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Table of Contents XXI

Particle Deposition in CT-Scanned Lung Model Using Laminar Model 759

H.Y. Luo and Y. Liu

A New Approach for Automated Location of Active Segments in Intracardiac Electrograms .. . 763

M.P. Nguyen, C. Schilling, and 0. Dossel

Development of a Prototype for Measuring Plantar Forces 767

E.C.M. Teodoro, J.E. Tomazini, S.R.G.P. Galera, and L.F.C. Nascimento

Detection of Complex Movement Patterns in Multivariate Kinematic Time Series for

Diagnostics in Pediatric Neurology 771

D. Karch, K. Wochner, K. Kim, H. Philippi, J. Pietz, and H. Dickhaus

Contactless Measurement of Dermal Oxygen Saturation with Spatial Resolution 775

M. Herzog, V. Blazek, and M. Hiilsbusch

Development of a Miniaturized In-Ear Pulse Oximeter for Long Term Monitoring of Risk

Patients 779

M. Hiilsbusch, V. Blazek, M. Herzog, St. Vogel, T. Wartzek, D. Starke, and Th. Hennig

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Autonomic Cardiovascular Regulation during Pregnancy - Interactions and Complexity 782

A. Seeck, M. Baumert, and A. Voss

Video-EEG-fMRI: Contribution of In-Bore Video for the Analysis of Motor Activation

Paradigms 786

Jose. M. Fernandes, Sergio. M. Tafula, Sofia Brandao, Antonio J. Bastos-Leite, Isabel Ramos, and

J.P. Silva Cunha

B-Spline Registration versus Demons Algorithm - A Quantitative Comparison of Accuracyand Invertibility Based on Artificially Created Test Cases for the Lung 790

M. Hub, M.L. Kessler, and CP. Karger

Non Invasive Assessment of Carotid and Femoral Arterial Pressure: Differences in Calibration

Using Measured and Calculated Mean Brachial Pressure 793

S. Graf and R. Armentano

Applying Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods on Nasal Flow Investigations Based on a

Real Domain Generated from CT Data 797

/. Pantle, E.-J. Haberland, S. Knipping, M. Knoergen, K. Stock, and K. Neumann

Enhancement of Breast Images by Noise Reduction and MTF Compensation to Improve

Microcalcifications Detection 801

L.C.S. Romualdo, M.A.C. Vieira, and e H. Schiabel

Time-Frequency Features Combination to Improve Single-Trial EEG Classification 805

A. Yonas, A.S. Prihatmanto, and T.L. Mengko

The Effect of Graft Strength on Knee Laxity and the In-Situ Forces of Grafts after Posterior

Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction 809

T.W. Chang, CH. Wu, J.J. Liau, and CK. Cheng

Rheocardiography Method and Ways to Increase Its Accuracy of Hemodynamic Parameters

Estimation 813

S.I. Shchukin, A. V. Kobelev, and O.S. Medvedev

Reproducibility and Similarity Measures of Waveform Morphology in Atrial Fibrillation 817

M. Stridh, D. Husser, and A. Bollmann

Special Features of Impedance Precardiac Mapping 821

S.I. Shchukin, A. V. Kobelev, L.P. Safonova, and Y. V. Gulyaev

Embolus Size Estimator for Peripheral Blood Vessels — Theoretical Considerations 825

J. Zmigrodzki and K. Kaluzynski

Automated Assessment of Wound Pathology in Clinical Practice 828

H.F. Jelinek, M. Prinz, H. Farquhar, and T. Wild

Particle Image Velocimetry Study of a New Scaffold for Aortic Valve Tissue Engineering 831

B. Akra, A. Balasso, S. Moravec, D. Liepsch, C. Fano, M. Dauner, B. Meiser, and B. Reichart

Development of New Instruments for Beating Heart Bypass Anastomosis during Mini-invasive

Procedures 833

D. Kaltenbacher, C. Rotinat-Libersa, C Reis, M. Di Betta, A.-L. Vayssade, and J. Stallkamp

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LF Component in Systolic Arterial Pressure in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Detection

and Reliability 837

V.D.A. Corino, F. Lombardi, S. Belletti, and L.T. Mainardi

Type 1 Diabetes Regulated by ANFIS at Molecular Levels 841

L. Kovdcs, A. Gydrgy, B. Benyo, and A. Kovdcs

Gait Analysis in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis Walking at Normal Speed on the Flat

Ground 845

Songhua Yan and Zhicheng Liu

Frequency Domain HRV Analysis of Ischemia Manifestation at Isolated Rabbit Hearts 849

0. Janousek, J. Koldfovd, M. Novdkovd, I. Provaznzk, and K. Fialovd

A Study of Computer Aided Visualization and Quantification of Emphysema 852

K.L. Tan, T. Tanaka, H. Nakamura, T. Shirahata, and H. Sugiura

Monte Carlo Simulations for 1-131 Imaging Using a Variance Reduction Technique 856

H.R. Khosravi, S. Sarkar, H. Khosravi, and M.R. Deevband

An liin vitro" Study of High Frequency Vibration on Muscle Development 859

G. Ceccarelli, L. Benedetti, D. Pre, G. Magenes, and M.G. Cusella De Angelis

Model Study of Dynamic Behavior of the Pulmonary Epithelium during Airway Reopening . ..863

B. Kuraszkiewicz and M. Przytulska

Decreased Coupling between R-R and QT Intervals in Patients with Panic Disorder 865

C. T Ramachnadraiah, K.J. Bar, P. Chokka, M. Tancer, A. Voss, and V.K. Yeragani

Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Dynamics during Propofol Anesthesia 868

M.P. Tarvainen, S. Georgiadis, J.A. Lipponen, T. Laitio, K. Kaskinoro, H. Scheinin, and

P.A. Karjalainen

Non-linear Energy Operator for the Analysis of Intracardial Electrograms 872

C. Schilling, M.P. Nguyen, A. Luik, C. Schmitt, and 0. Dossel

Implicit Time Integration in a Volumetric Mass-Spring System for Modeling MyocardialElastomechanics 876

0. Jarrousse, T. Fritz, and 0. Dossel

Influence of Asymmetry and Resulting Inflection on Peak Wall Stress in Abdominal Aortic

Aneurysms 880

B.J. Doyle, A. Callanan, M.T. Walsh, and T.M. McGloughlin

Adaption of Generic Anatomic Organ Models on Patient Specific Data Sets 884

M. Grafmuller, S. Seitz, and 0. Dossel

Simulations of Magnetic Resonance Phased Array Coils Using FDTD Algorithm 888

G. Giovannetti, V. Viti, V. Hartwig, F. Frijia, and L. Landini

Computational Investigation of Role of Active Conductances in Information Processing in

Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons 891

V. Parab and R. Manchanda

Estimation of T-Wave Morphology Using Gaussian Functions 895

J.A. Lipponen, M.P. Tarvainen, T. Lyyra-Laitinen, T. Laitinen, and P.A. Karjalainen

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Towards a Quantitative Assessment of Dural Ectasia in Patients with Marfan Syndrome 898

M.I. Iacono, K. Passera, L. Magrassi, R. Dore, P. Lago, E. Arbustini, and L. T. Mainardi

The Effects of Different Brain Material Properties, FE Mesh Size and Hourglass Modes on

the Results of FE Head Impact Analyses 902

K. Baeck, J. Goffin, and J. Vander Sloten

Comparative Analysis of Different Wigner-Ville Distribution Implementations for the

ECG-Based Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 906

J. Krug, S. Zaunseder, M. Rabenau, R. Poll, and H. Sager

A System for Performing Automated Measurements on Large Bone Databases 910

H. Gottschling, M. Schroder, N. Reimers, F. Fischer, A. Homeier, and R. Burgkart

A Transportable Camera Based Motion Analysis System with Application to Monitoring of

Rehabilitation of Hand 914

Timo Bragge, Marko Hakkarainen, Mika P. Tarvainen, Ina M. Tarkka, and Pasi A. Karjalainen

Is It Possible to Distinguish Different Types of ECG-Holter Beats Based Solely on Features

Obtained from Windowed QRS Complex? 918

V. Chuddcek, L. Lhotskd, G. Georgoulas, and C. Stylios

Evaluating Cervical Electromyography with Entropy 922

J. Vrhovec, A. Macek Lebar, and D. Rudel

An Improved Method for Ring Artifacts Removing in Reconstructed Tomographic Images ....926

F. Brun, G. Kourousias, D. Dreossi, and L. Mancini

Operator Fatigue Estimation Using Heart Rate Measures 930

C. Heinze, U. Trutschel, T. Schnupp, D. Sommer, A. Schenka, J. Krajewski, and M. Golz

Creation of a Realistic Endocardial Stimulation Profile for the Visible Man Dataset 934

R. Kalayciyan, D.U.J. Keller, G. Seemann, and O. Dossel

Comparison of Different Clinical Models of Cerebral Autoregulation in Time and FrequencyDomain 938

J. Kozusko, F. Noack, M. Christ, and U. Morgenstern

Transferring an Artifact Handling System into a Mobile Long-Term ECG Device with DryElectrodes 942

Malte Kirst, Stefan Lamparth, Silvester Fuhrhop, Jorg Ottenbacher, and Christophe Kunze

Comparison of Software Developed for FHR Extraction from PCG Signals 946

M. Ruffo, M. Romano, M. Cesarelli, P. Bifulco, A. Fratini, G. Pasquariello, M. Iaccarino, and

S. Iaccarino

Dose Accumulation Based on Optimized Motion Field Estimation Using Non-linear

Registration in Thoracic 4D CT Image Data 950

R. Werner, J. Ehrhardt, A. Schmidt-Richberg, B. Bodmann, F. Cremers, and H. Handels

Color Design for an AR-Enhanced Advice Systems in Surgery 954

N. Geifiler, W. Korb, D. Wellein, L. Voitel, F. Neophytou, K. Mueller, and D. Bartz

Belt Machining and Testing of Ceramic Knee Implants 958

B. Denkena, L. de Leon, A. Turger, B. Richter, and C. Hurschler

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Spatial Distribution of Tissue Mineralization and Anisotropic Tissue Elastic Constants in

Human Femoral Cortical Bone 962

D. Rohrbach, S. Lakshmanan, F. Peyrin, and K. Raum

The Finite Element Study of the Subsequent Injury in a MCL Deficient Knee 966

Yao Jie, Fan Yubo, and Zhang Ming

Experimental "True" CPR Artifact Generation in Human ECG Signals 970

M. Granegger, T. Werther, M. Roehrich, U. Losert, and H. Gilly

Electromagnetic Fields Near Implanted Cardiac Devices during Magnetic Resonance

Imaging 974

S.A. Seitz and O. Dossel

Machining Processes of Degradable Implant Materials to Adjust Surface and Subsurface

Properties 977

B. Denkena, L. de Leon, and A. Lucas

CPR Artifact Reduction in the Human ECG Using Independent Component Analysis 980

M. Granegger, T. Werther, M. Roehrich, and H. Gilly

Voice Fundamental Frequency Extraction Algorithm Based on Ensemble Empirical Mode

Decomposition and Entropies 984

G. Schlotthauer, M.E. Torres, and H.L. Rufiner

Application of Asymmetric Waveforms for Time-Frequency Representation, on the Example

of Otoacoustic Emissions 988

K. Kwaskiewicz, K.J. Blinowska, and W.W. Jedrzejczak

Modeling Blood Flow in Pulmonary Capillary Networks 992

S. Weber, M. Bonfantini, K. Schirrmann, U. Kertzscher, and K. Affeld

Detection of Lesions in Colonoscopic Images: A Review 995

S. Ameling, S. Wirth, N. Shevchenko, T. Wittenberg, D. Paulus, and C. Miinzenmayer

Towards Run Time Visualization in Cardiac Modeling 999

M. Reumann, C. Morris, D.U.J. Keller, G. Seemann, O. Dossel, G.D. Abram, and J.J. Rice

A Method for Proper Choice of Hernia Meshes Based on Their Mechanical Behavior 1003

M.G. Kirilova and S.S. Stoytchev

Computational Simulations of Magnetic Particle Capture in Simplified and Realistic Arterial

Flows: Towards Optimized Magnetic Drug Targeting 1006

S. Kenjeres and D. C. Cohen Stuart

Slow-Phase Onset Influence on Waveform Identification and Foveation Time Measure in

Congenital Nystagmus 1010

Giulio Pasquariello, Mario Cesarelli, Paolo Bifulco, Maria Romano, Antonio Fratini,Antonio La Gatta, and Domenico Boccuzzi

Velocity Field Analysis of Activation Maps in Atrial Fibrillation a Simulation Study 1014

M. Mase, M. Del Greco, M. Marini, and F. Ravelli

Fluid-Structure Interaction of Pre- and Post-Operative Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 1018

D.S. Molony, M.T. Walsh, and T.M. McGloughlin

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Classification of Trabecular Patterns in the Proximal Femur Using the Vector Representation

Algorithm: Its Correlation to the Degree of Osteoporosis 1022

M. Pecelis, J. Massa, L. Favro Velo, M. Santiago, and E. Caselli

Material Model of the Collagen Decrease in a Single Trabecula 1025

R. Carretta, S. Lorenzetti, E. Stiissi, and R. Mutter

Principal Component Approach for Mapping Functional Connectivity in Event-Related

fMRI 1029

Eini Niskanen, Mika P. Tarvainen, Juha-Pekka Niskanen, Perttu Ranta-aho, Mervi Kononen,

Hilkka Soininen, and Past A. Karjalainen

Integrating /3-Adrenergic Signaling into a Computational Model of Human Cardiac

Electrophysiology 1033

C.A. Otto, D.U.J. Keller, G. Seemann, and 0. Dossel

Automated High Content Analysis of Multidimensional Image Data of Cells and Tissue 1037

M. Athelogou, G. Schmidt, 0. Feehan, and G. Binnig

Detection of Sleep Related Breathing Disorders by Grid Based Biosignal Processing 1040

D. Krefting, T. Penzel, K. Kesper, and S. Canisuius

A New Approach for Parameterizing the ECG for Sleep Stage Classification 1044

H. Ozer and U. Heute

Calculation of the Interference Voltage at the Input of Cardiac Pacemakers in Low Frequency

Magnetic Field: Influence of the Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Coupling Medium 1048

J.P. Andretzko, A. Hedjiedj, and L. Guendouz

Model Generation from Imaging Data for Simulation in Biomechanics 1052

P.G. Young, D.R. Raymont, S.R.L. Coward, L. Beldie, B. Walker, and A. Harkara

An Automated Real Time System for FRET Based Protein-Protein Interaction Analysis 1056

A. Bernardini, C. Wotzlaw, H.-G. Lipinski, and J. Fandrey

Motion Artefacts in Capacitively Coupled ECG Electrodes 1059

Jorg Ottenbacher and Stephan Heuer

Spatial Setting of Visual Attention and Its Appearance in Head-Movement 1063

K. Abe and M. Makikawa

Joint Histogram-Based Intensity Standardization of Diffusion-Weighted MRI Images 1067

F.R. Punzalan, T. Sato, T. Okada, S. Kuhara, K. Togashi, and K. Minato

The Extraction of Olfactory Evoked Potentials in Human Brain Using Independent

Component Analysis — Based Approach 1071

P.L. Lee, C.H. Shu, B.C. Chang, and CH. Wu

Evaluation on Envelope Waveforms of Velocity in Common Carotid Artery: Age-,

Gender- and Regular Exercise-Related Effect 1075

A. Azhim, A. Ueno, M. Tanaka, Yoshiki Utsunomiya, M. Akutagawa, S. Obara, H. Tanaka, and

Y. Kinouchi

Analysis of Rotational Vertigo Using Video and Image Processing 1079

S. Tominaga and T. Tanaka

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New Feature for Histopathologic Diagnosis of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Degree of

Nuclear Concentration 1083

Y. Tanimoto, M. Takahashi, K. Oguruma, and M. Nakano

Estimation of Multiple Change-Points in Kinetic Signals 1087

G. Staude, H. Hojer, W. Wolf, and G. Bauch

Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) — Based Spatiotemporal Approach for Single-TrialExtraction of Post-Movement MEG Beta Synchronization 1091

H. C. Chang, P.L. Lee, and C.H. Wu

Implementation of EMD Algorithm for ECG Noise Reduction 1095

K.K. Shyu, P.L. Lee, M.H. Lee, and CM. Huang

Visualization of Thrombus Formation and CFD Based Prediction on Shear Flows 1099

M. Tamagawa and R. Toyao

A Bayesian Methodology to Estimate Single-Trial ERPs with Application to the Study of the

P300 Variability in Cirrhosis 1101

C. D'Avanzo, S. Schiff, E. Pasqualotto, P. Amodio, and G. Sparacino

MatchPoint: On Bridging the Innovation Gap between Algorithmic Research and Clinical

Use in Image Registration 1105

Ralf Floca

In-vivo Visualisation of Glomerular Filtration by Two-Photon Microscopy in a Rat 1109

Hiroshi Nakamoto, Yasuo Ogasawara, and Fumihiko Kajiya

Fusion of Wave-Similarity Maps with 3D-CT Atrial Images for the Investigation of Atrial

Fibrillation Mechanisms 1111

F. Ravelli, M. Mase, A. Cristojoretti, M. Centonze, M. Del Greco, and M. Disertori

A Study of Virtual Reality in Mastology 1115

C. G. Abreu, M.R. Parente, L.M. Brasil, A.P.B. Silva, and G.D. Souza

Reconstruction and Application of Digital Brain Model on Chinese Visible Human (CVH) .... 1119

Li Qi-yu, Zhang Shao-xiang, Tan Li-wen, and Qiu Ming-guo

N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Channels Influence Dendritic Calcium Signaling in Nucleus

Accumbens Medium Spiny Neurons - A Computational Study 1123

J. John and R. Manchanda

Simulation of the Effects of Electric Loadings on Bone Surface Remodeling 1127

A. Fathi, M.R. Yazdchi, and M. Rabbani

A New and Efficient Method for Automatic Optic Disc Detection UsingGeometrical Features 1131

Alauddin Bhuiyan, Ryo Kawasaki, Tien Yin Wong, and Rao Kotagiri

Numerical Modeling of Photonic Nanojet Behind Dielectric Microcylinder 1135

D. Maderdnkovd, I. Provaznik, and K. Klepdrnik

Assessment of Compartment Models for Positron Emission Tomography 1139

J.E.M.S. Maeda and S.S. Furuie

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Gradient Artifact Removal in Co-registration EEG/fMRI 1143

E. Sartori, E. Formaggio, S.F. Storti, A. Bertoldo, P. Manganotti, A. Fiaschi, and G.M. Toffolo

Registration of Ultrasound Contrast Images for Perfusion Analysis 1147

V. Harabis, M. Bartos, and R. Koldf

A New Trunk Subdivision Model for Segmental Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis 1151

Shu Zhao, Hong Sha, and Juan Deng

Autonomic Function in First-Degree Relatives of Patients Suffering from Schizophrenia 1155

S. Berger, M. Metzner, S. Schulz, C.T. Ramachandraiah, M. Boettger, V.K. Yeragani, A. Voss, and

K.J. Bar

A Method for Robustly Determining the Relative Orientation of Vectorcardiographic LoopStructures 1158

K. Noponen, M. Karsikas, and T. Seppanen

An Inverse Approach to Determine the Elastic Modulus of Bone Tissue by the Indentation

Tests 1162

X.Q. Qian, H.F. Song, K.Y. Zhang, S.H. Yan, and Z.C. Liu

Eye-Blink Artifact Detection in the EEG 1166

B. Babusiak and J. Mohylovd

Detection of K-Complex in the EEG Signal 1170

M. Gala and J. Mohylovd

Comparison of Bolus Arrival Time Determination Methods for the Analysis of Cerebral

Hemodynamics by Estimating the Impact of Temporal Resolution of 4D MRA Imaging 1174

N.D. Forkert, D. Sdring, T. lilies, J. Fiehler, and H. Handels

Motor Imagery Analysis Based on EEG Signal Processing 1178

G.M. Ungureanu, D.D. Taralunga, and R. Strungaru

Identification and Localization of Intramedullary Nail Holes for Orthopedic Procedures UsingCone Beam Reconstruction and Simulation Techniques 1182

Z.G. Kamarianakis, I.G. Buliev, and N.E. Pallikarakis

Determination of Focal Spot Size and the Modulation Transfer Function of MammographicEquipment without Previous Alignment 1186

P.D. Oliveira Jr., M.A.C. Vieira, and H. Schiabel

New Evidences on Automatic Tumor Segmentation in Magnetic Resonance Brain Images 1190

L.L. Caldeira, P. Almeida, and J. Seabra

A Software Tool to Automatically Evaluate and Quantify Diffusion Weighted Images 1194

D. Simon, J. Klein, J. Rexilius, T. Re, A. Lemke, F. Laun, and B. Stieltjes

Computational Study of Pulstile Blood Flow in Aortic Arch: Effect of Blood Pressure 1198

P. Vasava, P. Jalali, and M. Dabagh

Optimization and Fast Estimation of Vessel Cooling for RF Ablation 1202

Inga Altrogge, Torben Patz, Tim Kroger, Heinz-Otto Peitgen, and Tobias Preusser

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Effect of Aortic Arch Geometry on Pulsatile Blood Flow: Flow Pattern and Wall Shear

Stress 1206

P. Vasava, M. Dabagh, and P. Jalali

Resonant Acoustic Sensor for Estimating Elastic Properties of Muscular Tissues 1210

H. Blasco, J. Y. Ferrandis, G. Leveque, G. Hugon, and D. Mornet

Experimental Study on the Biomechanical Properties of Pelvic Floor and Uterine Wall for

the Rabbit 1214

H.F. Song, X.Q. Qian, L. Ma, and Z.C. Liu

Aquaporin -1 and Transendothelial Water Transport: A Possible Role in Atherosclerosis? 1218

S.D. Joshi and D.S. Rumschitzki

A Multi-strategy Method for MRI Segmentation 1222

M. Martin-Landrove, M. Paluszny, G. Figueroa, W. Torres, and G. Padilla

Carotid Elastic Modulus in vivo Estimation Using Ultrasonic Images and Comparison to in

vitro Measurement for Animal 1226

Y. Yokota, Y. Kawamura, F. Nogata, H. Morita, Y. Uno, T. Kawamura, and N. Hotta

Hemodynamic Effects of the Orientation of a Bi-leaflet Mechanical Heart Valve Implanted in

an Anatomic Aorta 1230

I. Borazjani, T. Le, and F. Sotiropoulos

Phase-Space Reconstruction of Electrocardiogram for Heartbeat Classification 1234

Hsiao-Lung Chan, Shih-Chin Fang, Pei-Kuang Chao, Chun-Li Wang, and Jyh-Da Wei

A Fuzzy System for Classification of Breast Masses 1238

P.B. Ribeiro, R.A.F. Romero, and H. Schiabel

Trends on Wavelet-Based Functional MRI for Activation Detection 1242

Yodchanan Wongsawat

Spatially-Realistic and Reduced Models for Integrative Biomedical Computing 1246

C. Bajaj, A. DiCarlo, and A. Paoluzzi

Content Based Medical Image Retrieval: Use of Generalized Gaussian Density to Model

BEMD's IMF 1249

Said Jai-Andaloussi, Mathieu Lamard, Guy Cazuguel, Hamid Tairi, Mohamed Meknassi,Beatrice Cochener, and Christian Roux

Interference Cancellation for Extraction of the Transabdominal Fetal ECG 1253

D. Taralunga, W. Wolf, R. Strungaru, I. Gussi, C. Dutescu, and M. Ungureanu

Filtering Techniques Using Frequency Analysis for Inertial Sensors in Gait Measurements 1257

Edgar Charry, Daniel T.H. Lai, Rezaul K. Begg, and Marimuthu Palaniswami

Analysis of Multiple Resolution /i-CT Image Sets for Pore-Size Distribution Estimation 1261

Baran Aydogan, Markus Hannula, Niko Moritz, Erkki Levdnen, and Jari Hyttinen

The Effects of the Exercise on Reactive Oxygen Species and Redox System in Rats 1265

K. Endo, H. Asahara, S. Mochizuki, S. Mohri, and K. Tsujioka

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Influence of Low Density Lipoprotein on Migration of Vascular Endothelial Cells under Fluid

Shear Stress 1267

D.X. Lei, G.X. Wang, X. He, F. Yang, C.J. Tang, H. Huang, and J.H. Jiang

Detection of Sleep Disorders by a Modified Matching Pursuit Algorithm 1271

D. Sommermeyer, M. Schwaibold, B. Scholler, L. Grote, J. Hedner, and A. Bolz

Discrimination of Fatigue in Walking Patterns 1275

S. Orlandi and L. Bocchi

A Semi-automated 3D Kinematic Estimation of Total Knee Arthroplasty Using X-Ray

Fluoroscopic Images 1279

T. Yamazaki, M. Ogasawara, T. Watanabe, and Y. Sato

Effect of Frequency Rhythmic Electrical Modulation System (FREMS) on 0.1 Hz

Microvascular Skin Blood Flow in Dysautonomic Diabetic (type 2) Neuropathy 1283

M. Baccianti, M. Capecchi, A. Evangelisti, M. Barrella, M. Bevilacqua, and L. Bocchi

Simulation of Radiofrequency Ablation Including Water Evaporation 1287

Torben Pdtz, Tim Kroger, and Tobias Preusser

An Adaptive Virtual Biofeedback System for Neuromuscular Rehabilitation 1291

0. Barzilay and A. Wolf

Can Patient-Specific Classification Improve the Accuracy of Sleep Apnea Detection from the

ECG? 1295

C. Maier, H. Wenz, and H. Dickhaus

Reasoning and Risk Assessment Based on Real-Time Physiological Simulations and

Dependable Vital Parameter Monitoring 1299

C. Abkai and J. Hesser

Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Fluctuations and Baroreflex Control: Insights from Data

before and after Brain Death 1303

M. Di Rienzo, F. Conci, and P. Castiglioni

Non-contact Respiratory Monitoring Based on Real-Time IR-Thermography 1306

Abbas K. Abbas, K. Heiman, Th. Orlikowsky, and Steffen Leonhardt

The Use of EIT in the Detection of Regional Lung Dysfunction in Prematurely Born

Neonates 1310

A. Zifan, P. Liatsis, and R. Bayford

A Fast Nonrigid Registration Algorithm for Adaptive Radiotherapy 1314

G. Wurst and R. Bendl

QT Variability versus Sympathetic Cardiac Activity in Patients with Major Depression and

Patients with Panic Disorder 1318

M. Baumert

A Computational Cardiovascular Model for Characterizing Arterial Pulses under Various

Physiopathological Conditions 1322

Fuyou Liang, Shu Takagi, Ryutaro Himeno, and Hao Liu

Modeling the 3-Dimensional Center of Rotation of a Total Disc Arthroplasty at L4/5 1326

1. Grubisic, U. Schreiber, A. Mendoza Garcia, and C. Birkenmaier

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Biomechanics of Human Gait Simulation 1329

J. Culik, Z. Szabo, and R. Krupicka

DIROlab — A Software Tool for Visualization and Evaluation of Data from Diagnostic

Imaging and Radiotherapy 1333

0. Nix, A. Kohn, U. Siems, H.K. Hahn, and C. Thieke

An Intelligent Classifier for Heart Health - Based on Radial Myocardial Strain and

Electrocardiogram 1337

Pei-Kuang Chao, Hsiao-Lung Chan, and Chun-Li Wang

Numerical Models of an Artery with a Net Structured Stent 1341

M. Brand, M. Ryvkin, S. Einav, and J. Rosen

Measurement of Optical Pulsation and Transmission Spectra as Reference for a Monte Carlo

Simulation of the Finger Tip 1345

B. Doemer, D. Klausmann, U. Bindig, I. Gersonde, M. Schwaibold, B. Schoeller, and B. Kotterba

The Future of Volume Graphics in Medical Virtual Reality 1349

Judith Muehl, Bernhard Kainz, Alexander Bornik, Markus Grabner, Stefan Hauswiesner, and

Dieter Schmalstieg

Time-Frequency Based Estimation of Transient Endogen Evoked Components 1353

G. Ivanova, S. Herzog, J.-U. Knote, and R. Both

Enhancement of Oscillometric Index in Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurements 1357

V. Jazbinsek, J. Luznik, and Z. Trontelj

New Technique of Characteristic Impedance Determination within the Arterial System:Part II 1361

B.A. Khaled and B.A. Saber

Cognition Network Technology for Fully Automatic 3D Segmentation of Lymph Nodes in CT

Data 1365

G. Schmidt, M. Kietzmann, J. Kim, and G. Binnig

Classification of Pathological Human Brain Lesions Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

at 3T 1368

Ioannis Nu Dimou, Ioannis Tsougos, Evaggelia Tsolaki, and Kiki Theodorou

A Comparison between the Proliferation Rate of SAOS-2 Human Osteoblasts and BMSCs

(Bone Marrow Stromal Cells) Using Mathematical Models 1371

D. Pre, G. Ceccarelli, M.G. Cusella De Angelis, and G. Magenes

Coherence Analysis of Frontal Midline Theta Rhythm in EEG during 3-D Maze Task 1375

K. Tanaka, Y. Uehara, and Y. Uchikawa

Modeling Biological Systems in Laplace Domain for Synthetic Biology Design 1377

CL. Poh, L.C. Cui, and R.I. Kitney

Non-rigid Registration Techniques and Applications in High-Precision Radiotherapy 1381

M.S. Hoogeman, E.M. Vdsquez Osorio, M. Bondar, X. Han, P.C. Levendag, and B.J.M. Heijmen

Application of Multivariate Analysis to Detect Significant Change in MEG or EEG of

Individual Subjects 1385

Iku Nemoto

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Osteoarthritic Cancellous Bone Seems to Orientate Its Structure to Compensate for Tissue

Degeneration 1389

C. Ohman, S. Tassani, E. Perilli, F. Baruffaldi, M. Baleani, and M. Viceconti

Methodology for Automatic Classification of Adventitious Lung Sounds 1392

R.J. Riella, P. Nohama, and J.M. Maia

A Novel Approach to the Correlation of Fluid Dynamics and Thromboembolism Associated

with Cardiovascular Prosthetic Devices 1396

B.T. Cooper, G.D. Long, L.C. Knight, and K.B. Manning

Digital Auscultation and Processing of Abdominal Sounds 1400

A.T. Delfini, L.E.A. Troncon, O. Baffa, R.B. Oliveira, and E.R. Moraes

Model-Based Method and Instrumentation for Noninvasive Identification of Local Ischemic

Lesions in the Heart 1403

M. Tysler, J. Svehlikova, V. Rosik, S. Karas, E. Heblakova, P. Kneppo, J. Muzik, M. Kania,R. Zaczek, and M. Kobylecka

Non-invasive Assessment of Pressure Generated by Respiratory Muscles Using the Kalman

Filter 1407

Z. Zhao, K. Moller, and J. Guttmann

A Method for Quantifying Sleep Eye Movements That Reflects Medication Effects 1411

P. Shokrollahi, S. Krishnan, K. Umapathy, K. McConville, M.I. Boulos, D. Jewell, and B.J. Murray

Optical Alveolar Elastometry: On the Optical Determination of Lung Tissue Properties 1415

D. Schwenninger, K. Moller, M. Schneider, S. Schumann, and J. Guttmann

Influence of Ischemia on Left Ventricular Depolarization in Isolated Rabbit Hearts Perfused

According to LangendorfF 1419

J. Koldfovd, 0. Janousek, M. Novdkovd, K. Fialovd, and I. Provaznik

Preprocessing for Spectral Analysis of Electrogastrogram 1423

D. Komorowski and S. Pietraszek

Experimental Simulation and Computational Modeling of the Contact between Femoral and

Tibial Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty 1427

L. G. Gruionu, S. Pastrama, N. Iliescu, G. Gruionu, and P. Rinderu

Registration of Cardiac CT Data with Coronary Angiograms Using Digitally Reconstructed

Radiographs 1431

Klaus Drechsler and Cristina Oyarzun Laura

Automated Epileptic Seizure Type Classification through Quantitative Movement Analysis .... 1435

J.P. Silva Cunha, C. Vollmar, J.M. Fernandes, and S. Noachtar

Analysis of Biomechanical Interactions of Water with Mb and RNase Proteins through

Thermostatistical Methods 1439

E. E. Rozo, O.J. Garcia Contreras, D.M. Roldan, and L.S. Veloza

Microscopic Analysis of Bone in Growing Rats under the Influence of Vitamin K2 and

Mechanical Loading 1443

T. Matsumoto, T. Miyakawa, H. Naito, and M. Tanaka

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Varicose Coiling, Hemodynamic Consequense of Pulsatile Arterio Venous Shunt Flow on the

Endothelium Studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM) 1445

L. Schalin and D. Liepsch

Development of a Flow Phantom to Verify the Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow by

ICG-Fluorescence Video Analysis 1448

C. Weichelt, J. Kufi, P. Cimalla, D. Graf, P. Duscha, J. Steffen, W. Nahm, R. Steinmeier, and

U. Morgenstern

Automatic Registration of DCE-MRI Prostate Images for Follow-Up Comparison 1452

D. van Straaten, P. Zamecnik, T. Bohler, H. Laue, S. Wirtz, and H.K. Hahn

Evaluation of Basic Techniques for Seizure Identification 1456

Marcelo Jose Chulek

Programmable Test Bench for Hemodynamic Studies 1460

H.C. Pereira, J.M. Cardoso, V.G. Almeida, T. Pereira, E. Borges, E. Figueiras, L.R. Ferreira,

J.B. Simdes, and C. Correia

A Screening Method to Detect Atrial Fibrillation with Symbolic Dynamics 1464

N. Lentz, N. Kikillus, and A. Bolz

A Wavelet Based Detection of Abnormal Intra-QRS Potentials 1468

J. Sekora, I. Provaznik, J. Koldfovd, and M. Novdkovd

Magnetic Particle Imaging — Challenges and Promises of a New Modality 1471

T.M. Buzug, S. Biederer, T. Knopp, T.F. Sattel, and K. Liidtke-Buzug

Dose Calculation Optimization in Intracranial Stereotactic Radiotherapy Using Implicit

Surface Modeling 1475

T. Kilindris and K. Theodorou

Three Dimensional Poroelastic Simulation of Brain Edema: Initial Studies on Intracranial

Pressure 1478

X. G. Li, H. von Hoist, J. Ho, and S. Kleiven

GATE Mammogram Simulation of NCAT Breast Phantom 1482

Isabel Catarina Duarte, Liliana Caldeira, Filipe Soares, Jose Silvestre Silva, and Filipe Janela

Interactive Visualization of Ultrasound Image Volumes for Oncologic Diagnostics 1486

H.M. Overhoff, M. Rauberger, Ch. Sobotta, and D. Sandkiihler

Different Arterial Occlusion Protocols on the Radial Strain of Arterial Wall 1490

M. Rafati, M. Mokhtari-Dizaji, and H. Saberi

Computer-Aided Analysis of Arterial Wall Architecture 1494

L. Horny, M. Hulan, R. Zitny, H. Chlup, S. Konvickova, and T. Adamek

Metabonomics Based on Pattern Recognition Methods in 1H in vivo MRS in Differentiation

Metabolic Profiles of Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes 1498

L. Boguszewicz, M. Sokol, A. Polnik, and M. Maciejowski

Triaxial Mechanomyography of the Biceps Brachii Muscle during Sustained Submaximal

Isometric Contractions 1502

Guilherme N. Nogueira-Neto, Eduardo M. Scheeren, Percy Nohama, and Vera Lucia S.N. Button

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Analysis of the Relation between Complexity and Multifractality in Cardiac Interbeat

Intervals Time Series 1506

A. Munoz Diosdado

Specification and Simplified Analyzing Data from MS/MS Spectrometry 1510

M. Valla, M. Plchut, and I. Provaznik

Determination of the Young's Modulus of Callus by Comparing Finite Element Simulations

with Experiments 1513

S. Besdo, N. von der Hoh, F. Thorey, H. Windhagen, and A. Meyer-Lindenberg

Software for Simulating and Studying Cardiac Activation 1516

Z. Cebridn Jimenez, J. Vaisanen, and J. Hyttinen

Micro Array Images Segmentation Using a Novel Approach 1520

Pooria Jafari Moghadam Fard and M.H. Moradi

Identifying Mathematical Models of the Mechanically Ventilated Lung Using Equation

Discovery 1524

Steven Ganzert, Knut Moller, Stefan Kramer, Kristian Kersting, and Josef Guttmann

Hybrid Elastic Model for Volumetric Deformation in Multi-modal Virtual RealitySimulation 1528

Jaehwan Cho and Jinah Park

Neural Network as a Tool for Medical Signals Filtering, Diagnosis Aid, Therapy Assistance

and Forecasting Improving 1532

R. Tadeusiewicz

The Effects of Different Antiembolic Agents on the Crystallinity of Fractured Bones duringthe Healing Period 1535

B. Tunc, E. Aksoy, M. Usta, and A.H. Ucisik

Thrombosis Engineering in Intracranial Aneurysms Using a Lattice Boltzmann Numerical

Method 1538

R. Ouared, B. Chopard, D. Rufenacht, K.O. Lovblad, and V.M. Pereira

Self-Organizing Maps for Categorical Data: Application to an ISO 9000 Accreditation

Assessment 1542

J.C.G.D. Costa, R.M. Ichinose, A.F.C. Infantosi, and R.M.V.R. Almeida

A multi-scale Comparison of Texture Descriptors Extracted from the Wavelet and Curvelet

Domains for Small Bowel Tumor Detection in Capsule Endoscopy Exams 1546

D. Barbosa, J. Ramos, and C.S. Lima

Evaluation of an Integrated Tool for Automated Visualization of Subdural Electrodes 1550

J. Kufi, S. Wagner, T. Meyer, M. Kirsch, and U. Morgenstern

Tissue Strain from Tissue Velocity Imaging (TVI) during Sub-maximal Isotonic Muscle

Contractions 1554

F. Lindberg, C. Grdnlund, G. Granasen, J.S. Karlsson, M. Peolsson, and L.A. Brodin

An Overview on Data Formats for Biomedical Signals 1557

A. Schldgl

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Ballistocardiographic Spectrum Studies with a Tilt Table 1561

J. Alametsd, J. Viik, and A. Palomdki