{"title":"Localized regulatory frequencies of human skin temperature derived from the analysis of series of infrared images","authors":"M. Anbar, S. D'Arcy","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128964","url":null,"abstract":"The physiological function of human skin in body temperature regulation is reviewed, and methods for measuring skin temperature are described. Different ways to extract diagnostic data from thermal images, focusing on dynamic studies that provide valuable information on the physiological and pathological functions of the autonomous nervous system, are presented. Using fast-Fourier-transform analysis, the frequencies of the different regulatory processes and their relative contributions to the overall temperature oscillations can be determined and used to assess the physiology and pathophysiology of the sympathetic nervous system. Preliminary studies have shown that one can distinguish between local and central processes by the spatial distribution of regulatory frequencies over a region of interest, such as the human back, by mild local cooling or by the effect of sleep on local thermal regulation.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116983665","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":"Seismocardiography: a technique for recording precordial acceleration","authors":"J. Zanetti, D. Salerno","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128936","url":null,"abstract":"The methodology for obtaining a recording and the initial findings from the seismocardiography (SCG) technique are described. It is shown that the seismocardiogram contains clearly defined points associated with the cardiac cycle that are correlated by analyzing simultaneous SCG and M-mode and Doppler echocardiograms. In the absence of heart disease, the resting seismocardiogram remains stable over a period of at least three months. There is a recognizable normal seismocardiogram that is altered by chronic left ventricular dysfunction, including myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy. Ventricular pacing produces reversible changes in the ventricular systolic wave component of the seismocardiogram. Thus, the normal seismocardiogram remains stable over time, but becomes altered during both chronic irreversible and acute reversible changes in left ventricular contraction.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128373947","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}
Y. Ebisawa, Koichi Kaneko, Shoji Kojima, T. Ushikubo, T. Miyakawa
{"title":"Non-invasive eye-gaze position detecting method used on man/machine interface for the disabled","authors":"Y. Ebisawa, Koichi Kaneko, Shoji Kojima, T. Ushikubo, T. Miyakawa","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128995","url":null,"abstract":"A novel eye-gaze detection method overcoming the weaknesses of previous methods is proposed. This system utilizes a video-based technique. The eye, illuminated by low-level infrared (IR) light, is scanned by a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera with an IR pass filter. IR light enters the pupil, is reflected off the retina and comes out through the pupil. The pupil image appears as a larger half-lighted disc against a darker background, called the bright eye. Its position moves in the camera field, following the motion of the eye. A fraction of the IR light is reflected off the corneal surface. This appears in the camera field as a small, intense area called the glint. The method does not need any sensors attached to the user's face, and allows free head movement.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129946275","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 proposed parallel architecture for 3D dose computation in radiation therapy treatment planning","authors":"J. Satti, F. Westervelt, D. Ragan","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128976","url":null,"abstract":"Computation of a three-dimensional dose distribution in an irradiated region of a patient is a challenging problem. A parallel architecture based on a recruit-on-demand (ROD) strategy is proposed to solve this problem in a reasonable time. In this architecture, an expert analyzer assesses the total requirements of a plan. The expert analyzer then assigns jobs to available processors in such a fashion that the computational load is distributed equally among processors. The processors compute the dose in parallel and deliver final results to the users.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123918537","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}
M. Petroni, C. Collet, N. Fumai, K. Roger, François Groleau, C. Yien, A. Malowany, F. Carnevale, R. Gottesman
{"title":"An automatic speech recognition system for bedside data entry in an intensive care unit","authors":"M. Petroni, C. Collet, N. Fumai, K. Roger, François Groleau, C. Yien, A. Malowany, F. Carnevale, R. Gottesman","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128993","url":null,"abstract":"The development of a patient data management system (PDMS) and its voice data-entry unit is outlined. The PDMS is based on an IBM PS/2 interfaced to a local area network for the acquisition of real-time patient data. The voice data-entry unit is based on a speech recognition unit plugged into a slave IBM AT system which communicates with the PDMS computer and software by means of a serial link. An outline of the features of the speech board is presented, and its user interface and its interface with the current PDMS hardware and software discussed. A prototype version of the voice data-entry unit is being tested with the PDMS for the entry of fluid balance data at the patient bedside. By providing a more natural means of manually entering data, the use of speech recognition and generation in intensive care units looks promising.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128198702","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 clinical trial of a computer diagnosis program for chest pain","authors":"S. M. Luria, D. Southerland, D. Stetson","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128948","url":null,"abstract":"The US Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) has developed a computer program to aid corpsmen in the diagnosis and management of chest pain. The diagnostic accuracy of the program was compared with that of emergency room physicians. For 132 patients, the difference between the correct diagnosis by the computer program (72%) and by the physicians (79%) was not significant. The computer program distinguished myocardial infraction (MI) from other diseases as well as the physicians (93% vs. 84%), and made fewer false diagnoses of MI; however, it misdiagnosed more cases of angina. Although the computer did not distinguish among cardiac illnesses as well as the physicians, it is thought to be helpful to medical personnel in isolated locations.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116029205","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":"Detection of non-perfused zones in retinal images","authors":"P. Jasiobedzki, D. McLeod, C. Taylor","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128960","url":null,"abstract":"An automatic analysis of angiographic retinal images is discussed. A detection method based on textural differences between perfused and nonperfused regions is described. The image is tessellated into a large number of primary regions using the positions of major vessels. For each region the degree of nonperfusion is estimated by measuring textural properties using mathematical morphology. The image is represented as a region adjacency graph. Adjacent regions are subsequently merged using information on the degree of perfusion. Comparison with manual grading is presented. It is shown that the algorithm for tessellating the image into regions conforms well to the manual delineation of nonperfused regions. The only parameter in the algorithm selects what size of vessels are used for region detection. The features used for grading the images are sensitive enough to detect nonperfused regions.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115807670","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}
R. Hermida, J. Fernández, D. Ayala, A. Rey, J. Rodríguez-Cervilla, J. M. Fraga
{"title":"Prediction of a chronobiologic index for neonatal cardiovascular risk estimation","authors":"R. Hermida, J. Fernández, D. Ayala, A. Rey, J. Rodríguez-Cervilla, J. M. Fraga","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128943","url":null,"abstract":"Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) of 127 newborns were automatically monitored at about 30-min intervals for 48 h starting shortly after birth. Circadian characteristics and descriptive statistics for the three circulatory variables were used in a multiple regression analysis to compute a linear prediction function for a cardiovascular risk score. This discrete variable was obtained for each neonate on the basis of the presence or absence of overt cardiovascular disease, elevated BP, or obesity across two generations. Results indicate that the best model includes the circadian amplitudes of systolic and diastolic BP and the circadian ranges of systolic BP and HR. The results provide a neonatal index of cardiovascular risk to be used for the evaluation of the effects on the newborn of intervention on pregnant women.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126381631","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":"Design for a 3-D deformable brain atlas","authors":"Sheng-Yih Guan, B. McCormick","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128952","url":null,"abstract":"The 3-D deformable brain atlas (DBA), an integrated image database/knowledge base system is proposed. Major aims of the DBA are to integrate spatial and symbolic representations of anatomical knowledge, and to create an open system of information which the user can both search and append additional information. An object-oriented and landmark-based registration and integration scheme that fulfils these goals is described. Landmarks are chosen for image registration and atlas integration. The registration approach, which treats images as elastic materials, uses Gaussian radial basis functions. Registration is both simple and efficient and can be applied to both 2-D and 3-D imagery. Sets of landmarks, called frame points, allow new images to be integrated into the DBA through an existing parent image (2-D or 3-D). A web structure is used to track and update the information needed in the registration and integration process. The major features of the DBA system are illustrated.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127145041","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}
Kerry E. Petrucci, Paul Petrucci, G. Dobbs, B. Baranoski, L. McQueen
{"title":"The clinical evaluation of UNIS: an expert system for the long-term care of patients with urinary incontinence","authors":"Kerry E. Petrucci, Paul Petrucci, G. Dobbs, B. Baranoski, L. McQueen","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.1991.128973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.1991.128973","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of UNIS (urological nursing information system), a nurse expert system prototype, on the nursing care of elderly patients with urinary incontinence in a nursing home are determined. UNIS was designed to facilitate knowledge transfer of urinary incontinence to users and to advise nurse users on how to assess and manage the incontinent patients. UNIS was installed on two nursing units for ten weeks and the amount of user support was varied. A third nursing unit served as a control unit. Patients were matched according to their cognitive function and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. The wet occurrences of each patient were measured during the day and evening. Nurses' knowledge of urinary incontinence was measured on four separate occasions. All subjects served as their own control. Analysis-of-variance procedures were used to analyze the data. Installing UNIS significantly reduced the number of wet occurrences of a ten-week period.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439237,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Computer-Based Medical Systems@m_Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134281083","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}