Tognola, Gabrlella; Ravazzani, Paolo; Ruohonen, Jarmo; Grandori, Ferdinando. Politecnico di

Milano, Milano (Italy); Helsinki Univ. Central Hosp., Helsinki (Finland)

Session 4.5.3: Time-Frequency Analysis and Applications: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

4.5.3.19 Time-Frequency Analysis: A Comparison of Approaches for Complex EEG Patterns in EpilepticSeizures 1069

Shamsollahi, M. B.; Senhadji, L.; Le Bouquin-Jeannes, R. Univ. de Rennes, Rennes (France)

4.5.3.20 Time/Frequency Analysis of Respiratory Mechanics via Amplitude Modulation ofMultiple Carriers 1071

Bates, Jason H.T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

4.5.3.21 Adaptive Time-Frequency Analysis ofAutonomic Nervous System 1073

Tazebay, Mehmet V; Saliba, Rindala; Reisman, Stanley. New Jersey Inst, ofTechnology, Newark (U.S.A.)

4.5.3.22 Band Power Envelope Analysis - A New Method in Quantitative EEG 1075

Jovanov, EmilS.; Rakovic, Dejan; Radivojevic, Vlada; Kusic, Dusan. Inst. Mihajlo Pupin, Beograd

(Yugoslavia); Univ. ofBelgrade, Beograd (Yugoslavia); Inst. For Mental Health, Beograd (Yugoslavia)

4.5.3.23 Time-Frequency Analysis of Flicker-Burst Visual Evoked Responses 1077

Henning, Gunter; Hoenecke, O.; Husar, P.; Schellhorn, K; Trautwein, U. Technische Univ.

Ilmenau, Ilmenau (Germany)

4.5.3.24 Spectrograph^ Representation of Stimulus Normalized Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions 1079

Zhang, Jianwei; Ozdamar, Ozcan. Univ. ofMiami, Coral Gables (U.S.A.)

4.5.3.25 Localization ofDipole Sources withTime-Frequency Pre-Processing ofthe EEG 1081

Sun, Mingui; Baumann, Stephen B.; Yan, Xiaopu; Qian, Shie; Sonmez, Murat; Sclabassi, Robert

J. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.); National Instruments, Inc., Austin (U.S.A.)

4.5.3.26 Classification of Native Heart Valve Sounds Using the Choi-Williams Time-Frequency Distribution 1083

Bentley, PaulM.; McDonnell, J.T.E.; Grant, P.M. Univ. ofEdinburgh, Edinburgh (U.K.);

Hewlett-Packard Labs., Bristol (U.K.)

4.5.3.27 Multiscale Analysis of Activity Rhythms of Animals 1085

Wu, Bao Ming; Lam, F.K.; Chan, Francis H.Y.; Poon, Paul W.F.; Poon, A.M.S. Univ. ofHong

Kong (Hong Kong); National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainen (Taiwan)

4.5.3.28 Reduction of Acquisition Time of Biomedical Signals by Means ofTwo-Dimensional Processing

Techniques. An Application to Otoacoustic Emissions 1087

Ruohonen, Jarmo; Ravazzani, Paolo; Tognola, Gabriella; Grandori, Ferdinando. Helsinki Univ.

Central Hosp., Helsinki (Finland); Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)

THEME 5: NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS/BIOMECHANICS

Track 5.4: Rehabilitation Engineering

Session 5.4.1: Neuromuscular Stimulation and Recording: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.4.1.1 Temporal Stability ofNerve CuffElectrode Recruitment Properties 1089

Grill, Warren M.; Mortimer, J. Thomas. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.4.1.2 Intraneural Recording for Neuroprosthetic Use: Normal Action Potential Shapes and Blocking Effects 1091

Rutten, Wim L.C.; Meier, Jan H. Univ. ofTwenle, Enschede (The Netherlands)

5.4.1.3 Comparison between Monopolar and Tripolar Configurations in Chronically Implanted Nerve

Cuff Electrodes1093

Tarler, Matthew; Grill, Warren M.; Mortimer, J. Thomas. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

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5.4.1.4 Intraneural Stimulation Using 2D Wire-Microelectrode Arrays: I. Experimental Results 1095

Smit, Jos P.A.; Rutten, Wim L.C. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)

5.4.1.5 Intraneural Stimulation Using 2D Wire-Microelectrode Arrays: II. Comparison with Single-Wire

Electrode Results 1097

Smit, Jos P.A.; Rutten, Wim L.C. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)

5.4.1.6 The Effect of Local Anesthetic on Nerve Conduction Velocity Distribution 1099

Gu, Degang; Gander, Robert E.; Crichlow, Eugene C. Univ. ofSaskatchewan, Saskatoon (Canada)

5.4.1.7 Development of a SolderBump Technique for Contacting a Three-Dimensional Multi Electrode Array 1101

Frieswijk, Theo A.; Bielen, Jeroen A.; Rutten, Wim L.C, Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)

5.4.1.8 Control Electronics for a Neuro-Electronic Interface Implemented in Gate Array 1103

Frieswijk, Theo A.; Rutten, Wim L.C; Kerkhoff, Hans G.; Lippe, Karel. Univ. ofTwente,

Enschede (The Netherlands)

5.4.1.9 Tripolar Nerve CuffRecording: Stimulus Artifact, EMG, and the Recorded Nerve Signal 1105

Struijk, Johannes J.; Thomsen, Morten. Aalborg Univ., Aalborg (Denmark)

5.4.1.10 Improved Nerve CuffElectrode Recordings by Sub-Threshold Anodic Currents 1107

Sahin, Mesut; Durand, Dominique M.; Haxhiu, MusaA. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.4.1.11 Combined Modulation of Pulse Width and Pulse Amplitude to Enhance Functional Selectivity

ofNeural Stimulation 1109

Tyler, DustinJ.; Durand, Dominique M. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.4.1.12 Multiprogrammable Stimulus Waveform Generator forNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation 1111

Arabi, Karim; Sawan, Mohamad M. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

5.4.1.13 A New Multichannel PC-Controlled Stimulator Developed for Primary Motor Cortex Investigations 1113

Mallette, Sylvain; Sawan, Mohamad M.; Fortier, P.A. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

Session 5.4.2: Magnetic Stimulation: Wednesday Sep 20 16:30 - 408B [slides]

5.4.2.1 Focality of Rectangular Planar Butterfly Coils with Square vs. Semicircular Wing Tips:

A Numerical Comparison 1115

Zimmermann, Kuno P.; Simpson, Richard K. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.)

5.4.2.2 Efficiency Index and Localization Characteristics ofMagnetic Stimulation Coils 1117

Hsu, Kai-Hsiung; Durand, Dominique M. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.4.2.3 Excitation ofFrog Sciatic Nerve Using Pulsed Magnetic Fields: Effect of Waveform Variations 1119

Alkhateeb, A.; Gaumond, Roger P. Penn State Univ., Univ. Park (U.S.A.)

5.4.2.4 Forearm Stimulation by aMagnetic Stimulator with Repetitive Frequency Ability of up to 50 Hz 1121

Yarita, Masaru; Hosoya, Tsuguharu; Ito, Takafumi; Nonaka, Yukio; Ueno, Shoogo. Nihon

Kohden Tomioka Corp., Tokyo (Japan); Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)

5.4.2.5 Selective Magnetic Stimulation of Cervical Nerve Roots with a Figure-Eight Coil 1123

Kobayashi, Makoto; Ueno, Shoogo; Kurokawa, Takahide. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)

5.4.2.6 Long Latency Motor Evoked Responses to Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Brain 1125

Matsuda, Tsuruo; Hyodo, A.; Tanaka, T; Ueno, Shoogo. Kurume Inst, ofTechnology, Kurume

(Japan); Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan); Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)

Session 5.4.3: Bladder, Pain and Tactile Stimulation: Thursday Sep 21 08:30 - 408B [slides]

5.4.3.1 Multichannel Dedicated Microprocessorfor Control ofUrge and Stress Urinary Incontinence 1127

Wei, Maoxin; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,

Sherbrooke (Canada)

5.4.3.2 Sphincteric Fatigue Strategy for Bladder Control: Preliminary Chronic Results in an Animal Model 1129

Barada, Hussein; Sawan, MohamadM.; Hassouna, M.; Mai, Thu Le; Elhilali, M.M. Ecole

Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada); McGill Univ., Monirial (Canada)

5.4.3.3 A Monolithic Miniaturized Programmable Implant for Neuromuscular Stimulation 1131

Arabi, Karim; Sawan, MohamadM. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

5.4.3.4 A Dedicated Microprocessor for Externally Powered Implantable Pain Controller 1133

Wei, Maoxin; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,Sherbrooke (Canada)

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5.4.3.5 Electrical Safety in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Current Density Analysis by Computer Modeling 1135

Wesselink, WilbertA.; Holsheimer, J. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)

5.4.3.6 Optimization of the Envelope ofa Short Duty Cycle Pulse Waveform for Tactile Stimulation 1137

Perez, Claudio A.; Holzmann, Carlos A.; Osorio, Marcela E. Univ. de Chile, Santiago (Chile)

Session 5.4.4: FES-Assisted Locomotion and Standing: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 408B [slides]

5.4.4.1 Technical Solutions for Modifying the Cochlear Mini-22 Implantable Stimulator to a Portable FES

Device for Paraplegic Standing 1139

Houdayer, Thierry; Davis, Ross; Andrews, Brian J.; Patrick, Jim; Mortlock, Andrew. Neural

Engineering Clinic, Augusta (U.S.A.); Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada); Cochlear Pty. Ltd.,

Lane Cove (Australia)

5.4.4.2 Trunk Stabilization by Feedback Sway Control in FES-Induced Paraplegic Standing 1141

Fujita, Kinya; Hoshimiya, Nozomu; Handa, Yasunobu; Ichie, Masayoshi. Iwate Univ., Morioka

(Japan); Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan); Hokuryo FES Clinic, Sendai (Japan)

5.4.4.3 Optimisation of a Combined ARGO-FES System: Adaptation of the Knee Mechanism to Allow

Flexion of the Knee during the Swing Phase 1143

Jaspers, P.; Van Petegem, WimE.; Van derPerre, G.; Peeraer, L. Katholieke Univ. Leuven,

Heverlee (Belgium); Univ. Hosp. Pellenberg, Pellenberg (Belgium)

5.4.4.4 Ground Reaction Forces during Ambulation with Prototype Rolling Footwear 1145

Medri, Edward; Tarjan, Peter P. Univ. ofMiami, Coral Gables (U.S.A.)

5.4.4.5 Integrated Control System for FES-assisted Locomotion after Spinal Cord Injury 1147

Kostov, Aleksandar; Stein, Richard B.; Armstrong, William W.; Thomas, Monroe; Popovic,

Dejan. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada); Dendronic Decisions Ltd., Edmonton (Canada)

5.4.4.6 Experimental Verification ofa 2-Joint, Lower Limb Musculoskeletal Model for FES-Aided Gait

Applications 1149

Durfee, William K; Dunn, Benjamin N. Univ. ofMinnesota, Minneapolis (U.S.A.)

Session 5.4.5: FES Control and Control Systems: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 408B [slides]

5.4.5.1 A Biomechanical Model ofArm Postural Control by Functional Electrical Stimulation 1151

Lan, Ning. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (P.R. China)

5.4.5.2 Gait Event and User Intention Detection for FES-Control: Selecting Sensors 1153

Andrews, Brian J.; Kostov, Aleksandar; Stein, Richard B. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada)

5.4.5.3 Feasibility ofPronosupination Control by Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation in Tetraplegia:Experimental and Biomechanical Evaluation 1155

Lemay, Michel A.; Crago, Patrick E. M.I.T., Cambridge (U.S.A.); Case Western Reserve Univ.,

Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.4.5.4 A Basic Study on an FES Control Method Considering Fast and Slow Muscle Characteristics 1157

Morita, K; Watanabe, Takashi; Murakami, Hajime; Ohba, S.; Futami, R.; Hoshimiya, Nozomu;

Handa, Yasunobu. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)

5.4.5.5 Evaluation of Electrically Elicited Antagonist Coactivition Strategies I: Isometric Contractions 1159

Baratta, Richard V; Zhou, Bing He; Solomonow, Moshe. Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr., New

Orleans (U.S.A.)

5.4.5.6 Evaluation of Electrically Elicited Antagonist Coactivation Strategies II: Load-Moving Contractions 1161

Zhou, Bing He; Katz, S.R.; Baratta, Richard V.; Solomonow, Moshe. Louisiana State Univ. Med.

Ctr., New Orleans (U.S.A.)

Session 5.4.6: Implantable Muscle Electrodes: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.4.6.14 A Bedside Controller for Use with Micromodular Electronic Devices 1163

Cameron, Tracy; Misener, D.L.; Peck, R.A.; Dupont, A.C.; Olney, S.; Loeb, Gerald E. Queen's

Univ., Kingston (Canada)

5.4.6.15 Motor Responses to Implantable FES Electrodes in a Growing Limb 1165

Akers, June M.; Triolo, RonaldJ.; Betz, Randal R. Shriners Hosp.for Crippled Children,

Philadelphia (U.S.A.); Case Western Reserve Univ., Philadelphia (U.S.A.)

5.4.6.16 Laparoscopic Implant Device for Intramuscular Electrodes 1167

Aiyar, Harish; Schmit, Brian D.; Mortimer, J. Thomas. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.4.6.17 Clinical Application of Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation to Improve Walking Ability 1169

Kameyama, Junichi; Moriai, N; Sajiki, N; Takezawa, M.; Osanai, T. Tohoku Rosai Hosp.,Sendai (Japan)

5.4.6.18 Design and In Vitro Testing ofa Bipolar Intramuscular Electrode Stimulating/Recording Circuit 1171

Mathine, Lee Ann Fiebig; Sweeney, James D. Arizona State Univ., Tempe (U.S.A.)

Session 5.4.7: Wheelchair Propulsion Kinematics and Dynamics: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407BC

[posters]

5.4.7.13 Distributed Intelligence to Control a Stair-Climbing Wheelchair 1173

Wiesspeiner, G.; Windischbacher, E. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria); Ludwig

Boltzmann Inst, ofTechnical Life Support, Graz (Austria)

5.4.7.14 Wheelchair Virtual Joystick Interface 1175

VanSickle, David; Cooper, RoryA.; Ster, James (III). Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.);

California State Univ., Sacramento (U.S.A.)

5.4.7.15 Computer Controlled Wheelchair Dynamometer 1177

Shimada, Sean D.; Cooper, RoryA.; Lawrence, Brad; Robertson, RickN. Univ. ofPittsburgh,

Pittsburgh (U.S.A.); Human EngineeringResearch Labs., Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

5.4.7.16 A Model for Determining 3-D Upper Extremity Net Joint Forces and Moments during Wheelchair

Propulsion 1179

Ensminger, Gregory J.; Robertson, RickN.; Cooper, RoryA. California State Univ. Sacramento,

Paradise (U.S.A.); Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

5.4.7.17 Characterization of 3-Dimensional Net Upper Extremity Joint Forces and Moments during

Wheelchair Propulsion 1181

Robertson, RickN.; Cooper, RoryA.; Ensminger, Gregory J. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.);California State Univ. Sacramento, Paradise (U.S.A.)

5.4.7.18 A Biomechanical Model of Stand-Up Wheelchairs 1183

Cooper, RoryA.; Robertson, RickN; Boninger, Michael L. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

5.4.7.19 Kinematic Comparison of Stand-Up and Standard Manual Wheelchair Propulsion 1185

Shimada, SeanD.; Cooper, RoryA.; Robertson, RickN.; Boninger, MichaelL. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

Track 5.5: Robotics and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Devices

Session 5.5.1: Tele-Surgical Manipulation and Ergonomic Simulation: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC

[posters]

5.5.1.1 A Powered Dexterous Instrument with Surgical Effectors for Telemanipulator Assisted Laparoscopy 1187

Dautzenberg, Peter; Neisius, Bernhard; Trapp, R; Buefi, G. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Gmbh, Karlsruhe (Germany); Universitdtsklinik Tubingen, Tubingen (Germany)

5.5.1.2 Instrumentation Calibration in a Simulated Forest Machine Cab for Ergonomic Studies 1189

Oliver, Michele; Secord, J.; Lavoie, M.-H; Lutes, J; Thomas, L.; Rickards, J.; Biden, E. Univ. ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)

5.5.1.3 Wrist Motions and Fingertip Loads when Operating Joysticks in a Simulated Forest Machine Cab 1191

Oliver, Michele; Biden, E; Rickards, J. Univ. ofNew Brunswick, Fredericton (Canada)

5.5.1.4 Adaptive Human-Machine Interface for Persons with Tremor 1193

Riviere, Cameron N.; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)

5.5.1.5 Suppressing Pathological Tremor during Dextrous Teleoperation 1195

Riviere, Cameron N.; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)

5.5.1.6 A Points-to-Surfaces Matching Technique for the Application of Augmented Reality during Spine

Surgery 1197

Brodeur, Paule; Dansereau, Jean; de Guise, Jacques A.; Labelle, Hubert. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal

(Canada); Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal (Canada); Hop. Ste-Justine, Montreal (Canada)

5.5.1.7 Robotic Telemanipulator for Laparoscopy 1199

Neisius, Bernhard; Dautzenberg, Peter; Trapp, R.; Buee, G. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Gmbh, Karlsruhe (Germany); Universitdtsklinik Tubingen, Tubingen (Germany)

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Track 5.6: Control of Posture and Movement

Session 5.6.1: Muscle Fatigue and Muscle Force Modelling: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407BC [posters]

5.6.1.8 Evaluation of Muscular Fatigue during Bicycle Ergometer Exercise Using the Propotion Time-Seriesof Principal Components 1201

Kiryu, Tohru; Takahashi, Kohsei; Saitoh, Yoshiaki. Niigata Univ., Niigata (Japan)

5.6.1.9 Dynamic Surface EMG/Force Relation in Human Elbow Flexion 1203

Pham, Khanh D.; Morin, Evelyn L. Queen's Univ., Kingston (Canada)

5.6.1.10 An EMG to Force Model for the Human Elbow Derived from Surface EMG Parameters 1205

Misener, D.L.; Morin, Evelyn L. Queen's Univ., Kingston (Canada)

5.6.1.11 Measuring Low Frequency Fatigue with 2 Hertz Stimulation Part I: Stimulus-Related Potentiation

Effects 1207

Johnson, Peter W.; Lehman, Steven L; Rempel, David M. Univ. ofCalifornia, Richmond

(U.S.A.); Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley (U.S.A.)

5.6.1.12 Muscle-Tendon Model with Length-History Dependent Activation-Velocity Coupling 1209

Crago, Patrick E.; Shue, Guay-haur. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.6.1.13 Measuring Low Frequency Fatigue with 2 Hertz Stimulation Part II: Muscle Fatigue Results 1211

Johnson, Peter W.; Lehman, Steven L; Rempel, David M. Univ. ofCalifornia, Richmond(U.S.A.); Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley (U.S.A.)

5.6.1.14 Muscle Fatigue Study in FES-Induced Dynamic Cycling Movement 1213

Chen, Jia-Jin Jason; Yu, Nan-Ying; Huang, Ding-Gau; Ju, Ming-Shaung; Huseh, Tse-Chien.

National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan (Taiwan)

5.6.1.15 Modelling the Force-Velocity Relation of Muscle 1215

Murray, Carl Damien; dePaor, A.M. Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Session 5.6.2: Control of Posture and Movement: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 408B [slides]

5.6.2.1 Identification ofa Posture Control System under Different Conditions 1217

Ishida, Akimasa; Imai, S. Tokyo Med. andDental Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

5.6.2.2 Strategies ofPostural Orientation and Equilibrium in Quadrupedal Stance 1219

Fung, Joyce; Jacobs, Ron; Macpherson, Jane M. R.S. Dow Neurological Sciences Inst, Portland (U.S.A.)

5.6.2.3 Architectural and Segmental Mechanisms underlying Control of Torque by the Triceps Surae Muscles

of the Cat 1221

Nichols, T. Richard; Lawrence, John H. (Ill); Bonasera, Stephen J.; Price, Clothilde M.J.I.

Emory Univ., Atlanta (U.S.A.); Univ. ofKentucky, Lexington (U.S.A.)

5.6.2.4 Control Model of Human Posture Strategy Selection 1223

Kuo, Arthur D. Univ. ofMichigan, Ann Arbor (U.S.A.)

5.6.2.5 Cortical and Segmental Control during Voluntary and Postural Activities in the Human and the Cat 1225

Capaday, Charles; Lavoie, B.A.; Devanne, H. Univ. Laval, Quebec (Canada)

5.6.2.6 Functional Slip Reflexes Aid Bimanual Grasp 1227

Whyne, C; Moy, G; Lum, P.S.; Lehman, Steven L. Univ. ofCalifornia, Berkeley (U.S.A.)

Session 5.6.3: Muscular Reflex Control: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 408B [slides]

5.6.3.1 Stretch Reflex Modulation during Gait in Spastic Patients 1229

Sinkjcer, Thomas; Andersen, Jacob Buus; Nielsen, Jergen Feldbcek Alborg Univ., Alborg (Denmark)

5.6.3.2 Modeling of H-Reflexes in Human Soleus Muscle during Dynamic Ramp Contraction 1231

Wilmink, Ronnie J. H; Slot, Peter J.; Sinkjpr, Thomas. Alborg Univ., Alborg (Denmark)

5.6.3.3 A Model-Based Approach for the Quantification of H Reflex Depression in Humans 1233

Kohn, Andre Fabio; Floeter, Mary Kay; Hallett, Mark. Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil);

NIH, Bethesda (U.S.A.)

5.6.3.4 A Device to Measure Reflex Modulation during Gait through Non-Noxious Pathways 1235

Quevedo, Antonio A. F.; Patla, Aftab E. State Univ. ofCampinas, Campinas (Brazil); Univ. of

Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)

5.6.3.5 Modulation of Intrinsic and Reflex Contributions to Dynamic Ankle Stiffness with the Level

of Voluntary Contraction 1237

Mirbagheri, MehdiM.; Kearney, Robert E; Barbeau, H. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

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5.6.3.6 The Effects ofPassive Joint Movement on Stretch Reflex Gain at the Human Ankle 1239

Parameswaran, Luckshman; Kearney, Robert E. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

Session 5.6.4: Multi-Muscle Force Dynamics: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.6.4.16 Parametric Modeling of the Reflex Contribution to Dynamic Ankle Stiffness in Normal and SpinalCord Injured Spastic Subjects 1241

Mirbagheri, MehdiM.; Kearney, Robert E.; Barbeau, H.; Ladouceur, M. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

5.6.4.17 Design of a Mathematical Model of Force in Whole Skeletal Muscle 1243

Brown, Ian E.; Loeb, Gerald E. Queen's Univ., Kingston (Canada)

5.6.4.18 Load Sharing among Muscles and Dynamic Relationship between Multi-Muscle EMG's and Isometric

Joint Moment 1245

Zhang, Li-Qun; Rymer, William Z; Nuber, Gordon. Rehabilitation Inst, ofChicago, Chicago(U.S.A.); Northwestern Univ., Chicago (U.S.A.)

5.6.4.19 The Effect ofAntagonist Muscle Co-Contraction on Damping of the Wrist Joint during Voluntary

Movement 1247

Milner, Theodore E.; Cloutier, Carloine. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (Canada); Inst, de

Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)

5.6.4.20 Energy Profile Analysis in Evaluating Synergistic Muscle Relationships Using a Dynamic Model 1249

Von Konsky, Brian R; Zomlefer, Michael R. Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup (Australia)

Track 5.7: Biomechanics/Locomotion

Session 5.7.1: Biomechanics of Orthotic Joints and Bone: Friday Sep 22 16:30 - 410C [slides]

5.7.1.1 A Computational Method for Comparing the Behavior and Possible Failure of Prosthetic Implants 1251

Nielsen, C; Hollerbach, Karin; Perfect, S.; Underbill, K. Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab.,

Livermore (U.S.A.)

5.7.1.2 Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Non-Invasive Quantification of Joint Contact

Surface Areas 1253

Ronsky, Janet L; van den Bogert, A.J.; Nigg, B.M.; Wallace, C. Univ. ofCalgary, Calgary (Canada)

5.7.1.3 Planning of Prosthetic Ligament Insertion in the Knee 1255

Sati, Marwan; Richard, A.; de Guise, Jacques A.; Baldo, S.; Drouin, G Ecole Polytechnique,Montreal (Canada); Ecole de Technologic Superieure, Montreal (Canada)

5.7.1.4 Quantitative Measures of Reduced Flexural Rigidity in Canine Femora with Screw Holes 1257

Yeadon, Alan J.; Russell, Donald; Foux, Amnon; Uhthoff, Hans K. Children's Hosp. ofEasternOntario, Ottawa (Canada); Carleton Univ., Ottawa (Canada); Technion - Israel Inst, ofTechnology,Haifa (Israel); Ottawa Gen. Hosp., Ottawa (Canada)

5.7.1.5 Experimental Validation ofFinite Elemental Stress Analysis of a Polymeric Orthotic Device 1259

Chu, Taiming. New Jersey Inst, of Technology, Newark (U.S.A.)

5.7.1.6 The Efficacy ofDynamic External Fixation for Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Using 3D

Kinematic Analysis 1261

Patterson, Rita M.; Viegas, S.F.; Nicodemus, Clarence L.; Buford, William L. (Jr.); Rosenblatt, J.

Univ. ofTexas, Galveston (U.S.A.)

Session 5.7.2: Movement Analysis and Modelling: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.7.2.1 Model Predictive Impedance Control: Application to Human Walking Model 1263

Towhidkhah, Farzad; Gander, Robert E.; Wood, Hugh C. Univ. ofSaskatchewan, Saskatoon (Canada)

5.7.2.2 A Model to Study the Relationship between Muscular Weakness and Gail Velocity in Hemiparetic

Subjects 1265

Nadeaa, Sylvie; Gravel, D.; Arsenault, A.B.; Bourbonnais, D. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal

(Canada); Inst, de Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)

5.7.2.3 Development ofa Force Sensing Walker for Rehabilitation 1267

Bachschmidt, Rebecca A.; Harris, Gerald F.; Simoneau, Guy G Marquette Univ., Milwaukee (U.S.A.)

5.7.2.4 Feedback Control ofLimb Position: A Random Walk Approach 1269

Be/air, Jacques; Beuter, Anne. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada); Univ. de Quebec,Montreal (Canada)

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5.7.2.5 Analysis ofFoot and Ankle Kinetics during Gait 1271

Abuzzahab, FarukS. (Jr.); Harris, GeraldF.; Kidder, S.M.; Johnson, J.E. Marquette Univ.,

Milwaukee (U.S.A.); Med. College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (U.S.A.)

5.7.2.6 Developmental Perspective: Posture and Movement Control 1273

Pelland, Lucie; McKlnley, Patricia. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

5.7.2.7 Gesture Recognition for Augmentative Human Computer Interaction 1275

Reilly, Richard; Hanson, Andrea. Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

5.7.2.8 Optimization of Bi-Articular Muscle Forces When Going over Obstacles during Locomotion 1277

Armand, Mehran; Huissoon, Jan P.; Patla, Aftab E. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)

5.7.2.9 Data Preview Software for Interactive Review ofHolter Type Plantar Pressure Data 1279

Wervey, Roy A.; Abler, Joseph H.; Abu-Faraj, Ziad U.; Harris, Gerald F.; Wertsch, Jacqueline J.

Marquette Univ., Milwaukee (U.S.A.); Med. College ofWisconsin, Milwaukee (U.S.A.); Zablocki

V.A. Med. Ctr., Milwaukee (U.S.A.)

5.7.2.10 Motion Analysis of Optimal Rowing Form by Using Biomechanical Model 1281

Kaya, Motoshi; Minamilani, Haruyuki; Hase, Kazunori; Yamazaki, Nobutoshi. Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

5.7.2.11 Momentum Analysis of Sitback Failures in Sit-to-Stand Trials 1283

Riley, Patrick 0.; Krebs, David E.; Popat, Rita. Massachusetts General Hosp., Boston (U.S.A.)

Session 5.7.3: Upper-Limb Movement Analysis: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.7.3.12 Design and Calibration of a 2D Airjet Device for Human Motor Control Study 1285

Xu, Y; Hollerbach, John M. Univ. ofUtah, Salt Lake City (U.S.A.)

5.7.3.13 Estimating Upper Extremity Tendon Slack Lengths 1287

Von Konsky, Brian R; Zomlefer, Michael R. Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup (Australia)

5.7.3.14 A Static Dynamometer for the Simultaneous Measurement of Shoulder and Elbow Torques 1289

Boissy, Patrick; Bourbonnais, £>.; Aubert, M.P.; Goyette, M.; Steele, C. Univ. de Montreal,Montreal (Canada); Inst, de Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada); Ecole Polytechnique,Montreal (Canada)

5.7.3.15 Techniques for Characterizing Elbow and Shoulder Mechanics and Neural Control in Normal

and Disabled Subjects 1291

Kirsch, Robert F.; Acosta, Ana Maria. Cleveland VA Med. Ctr., Cleveland (U.S.A.); Case

Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

5.7.3.16 The Acceleration Time Constant: Comparison ofNormal and Spastic Upper Extremity Movement 1293

Phillips, Chandler A.; Repperger, Daniel W.; Chelette, Tamara L. Wright State Univ., Dayton

(U.S.A.); Wright-Patterson AFB (U.S.A.)

5.7.3.17 Electromyographic Analysis of Voluntary Elbow Movements in Subjects with Spasticity 1295

Feng, Connie J.; Mak, Arthur F.T.; Xiao, Charlie S.J. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon

(Hong Kong)

Session 5.7.4: 3D Kinematic and Dynamic Motion Analysis: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.7.4.18 A Television-Based System for Recording the Kinematics ofHuman Gait 1297

Begg, Rezaul K; Wytch, R. Victoria Univ. ofTechnology, Melbourne (Australia); Univ. of

Aberdeen, Aberdeen (U.K.)

5.7.4.19 A Real-Time, Interactive, 3-Dimensional, Computer Graphic System for the Study of One, Two,

and Three Degree-of-Freedom Joints in Rotation 1299

Lin, Horng-Haur; Buford, William L. (Jr.); Patterson, Rita M. Univ. ofTexas, Galveston (U.S.A.)

5.7.4.20 In Vivo 3D Rotational Segmental Spinal Kinematics in Low Back Pain Patients 1301

Dickey, James P.; Pierrynowski, Michael R.; Bednar, Drew A.; Ball, Kevin A. Queen's Univ.,

Hamilton (Canada); McMaster Univ., Hamilton (Canada); Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)

5.7.4.21 Towards a New Method for Kinematic Quantification of Bradykinesia in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Using Triaxial Accelerometry 1303

Veltink, Peter H; Olde Engberink Erwin G; Van Hilten, Bob J.; Dunnewold, Rob; Jacobi, Cathrien.

Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands); Univ. Hosp. Leiden, Leiden (The Netherlands)

5.7.4.22 The Instantaneous Axis of Rotation ofthe Foot and Ankle Based on Kinematic Analysis of

a Two-Segment Model 1305

Demarais, Denise M.; Harris, GeraldF.; Chaput, M.C. Marquette Univ., Milwaukee (U.S.A.)

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5.7.4.23 Quantitative Measurement and Analysis of Balance 1307

Im, Jae J.; Nam, Sang H; Park, Sang J.; Park, In S.; Kwon, Do C. Inje Univ., Pusan (South Korea)

5.7A.24 A Radio Frequency Carrier Phase Measurement Technique to Enable Non-Invasive Spinal/PelvicAlignment Monitoring for Individuals Seated in Personal Wheeled Mobility Devices 1309

Malagodi, MarkS.; Mostafa, Khondakar M.; Oblak, Tod A.; Zeigler, RodN. Univ. ofPittsburgh,

Pittsburgh (U.S.A.); Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

Session 5.7.5: Knee Dynamics and Prosthetics: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 408B [slides]

5.7.5.1 Prediction of Knee Joint Torque from Muscle Activity during Knee Flexion/Extension 1311

Simon, Barry N.; Verstraete, Mary C; Mulavara, Ajitkumar P.; Zehner, L.; Reisberg, S. Univ. of

Akron, Akron (U.S.A.); Northeast Ohio Sports Med. Inst., Akron (U.S.A.)

5.7.5.2 A Relationship between External Work and Internal Energy during Knee Flexion/Extension 1313

Mulavara, Ajitkumar P.; Simon, Barry N; Verstraete, Mary C; Reisberg, S. Univ. ofAkron,

Akron (U.S.A.); Northeast Ohio Sports Med. Inst., Akron (U.S.A.)

5.7.5.3 An EMG-Based Finite State Approach for a Microcomputer-Controlled Above-Knee Prosthesis 1315

Aeyels, B.; Van Petegem, Wim E.; Vander Sloten, J.; Van der Perre, G; Peeraer, L. Katholieke

Univ. Leuven, Heverlee (Belgium); Univ. Hosp. Pellenberg, Pellenberg (Belgium)

5.7.5.4 Variation of Human Knee Stiffness with Angular Perturbation Intensity 1317

Tai, Changfeng; Robinson, Charles J. Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

Track 5.8: EMG Analysis

Session 5.8.1: EMG/VMG Analysis and Modelling: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 408B [slides]

5.8.1.1 Propagating Point-Source Response of Active Fibers 1319

Xiao, Shaojun. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon (Hong Kong)

5.8.1.2 End-Plate Location(s) on Superficial Muscles 1321

Mangeard, Patrice; Mathieu, Pierre A. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)

5.8.1.3 Detecting Single Muscle Fiber Activity Using a Concentric Needle Electrode: A Simulation Study 1323

Ali, Asim; Stashuk, Daniel W.; Tvrdon, Mark J. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)

5.8.1.4 The Measurement ofNeuromuscular Junction Jitter Using a Concentric Needle Electrode:

A Simulation Study 1325

Tvrdon, Mark J.; Stashuk, Daniel W.; Ali, Asim. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo (Canada)

5.8.1.5 Estimation of Single Motor Unit Discharge Patterns Based on Fractional Process on Patients

with Neuromuscular Disorders 1327

Fang, Jianjun; Shahani, Bhagwan T. Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago (U.S.A.)

5.8.1.6 Evaluation of Vibromyographic Signals from Sternomastoid Muscle in COPD Patients

during Respiratory Load Tests 1329

Jane, Raimon; Fiz, J.A.; Mananas, M.A.; Morera, J.; Caminal, P. Inst, de Cibernetica, Barcelona

(Spain); Hosp. Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona (Spain)

Session 5.8.2: Surface EMG Analysis and Modelling: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

5.8.2.1 Fractal Dimension of Surface EMG during Isokinetic Contractions 1331

Gupta, Vineet; Siiryanarayanan, Srikanth; Reddy, Narender P. Univ. ofAkron, Akron (U.S.A.)

5.8.2.2 Optimal Protocol for Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity Estimation 1333

Duchene, Jacques M.; Hogrel, Jean-Yves; Marini, Jean-Frangois. Univ. de Technologic de Compiegne,

Compiegne (France); Univ. de Technologie de Troyes, Troyes (France); CNRS UPR, Marseille (France)

5.8.2.3 Noninvasive Characterization ofMuscle Structure, Neuronal Control and Membrane Dynamics 1335

Rau, Gunter; Disselhorst-Klug, C; Silny, J. Aachen Univ. ofTechnology, Aachen (Germany)

5.8.2.4 Power Spectral Analysis ofLumbar Muscle Electromyogram in Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients

during Dynamic Trunk Exercise 1337

Lee, Cheolgyu; Minamitani, Haruyuki; Ju, Kihwan; Wakano, Koichi; Onishi, Shohei; Yamazaki,

Hajime. Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

5.8.2.5 EMG Power Spectrum Shifts ofBiceps Brachii When Acting as an Antagonist 1339

Boissy, Patrick; Pigeon, P.; Arsenault, A.B.; Gravel, D.; Bourbonnais, D. Univ. de Montreal,Montreal (Canada); Inst, de Readaptation de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)

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5.8.2.6 Reliability of Surface Polyelectromyographic Recordings ofMotor Unit Activity 1341

Sherwood, Arthur M.; Priebe, Michael M.; Kharas, Noshir F.; Markowski, Janusz. BaylorCollege ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.); Univ. ofHouston, Houston (U.S.A.)

5.8.2.7 Using Time-Varying Autoregressive Filter to Improve EMG Amplitude Estimator 1343

Luh, Jer-Junn; Chang, Guo-Ching; Cheng, Cheng-Kung; Lai, Jin-Shin; Kuo, Te-Son. National

Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)

5.8.2.8 Surface Electromyogram Recruitment Analysis Using Higher Order Spectrum 1345

Yana, Kazuo; Mizuta, Hirohisa; Kajiyama, Ryuichi. Hosei Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

5.8.2.9 Real-Time System for EMG Signal Analysis of Static and Dynamic Contractions 1347

Karlsson, Stefan; Nystrom, Leif Univ. Hosp., Umea (Sweden)

5.8.2.10 Computer Programmed Pulse Density Demodulation (PDD) Processing for Surface Electrode

Electromyograms (EMG) of Human Extremities 1349

Ikehara, Wako; Uchida, Tomoko; Choi, Kangwoo; Hiki, Shizuo. Waseda Univ., Tokorozawa (Japan)

5.8.2.11 Automatic Event Detection in Surface EMG of Rhythmically Activated Muscles 1351

Staude, Gerhard; Wolf, Werner; Appel, Ulrich. Bundeswehr Univ. Miinchen, Miinchen (Germany)

5.8.2.12 Analysis ofEMG Crosstalk in Neighboring and Antagonist Cat Muscles 1353

Solomonow, Moshe; Baratta, Richard V; Zhou, Bing He; Bernardi, M.; Acierno, S. Louisiana State

Univ. Med. Ctr., New Orleans (U.S.A.); Lousiana State Univ. Med. Ctr., New Orleans (U.S.A.)

THEME 6: PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS/MODELLING AND IDENTIFICATION

Track 6.1: Biocontrol

Session 6.1.1: Modelling and Control of Endocrine-Metabolic Systems: Friday Sep 22 16:30 - 408C [slides]

6.1.1.1 Design of Dialysis Profiles by Solving a Tracking Problem: A Tool for the Individual Optimizationofthe Dialysis Process 1355

Scharfetter, H; Kopke, K; Hutten, H. Graz Univ. ofTechnology, Graz (Austria); Univ. Graz,Graz (Austria)

6.1.1.2 Evaluation of Subcutaneous Route for Closed-Loop Control of Insulin Delivery: Numerical

and Experimental Studies 1357

Trajanoski, Zlatko; Wach, Paul. Graz Inst, ofTechnology, Graz (Austria); Graz Univ. of

Technology, Graz (Austria)

6.1.1.3 Dynamic Analysis ofInsulin and Glucagon Secretions 1359

Yao, Nan-Kuang; Chang, Liang-Wey. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)

6.1.1.4 Minimal Models in Meal-like Protocols: Simulation Studies to Assess Precision and Physiological

Plausibility ofParameter Estimates 1361

Bettini, Francesca; Caumo, Andrea; Cobelli, Claudio. Univ. di Padova, Padova (Italy); Univ. di

Milano, Milano (Italy)

6.1.1.5 Characterizing Pulsatile Growth Hormone Levels 1363

Galiana, Laura; Tannenbaum, Gloria; Kaplan, Daniel T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

Session 6.1.2: Baroreflex Control of Circulation: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 408C [slides]

6.1.2.1 Baroreflex Control: Central Mechanisms 1365

Schwaber, James S. Dupont Central Research, Wilmington (U.S.A.)

6.1.2.2 Closed Loop Model ofVagally-Mediated Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate 1367

Rose, William C; Rybak Ifya A.; Schwaber, James S. Dupont Central Research, Wilmington (U.S.A.)

6.1.2.3 Pre- and Postsynaptic Factors Influencing the Neural Encoding ofAfferent Baroreceptor Activityin the Rat 1369

Schild, John H; Clark, John W, (Jr.); Andresen, M.C. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., Portland

(U.S.A.); Rice Univ., Houston (U.S.A.)

6.1.2.4 Voltage and Synaptically Activated Channels in Brainstem Preganglionic ParasympatheticCardiac Neurons 1371

Mendelowitz, David S. Univ. ofTennessee, Memphis (U.S.A.)

6.1.2.5 Postvagal Tachycardia Investigated with a Mathematical Model of Sinoatrial Node Pacemaker Activity ....1373

Dokos, Socrates; Celler, Branko; Lovell, Nigel. Univ. ofNew South Wales, Sydney (Australia)

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Session 6.1.3: Nervous Control of the Heart: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 408C [slides]

6 1 3 1 Neural Loop ofBaroreflex Optimizes Dynamic Arterial Pressure Regulation 1375

Sunagawa, Kenji, Ikeda, Yasuhiro, Kawada Toru, Sugimachi, Masaru Kawaguchi, Osamu,

Shishido, Toshiah, Sato, Takayuh, Mtyano, Hiroshi, Matsuura, Waturu, Alexander, Joe (Jr)

National Cardiovascular Ctr Research Inst, Osaka (Japan)

6 13 2 Baroreflex Control of Left Ventricular Contractility in the Conscious Dog 1377

Brunner, Martha, Lovell Nigel, Carlson, Drew E, Park, Alexander D Umv ofMaryland,Baltimore (USA), Umv ofNew South Wales, Sydney (Australia)

6 13 3 A Model of the Autonomic Control of Heart Rate at the Pacemaker Cell Level through G-Protems 1379

Clairambault, Jean INRIA Le Chesnay (France)

6 13 4 Bifurcation Analysis of a Physiological Model ofthe Baroreceptive Control 1381

Signorini, Maria G, Bambini Riccardo Cei utti, Sergio Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)

Track 6.2: Identification of Biomedical Systems

Session 6.2.1: Identification of Biomedical Systems I: Thursday Sep 21 08:30 - 408C [slides]

62 ll Instantaneous Characterization of Time-Varying Systems 1383

Kneger Donald N Sclabassi Robert J Children's Hosp ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (US A ),Umv ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA)

6 2 12 Static Nonhnearity in the Retinal Neuron Network 1385

Naka, Ken-ichi, Machuca, Hildred New York Umv, New York (USA)

6 2 13 Modeling and Prediction of Time-Series Data by Orthogonal Search and Canonical Variate Analysis 1387

Wu, Yu-Te, Sun, Mingui, Sclabassi, Robert J Univ ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA)

6 2 14 Application ofNonlinear System Identification to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed

Tomography 1389

Litt, Harold I, Spongier, Robert A BrodyAlanS, Scott, Peter D SUNY, Buffalo (U S A ), St

Joseph'y Med Ctr, Phoenix (USA)

62 1 5 Parallel Cascade Analysis ofPhycomyces Light-Growth Response 1391

Lipson, Edward, Guo, Jiangang, Dowler, Michael Syracuse Umv, Syiacuse (USA)

Session 6.2.2 Identification of Biomedical Systems II: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 408C [slides]

62 2 1 Control Implications of Musculoskeletal Mechanics 1393

Loeb Gerald E Queen's Univ, Kingston (Canada)

6 2 2 2 Experimental Strategies for Identifying Suitable Mechanical Models ofthe Head-Neck System 1395

Richmond, Frances JR, Runciman, RJ Statler, Kennyn D, Selbie, WS, Thomson, D B,

Lunamaa T Queen's Umv Kingston (Canada), Northwestern Univ Chicago (USA)

6 2.2 3 Identifying the EMG-Force Relationship 1397

Morin, Evelyn L Queen's Umv, Kingston (Canada)

62 24 Parallel Cascade Classification of Myoelectric Signals 1399

Korenberg, Michael, Morin, Evelyn L Queen's Univ, Kingston (Canada)

6 2 2 5 Adaptive Demodulation ofMuscular Force from Myoelectric Signals Obtained during Locomotion 1401

Zhang, Yuan-Ting, Herzog, W, Liu, MM Chinese Univ ofHong Kong, Shatin (Hong Kong),Univ ofCalgary, Calgary (Canada)

6 2 2 6 A Mathematical Model of Myoelectric Signals Obtained during Locomotion 1403

Zhang, Yuan-Ting Herzog, W Liu, M M Chinese Umv ofHong Kong, Shatin (Hong Kong)Univ ofCalgaiy, Calgary (Canada)

Session 6.2.3: Identification of Biomedical Systems III: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 408C [slides]

6 2 3 1 Identification ofPhysiological Systems Using Pseudo-Inverse Based Deconvolution 1405

Westwick David Thomas, Kearney Robert E McGill Umv Montreal (Canada)

6 2 3 2 Error Analysis in Parameter Estimation ofPhysiological Systems with Uncertain Model Inputsand Assigned Model Constants 1407

Thomaseth Karl Inst ofSystems Science & Biomed Eng (LADSEB-CNR), Padova (Italy)

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6.2.3.3 Observability of System State Variables as a Means to Evaluate Monitoring Techniques 1409

vanMeurs, WillemL.; Ohrn, Maria A.K. Univ. ofFlorida, Gainesville (U.S.A.)

6.2.3.4 Analysis and Identification ofPhysiological Systems 1411

Benye, Zoltan; Elmisurati, M.; Asztalos, Balazs. Technical Univ. ofBudapest, Budapest (Hungary)

6.2.3.5 Subspace Identification Method for Ankle Mechanics 1413

Kukreja, SunilL.; Haverkamp, Bert R.J.; Westwick, David Thomas; Kearney, Robert E.; Galiana,Henrietta L.; Verhaegen, Michel H. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada); Delft Univ. of Technology,Delft (The Netherlands)

Session 6.2.4: Identification of Biomedical Systems IV: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

6.2.4.1 Seasonal Pattern in the Incidence of Enterobacteria Detected by Multiple Component Rhythmometry 1415

Hermida, R.C.; Ayala, D.E.; Camacho, I.; Vdsquez, E.; Mojon, Artemio; Arrayave, R.J. Univ. de

Vigo, Vigo (Spain); U.A.N.L., Monterrey (Mexico); I.M.S.S., Guadalupe (Mexico)

6.2.4.2 The Risk for Thermal Injury during Microwave Treatment of the Prostate Analyzed in Model

Experiments and Computer Simulations 1417

Erlandson, Bjorn-Erik; Terio, Heikki; Sjodin, Jan-Gunnar; Ask Per; Karlsson, Matts; Loyd,Dan. Univ. Hosp. ofNorthern Sweden, Umea (Sweden); Linkoping Univ., Linkoping (Sweden)

6.2.4.3 Localization of the Sources ofthe EEG: Verification of the Spatio-Temporal Decomposition Approach 1419

Koles, Zoltan J.; Soong, Anthony. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada); Alberta Hosp.,Edmonton (Canada)

6.2.4.4 Spatial Frequencies of Scalp EEG 1421

Eriksen, K. Jeffrey; Srinivasan, Ramesh. Legacy Good Samaritan Hosp., Portland (U.S.A.); Univ.

ofOregon, Eugene (U.S.A.)

6.2.4.5 Identification and Control ofHuman Respiratory System Using Fuzzy Relational Model 1423

Najarian, Kayvan; Hajivandi, Mehrdad. Amirkabir Univ. ofTechnology, Tehran (Iran)

Session 6.2.5: Identification of Biomedical Systems V: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

6.2.5.6 Estimation of Respiratory Control Loop Gain from Pseudorandom Forcing ofInhaled C02 1425

Ghazanshahi, ShahinD.; Khoo, Michael C.K. California State Univ., Fullerton (U.S.A.);Univ. ofSouthern California, Los Angeles (U.S.A.)

6.2.5.7 Parameter Estimation ofa Physiological Model for Heat Exchange during Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass 1427

Carta, DavidRichard. Univ. ofCalifornia, LaJolla (U.S.A.)

6.2.5.8 A Study of Color Responses in Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Kernel Method 1429

Momose, Keiko; Ogawa, A.; Ito, T.; Komiya, K.; Uchiyama, A. Kanagawa Inst, ofTechnology,Atsugi (Japan); Waseda Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

6.2.5.9 A Robust Method for Extracting and Labelling Mires in Keratographic Images 1431

Vila, Ingrid; Cazuguel, Guy; Le Mehaute, Alain; Malet, Florence; Colin, Joseph. ETSETB, Barcelona

(Spain); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne, Brest (France); CHRU

Morvan, Brest (France)

6.2.5.10 Parameter Estimation in Cardiovascular Models 1433

Yu, Yih-Choung; Boston, J. Robert; Antaki, James; Simaan, Marwan; Breitenstein, Darryl B.

Univ. ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (U.S.A.)

Track 6.3: Speech, Hearing and Vision

Session 6.3.1: Auditory System: Wednesday Sep 20 16:30 - 408C [slides]

6.3.1.1 Characterization of Active Hair-Bundle Motion: A Source for Auditory-Organ AmplificationPhenomena? 1435

Benser, Michael E.; Hudspeth, A.J. Univ. ofTexas, Dallas (U.S.A.)

6.3.1.2 On The Effects of Incudostapedial Joint Flexibility in a Finite-Element Model ofthe Cat Middle Ear 1437

Ghosh, SudeshnaS.; Funnel!, W. Robert J. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

6.3.1.3 On the Effects of Geometric Nonlinearities in a Finite-Element Model of the Cat Eardrum 1439

Ladak, HanifM.; Funnell, W. Robert J. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

6.3.1.4 The Bullfrog's Sacculus is Structurally Tuned: A Finite-Element Analysis 1441

Benser, Michael E.; Chuong, C.J. Charles. Univ. of Texas, Dallas (U.S.A.); Univ. ofTexas,

Arlington (U.S.A.)

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6.3.1.5 Finite Element Analysis ofCurrent and Potential Distributions for a Human Auditory Brainstem Implant .. 1443

Huang, Jay Q.; Mobley, J. Phil; Maarek, Jean-Michel. House Ear Inst, Los Angeles (U.S.A.);Univ. ofSouthern California, Los Angeles (U.S.A.)

Session 6.3.2: Oculomotor Control: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

6.3.2.1 Relationship between Vigilance Levels and Characteristics of Saccadic Eye Movement 1445

Ueno, Akinori; Ota, Yoshihisa; Takase, Moriichiro; Minamitani, Haruyuki. Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

6.3.2.2 Influence of Fixation and Saccade Targets and Instruction upon Saccadic Dynamics 1447

Sugiura, Mitsuhiro; Ebisawa, Yoshinobu. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)

6.3.2.3 Focal Attention Level While Tracking a Smoothly Moving Target Influences Saccadic Dynamics 1449

Ebisawa, Yoshinobu; Suzu, Ken-ichi. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)

6.3.2.4 Mislocalization of a Flash Target on Simple Background in Darkness 1451

Sakoda, Katsuhisa; Ebisawa, Yoshinobu. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)

6.3.2.5 Bilateral Control ofVergence and Accommodation 1453

Cava, Armando C; Galiana, Henrietta L. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

6.3.2.6 A Dynamic Model of the Head with Neck Reflex Control 1455

Peng, Grace C.Y.; Hain, Timothy C; Peterson, Barry W. Northwestern Univ., Chicago (US.A.)

6.3.2.7 Alterations ofthe Oculomotor Near Triad Evoked by Strabismus Surgery 1457

Semmlow, John; Vercher, Jean-Louis; Gauthier, Gabriel; Putteman, Annie; Berard, P.-V.

Rutgers Univ., Piscataway (U.S.A.); Univ. de Provence, Marseille (France); Ophthalmologie

Strabologie, Brussels (Belgium); Inst. Mediterraneen d'Ophthalmologie, Marseille (France)

6.3.2.8 Modelling On-Line Adaptation of the VOR Gain with Target Distance and Eccentricity 1459

Green, Andrea; Galiana, Henrietta L. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

Track 6.4: Nonlinear DynamicsSession 6.4.1: Nonlinear Dynamics I: Neural Processes: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 408C [slides]

6.4.1.1 Parametric Stability in a Cellular Oscillator 1461

Wolpert, Seth. Pennsylvania State Univ., Middletown (U.S.A.)

6.4.1.2 Encoding Information in Neural Feedback Circuits 1463

Mensour, Boualem; Longtin, Andre. Univ. ofOttawa, Ottawa (Canada)

6.4.1.3 Application ofArtificial Neural Networks to Inverse Problems in Biomagnetism 1465

Parker, Kevin Kit; Wikswo, John P. (Jr.). Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)

6.4.1.4 An Architectural Model ofthe Non-Linear Subunlts of Complex Cells ofVisual Cortex Based

on Gated Intracortical Interactions 1467

Sabatini, Silvio P.; Muratore, Maria T; Solari, Fabio; Raffo, Luigi; Bisio, Giacomo M. Univ. di

Genova, Genova (Italy); Univ. di Cagliari, Cagliari (Italy)

6.4.1.5 An Attempt to Provide a Model of Consciousness 1469

Togawa, Tatsuo; Ogawa, Mitsuhiro. Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

Session 6.4.2: Nonlinear Dynamics II: Cardiovascular and Respiratory: Saturday Sep 23 16:30 - 408C

[slides]

6.4.2.1 Poincare Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate Pattern: Effect of Observation Period 1471

Mooney, Donna M.; Groome, Lynn J.; Bentz, Lynn S.; Holland, Scherri. Univ. ofArkansasforMed. Sciences, Little Rock (U.S.A.); Univ. ofSouthAlabama, Mobile (U.S.A.)

6.4.2.2 Identification of Periodic Patterns in Biosignals by Computation ofRecurrence Times of Unstable

Periodic Orbits 1473

Vosschulte, Paul; Kurlemann, Gerd; Harms, Erik Westfdlische Wilhelms-Univ., Munster (Germany)

6.4.2.3 Characterization of Heart Rate Variability Using aNonlinear Model 1475

Bieberle, Tobias; Boh, A.; Schaldach, Max. Univ. Erlangen-Niirnberg, Erlangen (Germany)

(sA.2A Reconstructing Dynamics from Neural Spike Trains 1477

Racicot, Daniel; Longtin, Andre. Univ. ofOttawa, Ottawa (Canada)

6.4.2.5 Robust Model-Based Estimators for Cardiac Nerve Activity 1479

Radu, Cristian M.; Kaplan, Daniel T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

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6.4.2.6 Chaos and Heart Rate Variability 1481

Vibe, Karin; Vesin, Jean-Marc; Pruvot, Etienne. Swiss Federal Inst, ofTechnology, Lausanne

(Switzerland); Ctr. Hosp. Univ. Vaudois, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Session 6.4.3: Nonlinear Dynamics III: Miscellanea: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

6.4.3.1 Nonlinear Method for Automatic Detection and Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 1483

Katz, RichardA.; Lawee, Michael S.; Newman, Anthony; Weiss, J. Woodrow. Winmar

Diagnostics, Marblehead (U.S.A.); Harvard Univ., Boston (U.S.A.)

6.4.3.2 Diagnosis of Orthostatic Regulatory Disorders ofHuman Circulatory System Using Petri Nets 1485

Bouabdallah, Nouredine; Tanha, A.-R; Popovic, D. Univ. ofBremen, Bremen (Germany)

6.4.3.3 Controlling Chaos to Store Information in Time-Delayed Feedback Systems 1487

Mensour, Boualem; Longtin, Andre. Univ. ofOttawa, Ottawa (Canada)

6.4.3.4 Quantitative Measurement of Stability in Human Gait through Computer Simulation

and Floquet Analysis 1489

Scheiner, Avram; Ferencz, Donald C; Chizeck, HowardJ. Cleveland VA Med. Ctr., Cleveland

(U.S.A.); Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

6.4.3.5 Study ofBiological Rhythms during Musicogenic Epilepsy 1491

Ray, G.C Indian Inst, ofTechnology, Kanpur (India)

Track 6.5: Physiological Modelling

Session 6.5.1: Modelling of Excitable Cells: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 408C [slides]

6.5.1.1 Theoretical Analysis ofHuman Muscle Membrane Behavior in Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis 1493

Alberink, Martin J.; Wallinga, Willemien; Wolters, Henk; Ypey, DirkL.; Links, Thera P.; Boom,

Herman B.K. Univ. ofTwente, Enschede (The Netherlands)

6.5.1.2 The Effect of Transverse Tubular Sodium Channels on Action Potentials and Membrane Currents

in Skeletal Muscle 1495

Henneberg, Kaj-Age. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)

6.5.1.3 An Electrodiffusion Model ofthe Mammalian Myelinated Nerve Fiber 1497

Halter, John A.; Zupan, Blaz. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.); J. Stefan Inst.,

Ljubljana (Slovenia)

6.5.1.4 An Electrodiffusion Model ofLow-Intensity Electric Field Effects on Early Myelinated Nerve

Regeneration 1499

Sweeney, James D.; Mosallaie, Keikhosrow. Arizona State Univ., Tempe (U.S.A.)

6.5.1.5 Solution of Exterior 3D Time Dependent Diffusion Problems by Boundary Elements 1501

Vigmond, Edward J.; Bardakjian, Berj L. Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)

6.5.1.6 Transmembrane Voltage Oscillations in CA3 Neurons 1503

Bardakjian, Berj L.; Aschenbrenner-Scheibe, R.; Perez-Velazquez, J.L.; Carlen, P.L. Univ. of

Toronto, Toronto (Canada)

Session 6.5.2: Modelling of Chemical Systems: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

6.5.2.6 Comparison of Growth Hormone Secretion Patterns in Children with and without Hormonal Deficiency ...1505

Hermida, R.C.; Garcia, L.; Ayala, D.E. Univ. de Vigo, Vigo (Spain); Hosp. Materno-InfantilTeresa Herrera, La Coruha (Spain)

6.5.2.7 Interaction between 02-Hb Kinetics and the Fahraeus Effect 1507

Ye, Guo-Fan; Buerk Donald G; Ye, Lei; Jaron, Dov. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia (U.S.A.); Univ,

ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia (U.S.A.)

6.5.2.8 Models of Diffusion ofNeuromessenger, Nitric Oxide, in Brain 1509

Wang, Tao; Thakor, Nitish V. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore (U.S.A.)

6.5.2.9 A Mathematical Model ofPlasminogen Activation and Fibrinogenolysis during Thrombolytic

Therapy with t-PA 1511

Boniollo, Barbara; Thomaseth, Karl. Inst, ofSystems Science & Biomed. Eng. (LADSEB-CNR), Padova (Italy)

6.5.2.10 A Proposal of a Model for the Glomerular Filtration 1513

Roa, Laura M.; Garrachon, F.; Gomez-Cia, T. Univ. de Sevilla, Sevilla (Spain)

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6.5.2.11 A Model ofthe Dynamics of Intracranial Pressure during Conditions of Intact and Loss of Cerebral

Vascular Tone 1515

Wang, Eryu; Robertson, James T; Leffler, Charles W.; Daley, Michael L. Univ. ofMemphis,

Memphis (U.S.A.); Univ. ofTennessee, Memphis (U.S.A.)

Session 6.5.3: Physiological Modelling: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

6.5.3.1 Electrical Coupling in Longitudinal Colonic Smooth Muscle 1517

Azizi, Soufiane; Bardakjian, Berj L.; Wright, W.N.; Hall, K.; Huizinga, J.D. Univ. ofToronto,Toronto (Canada); McMaster Univ., Hamilton (Canada)

6.5.3.2 The Effects of Cardiac Assist Device on Cardiac Function Recovery during Left Ventricular

Regional Ischemia 1519

Zhou, Xiaoqiang; Bai, Jing. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (P.R. China)

6.5.3.3 Numerical Evaluation ofthe Basis Element Method 1521

Breedlove, Jeffrey J.; Newman, W.H.; Martin, G.T.; Bowman, H.F.; Sidney, D.A. M.I.T., Cambridge (U.S.A.)

6.5.3.4 Bioimpedance Measurement in the Lower Urinary Tract: Numerical Calculation ofthe Potential

and Current Distribution 1523

Suhel, Peter; Vrtacnik Peter; Trlep, Mladen. Univ. ofLjubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

6.5.3.5 Simulation and Spatial Filtering of Surface Multi-Electrode EMG 1525

Yacoub, Slim; Gumery, Pierre-Yves; Raoof Kosai. Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (France)

6.5.3.6 A Theory for the Basis ofLung Tissue Elasticity 1527

Maksym, GeoffN.; Bates, Jason H.T. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

6.5.3.7 Does Pulmonary Carcinoma Affect the Resonant Properties of the Thorax? 1529

Miller, A.G.; Choy, T.T.C.; Chan, H.S.; Zhang, Yuan-Ting. Chinese Univ. ofHong Kong, Shatin

(Hong Kong)

6.5.3.8 A Lung Disease Model to Predict the Efficacy of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy 1531

Moon, Jon K.; Gomez, Micheal R; Hansen, Thomas N. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.)

6.5.3.9 A Branching Lung Model with Distributed Parameters 1533

Thorpe, C. William; Bates, Jason H. T McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

6.5.3.10 Estimation ofthe Backattenuation Coefficient of Light in Biological Medium by Computer Modeling 1535

Abdul Now, Charles. Univ. de Montreal, Montreal (Canada)

6.5.3.11 Ontogeny of the Paired-Pulse Index: A Measure of Dentate Granule Cell Modulation 1537

Bronzino, Joseph D.; Blaise, J.H.; Austln-LaFrance, R.J.; Morgane, P.J. Trinity College, Hartford (U.S.A.)

THEME 7: INSTRUMENTATION

Track 7.1: Instrumentation

Session 7.1.1: Microfabrication: Wednesday Sep 20 16:30 - 410B [slides]

7.1.1.1 Micromachined Precision Cutting Tools 1539

Frazier, A. Bruno. Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston (U.S.A.)

7.1.1.2 A Capacitive Pressure Sensor for Measurement ofInterfacial Pressure between a SphygmomanometerCuffand the Arm 1541

Cristalli, Cristina; Neuman, Michael R. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.); Metro

Health Med. Ctr. & Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.)

7.1.1.3 Integrated Thin Film Resistor Arrays for Electronic Implants Based on Microcrystalline Silicon Carbide ...1543

Eck Stefan; Bolz, A.; Schaldach, Max. Univ. Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen (Germany)

7.1.1.4 A Polyimide-on-Silicon Electrostatic Fingertip Tactile Display 1545

Beebe, DavidJ.; Hymel, Celeste M.; Kaczmarek, KurtA.; Tyler, Mitchell E. Louisiana Tech

Univ., Ruston (U.S.A.); Univ. ofWisconsin, Madison (U.S.A.)

7.1.1.5 Application of Planar Microcoils Fabricated on Glass Substrates to NMR Microspectroscopy 1547

Peck Timothy L.; Stacker, Jeffrey E.; Chen, Z.; Lavalle, L.; Magin, Richard L. Univ. ofIllinois,Urbana (U.S.A.)

Session 7.1.2: Sensors: Electrodes: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.2.1 Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrodes for Detecting Forehead Myoelectric Potentials 1549

Bonilla, Sergio J.; Rasquinha, Leonard; Tarjan, Peter P. Univ. ofMiami, Coral Gables (U.S.A.)

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7.1.2.2 Influence ofthe Electrode Configuration on the Results of Electrophysiological Studies 1551

Kun, Stevan; Peura, Robert A. Worcester Polytechnic Inst, Worcester (U.S.A.)

7.1.2.3 Noise Analysis ofNASICON Ceramic Dry Electrodes 1553

Yacoub, Slim; Novakov, EmilP.; Ginnery, Pierre-Yves; Gondran, Chantal; Siebert, Eleizabeth.

Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (France); Lab. d'lonique et d'Electrochimie du Solide de

Grenoble, Saint Martin d'Heres (France)

Session 7.1.3: Sensors: Chemical: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.3.4 Retinal Pulse Oximetry: Towards a Method for Measuring Cerebral Oxygen Saturation 1555

Scott, Valerie A.; Tarassenko, Lionel; Glynn, ChristopherJ.; Hill, Adrian R. Oxford Univ.,

Oxford (U.K.); Churchill Hosp., Oxford (U.K.); OxfordEye Hosp., Oxford (U.K.)

7.1.3.5 Batch-Produced Microfabricated Ion-Selective Electrodes: Reproducibility, Reliability and Yields 1557

Neuman, Michael R.; Buck, RichardP.; Ash, R. Bruce; Johnson, Timothy A.; Erdosy, Miklos;

Ufer, Stefan; Cosofret, Vasile V. Metro Health Med. Ctr. & Case Western Reserve Univ.,

Cleveland (U.S.A.); Univ. ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill (U.S.A.); North Carolina State Univ.,

Raleigh (U.S.A.)

7.1.3.6 An Inorganic Membrane Filter to Support Biomembrane-Mimetic Structures 1559

Tamanaha, Cy; Mendelson, Yitzhak; Peura, RobertA.; Hobey, William D.; Cohen, Samuel H.

Worcester Polytechnic Inst, Worcester (U.S.A.); U.S.Army, Natick (U.S.A.)

7.1.3.7 Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes in In-Vivo Measurements 1561

Yip, Jason; Ruban, C; Newman, W.H.; Bowman, H.F. M.I.T., Cambridge (U.S.A.); Ecole

Centrale de Lyon, Lyon (France)

7.1.3.8 Detection ofTB Antigens in Liquid and Vapor Phases by an Antibody-Based Piezoelectric Biosensor 1563

Neuman, Michael R.; Perlaky, S.C.; Michalski, J.P.; Bass, J.B. (Jr.); McCombs, Candace C.

Metro Health Med. Ctr. & Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland (U.S.A.); S& P Med., Inc.,

Tuscaloosa (U.S.A.); Univ. ofSouthAlabama, Mobile (U.S.A.)

7.1.3.9 Numerical Analysis ofNear-Infrared Wave Propagation Properties in a Coated Parallel Planar

Waveguide Structure for Micromachined Immunosenor Applications 1565

Van Petegem, Wim E.; James, C.R.; Vermeulen, F.E.; Robinson, A.M. Katholieke Univ. Leuven,Heverlee (Belgium); Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada)

Session 7.1.4: Sensors: Physical: Wednesday Sep 20 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.4.10 Developmemt and Evaluation ofa Compliance-Independent Pressure Transducer for Biomedical

Applications 1567

Paris-Seeley, Nancy; Romilly, Douglas P.; McEwen, JamesA. Univ. ofBritish Columbia,

Vancouver (Canada); Western Clinical Engineering Ltd., Vancouver (Canada)

1.1.4.11 Non Invasive Characterization of Skin Using Micro Thermal Diffusion Sensor 1569

Dittmar, Andre; Arnaud, F; Delhomme, G.; Girard, P.; Newman, W.H.; Martelet, C. Lab. de

Thermoregulation, Lyon (France); Lab. Demscan, Villeurbanne (France); M.I.T., Cambridge(U.S.A.); Lab. de Physicochimie des Interfaces, Ecully (France)

7.1.4.12 Linearization ofForce Sensing Resistors (FSRs) for Force Measurement during Gait 1571

Zehr, E. Paul; Stein, Richard B.; Komiyama, Tomoyoshi; Kenwell, Zoltan. Univ. ofAlberta,

Edmonton (Canada); Chiba Univ., Chiba (Japan)

7.1.4.13 Evaluation of Flow Biosenor Technology in a Chronically-Instrumented Non-Human Primate Model 1573

Koenig, Steven Christopher; Reister, Craig A.; Schaub, J.; Muniz, Gary; Ferguson, Tim; Fanton,

John W. UnitedStates Air Force, Brooks AFB (U.S.A.)

7.1.4.14 A Simple Low-Cost Transducer for Breath Detection Over 24H in Clinical Cardiology 1575

Branca, Francesco Paolo; Mastrantonio, F.; Calcagnini, G; Cerutti, Sergio. Univ. di Roma La

Sapienza, Roma (Italy); Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)

7.1.4.15 An Artificial Tactile Sensor for Fine-Form Discrimination 1577

Germagnoli, Fabio; Lazzari, Stefano; Lombardi, Remo; Magenes, Giovanni. Univ. diPavia, Pavia (Italy)

Session 7.1.5: Electromagnetic Fields: Thursday Sep 21 08:30 - 410B [slides]

7.1.5.1 Magnetoenterography for Detection of Intestinal Ischemia in Rabbits 1579

Bradshaw, Leonard Alan; Garrard, C.L.; Alios, S.H.; Wikswo, John P. (Jr.); Richards, W.O.

Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville (U.S.A.)

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7.1.5.2 Contactless Recording of Cardiac Related Thoracic Conductivity Changes^

1581

Guardo, Robert; Trudelle, Stephane; Adler, Andy; Boulay, C; Savard, Pierre. Ecole

Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

7.1.5.3 Calculation of Microwave Radiometric Signal in Multilayered Biological Tissue 1583

Hinrikus, Hiie; Krasavin, Jevgeni; Beilenhoff, Klaus; Hartnagel, Hans L. Tallinn Technical

Univ., Tallinn (Estonia); Univ. ofDarmstadt, Darmstadt (Germany)

7.1.5.4 Measurement of EM Properties in the Frequency Range 0.4-110 MHz 1585

Oumeddour, A.; Hedjiedj, A.; Nadi, Mustapha; Guendouz, L; Prieur, G. Univ. H. Poincare,

Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy (France)

7.1.5.5 Electromagnetic Environment Prediction Using Cellular Automata 1587

Simons, Neil R.S.; Adnani, N.; Roscoe, D.J.; Ittipiboon, A.; Cuhaci, M.; Bridges, G.E.

Communications Research Ctr., Ottawa (Canada); Univ. ofManitoba, Winnipeg (Canada)

7.1.5.6 Electromagnetic Fields near Portable Radio-Frequency Sources: Estimates Using Image

Theory and Measurements 1589

Liu-Hinz, C; Segal, BernardN; Skulic, B.; Pavldsek, Tomds. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

Session 7.1.6: Biomechanical Measurments: Thursday Sep 21 10:30 - 41 OB [slides]

7.1.6.1 The Design of an Ambulatory Physical Activity Monitor and Its Application to the DailyActivity ofthe Elderly 1591

Tamura, Toshiyo; Fujimoto, Toshiro; Muramoto, Hiroyuki; Huang, Jian; Sakaki, Hiromitu;

Togawa, Tatsuo. Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Tokyo (Japan); Fujimoto Hosp., Miyazaki (Japan)

7.1.6.2 Development ofReal-Time Analyzer ofHead, Binocular Eye and Hand Movement 1593

Yamada, Mitsuho. NHK Science and Tech. Research Labs., Tokyo (Japan)

7.1.6.3 3D Continuous Monitoring System for Localization ofUpper Limb Based on Optical Fiber 1595

Muhoz Guerrero, Roberto; Leija, L; Diaz, F.; Alvarez, Ja. Ctr. de Investigaciony de Estudios

Avanzados, Mexico (Mexico)

7.1.6.4 A Mechanical Skin Stimulator for Cutaneous Sensitivity Studies 1596

Smith, Stephen William; Ramirez, Mario R. Izaak Walton Killam Children's Hosp., Halifax (Canada)

7.1.6.5 Development of an Ultrasound Indentation System for Biomechanical Properties Assessment

ofSoft Tissues In-Vivo 1599

Zheng, Yongping; Mak, Arthur F.T. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon (Hong Kong)

Session 7.1.7: Auditory Devices: Thursday Sep 21 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.7.1 Design and Test ofan Eight-Channel Cochlear Implant 1601

Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Wei, Maoxin; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,Sherbrooke (Canada)

7.1.7.2 Delayed Otoacoustic Emissions Measuring Device, Introducing a Control Signal for Sound Pressure

Level Evaluation in the Ear Channel 1603

Llera, Carlos F.; Martin, Florelena; Zapata-Ferrer, Angel R. Centra Nacional de

Electromedicina, Habana (Cuba); Inst. Mexicano de Psiquiatrla, Mexico (Mexico)

7.1.7.3 A Digital Hearing Aid Having a Function of Intonation Analysis 1605

Ifukube, Tohru; Hokimoto, Takao; Matsushima, Jun'ichi; Nejime, Yoshito. Hokkaido Univ.,Sapporo (Japan); Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)

1A.1A Analytical Generation ofParameters for In-Vivo Lumped-Parameter Models of Implantedand Normal Cochleae 1607

Machado, GersonA.S.; Toumazou, Chris. Imperial College ofScience Technology & Med., London (U.K.)

7.1.7.5 On the Use of a 16-Bit Multimedia Sound Board in a Virtual Instrument for Hearing Assessment 1609

Gliizmann, Alex; Kunov, Hans. Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada)

7.1.7.6 High Pulse Rate Electric Stimuli: Current Level Effects on Inferior Colliculus Units 1611

Lithgow, Brian John; Clark, G.M. Monash Univ., CaulfieId East (Australia); Melbourne Univ.,East Melbourne (Australia)

7.1.7.7 A Body Worn Digital Hearing Aid 1613

McAllister, Hector Gerard; Black N.D.; Waterman, N. Univ. ofUlster, Jordanstown (U.K.);Univ. of Ulster, Newtonabbey (U.K.)

7.1.7.8 A Full Custom Sixteen-Channel Cochlear Implant Microstimulator 1615

Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Wei, Maoxin; Fontaine, Rejean; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Canada)

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7.1.7.9 A Programmable Speech Processor for Profoundly DeafPeople 1617

Fontaine, Rejean; Alary, Antoine; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Duval, Francois. Univ. de Sherbrooke,

Sherbrooke (Canada)

7.1.7.10 Cochlear Implant Stimulation Based on Vector Quantization 1619

Fontaine, Rejean; Pourmehdi, Soheil; Mou'ine, Jaouhar; Duval, Francois; Wei, Maoxin. Univ. de

Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Canada)

Session 7.1.8: Visual System Instrumentation: Thursday Sep 21 16:30 - 410B [slides]

7.1.8.1 A Non Invasive Instrument for In Vivo Dynamic Laser Light Scattering Measurement in the Human Eye ..1621

Rovati, Luigi; Fankhauser, Franz (II); Ricka, Jaro. Univ. ofZnrich, Znrich (Switzerland); Univ.

ofBern, Bern (Switzerland)

7.1.8.2 Eye-Gaze Detection Based on the Pupil Technique Using Two Light Sources and the Image

Difference Method 1623

Ohtani, Masao; Ebisawa, Yoshinobu. Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu (Japan)

7.1.8.3 Security Goggles Based on Superposed Liquid Crystal Windows 1625

Suaste, Ernesto; Rivera, Palmira; Salazar, Victor; Serrano, Gregorio. C1NVESTA V-IPN, Mexico (Mexico)

7.1.8.4 Potential Clinical Applications of Video-Based Eye Position Measurement 1627

Moore, Steven T; Curthoys, Ian S.; Haslwanter, Thomas. Royal Prince Alfred Hosp.,Camperdown (Australia); Univ. ofSydney, Sydney (Australia)

7.1.8.5 Eye Movement Perimetry 1629

Kim, D. Edward; Eizenman, Moshe; Trope, Graham E; Kranemann, Christoph. Univ. ofToronto, Toronto (Canada); Eye Research Inst, ofCanada, Toronto (Canada)

7.1.8.6 A Dynamic Ultrasonic Ranging System as a Mobility Aid for the Blind 1631

Gao, RobertX.; Li, Chuan. Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston (U.S.A.)

Session 7.1.9: Diagnostic Instrumentation: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.9.1 A Complete Device for the Evaluation ofthe Respiratory Function, Including Work ofBreathingand Diaphragmatic EMG Activity, during Mechanical Ventilation 1633

Pigot, Annick; Chambrin, M.C.; Menager, P.; Mangalaboyi, J; Chopin, C. CHUde Lille, Lille (France)

7.1.9.2 Electrical Brain Mapping on the Real Surface of the Scalp Obtained by MRI 1635

Forero, Manuel Guillermo; Langevin, Francois. Univ. de Technologic de Compiegne, Compiegne (France)

7.1.9.3 A High Resolution Vibrometry System for Detecting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1637

LaCourse, John R.; Miles, Robert K. (Jr.). Univ. ofNew Hampshire, Durham (U.S.A.)

7.1.9.4 On-Line Estimation ofPatient and Ventilator Respiratory Work 1639

Fernando, Tyrone L.; Packer, John; Cade, John. Univ. ofMelbourne, Melbourne (Australia);

Royal Melbourne Hosp., Melbourne (Australia)

7.1.9.5 A New Implantable Tomography Approach to Bladder Volume Monitoring 1641

Provost, Benoit; Sawan, MohamadM. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

7.1.9.6 Development of an Impedance Spectrometer for Tissue Ischemia Monitoring: Instrument Realization

and Performance1643

Ristic, Borislav; Kun, Stevan; Peura, Robert A. Worcester Polytechnic Inst., Worcester (U.S.A.)

7.1.9.7 Instrumentation for Measuring Frequency of Cough 1645

Jaeger, Robert J; Szidon, J.P.; Doucette, P.J. Illinois Inst, ofTechnology, Chicago (U.S.A.);

Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Med. Ctr., Chicago (U.S.A.)

7.1.9.8 A Hardware Object-Oriented Cardiac Mapping System 1647

Martel, Sylvain; Lafontaine, Serge; Bullivant, David; Hunter, Ian W.; Hunter, Peter J. M.I.T.,

Cambridge (U.S.A.); Univ. ofAuckland, Auckland (New Zealand)

Session 7.1.10: Biotelemetry: Saturday Sep 23 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.10.1 A High-Efficiency Biotelemetry System for Implanted Electronic Device 1649

Hamici, Zoubir; ltd, Roland; Champier, Jacques. Univ. de Lyon, Lyon (France)

7.1.10.2 The Development ofHigh Precision EEG Amplifier for the Computerized EEG Analysis 1651

Yoo, Sun K; Kim, Nam H; Kim, Sun H; Kim, Jung L. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (South Korea)

7.1.10.3 A New Look at the Amplification of Gastric Electrical Signals 1653

Mintchev, Martin P.; Bowes, Kenneth L. Univ. ofAlberta, Edmonton (Canada)

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7.1.10.4 An Instrument for Anti-Aliased Display of Biological Signals 1655

Cunha, Bernardo S. Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro (Portugal)

7.1.10.5 Design of Home Health Care Network 1657

Bai, Jing; Zhu, Zehuang; Zhang, Jupeng; Zhang, Yonghong; Cui, Zijing; Dai, Bing. TsinghuaUniv., Beijing (P.R. China)

7.1.10.6 Development of Local Dynamic Electrocardiogram Monitoring Network 1659

Tian, Lijun; Wang, Aili; Zhang, Jieru. Shandong Polytechnic Univ., Jinan (P.R. China); ShandongInst, ofTrad. Chinese Med., Jinan (P.R. China); ShandongLibrary, Jinan (P.R. China)

7.1.10.7 A Secure Communication Protocol for Externally Controlled Implantable Devices 1661

Arabi, Karim; Sawan, Mohamad M. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

7.1.10.8 A Novel CMOS Digital Clock and Decoder for Implanted Systems 1663

Arabi, Karim; Sawan, Mohamad M. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

7.1.10.9 DC Rejection and Deblocking in Multichannel Bioelectric Recordings 1665

Grimbergen, Cornells A.; MettingVanRijn, A.C.; Kuiper, A.P.; Honsbeek, R.H.; Speijer, K.;

Peper, A. Univ, ofAmsterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands); Delft Univ. ofTechnology, Delft(The Netherlands)

7.1.10.10 Design ofaHigh Resolution Solid State Ambulatory (Holter) ECG Recorder 1667

El-Sherief, Hossny; Harberts, Harry; Pham, Son; El-Sherif, Nabil. TRWSystems Integration

Group, San Bernardino (U.S.A.); State Univ. ofNew York Brooklyn (U.S.A.)

Session 7.1.11: Physiological Measurements: Friday Sep 22 14:00 - 407 BC [posters]

7.1.11.9 Successive Order Scattering Transport Approximation in Whole Blood Medium 1669

Kim, Jungkuk; Lin, James C; Reynolds, Larry O. (deceased). Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul

(U.S.A.); Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago (U.S.A.)

7.1.11.10 A Modelling Study on the Effects of the Geometry ofRecording Sites on Neural Signal Transduction 1671

Banks, Danny J.; Ewins, D.J.; Balachandran, W.; Richards, P.R. Univ. ofSurrey, Guildford (U.K.)

7.1.11.11 On Magnetic Orientation of Red Blood Cells: Behaviors in Whole Blood and Suspension in Plasma 1673

Suda, Takao; Ueno, Shoogo. Kagoshima National College ofTechnology, Kagoshima (Japan);Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)

7.1.11.12 Delivery ofInhaled Nitric Oxide From a 10% Source by Gas Phase Titration 1675

Gomez, Micheal R.; Moon, Jon K.; Moreno, Juan A. Baylor College ofMed., Houston (U.S.A.)

7.1.11.13 Determination of Blood Clot Composition in Real-Time by Laser Scattering Method 1677

Kim, Jungkuk; Bae, Chul Soo; Jo, Hyun Sup. Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul (U.S.A.); Kwan

Dong Univ., Kangneung (Korea); Won Kwang Univ., Iri (Korea)

7.1.11.14 Oxygen Measurement during Limb Blood Flow Restriction in Primates 1679

Muller, MathewR.; Santoro, David; Chang, Hua Yu; Lee, Bok Y.; Ostrander, Lee E. Rensselaer

Polytechnic Inst, Troy (U.S.A.)

7.1.11.15 Microemboli Characterization by Determination ofLegendre Coefficients of Phase Function 1681

Kim, Jungkuk; Lin, James C; Reynolds, Larry O. (deceased). Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul

(U.S.A.); Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago (U.S.A.)

7.1.11.16 Spectral Characterization ofNeonatal Arterial Blood Pressure during Orthostatic Stress 1683

Kundich, Robert C; Zhang, Jin; Ren, Jie; Bada, Henrietta; Daley, Michael L. Univ. ofTennessee, Memphis (U.S.A.); Univ. ofMemphis, Memphis (U.S.A.)

7.1.11.17 A Physiological Flow Simulator for Studying Seeding Efficiency of Arterial Prostheses 1685

Ruel, Jean; Lemay, Jean; Charara, Jamal. Univ. Laval, Ste-Foy (Canada); Hop. Saint-Franqois

d'Assise, Qudbec (Canada)

Session 7.1.12: Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation: Friday Sep 22 08:30 - 41 OB [slides]

7.1.12.1 Skin Impedance Implications of TENS Function and the Development of an ImprovedStimulation Waveform 1687

Johnson, David C; Repperger, Daniel W. Wright-Patterson AFB (U.S.A.)

7.1.12.2 Modular-Based Design and Implementation of a Programmable Demand Pacemaker 1689

Chung, Wen-Yaw; Lin, Heh-Sen; Yang, Chung-Huang; Sun, Tai-Ping; Chen, Guo-Ching; Hsieh,

Chang-Horng. Chung-Yuan Univ., Chung-Li (Taiwan); Lin & Co., Artesia (U.S.A.)

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7.1.12.3 Long-Term Gastric Pacing with a Portable Gastric Pacemaker to Aid Gastric Emptying in Humans 1691

Chen, Jian De Z; Lin, Zhiyue; Schirmer, B.D.; William, RonaldD.; Ross, Robert; McCallum,

Richard W. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville (U.S.A.)

7.1.12.4 Stimuli Generator Dedicated for an Implantable Visual Miniaturized Stimulator 1693

Boyer, Alain; Sawan, MohamadM. Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal (Canada)

7.1.12.5 A Novel Vibrator for the Diagnosis of Spinal Intradiscal Pain 1695

Takalo-Kippola, Heikki; Lappalainen, Pentti; Yrjamd, Matti; Vanharanta, Heikki. Univ. ofOulu,

Oulu (Finland)

THEME 8: DEVELOPING AREAS

Track 8.1: Medical Infra-Red Imaging and Technology Transfer

Session 8.1.1: Infra-Red Imaging I: Saturday Sep 23 08:30 - 410C [slides]

8.1.1.1 Criteria for Thermal Imaging in Medicine 1697

Ring, Francis. Royal National Hosp. for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath (U.K.)

8.1.1.2 Correlation of Pain Severity with Thermography 1699

Kim, Young-Soo. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (South Korea)

8.1.1.3 Thermal Imaging in the Investigation ofDeep Venous Thrombosis 1701

Harding, J. Richard. St. Woolos Hosp., Newport (U.K.)

8.1.1.4 Use ofThermal Rhythmography for the Evaluation ofAutonomic Nervous Function 1703

Mabuchi, Kunihiko; Chinzei, Tsuneo; Nasu, Yoshiro; Genno, Hirokazu; Fujimasa, Iwao. Univ. of

Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)

8.1.1.5 The Use of Infrared Imaging in Laparoscopic Surgery 1705

Marcucci, Lisa; Coletta, Anthony; Aceti, John; Endres, Vince; Moritz, Michael. Thomas Jefferson

Univ., Philadelphia (U.S.A.); Bryn Mawr Hosp., Bryn Mawr (U.S.A.); DavidSarnoffResearch Ctr.,

Princeton (U.S.A.)

Session 8.1.2: Infra-Red Imaging II: Saturday Sep 23 10:30 - 410C [slides]

8.1.2.1 Update in Interventional Digilalized Infrared Thermal Imaging in Pain Management 1707

Leroy, Pierre Louis. Delaware Pain Clinic, Newark (U.S.A.)

8.1.2.2 Converting Algorithms for Detecting Physiological Function Changes from Time Sequential Thermal

Images of Skin Surface 1709

Fujimasa, Iwao; Chinzei, Tsuneo; Mabuchi, Kunihiko. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan)

8.1.2.3 Temperature Measurement in Paget's Disease of Bone 1711

Ring, Francis; Elvins, David M. Royal National Hosp.for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath (U.K.)

8.1.2.4 The Inframetrics ULTRA Program and Its Application to Medical Thermography 1713

Teich, Jay S. Inframetrics Inc., North Billerica (U.S.A.)

8.1.2.5 Infrared Sensor Technology 1715

Marshall, C; Parker, T.; White, Timothy. Loral Infrared & Imaging Systems, Lexington (U.S.A.)

Session 8.1.3: Panel on Technology Transfer: Saturday Sep 23 16:30 - 410C [slides]

8.1.3.1 Technology Transfer/Transition Methodologies for Medical Applications as Part of the Innovative

and Unconventional Concepts Task 1717

Hopmeier, Michael J. UnitedStates Air Force Wright Lab., EglinAFB (U.S.A.)

8.1.3.2 The National Medical Technology TestBed 1719

Castelaz, Patrick F. Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr., Yorba Linda (U.S.A.)

8.1.3.3 Parallel Algebraic Logic (PAL): A Dual Use Technology 1721

Coffield, Patrick C. Wright Lab., EglinAFB (U.S.A.)

8.1.3.4 Ultrasonic Battlefield Imager1723

White, Timothy; Nicoli, Anthony; Butler, Neal; Lasser, Marvin. Loral Infrared & Imaging

Systems, Lexington (U.S.A.); Marv Lasser Inc., Rockville (U.S.A.)

8.1.3.5 AcousticMonitoring Pad1725

Scanlon, Michael V. U.S. ArmyResearch Lab, Adelphi (U.S.A.)

8.1.3.6 DTIC - Your Information Source for Defense Conversion/Dual Use Technologies 1727

Cupp, Christian M. Defense Technical Information Ctr., Alexandria (U.S.A.)

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Track 8.2: Biotechnology

Session 8.2.1: Tissue and Cellular Engineering: Friday Sep 22 10:30 - 410C [slides]

8.2.1.1 Artificial Cells Containing Genetically Engineered E. Coli DH5 Cells for Urea and Ammonia Removal

in Kidney and Liver Failure 1729

Prakash, Satya; Chang, T.M.S. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

8.2.1.2 Selective Silane Removal: A Technique for Micropatterning of Neurons in Culture 1731

Corey, Joseph M.; Wheeler, Bruce C; Brewer, Gregory J. Univ. ofIllinois, Urbana (U.S.A.);Southern Illinois Univ., Springfield (U.S.A.)

8.2.1.3 Hemolysis of Erythrocytes by Exposure to Ultrasound Standing Wave 1733

Zhang, Hong; Luo, Zhi Cheng. Chinese Acadamy ofMed. Sciences, Beijing (P.R. China)

8.2.1.4 Intensity-Based Feedback ofthe Thermally Induced Denaturation of Collagen 1735

Maitland, Duncan J.; Walsh, Joseph T. (Jr.). Northwestern Univ., Evanston (U.S.A.)

8.2.1.5 Fibrinolytic Process in Static Magnetic Fields 1737

Iwasaka, Masakazu; Ueno, Shoogo; Tsuda, Hiroko. Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo (Japan); Kyushu

Univ., Fukuoka (Japan)

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