A. Trybuła, G. Domański, B. Konarzewski, Z. Pawłowski, J. Marzec, K. Zaremba, R. Kurjata
{"title":"Single Photon Counting System for Biomedical Applications","authors":"A. Trybuła, G. Domański, B. Konarzewski, Z. Pawłowski, J. Marzec, K. Zaremba, R. Kurjata","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285170","url":null,"abstract":"Single photon counting system for biomedical applications was designed and tested. Examination of changes of an optical signal on a patient's head during stimulation tests (finger taping) was made by the elaborated system.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116609218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Device for Assessment of Autonomous Nervous System Functioning in Psychophysiology","authors":"O. Postolache, G. Postolache, P. Girão","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285172","url":null,"abstract":"In the paper a new device/or autonomic nervous system patterns assessment with application in psychophysiology is presented. The system is characterized by two physical sensing channels, expressed by skin conductance and ballistography (BCG), and a set of virtual sensing channels based on advanced processing of the physical channels information to obtain heart rate, respiratory signal, sympathetic flow to the heart and sweat glands, parasympathetic outflow to the heart and heart rate variability measurement. A low cost, small size acquisition multifunction input-output board is used to control the conditioning circuits and to acquire the voltage of the sensing channels. Referring to the software, an advanced processing block including digital filters, peak-detector and wavelet decomposition block was designed and implemented using LabVIEW. The system permits quantification of skin conductance variation and heart rate variability for different psychophysiological and pathological state.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127671819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Lay-Ekuakille, G. Vendramin, A. Trotta, M. De Rinaldis, A. Trabacca
{"title":"Processing EEG signals for Clinical Interpretation in Seizure-Suspected Patients","authors":"A. Lay-Ekuakille, G. Vendramin, A. Trotta, M. De Rinaldis, A. Trabacca","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285157","url":null,"abstract":"Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting around 1 in 200 of the population. However, identifying epilepsy can be difficult because seizures tend to be relatively infrequent events and an electroencephalogram (EEG) does not always show abnormalities. The aim of this project is to develop a new methods that could improve the diagnosis of epilepsy, leading to earlier treatment and to a better quality of life for epileptic patients. The above methods must be composed with a flexible hardware development in order to discriminate noise and had signals from correct EEG, MEG (Magnetoencephalogram) and Eye Image recognition. Even if there are EEG signal classifiers, it is suitable to perform a correct signal processing according to particular clinical reference, that is, it is difficult to have a classifier for all circumstances but it is possible to adapt EEG processing on current patient. This paper deals with a new approach of developing an architecture with a an embedded coding included in a framework agreement between University and IRCCS \"E. Medea\".","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"177 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121240525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Paczesny, J. Weremczuk, R. Jachowicz, P. Rapiejko, D. Jurkiewicz
{"title":"The Dynamic Measurements of Absolute Humidity in Nasal Cavity During Respiration","authors":"D. Paczesny, J. Weremczuk, R. Jachowicz, P. Rapiejko, D. Jurkiewicz","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285169","url":null,"abstract":"The medicine still requires new, more advanced tools for better human body diagnoses. The great developments in electronics let to construct more and more sophisticated instruments. The system described in the paper lets to check functionality of one of human body subsystems - the breathing system. It can measure dynamic changes of temperature and dew point temperature (absolute value of humidity) of inspired and expired air in different places of human nose and throat. Some example results of dew point hygrometer and temperature measurements during respiration are presented. New factors describing condition and capability of human breathing system are. described.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121361866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Universal Computer Audiometer for Objective Hearing Testing and Screening","authors":"K. Kochanek, L. Śliwa, J. Zajac, H. Skarżyńśki","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285154","url":null,"abstract":"The authors present the results of a project aimed at constructing and implementing a universal screening audiometer. The construction of the device is based on Pocket PC equipped with external small-size hardware unit containing an amplifier and interface unit, co-operating with an OAE/ABR measuring probe. The system allows for measuring otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE), auditory brainstem responses (ABR), as well as pure-tone audiograms. The audiometer is primarily dedicated to hearing screening of newborns and young children. Due to precision an extended measurement capabilities, it can also be applied to audiological testing and diagnosing hearing disorders in both paediatric and adult patients. The audiometer can be remotely controlled via the Internet and allows access to databases in reference centres, which predestines it to telemedical applications. Preliminary results of application of the instrument in hearing testing are presented. Prospective applications in hearing screening programs are described.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121678580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technical Performance and Clinical Relevance: Lessons from the GAMUT Study","authors":"V. Groza","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285166","url":null,"abstract":"There is an increasing interest in combining information, measurement, and communication technologies into systems for distributed diagnosis and home healthcare. The developer of such systems, however, quickly discovers that technical performance is of little importance by itself, without any reference to clinical relevance. This paper presents some of the lessons learned in the course of a medical device study set to resolve the problem of tuning technical performance (accuracy) to clinical relevance (adequacy) in designing measurement devices for health care purposes.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115442906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Cysewska-Sobusiak, G. Wiczyński, A. Sowier, P. Skrzywanek
{"title":"Modern Approach to Imaging of Biliary Ducts Stenting","authors":"A. Cysewska-Sobusiak, G. Wiczyński, A. Sowier, P. Skrzywanek","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285163","url":null,"abstract":"A range of minimally invasive interventions is still expanding because the performed procedures may often be more potent and precise than the classical operations. Effectiveness and precision can especially be improved when some combined methods of imaging are used. Videoendoscopy imaging and X-ray imaging are two complementary methods applied during the intervention presented in the paper. These methods facilitate a significant increase in diagnostics and treatment comfort. Interdisciplinary issues of combined medical imaging are presented using some examples of a modern approach to imaging of biliary stenting. The selected examples of effects obtained during interventions assisted by combined imaging of operation site are presented. They have to allow the operator to have great control over the appearance of desirable effects as well as undesirable complications in order to work comfortably and safe.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"154 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114793886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Autonomous Monitoring of Adverse Responses to Medication - Prolegomena to GAMUT-ARM Trial","authors":"Radu Lecal, V. Groza","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285165","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the strategy adopted by a medical device manufacturer to address a basic need in health care: monitoring the patient response to medication An opening section considers why it is desirable to address this issue technologically, outlining the empirical and rational bases of the manufacturer's project for this. The bulk of the paper reviews the device design model-inspired from aviation safety management - and the grounds on which this approach was changed, as an illustration of the clash between metrology and semiology in health care. The final section briefly considers the need of establishing a what is scientific medicine, and what is not, and suggests that autonomous health monitoring is necessary to enable the provision of health care services according to the first principle of medicine.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123650505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of EMFI-sensor based pressure sensitive insole for gait analysis","authors":"M. Hannula, A. Sakkinen, A. Kylmanen","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285153","url":null,"abstract":"The pressure distribution of the sole includes important information of gait during walking or running. For example, by monitoring the details of pressure distributions in the sole in normal walking many malpositions of the foot can be easily detected. In this study a simple and versatile EMFI sensor based real-time pressure mapping system was developed for gait analysis purposes. The system consists of a thin and flexible insole, including 16 tiny EMFI sensor elements, connected via a customized analog amplifier and digital data acquisition card to a PC computer. The PC-software of the measurement system shows the pressure in each small sensor element of the sole in real time, and records the data to a file. The accuracy and reliability of the system was preliminarily evaluated by experimental measurements. The results showed out that the system has capability to measure the pressure distributions of the foot sole reliably. The correlation coefficient between the applied pressure and the sensor output was 0,99. The next phase of the research project is to evaluate applicability of the system for evaluation of gait with large number of test subjects.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114220272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Pesatori, M. Norgia, F. Sibella, S. Burdo, G. Tognola, C. Svelto
{"title":"Measurements of Generated Potentials by the Electrodes of a Cochlear Implant","authors":"A. Pesatori, M. Norgia, F. Sibella, S. Burdo, G. Tognola, C. Svelto","doi":"10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285151","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper it is described the design and development of an experimental setup to measure in-vitro electric potential distribution delivered by a multichannel cochlear implant varying conditions and parameter of usage. In particular, it was studied the spatial distribution of the electric potential released by this implant. To accomplish this task, an automated process of measurement was built to measure the electric potential inside a tank that resembled the typical environment in which the implant is used in real conditions. This study enables a better comprehension of relationship between parameters of stimulations and the electric potential delivered by the cochlear implant, this is fundamental to develop a more efficient and spatially localized stimulation of the nervous tissues.","PeriodicalId":211161,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126216066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}