International Conference on Advancements of Medicine and Health Care through Technology: 29th August – 2nd September 2011, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Front Matter....Pages -
AWARD – An Innovative Training Tool for Accessible Built Environment....Pages 1-4
The Development of the ALPHA Rollator....Pages 5-8
Ethical Issues in Nanomedicine....Pages 9-12
Innovative Technologies in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment....Pages 13-18
PerFluoroCarbon Liquids in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery – Personal Experience....Pages 19-22
E-NOTES Transumbilical Cholecystectomy....Pages 23-25
Multiagent System for Monitoring Chronic Diseases....Pages 26-31
Real Time Biostatistics Software: Application in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Assessment....Pages 32-35
Database External Level Architecture for Use in Healthcare Information Systems....Pages 36-39
Beat-by-Beat Variability of QT ECG-Interval Holds a Well-Founded Promise for Clinical Cardiology: A Review....Pages 40-43
Monitoring System for a Medical Facility Using the OPC Platform....Pages 44-47
The Use of Medical Devices in Self Monitoring of Chronic Diseases....Pages 48-53
A Wireless System for Monitoring the Progressive Loading of Lower Limb in Post-Traumatic Rehabilitation....Pages 54-59
Telemonitoring of Vital Signs – An Effective Tool for Ambient Assisted Living....Pages 60-65
eHealth – Unified Healthcare Logical Space through Applied Interoperability....Pages 66-71
Medical Services Optimization Using Differential Evolution....Pages 72-77
Direct Response Advertising in Romanian Dental Field: A Qualitative Analysis....Pages 78-83
Software System for Medical Device Management and Maintenance....Pages 84-89
A Novel Concept of a Braille Device Based on Wax Paraffin Actuator....Pages 90-93
Considerations on Electromagnetic Compatibility for Medical Devices....Pages 94-99
Environmental Effects on the Center’s Offset of the Kistler Force Plate....Pages 100-105
Transformation Design – A New Method for Developing Medical Products....Pages 106-109
The Effects of Exposure of the Human Body to RADON. Integrated Measurements Performed in Alba County, Romania....Pages 110-113
Education of Arms’ Users in Dealing with Technological Activities....Pages 114-119
Strain Measurement in an Elastic Material under Large Deformation Using Optical Reconstruction Methods....Pages 120-123
Hand Vein Biometric Authentication in Optical Multi-touch Systems....Pages 124-127
Spatial Correlation in Mechanical Heart Valve Leakage Jets....Pages 128-135
Peripheral Vascular Measurement Using Electrical Impedance Plethysmography....Pages 136-139
Portable Complex PCG Signal Analyzer....Pages 140-143
Monitoring Neuromuscular Fatigue – A Noninvasive Approach....Pages 144-147
Applications of the Hybrid Shielding in Biomagnetometry....Pages 148-151
Linear Active/Passive Upper Limb Exerciser....Pages 152-155
Model of the Current-Voltage Relation for a Skin Pore....Pages 156-159
The Skin’s Electrical Time Constants....Pages 160-163
Experiments in Electrotherapy for Pain Relief Using a Novel Modality Concept....Pages 164-167
Double Stimuli Paradigms Should Be Careful Interpreted When Applying Lumbar Magnetic Stimulation....Pages 168-171
Virtual Instrument for Early Detecting Dental Decay Using Electrical Impedance Measurement Method....Pages 172-175
Analysis of a Dexterous Instrument for Minimally Invasive Procedures, Based on Bellows Actuators....Pages 176-179
The Contribution of Technology in Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment....Pages 180-183
Non-invasive Steatosis Assessment through the Computerized Processing of Ultrasound Images: Attenuation versus First Order Texture Parameters....Pages 184-189
ECG Signal Baseline Wander Removal Using Wavelet Analysis....Pages 190-193
Emotion Investigation Based on Biosignals....Pages 194-197
Multirate Sampling in PCG Signal Correlation....Pages 198-201
EMG Signals Case Study: A Time and Frequency Domain Analysis....Pages 202-205
Medical Image Diagnosis Based on Rough Sets Theory....Pages 206-211
On the Stability and Convergence Rate of Some Discretized Schemes for Parametric Deformable Models Used in Medical Image Analysis....Pages 212-219
Texture-Based Methods and Dimensionality Reduction Techniques Involved in the Detection of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases from Ultrasound Images....Pages 220-225
Computer Assisted Optical Podoscope for Orthostatic Measurements....Pages 226-229
Digital Microscopy Used in Synthetic Structures Analysis of Dental Prosthesis....Pages 230-233
Robustness Tests of a Model Based Predictive Control Strategy for Depth of Anesthesia Regulation in a Propofol to Bispectral Index Framework....Pages 234-239
An Overview on Mathematical Models of Human Crystalline Lens....Pages 240-245
Mathematical Analysis of the Human Crystalline Lens in Giovanzana Parametric Model....Pages 246-251
On Approximation of Human Corneal Surface with Superellipsoids....Pages 252-255
Numerical Simulation of Thrombus Aspiration Catheter: Preliminary Results....Pages 256-259
Developing a Lumped Model for the Vestibular Receptors....Pages 260-265
Integration of the Calcium Dynamics in the Excitation Contraction Coupling Process within a Multiscale Model of the Left Ventricle....Pages 266-269
Biomechanics of Noncarious Cervical Lesions....Pages 270-275
Modelling the Development of In-Stent Restenosis: Preliminary Results of a Structural Model....Pages 276-279
In Silico Evaluation of Some Dihydroxamic Derivatives of Diphenylether, as Hybrid Hydroxamic-Allosteric Inhibitors for MMP13....Pages 280-283
The Effectiveness of Interactive Clinical Case Study Simulation in Palliative Medicine....Pages 284-287
Stent Fracture Prediction in Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation: A Patient-Specific Finite Element Analysis....Pages 288-293
The Study of Massive Trochanterion Fractures....Pages 294-297
Multi-physics and Multi-scale Computational Evaluation of the Thrombogenic and Cavitational Potential of a Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve....Pages 298-305
CFD Analysis Study on the Impact of the Coronary Anatomy on the Efficiency of the Coronary Thrombectomy: The Effect of Bend Angles....Pages 306-309
Magnetically Targeted Drug Transport and Fixation....Pages 310-315
3D Simulation Analysis of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation....Pages 316-319
The Romanian Public’s Perception of Electromagnetic Fields Risk....Pages 320-323
Consequences of a Stenosed Artery in an Arteriovenous Fistula on the Efficiency of the Hemodialysis Access....Pages 324-327
A Method to Increase the Pulsatility in Hemodynamic Variables in an LVAD Supported Human Circulation System....Pages 328-331
Blood Flow Analysis in Portal Vein System – Unsteady-State Case Study....Pages 332-337
A Review of Atherosclerosis and Mathematical Transport Models....Pages 338-343
Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry – A Tool in Monitoring the Melting Transition of Polymeric Capsules with Applications in Drug Delivery....Pages 344-347
Study on Cellulose/Chondroitin Sulfate Hydrogel Used in Drug Release Systems....Pages 348-351
Timelapse Monitoring of Cell Behavior as a Tool in Tissue Engineering....Pages 352-357
Clinical Experience with a Macroporous Synthetic Bone Substitute (Eurocer®) in the Treatment of the Patients with Bone Defects....Pages 358-363
A Customized Dot Plot Analysis for Alpha Satellite DNA Localization....Pages 364-367
Comparison of Treadmill-Based and Overground Gait Analysis....Pages 368-371
Influence of Treadmill Velocity on Gait Characteristics – Case Study of a Patient with Ankle Instability....Pages 372-375
Assisted Scanning Techniques Optimization with Application in Biomechanics....Pages 376-379
Statistical Analysis of Anthropometric and Physiologic Performance of the Hand....Pages 380-383
Determining the Center of Pressure Trajectories during Lumbar Spine Flexion....Pages 384-387
CAD Methods for Orthopedic Orthosis Prototyping....Pages 388-391
Early Functional Results after Volar Fixed-Angle Plating of Distal Radius Fractures....Pages 392-395
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