2014 IEEE International
Symposium on Medical
Measurements and Applications
(MEMEA 2014)
Lisbon, Portugal
11 – 12 June 2014
IEEE Catalog Number:
ISBN:
CFP14MEA-POD
978-1-4799-2922-1
Table of Contents
Wednesday, June 11 ...................................................................................................................................... iii
Thursday, June 12 ........................................................................................................................................ xiv
Welcome Message...................................................................................................................................... xxiii
MeMeA 2014 Organizers ............................................................................................................................ xxiv
MeMeA 2014 Sponsors............................................................................................................................... xxvi
MeMeA 2014 Promotional Partners ........................................................................................................... xxvi
Wednesday, June 11
09:30 - 10:10
P1: Plenary Session
Room: B203
mHealth- A New Paradigm in Healthcare - Threat or Opportunity? ....................................................................1$
Joao Queiros de Melo (Universidade Catolica, Porto, Portugal)
10:30 - 12:10
IP1: Information Processing I
Chairs: Anna Maria Lucia Lanzolla (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
Annamária R. Várkonyi-Kóczy (Óbuda University, Hungary)
Room: B203
Automatic Mobile Segmentation of Dermoscopy Images Using Density Based
and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering .................................................................................................................................... 1$
Engin Mendi (KTO Karatay University, USA)
Caner Yogurtcular (Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey)
Yusuf Sezgin (Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey)
Coskun Bayrak (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA)
Effects of fear-relevant stimuli on attention: integrating gaze data with subliminal exposure ................... 8
Pedro Rosa (ICOPELABS (ULHT) & IUL (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Portugal)
Francisco Esteves (Mittuniversitetet, Östersund, Sweden)
Patricia Arriaga (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Portugal)
Assessment of imaging performance in digital radiographic systems ............................................................ 14
Gregorio Andria (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
Filippo Attivissimo (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
Anna Maria Lucia Lanzolla (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
Rita Terlizzi (IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, Italy)
Massimo Francavilla (IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, Italy)
Assessment of Vascular Changes in Retinal Images ............................................................................................ 19
Behdad Dashtbozorg (INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal)
Ana Maria Mendonça (INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal)
Aurélio Campilho (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Tracking Transverse 2d Ultrasound Images Of The Carotid Artery .................................................................. 23
Conall O'Griofa (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)
Jane Courtney (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)
Ciaran Finucane (St James's Hospital, Ireland)
Cleona Gray (Mater Misericordiae University, Ireland)
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10:30 - 12:10
MD1: Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems I
Chair: Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Pedro Silva Girão (Instituto Superior Tecnico/Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
Room: C104
Measuring Variation in Driving Habits Between Drivers ...................................................................................... 29
Bruce Wallace (Carleton University, Canada)
Rafik Goubran (Carleton University, Canada)
Frank Knoefel (Bruyere Research Institute, Canada)
Shawn Marshall (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada)
Michelle Porter (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Pulse-human phantom to testing textronic measurement system .................................................................... 35
Michal Frydrysiak (Technical University of Lodz, Poland)
Lukasz Tesiorowski (Technical University of Lodz, Poland)
Janusz Zieba (Technical University of Lodz, Poland)
Emilia Adamowicz (Technical University of Lodz, Poland)
ParkDetect - Early Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease ............................................................................................. 40
Ricardo Graça (Fraunhofer AICOS, Portugal)
Rui Sarmento e Castro (Fraunhofer AICOS, Portugal)
João Cevada (Fraunhofer AICOS, Portugal)
The Brain Mapping Of Emotion In Human Faces: Clinical Application in Epilepsy ...................................... 46
Alberto Leal (ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; CIS-IUL, Portugal)
Ricardo Lopes (ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; CIS-IUL, Portugal)
Patricia Arriaga (ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; CIS-IUL, Portugal)
Francisco Esteves (CIS-IUL, Portugal)
Using Eulerian Video Magnification Framework to Measure Pulse Transit Time .......................................... 50
Xiaochuan He (Carleton University, Canada)
Rafik Goubran (Carleton University, Canada)
Peter X. Liu (Carleton University, Canada)
10:30 - 12:10
S1: Sensors & Monitoring
Chairs: Stephanie Bennett (Carleton University, Canada)
Mauro Serpelloni (University of Brescia, Italy)
Room: C103
A Wearable Smartphone-Based System for Electrocardiogram Acquisition ................................................. 54
Alessandro Depari (University of Brescia, Italy)
Alessandra Flammini (University of Brescia, Italy)
Emiliano Sisinni (University of Brescia, Italy)
Angelo Vezzoli (University of Brescia, Italy)
Analysis of Tongue Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications .................................................................. 60
Emilio Sardini (University of Brescia, Italy)
Mauro Serpelloni (University of Brescia, Italy)
Stefano Pandini (University of Brescia, Italy)
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Locating Metal Shrapnel in Human Body using GMR Sensors .......................................................................... 65
Mithun Sakthivel (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Boby George (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Jagadeesh Kumar V (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Health Monitoring using Textile Sensors and Electrodes .................................................................................... 70
Helder Carvalho (University of Minho, Portugal)
Andre Catarino (University of Minho, Portugal)
Ana Rocha (University of Minho, Portugal)
Octavian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações/ISCTE IUL, Portugal)
Distinguishing Between Stable and Unstable Sit-To-Stand Transfers Using Pressure Sensors .............. 76
Stephanie Bennett (Carleton University, Canada)
Rafik Goubran (Carleton University, Canada)
Kenneth Rockwood (Dalhousie University, Canada)
Frank Knoefel (Bruyere Research Institute, Canada)
10:30 - 12:10
SS-TAA: Special Session: Towards Automation in Anesthesia
Chair: Catarina S. Nunes (Universidade Aberta & Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal) Joaquim Gabriel
(IDMEC Pólo FEUP, Portugal)
Room: B202
Pharmacokinetic Modeling of the Transition of Propofol from Blood Plasma to Breathing Gas .............. 80
Dammon Ziaian (Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Germany)
Richard Herrmann (TU Dresden & Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Germany)
Kevin Kleiboemer (Leibniz University Hannover & Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Germany)
Andreas Hengstenberg (Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Germany)
Martin Grossherr (University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Sebastian Brandt (University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Hartmut Gehring (University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Stefan Zimmermann (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany)
Astrid E Berggreen (University Clinics Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Architectural Specification for Infusion Pumps and Realization Towards Safety Technological Trends 85
Sidney Rodrigues (COPELE - Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil)
Raimundo Freire (COPELE - Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil)
Benedito A. Luciano (COPELE - Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil)
Paulo Barbosa (Paraiba State University, Brazil)
Antonio Santos, Jr. (Paraiba State University, Brazil)
Sebastian Yuri Cavalcanti Catunda (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)
Development of a respiratory rate monitoring device for mice anesthesia induction chamber ............... 91
Joaquim Gabriel (University do Porto, Portugal)
Rui Pedro Correia (University do Porto, Portugal)
Luis Antunes (University of Porto & University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto
Douro, Portugal)
Ana Valentim (University do Porto, Portugal)
Ana Margarida Pereira (University of Porto & University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto
Douro, Portugal)
Towards Automation in Anaesthesia - A review ..................................................................................................... 96
Catarina S Nunes (Universidade Aberta, Portugal)
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Automated Total IntraVenous Anesthesia (amTIVA) from induction to recovery ....................................... 102
Luis Paz (Univerisity of Porto, Portugal)
Margarida M. Silva (University of Porto, Uppsala University & Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal)
Simão Esteves (Hospital Geral de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal)
Rui Rabiço (Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Portugal)
Teresa Mendonça (Univerisity of Porto, Portugal)
12:10 – 12:40
Poster Session PS1
Chair: Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Helder Carvalho (Universidade de Minho, Portugal)
Room: Poster Hall
Analysis of Postural Kinetics data using Artificial Neural Networks in Alzheimer's Disease .................. 108
Jaime Ferreira (Center ALGORITMI, University of Minho, Portugal)
Miguel F Gago (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho, Braga &
Neurology, Centro Hospitalar do Alto Ave, EPE, Portugal)
Vitor Fernandes (Center ALGORITMI, University of Minho, Portugal)
Helder Silva (Center ALGORITMI, University of Minho, Portugal)
Nuno Sousa (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal)
Luis A Rocha (University of Minho, Portugal)
Estela Bicho (University of Minho, Portugal)
Dielectric spectroscopy of biological tissues with targeted Fe2O3drug delivery systems in support of
RF/MW -hyperthermal control .................................................................................................................................... 114
Romeo Ciobanu (Tehnical University Gh.Asachi of Iasi, Romania)
Cristina Schreiner (University Gh.Asachi of Iasi, Romania)
Instrumented Shirt to Evaluate Classical Human Movements .......................................................................... 118
Alessandro Dionisi (University of Brescia, Italy)
Emilio Sardini (University of Brescia, Italy)
Mauro Serpelloni (University of Brescia, Italy)
Viviane Pasqui (ISIR, France)
A Transceiver for E-Textile Body-Area-Networks ................................................................................................ 124
João Carvalho (INESC TEC, Portugal)
José Machado da Silva (INESC TEC, Portugal)
Arduino-based Portable System for Bioelectrical Impedance Measurement ............................................... 130
Simone Corbellini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Choroidal vessel characterization using en-face optical coherence tomography measurement ........... 135
Eulalia Balestrieri (University of Sannio, Italy)
Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy)
Sergio Rapuano (University of Sannio, Italy)
Gilda Cennamo (University of Naples, Italy)
Electromagnetic tracker feasibility in the design of a dental superstructure for edentulous patients . 141
António Moreira (Algoritmi Center, University of Minho & ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate
Laboratory, Minho University, Portugal)
Sandro Queirós (ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Portugal)
Nuno Rodrigues (DIGARC - Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)
António CM Pinho (University of Minho, Portugal)
Jaime Fonseca (Algoritmi Center, University of Minho, Portugal)
João Vilaça (DIGARC – Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)
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ECG Monitoring via Capacitive Body Coupled Communications .................................................................... 147
Ricardo Matias (DETI-UA/IEETA, Portugal)
Bernardo Cunha (DETI-UA/IEETA, Portugal)
Alexandre Mota (DETI-UA/IEETA, Portugal)
Rui Martins (DETI-UA/IEETA, Portugal)
Experimental Comparison of Orientation Estimation Algorithms in Motion Tracking for Rehabilitation 153
Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy)
Luca De Vito (University of Sannio, Italy)
Maria Riccio (University of Sannio, Italy)
Carmine Sementa (University of Sannio, Italy)
An external tissue support model for the arterial wall based on in vivo data .............................................. 159
Lucian Itu (Transilvania University of Brasov & Siemens Corporate Technology,Romania)
Constantin Suciu (Transilvania University of Brasov & Siemens Corporate Technology, Romania)
Bone Age Pre-estimation Using Partial Least Squares Regression Analysis with a Priori Knowledge 164
Hsiao-Chuan Liu (Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan)
Yi-Hong Chou (Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan)
Chui-Mei Tiu (Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan)
Chi-Wen Hsieh (National Chiayi University, Taiwan)
Chun-Fu Lin (Instrument Technology Research Center, Taiwan)
Chih-Yen Chen (Instrument Technology Research Center, Taiwan)
Chi-Hung Hwang (Instrument Technology Research Center, Taiwan)
Tai-Lang Jong (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Real-time temperature monitoring in pharmaceutical freeze-drying .............................................................. 168
Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Daniele Fulginiti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Roberto Pisano (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Irene Oddone (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Porosity characterization of biomedical magnesium foams produced by Spark Plasma Sintering ...... 173
Pierluigi Freni (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Paolo Tecchio (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Sara Rollino (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Bruno De Benedetti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Electrochemical characterization of magnesium bioabsorbable implants ................................................... 179
Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Emma Paola Angelini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Simone Corbellini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Maen Ishtaiwi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Modeling Therapy Rehabilitation Sessions using Non-Invasive Serious Games ........................................ 185
Md. Abdur Rahman (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia)
Mohmed Ahmed (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia)
Ahmed Qamar (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia)
Delwar Hossain (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia)
Saleh Basalamah (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia)
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Controlling the Hypnotic Drug (propofol) to maintain a stable depth of Anesthesia, in Dogs ................ 189
Susana Brás (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal)
Lénio Ribeiro (Hospital Veterinário do Porto, Portugal)
David Ferreira (ULHT, Portugal)
Luis Antunes (CITAB, CVDUTAD & Laboratory Animal Science, IBMC, Portugal)
Catarina S Nunes (Universidade Aberta, Portugal)
Comparison of Measured and Predicted reaching movements with a robotic rehabilitation device ..... 194
Luigi Iuppariello (University of Naples, “Federico II”, Italy)
Maria Romano (University of Naples, “Federico II”, Italy)
Giovanni D'Addio (S. Maugeri Foundation, Italy)
Paolo Bifulco (University of Naples, “Federico II”, Italy)
Nicola Pappone (S. Maugeri Faundation, Italy)
Mario Cesarelli (University of Naples, “Federico II”, Italy)
Development of new research software for real-time raw electroencephalogram analysis ..................... 200
Rui Pedro Correia (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Joaquim Gabriel (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Susana Brás (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal)
Aura Silva (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
David Ferreira (Hospital Veterinário EDENVET, Portugal)
14:10 - 15:50
IP2: Information Processing II
Chairs: Gregorio Andria (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Dawn Tilbury (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA)
Room: B203
Digital mammograms contrast enhancement using wavelets - a comparative study ................................ 205
Nelson Martins (Centro de Computação Gráfica & Enermeter, Portugal)
Carla Pereira (Enermeter, Portugal)
Manuel Ferreira (Enermeter, Portugal)
Evaluation of anti-cancer therapy using in silico analysis of treatments for HER 2+ breast cancer ..... 211
Emir Ganic (The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA)
Stephen Gundry (The City College of the City University of New York, USA)
Jianmin Zou (The City College of the City University of New York, USA)
M. Umit Uyar (The City College of The City University of New York, USA)
An Optimized Multimodal Biometric System with Hierarchical Classifiers and Reduced Features ....... 217
Sorin Soviany (I.N.S.C.C.,Romania)
Sorin Puscoci (I.N.S.C.C., Romania)
Gait measurements in hemiplegic children ........................................................................................................... 223
Valentina Agostini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Marco Knaflitz (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alberto Nascimbeni (Ospedale Santa Croce ASL TO5, Moncalieri (TO), Italy)
Andrea Gaffuri (Ospedale Santa Croce ASL TO5, Moncalieri (TO), Italy)
A Novel Dynamic Model to Predict Abnormal Oxygen Desaturations in Blood ........................................... 227
Hisham ElMoaqet (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, USA)
Dawn Tilbury (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA)
Satya Krishna Ramachandran (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA)
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14:10 - 15:50
MD2: Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems II
Chair: Lorenzo Scalise (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Edward Sazonov (The University of Alabama, USA)
Room: C104
Monitoring of plantar forces and surfboard's movement:
alternative to understand the injuries mechanism .............................................................................................. 233
Daniel Dezan Bona (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of
Santa Catarina, IFSC, Brazil)
Maria Marques (Polytechnic of Porto & Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Portugal)
Márcio Borgonovo-Santos (Porto University & Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Portugal)
Miguel Correia (Porto University, Portugal)
Novel Measurement Technique for Knee Joint Laxities Using Polymeric Capacitive Strain Gauges ... 237
Martin Zens (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Johannes Ruhhammer (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Frank Goldschmidtboeing (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Peter Woias (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Hermann Mayr (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Philipp Niemeyer (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Anke Bernstein (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Non contact measurement of heart and respiration rates based on Kinect ™ ............................................ 243
Natascia Bernacchia (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Lorenzo Scalise (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Luigi Casacanditella (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
laria Ercoli (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Paolo Marchionni (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Enrico Tomasini (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Development of Wheelchair Cushion Pressure Monitoring System ............................................................... 248
Edward Sazonov (The University of Alabama, USA)
Robert Abele (The University of Alabama, USA)
Ashley Gerrity (The University of Alabama, USA)
Patrick May (The University of Alabama, USA)
Kenneth Spradling (The University of Alabama, USA)
Travis Kennamore (The University of Alabama, USA)
Yu-ying Chen (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Phillip Klebine (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Integratable capacitive bubble counter for lab-on-chip devices ...................................................................... 253
Cátia Barbosa (University of Minho, Portugal)
Carlos Silva (University of Minho, Portugal)
Tao Dong (Vestfold University College, Norway)
14:10 - 15:50
MD6: Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems VI
Chair: Mart Min (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
José Miguel Dias Pereira (Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setubal, IPS, Portugal)
Room: B202
Optimal time for constant drug infusion initialization in neuromuscular blockade control ..................... 258
Ângela Miranda (University of Porto, Portugal)
Teresa Mendonça (University of Porto, Portugal)
Paula Rocha (University of Porto, Portugal)
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Measurement Results and Analysis on a HBC Channel ..................................................................................... 264
Maicon Pereira (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Kaléo Silvestri (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Fernando Rangel de Sousa (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Polymer-based flexible capacitive pressure sensor for non-invasive medical monitoring applications 270
Thi Hong Nhung Dinh (University of Paris Sud, France)
Pierre-Yves Joubert (University of Paris Sud, France)
Emile Martincic (University of Paris Sud, France)
Elisabeth Dufour-Gergam (University of Paris Sud, France)
Effects of Motion Artifact on the Blood Oxygen Saturation Estimate in Pulse Oximetry .......................... 275
Geoffrey Clarke (Carleton University, Canada)
Adrian D.C. Chan (Carleton University, Canada)
Andy Adler (Carleton University, Canada)
Robust Algorithm for the Augmentation Index Estimation of the CAP using Low Order Derivatives ... 279
Andrei Krivoshei (Tallinn University of Technology & ELIKO Competence Centre in Electronics-, Infoand Communication Technologies, Estonia)
Mart Min (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
Jürgen Lamp (ELIKO Competence Centre in Electronics-, Info- and Communication Technologies,
Estonia)
Paul Annus (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
14:10 - 15:50
SS-CM: Special Session: Materials and Chemical Measurements for Health, Safety and Medicine
Chairs: Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Room: C103
Characterization of AFM for elasticity analysis of biological samples: application to diagnosis .......... 283
Alessia Demichelis (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Carla Divieto (Istituto Nazionalre di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Leonardo Mortati (Istituto Nazionalre di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Stefano Pavarelli (Istituto Nazionalre di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Mariapaola Sassi (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Guido Sassi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Tribocorrosion and antibacterial behaviour of TiO2 coatings obtained by PEO technique ..................... 289
Virginia Sáenz de Viteri (IK4-TEKNIKER, Spain)
Amaya Igartua (IK4-TEKNIKER, Spain)
Raquel Bayón (IK4-TEKNIKER, Spain)
Gotzone Barandika (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
Conchita Perez-Jorge (Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain)
Jaime Esteban Moreno (Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain)
Marta Martínez (Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain)
Impact of Optical Fiber Characteristics in SPR Sensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring ............... 293
Carmelo Fallauto (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Guido Perrone (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
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Design and Characterization of a Lab-on-chip for Continuous
Bioluminescent Measurements of ATP ................................................................................................................... 298
Shilun Feng (Buskerud and Vestfold University College, Norway)
Tao Dong (Buskerud and Vestfold University College, Norway)
Characterization of freeze-dried pharmaceutical product structures by an FFT-imaging approach ..... 302
Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Emma Paola Angelini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Roberto Pisano (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Antonello Barresi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
16:10 - 17:50
IP3: Information Processing III
Chairs: Lieve Lauwers (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
Room: C103
Signal Quality and False Myocardial Ischemia Alarms in Ambulatory Electrocardiograms ................... .308
Patrick X. Quesnel (Carleton University, Canada)
Adrian D.C. Chan (Carleton University, Canada)
Homer Yang (The Ottawa Hospital, Canada)
EEG Gradient Artifact Removal by Compressive Sensing and Taylor-Fourier Transform ....................... 313
Guglielmo Frigo (University of Padova, Italy)
Claudio Narduzzi (University of Padova, Italy)
The use of the harmonic median for fMRI signal intensity characterization ................................................ 319
Lieve Lauwers (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Kurt Barbé (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
ECG Biometrics: A template selection approach ................................................................................................. 324
Andre R. Lourenço (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal)
Carlos Carreiras (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
Hugo Silva (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
Ana Fred (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
Measurement of Vessel Width in Retinal Fundus Images of Preterm Infants with Plus Disease ............ 330
Faraz Oloumi (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
Anna Ells (Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada)
16:10 - 17:50
MD3: Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems III
Chair: Annamária R. Várkonyi-Kóczy (Óbuda University, Hungary)
Anna Maria Lucia Lanzolla (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
Room: C104
Measuring sit-to-stand timing variability over time using under mattress pressure sensor technology 335
Theresa L Grant (Bruyere Research Institute & University of Ottawa, Canada)
Vilas Joshi (Carleton University, Canada)
Matthew Taylor (Carleton University, Canada)
Frank Knoefel (Bruyere Research Institute, Canada)
Heidi Sveistrup (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Martin Bilodeau (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Jeffrey Jutai (University of Ottawa, Canada)
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Design and characterization of a multiplexed capillary-driven lab-on-chip for water quality analysis . 340
Carlos Honrado (University of Minho, Portugal)
Carlos Silva (University of Minho, Portugal)
Tao Dong (Vestfold University College, Norway)
A Personal Profile Based Patient-Specific Anytime Risk Calculation Model ............................................... 346
Edit Tóth-Laufer (Óbuda University, Hungary)
Annamária R. Várkonyi-Kóczy (Óbuda University, Hungary)
Biomimetic Tactile Sensor Based on Fiber Bragg Gratings for
Tumor Detection - Prototype and Results .............................................................................................................. 352
Christoph Ledermann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Hosam Alagi (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Rebekka Schirren (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany)
Silvano Reiser (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany)
Heinz Wörn (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
A Smartphone-Based Fall Risk Assessment Tool: Testing Ankle Flexibility,
Gait and Voluntary Stepping ...................................................................................................................................... 358
Vânia Guimarães (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
David Ribeiro (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
Luís Rosado (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
Ines Sousa (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
16:10 - 17:50
ST: Standards for Medical Devices and Applications
Chairs: Lorenzo Ciani (University of Florence, Italy)
Voicu Groza (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Room: B202
Risk assessment in the use of medical devices: a proposal to evaluate the
impact of the human factor ........................................................................................................................................ 364
Marcantonio Catelani (University of Florence, Italy)
Lorenzo Ciani (University of Florence, Italy)
Chiara Risaliti (University of Florence, Italy)
Traceability in Drug delivery Devices ................................................................................................................
Elsa Batista (Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal)
Luis Ribeiro (Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal)
Nelson Almeida (Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal)
Eduardo Filipe (Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal)
João Gala (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Rui F. Martins (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Helena Navas (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
André Bandeira (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
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Software Validation of Medical Instruments .......................................................................................................... 374
Davidson Boccardo (Inmetro, Brazil)
Raphael Machado (Inmetro, Brazil)
Sergio Camara (Inmetro, Brazil)
Charles do Prado (Inmetro, Brazil)
Wilson Melo, Jr. (Inmetro, Brazil)
Leonardo Ribeiro (Inmetro, Brazil)
Luiz Carmo (Inmetro, Brazil)
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High Gamma Band Activity in Noninvasively Measured EEG preceding Anti-saccade Initiation ........... 379
Masayoshi Furukawa (Tokyo Denki University, Japan)
Shigeo Wada (Tokyo Denki University, Japan)
Akinori Ueno (Tokyo Denki University, Japan)
Abraham Akinin (University of California San Diego, USA)
Gert Cauwenberghs (University of California, San Diego, USA)
Reliability of biological monitoring methods for Volatile Organic Compounds exposure assessment 384
Alessia Demichelis (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Laura Revel (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Mariapaola Sassi (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
Guido Sassi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
16:10 – 17:50
SS-W: Special Session: Wireless Communications in Healthcare
Chairs: Octavian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações/ISCTE IUL, Portugal)
Edward Sazonov (The University of Alabama, USA)
Room: B203
Experimental Investigation of Channel Capacity and Signal
Correlation in Multi-Element Antennas for Body-Centric Wireless Networks .............................................. 389
Marwa Qaraqe (Texas A&M University, USA)
Qammer Hussain Abbasi (Texas A&M University, Qatar)
Akram Alomainy (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
Erchin Serpedin (Texas A&M University, USA)
Applying Smartphone Apps to Drive Greater Patient Engagement in Personalized Physiotherapy ..... 395
Gabriela Postolache (Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal)
Pedro Girão (Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Portugal)
Octavian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações/ISCTE
IUL, Portugal)
Wireless Bi-directional Data Link for an EEG Recording System using STM32 .......................................... 401
Tamilkavitha Vaithianathan (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Germany)
Haiyan Zhou (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Germany)
Johann Hauer (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Germany)
A Compressive Sensing Framework for Electromyogram and Electroencephalogram ............................ 406
Yong-Siang Chen (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Hsin-Yi Lin (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Hung-Chih Chiu (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Hsi-Pin Ma (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Toward Developing a Smart Wheelchair for User Physiological
Stress and Physical Activity Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 412
Octavian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações/ISCTE
IUL, Portugal)
Vítor Viegas (Instituto Politécnico de Setúba, Portugal)
Jose Costa Pereira (ESTSetúbal, Portugal)
David Vinhas (Instituto Politécnico de Setúba, Portugal)
Pedro Girão (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
Gabriela Postolache (Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal)
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Thursday, June 12
09:00 - 09:40
P2: Plenary Session
Room: B203
Modeling in Medical Imaging and Measurements ................................................................................................1$
Jacob Scharcanski (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil)
10:00 - 11:40
HCS: Healthcare Services using Information and Communication Technologies
Chairs: Kurt Barbé (VUB, Belgium)
Sergio Rapuano (University of Sannio, Italy)
Room: C104
Multimedia Non-Invasive Hand Therapy Monitoring System ............................................................................ 419
Md. Abdur Rahman (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia)
Reproducibility of cardiovascular and gas parameters in voluntary apnea related to apnea duration . 424
Florian Thürk (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
Oliver Gindlhumer (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
Eugenijus Kaniusas (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
A Novel System for Wheelchair Stability Assessment. Design and Initial Results ..................................... 429
Dimitar Stefanov (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Alexander Avtanski (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Nigel Shapcott (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Paul Magee (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Paul Dryer (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Simon Fielden (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Mike Heelis (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Jill Evans (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Louise Moody (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
Evaluation of the number of PPG harmonics to assess Smartphone effectiveness .................................. 433
Giuseppe Polimeni (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Alfonso Scarpino (University of Calabria, Italy)
Kurt Barbé (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Francesco Lamonaca (University of Calabria, Italy)
Domenico Grimaldi (University of Calabria, Italy)
A Collaborative Approach for Future ICT Based Healthcare Services ........................................................... 439
Luigino Benetazzo (University of Padova, Italy)
Guglielmo Frigo (University of Padova, Italy)
Attilio Licciardello (Mida Solutions SrL, Italy)
Mauro Franchin (Mida Solutions SrL, Italy)
Ronny Tittoto (Mida Solutions SrL, Italy)
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10:00 - 11:40
IP4: Information Processing IV
Chairs: Voicu Groza (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Simone Corbellini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Room: C103
Model-Based Oscillometric Blood Pressure Estimation .................................................................................... 443
Mohamad Forouzanfar (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Hilmi R Dajani (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Voicu Groza (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Miodrag Bolic (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Epileptic Event Detection Algorithm For Ambulatory Monitoring Platforms ................................................ 449
Francisco Pinho (University of Minho, Portugal)
João Ferreira (University of Minho, Portugal)
Joana Reis (University of Minho, Portugal)
Nuno Sousa (University of Minho, Braga, Portugal)
João Cerqueira (University of Minho, Portugal)
José H Correia (University of Minho, Portugal)
Nuno Dias (University of Minho, Portugal)
Fractal Analysis for Computer-aided Diagnosis of Diffuse Pulmonary Diseases in HRCT Images ....... 455
Lucas Pereyra (University of São Paul, Brazil)
Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
Marcelo Ponciano-Silva (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Triângulo Mineiro,
Brazil)
Paulo M. Azevedo-Marques (University of Sao Paulo & University of Calgary, Schulich School of
Engineering, Brazil)
Mass segmentation in mammograms based on the minimisation of energy and active contour model 461
Khalid El Fahssi (University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco)
Abdelali Elmoufidi (University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco)
Abdenbi Abenaou (University of ibn Zohr, Morocco)
Said Jai-Andaloussi (University of Hassan II, Morocco)
Abderrahim Sekkaki (Hassan II University, Morocco)
Comparison of Algorithms for Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Intracranial EEG ............... 466
Jiří Balach (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)
Petr Jezdik (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)
Roman Cmejla (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)
Pavel Krsek (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic)
Petr Marusic (University Hospital Motol, Czech Republic)
Premysl Jiruska (Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Czech Republic)
10:00 - 11:40
MD4: Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems IV
Chairs: Adrian D.C. Chan (Carleton University, Canada)
Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy)
Room: B202
Transparent Conductive Glass for Biopotential Recordings ............................................................................ 470
Jikku Abraham (Carleton University, Canada)
Adrian D.C. Chan (Carleton University, Canada)
Philip Tworzydlo (Carleton University, Canada)
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Using a Real-Time Operating System for Multitasking in Remote Patient Monitoring .............................. 475
Michael Rockwood (Carleton University, Canada)
Vilas Joshi (Carleton University, Canada)
Kevin Sullivan (Carleton University, Canada)
Rafik Goubran (Carleton University, Canada)
Accelerometer-Based Fall Detection for Smartphones ...................................................................................... 480
Bruno Aguiar (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
Tiago Rocha (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
Joana Silva (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
Ines Sousa (Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Portugal)
Ambient Context in Breathing Signal Fusion ........................................................................................................ 486
Megan Holtzman (Carleton University, Canada)
Frank Knoefel (Bruyere Research Institute, Canada)
Normalizing medical imaging archives for dose quality assurance and productivity auditing ............... 491
Luís António Bastião Silva (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Luís Ribeiro (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Carlos Costa (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
José Luís Oliveira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Milton Santos (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
10:00 - 11:40
SS-SH1: Special Session: Smart Health I: Providing Health Services within Smart Cities
Chairs: Mauro Conti (University of Padua, Italy)
Agusti Solanas (Rovira i Virgili University, Spain)
Room: B203
eHealt Distributed Software Environment for the evaluation of body movements ..................................... 497
Orazio Mirabella (University of Catania, Italy)
Antonino Raucea (University of Catania, Italy)
Rosario Barbagallo (University of Catania, Italy)
Virtual object handling to assist people with limited mobility .......................................................................... 503
Orazio Mirabella (University of Catania, Italy)
Antonino Raucea (University of Catania, Italy)
Giovanni Di Blasi (University of Catania, Italy)
Implementing Context Aware Scenarios to Enable Smart Health in Complex Urban Environments ..... 508
Erik Aguirre (Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain)
Maryuri Flores (Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain)
Leire Azpilicueta (Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain)
Peio Lopez Iturri (Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain)
Francisco Falcone (Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain)
Victoria Ramos (Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain)
Agusti Solanas (Rovira i Virgili University, Spain)
Ambient Assisted Living Concept Based On A Sensitive Floor ....................................................................... 1$
Christl Lauterbach (Future-Shape GmbH, Germany)
Axel Steinhage, (Future-Shape GmbH, Germany)
Axel Techmer, (Future-Shape GmbH, Germany)
s-Health Privacy ............................................................................................................................................................. 1$
Mauro Conti (University of Padua, Italy)
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AAL4ALL – Ambient Assisted Living for All ........................................................................................................... 1$
Henrique O’Neill (ISCTE-IUL, Portugal)
11:40 – 12:10
Poster Session PS2
Chairs: Rafik Goubran (Carleton University, Canada)
Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Room: Poster Hall
FMECA and HFMEA of indoor air quality management in home mechanical ventilation .......................... 515
Giuliana Faiella (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Fabrizio Clemente (CNR - Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica, Italy)
Gennaro Rutoli (Local Healthcare Unit (ASL NA1), Italy)
Maria Romano (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Paolo Bifulco (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Mario Cesarelli (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Assessment of telemedicine service: The experience of Valle d'Aosta ......................................................... 520
Maddalena Zema (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Gabriella Balestra (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Davide Emanville (Ospedale Regionale “U Parini” - Azienda USL Valle D’Aosta, Italy)
Teodoro Meloni (Ospedale Regionale “U Parini” - Azienda USL Valle D’Aosta, Italy)
Salvatore Iiriti (Ospedale Regionale “U Parini” - Azienda USL Valle D’Aosta, Italy)
Spatial Filtering to Detect Brain Sources from EEG Measurements ............................................................... 525
Patrizia Vergallo (University of Salento, Italy)
Aimé Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy)
Shabana Urooj (Gautam Buddha University/SRM University, India)
Vikrant Bhateja (Gautam Buddha University/SRM University, India)
Multi-Frequency Differential Image Enhancement of Nanosized Ultrasound Contrast Agents ............... 530
Sergio Casciaro (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Giulia Soloperto (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Antonio Greco (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Francesco Conversano (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Aimé Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy)
Fully Automatic 3D Segmentation Measurements of Human Liver
Vessels from Contrast-Enhanced CT ...................................................................................................................... 535
Francesco Conversano (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Ernesto Casciaro (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Roberto Franchini (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Sergio Casciaro (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Aimé Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy)
Basographic Gait Impairment score ........................................................................................................................ 540
Samanta Rosati (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Valentina Agostini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Gabriella Balestra (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Marco Knaflitz (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
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Symbolic dynamic and frequency analysis in foetal monitoring ..................................................................... 545
Maria Romano (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Giovanni D'Addio (S. Maugeri Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Telese, Italy)
Fabrizio Clemente (CNR - Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica, Italy)
Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Giovanni Improta (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Mario Cesarelli (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
A novel t-test for low-SNR fMRI brain mapping .................................................................................................... 550
Kurt Barbé (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Lieve Lauwers (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Comparison between clinical and instrumental assessing using Wii Fit System on balance control .. 555
Giovanni D'Addio (S. Maugeri Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Telese, Italy)
Luigi Iuppariello (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Fernanda Gallo (S. Maugeri Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Telese, Italy)
Paolo Bifulco (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Mario Cesarelli (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy)
Bernardo Lanzillo (S. Maugeri Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Telese, Italy)
Towards Increased Usability of Noisy ECG Signals in HRV-based Classifiers ............................................ 560
Jelena Nikolic-Popovic (Carleton University, Canada)
Rafik Goubran (Carleton University, Canada)
Cytotoxicity Measurements of Halloysite Nanotubes for NanomedicineApplications .............................. 564
Fernanda Chiriacò (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Francesco Conversano (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Enzo Antonio Sbenaglia (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Sergio Casciaro (National Council of Research, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Stefano Leporatti (National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-NANO, Lecce, Italy)
Aimé Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy)
Evaluation of Bend Sensors for Limb Motion Monitoring .................................................................................. 568
Michela Borghetti (University of Brescia, Italy)
Emilio Sardini (University of Brescia, Italy)
Mauro Serpelloni (University of Brescia, Italy)
Traceability and Uncertainty of Vocal Parameters Estimated Through a Contact Microphone .............. 573
Alessio Carullo (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alessio Penna (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Arianna Astolfi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Lorenzo Pavese (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Giuseppina Puglisi (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
A Plasma Modified Fiber Sensor for Breath Rate Monitoring ........................................................................... 579
Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alessio Carullo (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Maria Luisa Casalicchio (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Alessio Penna (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Guido Perrone (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Nicoletta De Vietro (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
Antonella Milella (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
Francesco Fracassi (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
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A Novel Measurement Method for Respiration Rate by Electromagnetic Frequency Sweep .................. 584
Lorenzo Scalise (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Valerio Petrini (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Paola Russo (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Valter Mariani Primiani (Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy)
Alfredo De Leo (Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy)
Valentina Di Mattia (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Graziano Cerri (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Pressure Sensing Platform For Health Monitoring .............................................................................................. 589
Silvia Cruz (University of Minho, Portugal)
Júlio Viana (University of Minho, Portugal)
D. Dias (University of Minho, Portugal)
Luis A Rocha (University of Minho, Portugal)
Android TWEETY-A Wireless Activity Monitoring and Biofeedback
System Designed For People With Anorexia Nervosa ........................................................................................ 594
Ting Zhang (University of Alabama, USA)
Diane Klein (NYU Langone Medical Center, USA)
Jiang Lu (University of Alabama, USA)
Timothy Walsh (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA)
Edward Sazonov (The University of Alabama, USA)
Study of human prostate spheroids treated with zinc using X ray microfluorescence ............................. 599
Roberta Leitão (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Ricardo Lopes (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Antônio Jr Palumbo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Luiz Nasciutt (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Catarine Canellas (Stated University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Marcelino Anjos (Stated University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Carlos Santos (Inmetro & Inmetro, Brazil)
12:10 - 12:50
P3: Plenary Session
Room: B203
WOW: The World of Wearables ................................................................................................................................. 1$
Edward Sazonov (University of Alabama, USA)
14:20 - 16:00
I&I: Interface and Interaction
Chairs: Kurt Barbé (VUB, Belgium)
Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Room: C103
Evaluating the influence of subject-related variables on EMG-based hand gesture classification ....... 605
Francesco Riillo (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Lucia R Quitadamo (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Francesco Cavrini (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Giovanni Saggio (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Laura Sbernini (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Carlo Alberto Pinto (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Nicola Pastò (University of Tor Vergata, Italy)
Emanuele Gruppioni (INAIL Centro Protesi, Italy)
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Prototype of a Haptic Display for the Evaluation of Sensible Haptic Feedback in Remote Palpation ... 610
Jan Hergenhan (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Michael Uhl (University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany)
Hosam Alagi (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Rebekka Schirren (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany)
Silvano Reiser (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany)
Heinz Wörn (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Performance Evaluation of the MouthPad ............................................................................................................. 616
Ovidiu I Draghici (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Izmail Batkin (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Miodrag Bolic (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Ian Chapman (Nuraleve, Canada)
Using Graph Cut Segmentation for Food Calorie Measurement ...................................................................... 621
Parisa Pouladzadeh (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Shervin Shirmohammadi (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Yassine Abdulsalam (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Visual Attention Communication Method for Impaired People by Eye and Eyelid Movements .............. 627
Daniel Petrisor (Technical University of Iasi, Romania)
Cristian Fosalau (Technical University of Iasi, Romania)
14:20 - 16:00
MD5: Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems V
Chair: Aimé Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy)
Bruno De Benedetti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Room: B202
Implantable Microsystem for Concurrent Measurement of Brain's Action
Potential and Neurotransmitter ................................................................................................................................. 633
Mohammad Poustinchi (McGill University, Canada)
R Greg Stacey (McGill University, Canada)
Sam Musallam (McGill University, Canada)
Non-invasive Measurement of Hemoglobin Content in Blood .......................................................................... 638
Lourdes Albina Nirupa J (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Jagadeesh Kumar V (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Comparison of the Input Electrical Power Measurement Methods for HIFU Transducers ....................... 643
Baki Karaböce (TUBITAK, Turkey)
Yakup Gülmez (TUBITAK, Turkey)
Eyüp Bilgiç (TUBITAK, Turkey)
Enver Sadıkoğlu (Researcher, Turkey)
Ahmet Ince (Yeditepe University, Turkey)
Yani Skarlatos (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
ECG-based prediction of ventricular fibrillation by means of the PCA .......................................................... 649
Piotr Przystup (Gdansk University of Technology, Poland)
Anna Przystup (Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland)
Adam Bujnowski (Gdansk University of Technology, Poland)
Jerzy Wtorek (Gdansk University of Technology, Poland)
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Wireless implementation of high sensitivity radiofrequency probes for the
dielectric characterization of biological tissues ................................................................................................... 654
Gayathri Masilamany (University of Paris Sud, France)
Pierre-Yves Joubert (University of Paris Sud, France)
Stephane Serfaty (University of Cergy Pontoise, France)
Bastien Roucaries (University of Cergy Pontoise, France)
Pascal Griesmar (University of Cergy Pontoise, France)
14:20 - 16:00
SS-SH2: Special Session: Smart Health II
Chairs: Agusti Solana (Rovira i Virgili University, Spain)
Octavian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações/ISCTE IUL, Portugal)
Room: C104
An Autonomous System to Assess, Display and Communicate the Pain Level in Newborns ................ 660
Antoni Martínez-Ballesté (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
Josep-Oriol Casanovas-Marsal (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
Agusti Solanas (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
Fran Casino (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
Montserrat García-Martínez (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
Personalized Medical Services using Smart Cities' Infrastructures ............................................................... 665
Constantinos Patsakis (Trinity College, Ireland)
Riccardo Venanzi (Universita di Bologna, Italy)
Paolo Bellavista (University of Bologna, Italy)
Agusti Solanas (Rovira i Virgili University, Spain)
Mélanie Bouroche (Trinity College, Ireland)
Kinect Based System and Artificial Neural Networks Classifiers for Physiotherapy Assessment ........ 670
Francisco Cary (Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal)
Octavian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações/ISCTE IUL, Portugal)
Pedro Girão (Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, DEEC/IST, Portugal)
Assessment of Exposure from Wi-Fi Devices ....................................................................................................... 676
Silvia de Miguel-Bilbao (Health Institute Carlos III, Spain)
Jose Roldan (Health Institute Carlos III, Spain)
Jorge Garcia (Health Institute Carlos III, Spain)
Victoria Ramos (Health Institute Carlos III, Spain)
Javier Fernández (EUIT Telecommunication, Spain)
Óscar J. Suárez (Technologies Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Tourism, Madrid, Spain, Spain)
Smart Health and the SIMPATIC Project ................................................................................................................. 1$
Agusti Solanas (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
14:20 - 16:20
SS-DAT: Special Session: Developments and Applications on Thermography
Chairs: Joaquim Gabriel (IDMEC Pólo FEUP, Portugal)
Ricardo Vardasca (LABIOMEP, IDMEC-FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal)
Room: B203
IR-thermal imaging in wound healing diagnostics .............................................................................................. 1$
Antoni Nowakowski (Gdansk University of Technology, TUG)
Mariusz Kaczmarek (Gdansk University of Technology, TUG)
Piotr Siondalski (Gdansk University of Medicine, GUMed, Poland)
Mateusz Moderhak (Gdansk University of Medicine, GUMed, Poland)
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Thermography and Thermal Symmetry .................................................................................................................. 685
James Mercer (University Of Tromsø, Norway)
Louis de Weerd (University Hospital of North Norway, Norway)
Are there differences in dairy goats claws' temperature, before and after trimming? ............................... 688
Inês Ajuda (FMV-UL, Portugal)
The Effect of Different Vibration Frequencies in the Skin Temperature in Healthy Subjects .................. 693
Adérito Seixas (Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal)
Ricardo Vardasca (LABIOMEP, IDMEC-FEUP, Faculty of Engineering,University of Porto, Portugal)
Joaquim Gabriel (IDMEC Pólo FEUP & Faculty of Engineering, UP, Portugal)
Thermal Image Processing for Accurate Realtime Decision Making in Surgery ......................................... 698
Aimé Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy)
Patrizia Vergallo (University of Salento, Italy)
Francesco Conversano (Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Sergio Casciaro (Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy)
Domenico Veneziano (University of Minesota, USA)
The facial thermal effect of dynamic mechanical and vascular
provocation tests: preliminary study ....................................................................................................................... 702
Denise Haddad (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Emiko Arita (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Marcos Brioschi (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
João Pinho (University of Porto, Portugal)
Joaquim Gabriel (LABIOMEP, IDMEC-FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal)
Ricardo Vardasca (LABIOMEP, IDMEC-FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal)
Author Index ................................................................................................................................................ 706
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