Information Technologies in Biomedicine

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Exploring the Knowledge of Human Expert beyond His Willing Expression....Pages 3-14
Application Problems of Implants Used in Interventional Cardiology....Pages 15-27
Computer Enhanced Orthopedics....Pages 28-43
Computer-Aided Diagnosis: From Image Understanding to Integrated Assistance....Pages 44-54
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Biomedical Structures Representation by Morphological Spectra....Pages 57-65
Medical Image Analysis Using Potential Active Contours....Pages 66-73
Potential Active Contours – Basic Concepts, Mechanisms and Features....Pages 74-84
Fractal Magnification of Medical Images....Pages 85-92
Fuzzy Clustering in Segmentation of Abdominal Structures Based on CT Studies....Pages 93-104
The Clusterization Process in an Adaptative Method of Image Segmentation....Pages 105-112
Content-Based Indexing of Medical Images for Digital Radiology Applications....Pages 113-120
Shape and Texture Feature Extraction for Retrieval Mammogram in Databases....Pages 121-128
Mathematical Morphology (MM) Features for Classification of Cancerous Masses in Mammograms....Pages 129-138
Stroke Display Extensions: Three Forms of Visualization....Pages 139-148
Automated Fuzzy-Connectedness-Based Segmentation in Extraction of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions....Pages 149-156
Computer-Interactive Methods of Brain Cortical Evaluation....Pages 157-164
Automatic Registration of MRI Brain....Pages 165-172
Magnetic Resonance Image Classification Using Fractal Analysis....Pages 173-178
Application of MLBP Neural Network for Exercise ECG Test Records Analysis in Coronary Artery Diagnosis....Pages 179-183
Volumetric Analysis of Tumours and Their Blood Vessels....Pages 184-191
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Pre- and Postprocessing Stages in Fuzzy Connectedness-Based Lung Nodule CAD....Pages 192-199
Modeling and Simulation of Airway Tissues Stresses during Pulmonary Recruitment....Pages 200-207
Compression of Bronchoscopy Video: Coding Usefulness and Efficiency Assessment....Pages 208-216
Fuzzy Rule-Based System for the Diagnosis of Laryngeal Pathology Based on Contact Endoscopy Images....Pages 217-224
Synthesis of Medical Images in the Domain of Melanocytic Skin Lesions....Pages 225-231
Identification of Layers in a Tomographic Image of an Eye Based on the Canny Edge Detection....Pages 232-239
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Diagnostic Quality-Derived Patient-Oriented Optimization of ECG Interpretation....Pages 243-250
Projective Versus Linear Filtering for Repolarization Duration Measurement....Pages 251-258
An Application of Robust Kernel-Based Filtering of Biomedical Signals....Pages 259-266
Weighted Averaging of ECG Signal Using Criterion Function Minimization....Pages 267-274
Empirical Bayesian Approach to Weighted Averaging of ECG Signal Using Cauchy Distribution....Pages 275-282
An Approach to Estimation of the Angular Eye-Ball Speed Based on the EOG Signal....Pages 283-290
Ensuring the Real Time Signal Transmission Using GSM/Internet Technology for Remote Fetal Monitoring....Pages 291-298
Prediction of Newborn Sex with Neural Networks Approach to Fetal Cardiotocograms Classification....Pages 299-306
Coping with Limitation of Bedside Measurement Instrumentation for Reliable Assessment of Fetal Heart Rate Variability....Pages 307-314
Relationships between Isopotential Areas in EEG Maps before, during and after the Seizure Activity....Pages 315-324
Assessment of Uterine Contractile Activity during a Pregnancy Based on a Nonlinear Analysis of the Uterine Electromyographic Signal....Pages 325-331
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Use of Computer System for Cell Hybridisation in Biotechnology and Medicine....Pages 335-344
Clustering as a Method of Image Simplification....Pages 345-356
Application to Estimate Haplotypes for Multiallelic Present-Absent Loci....Pages 357-364
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Detection of Mitotic Cell Fraction in Neural Stem Cells in Cultures....Pages 365-376
Protein Molecular Viewer for Visualizing Structures Stored in the PDBML Format....Pages 377-386
Fuzzy Support Vector Machine for Genes Expression Data Analysis....Pages 387-394
Predictive Performance of Top Differentially Expressed Genes in Microarray Gene Expression Studies....Pages 395-402
A Study on Diagnostic Potential of a Computer-Assisted System for Identification of Neoplastic Urothelial Nuclei from the Bladder....Pages 403-417
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Control of Hand Bioprosthesis Via Sequential Recognition of Patient’s Intent Using Combination of Fuzzy Sets and Dempster-Shafer Theory....Pages 421-428
Matching Knowledge and Evidence in a Model of Medical Diagnosis....Pages 429-436
Nonparametric Regression for Analyzing Correlation between Medical Parameters....Pages 437-444
Experiments on Linear Combiners....Pages 445-452
Processing of Missing Data in a Fuzzy System....Pages 453-460
Knowledge-Based Decision Hybrid System for the Doctor’s Work Support....Pages 461-467
Features for Text Comparison....Pages 468-475
Possibility of Use a Fuzzy Loss Function in Medical Diagnostics....Pages 476-481
An Application of a Generalized Additive Model for an Identification of a Nonlinear Relation between a Course of Menstrual Cycles and a Risk of Endometrioid Cysts....Pages 482-487
Recognition of the Ventilatory Response to the Intermittent Chemical Stimuli in Awake Animals....Pages 488-494
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Telesfor – Telemedical Real-Time Communication Support System....Pages 497-504
Multimedia Program for Teaching Autistic Children....Pages 505-512
Multimedia System for Accessible Distant Education....Pages 513-517
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Biomechanical Behaviour of Double Threaded Screw in Tibia Fixation....Pages 521-528
Biomechanical Analysis of Lumbar Spine Stabilization by Means of Transpedicular Stabilizer....Pages 529-536
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FEM Analisys of the Expandable Intramedullar Nail....Pages 537-544
Biomechanical Analysis of Plate for Corrective Osteotomy of Tibia....Pages 545-550
Kinematic Analysis of Complex Therapeutic Movements of the Upper Limb....Pages 551-558
Influence of Model Discretization Density in FEM Numerical Analysis on the Determined Stress Level in Bone Surrounding Dental Implants....Pages 559-567
Computer Simulations of Electric Properties of Organic and Non-organic Compounds....Pages 568-572
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