Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)最新文献
{"title":"Are the extrinsic muscles better suited for signaling joint angles or finger tip location?","authors":"J. Biggs, K. Horch, F. Clark","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757051","url":null,"abstract":"Uses a biomechanical model of the human long finger to determine whether the extrinsic muscles are better suited for estimating the finger's joint angles or for estimating the location of the finger tip. We found that two of the extrinsic muscles together could provide sufficient information to directly determine the location of the finger tip relative to the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint, without having to determine any of the finger's joint angles. We also found that for some finger positions the extrinsic muscles provide ambiguous information about the finger's joint angles. These results suggest that the biomechanics of the finger and the extrinsic muscles lend themselves more readily to a determination of finger tip location than to a determination of joint angles. In light of these results, it seems possible that human proprioception in the hand may reflect a sense of finger tip location, not joint angles.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"172 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129436980","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}
W. Thoman, S. Lampotang, D. Gravenstein, J. van der Aa
{"title":"A computer model of intracranial dynamics","authors":"W. Thoman, S. Lampotang, D. Gravenstein, J. van der Aa","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.758793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.758793","url":null,"abstract":"A software model of intracranial dynamics was developed using existing relationships between patient physiology and brain dynamics. The relationship between the physiologic parameters arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO/sub 2/), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO/sub 2/), mean arterial blood pressure (MABP), temperature (T) and brain dynamics were obtained from literature and were coded into software using Borland C. This computer model was integrated with a full scale patient simulator which generated the physiological inputs to the brain model. This integration allows users of the patient simulator to see the effects of their clinical interventions on brain dynamics through a real-time display. The display outputs the following intracranial variables: cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral metabolic rate (CMRO/sub 2/), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), and intracranial pressure (ICP). The ability to visualize intracranial events as they are affected by physiology is a useful tool for teaching and training students.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126706869","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}
L. Baratto, R. Capra, M. Farinelli, S. Guglielmone, P. Morasso, G. Spada
{"title":"Risk of falling: an electromyographic analysis","authors":"L. Baratto, R. Capra, M. Farinelli, S. Guglielmone, P. Morasso, G. Spada","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757010","url":null,"abstract":"A study was performed to investigate the changes that occur in the parameters of the electrically evoked surface myoelectric signals (EMGs) on patients with balance disorders due to alterations in muscular control, when clinically treated by means of manipulation and infiltrations. Previous works put into evidence the effects of the specific treatment technique on postural stability by means of posturographic and 3D measures. In association with such functional alterations, differences in myoelectric signals have been observed, thus yielding a better picture of the clinical method.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123821198","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 method for detection of malignant masses in digitized mammograms using a fuzzy segmentation algorithm","authors":"M. Sameti, R. Ward, J. Morgan-Parkes, B. Palcic","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757658","url":null,"abstract":"An algorithm for detection of masses in digitized mammograms is developed. In the first step, the algorithm employs a segmentation method based on the idea of fuzzy sets to divide a mammogram into different regions and produces some mass candidates. In the second step, some discrete texture features are calculated for the area of each mass candidate. Two of those feature were sufficient to produce a 94% true-positive detection rate with a low 0.24 false-positives per image for a data set of 35 mammograms with a malignant mass in each.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123908292","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":"Contour detection of hippocampus using dynamic contour model and region growing","authors":"D. Jang, D.S. Lee, S.I. Kim","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757750","url":null,"abstract":"In hippocampal morphology, abnormalities including unilateral or bilateral volume loss are known to cause epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and certain amnestic syndromes. The accurate segmentation of the hippocampal contour is critical for the diagnosis. However, it is very difficult to extract the contour that matches exactly the hippocampal region in magnetic resonance images (MRI). The brightness of the hippocampal region varies linearly and it's size is small. For the accurate and consistent detection of the hippocampal region, a method which combines region growing and a dynamic contour model to detect the hippocampus from MRI brain images is presented. The segmentation process is performed in two steps. First, region growing with a seed point is performed in the hippocampal region and its output is used for the initial contour of the dynamic contour model. Second, the initial contour is modified on the basis of criteria which integrate energy with contour smoothness and image gradient along the contour. As a result, this method improves the sensitivity of the choice of the initial seed point and precisely extracts the hippocampus from the MRI brain image.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123929038","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":"The vector magnetic field of the human stomach and small bowel","authors":"L. A. Bradshaw, J. Ladipo, J. Wikswo, W. Richards","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756800","url":null,"abstract":"The authors recorded the vector biomagnetic field associated with gastrointestinal electrical activity in nine positions around the abdomen of 10 normal human volunteers using a vector SQUID magnetometer. Gastric activity with a frequency of 3.03/spl plusmn/0.18 cpm (mean /spl plusmn/SEM) was recorded with the magnetometer in the epigastrium. Small intestinal activity was also recorded in all abdominal positions with a frequency ranging between 9.0/spl plusmn/0.43 cpm in the lower abdomen to 10.5/spl plusmn/0.28 cpm in the upper abdomen. Different components of GI activity were evident within single magnetic field recordings. These different components could be elucidated by examining different projections of the magnetic field vector These studies further demonstrate the ability of the SQUID magnetometer to detect gastrointestinal activity and also illustrate how different signal components associated with gastric and small intestinal activity may be separated.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"257 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124226752","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":"Low frequency envelopes analysis approach to regulate EMG A/K prosthesis","authors":"A. Minor, C. González, L. Leija","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756608","url":null,"abstract":"This paper shows results of low frequency envelopes analysis of EMG signals at lower extremity, and its correlation with the angular shifting of the knee. The objective of this analysis was to find signals which could be used to regulate Above Knee Prosthesis (AKP), from EMG signals processing.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123442576","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}
V. Towle, L. Khorasani, E. Berkson, I. Syed, C. Pelizzari, D. Jewett, J. Spire
{"title":"Human somatosensory evoked potential dipoles: how accurate are the localizations?","authors":"V. Towle, L. Khorasani, E. Berkson, I. Syed, C. Pelizzari, D. Jewett, J. Spire","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756868","url":null,"abstract":"In contrast to studies describing human magnetoencephalographic fields, the literature on human electrophysiologic dipoles has paid relatively little attention to the spatial variability of dipole solutions. Based on studies of six normal subjects repeated on three different days, it was found that electrophysiologic dipoles calculated from scalp somatosensory evoked potentials had a variability similar to that reported for magnetoencephalography. The localization accuracy of the technique has yet to be demonstrated for natural neurophysiologic dipoles. Improvements in models and registration with MRI, and confirmation from independent techniques will likely lead to improvements in accuracy.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116325484","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":"Control of FES using reinforcement learning: accelerating the learning rate","authors":"A. Thrasher, B. Andrews, F. Wang","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757070","url":null,"abstract":"Prior knowledge can be used to accelerate the process of reinforcement learning. An adaptive fuzzy logic controller designed to control the swing phase of paraplegic gait was trained on a computer model using reinforcement learning. Instead of starting from scratch with generic fuzzy rules, the controller was jump-started in two different ways with experienced rules. First, supervised learning was used to initially train the controller, then two system parameters were altered and the reinforcement learning algorithm proceeded to find an optimal solution. This required a total of 34 simulation cycles. The same task, using reinforcement learning alone, required almost 150 cycles. Second, the trained controller was transferred to two individuals of differing body mass and height. It required less than 20 additional cycles to converge in both cases. By placing the controller initially closer to an optimal solution, jump-starting greatly reduces the number of simulation cycles required.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121445148","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":"Thermal conductivity and diffusivity in swine myocardium","authors":"N.C. Bhavaraju, J. W. Valvano","doi":"10.1109/IEMBS.1997.754488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1997.754488","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes an experimental technique for the measurement of thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity using self-heated thermistors. Thermal probes are constructed by placing a miniature thermistor at the tip of a plastic catheter. The volume of tissue over which the measurement occurs depends on the surface area of contact between the thermistor and the tissue. Electrical power is delivered to a spherical thermistor positioned invasively within the tissue of interest. The electrical power and resulting temperature rise are measured by microcomputer-based instrument. The instrument is calibrated by operating the system in media of known thermal properties. Thermal property measurements in swine myocardium were measured at 27, 37 and 50/spl deg/C.","PeriodicalId":342750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 'Magnificent Milestones and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering' (Cat. No.97CH36136)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121669198","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}