{"title":"Principles and Recent Advances in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis (Dhawan, A.P. et al., Eds.; 2008) [Book review]","authors":"Yunfeng Wu","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2009.932476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2009.932476","url":null,"abstract":"This book places an emphasis on the basic principles and recent advances in medical imaging technologies. After an introduction, the rest of the text can be categorized into three main parts. Part 1 provides a comprehensive tutorial on the fundamentals of medical imaging modalities and image processing methodologies. Part 2 highlights the cutting-edge imaging modalities for radiography and the recent developments of information technology in biomedicine. Part 3 provides some case studies and applications in radiation therapy and computer-aided diagnosis along with a perspective on future trends in medical and molecular imaging. The book is well organized and well presented. A concise summary before each chapter highlights the most important points of the text. This book can be used as a textbook for graduate courses and as an excellent reference for radiologists, neurologists, biomedical engineers, and researchers who are interested in imaging processing and modeling.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"68-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2009.932476","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475795","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 dreaded question. . . [GOLD]","authors":"L. Lazareck","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2009.931795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2009.931795","url":null,"abstract":"All good things must come to an end, including a thesis. After years of reading countless journal articles, scouring through textbooks, listening to hours of lectures, attending annual IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) conferences, meeting numerous clinicians, coding at all hours of the night, and dissecting draft after draft after written draft, there comes a time in every graduate student?s life when the thesis is ready for the print room. Engineering graduate students around the world spend years of their lives striving toward the goal of a finished thesis product, one which contributes novel ideas and techniques to the scientific community. However, upon reaching the pinnacle of their early careers, it is almost a certainty that every student will be faced with the dreaded question: \"Now that you have finished your thesis, what's next?\"","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2009.931795","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475752","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":"Commercializing Successful Biomedical Technologies: Basic Principles in the Development of Drugs, Diagnostics, and Devices (S.S. Mehta; 2008) [Book Review]","authors":"P. King","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2009.931786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2009.931786","url":null,"abstract":"This textbook is a nicely laid out logical road map to the development of drugs, devices, and diagnostics in the United States. Some of the topics covered include: an overview of the industry; market research; intellectual property law as practiced in the United States; new product development; an overview of Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations and the Food and Drug Administration operations; manufacturing; marketing and sales; and product liability. Each chapter begins with a bullet listing of the learning points involved in the chapter. Each chapter concludes with an overall summary, exercises as appropriate, a reference listing, and appendices as necessary. The book is a well-written introduction to the field of drug and device development and commercialization in the United States.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"92-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2009.931786","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475713","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":"Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (G. Madhavean, et al; 2008) [Book Review]","authors":"P. King","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2009.931785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2009.931785","url":null,"abstract":"This text is comprised of 71 chapters, most of them fairly brief. The titles of the sections include: \"Introduction to Bioengineering and Biotechnology,\" \"Innovative Alternate Careers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology,\" \"Career Development and Success Strategies,\" and \"Growth and Responsibilities Beyond the Professions.\" The book presents an interesting mixture of authors, styles, means of conveying information, autobiographies, etc. It is a good read and a useful reference.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"92-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2009.931785","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475649","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":"Book Reviews [Three books]","authors":"P. King, Yunfeng Wu","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2008.931026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2008.931026","url":null,"abstract":"Three books are reviewed in this issue: A Practicum for Biomedical Engineering & Technology Management Issues (Atles, L.R., Ed.; 2008); Protein Structure Prediction: Concepts and Applications (Tramontano, A.; 2006); and Handbook of Neural Engineering (Akay, M., Ed.; 2007).","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"94-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2008.931026","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475561","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":"Retrospective: student events at EMBC'08 [Student's Corner]","authors":"C. Linte","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2008.930029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2008.930029","url":null,"abstract":"The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) reaches the community and its members every year, bringing together researchers, clinicians, industry representatives, and trainees from around the world. The 30th annual international conference of the EMBS was held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre in Vancouver, Canada, on 20-24 August 2008. The 2008 edition of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) gathered more than 1,600 biomedical engineers in beautiful downtown Vancouver for four exciting days of science, networking, and social interaction.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2008.930029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475282","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":"Change is in the wind [From the Editor]","authors":"M. Neuman","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2008.931009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2008.931009","url":null,"abstract":"I'm writing this, my first column as the new editor-in-chief, during the final week of the U.S. presidential election campaign. The U.S. citizens are being bombarded by messages from both major candidates talking about change. No matter what they will do, they will change things in Washington. We have all heard that before, but in politics, it seems to be a common topic. When applying for a new job, it is always easy to talk about what one would do to make changes from one's predecessor's activities. The same holds true for the new editor-in-chief.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2008.931009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475490","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 case of the stolen mouse trap [Patents]","authors":"M. Klee","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2008.931102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2008.931102","url":null,"abstract":"As the old adage goes: Build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door. This is literally what happened to Agrizap, Inc., a small company in the rodent control business. As is also well known, protecting your turf once you have built the better mouse trap is no easy task. The recent case of Agrizap v. Woodstream from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) shows just how tough it can be.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"86-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2008.931102","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475575","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":"Ante Santic: A Memory [Obituary]","authors":"M. Neuman","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2009.4747730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2009.4747730","url":null,"abstract":"It is with great sadness that we report the death of Prof. Dr. Ante Santic of Zagreb Croatia on 18 June 2008.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"28 1","pages":"91-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2009.4747730","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475633","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":"What's up in the regions? [Society News]","authors":"J. Monzon","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2008.930617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2008.930617","url":null,"abstract":"Four geographical representatives of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Administrative Committee (AdCom) report on activities held in their regions. Stephen Davies (North America) reports on events in Canada. Kenji Sunagawa (Japan), Jyh Horng Chen (Taiwan), and Yong R. Yoon (Korea) refer to biomedical engineering (BME) activities in several countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Here is what they want to tell us.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"27 1","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2008.930617","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475292","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}