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Volume 24 (2002) Volume 24 Number 1 January 2002 SPECIAL ISSUE Non-linear Processing of Biomedical Signals Guest Editor S. Cerutti iii
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Time-varying statistical dimension analysis with application to newborn scalp EEG seizure signals P. Celka and P. Colditz A discrete-time nonlinear Wiener model for the relaxation of soft biological tissues V. Quaglini, F. Previdi, R. Contro and S. Bittanti Short and long term non-linear analysis of RR variability series G. Baselli, S. Cerutti, A. Porta and M.G. Signorini Mutual information and phase dependencies: measures of reduced nonlinear cardiorespiratory interactions after myocardial infarction D. Hoyer, U. Leder, H. Hoyer, B. Pompe, M. Sommer and U. Zwiener Does synchronization reflect a true interaction in the cardiorespiratory system? E. Toledo, S. Akselrod, I. Pinhas and D. Aravot Recurrence quantification analysis as a tool for nonlinear exploration of nonstationary cardiac signals J.P. Zbilut, N. Thomasson and C.L. Webber Spontaneous and forced non-linear oscillations in heart period: role of the sino–atrial node F. Censi, G. Calcagnini, P. Bartolini, C. Bruni and S. Cerutti Fractal dimensions of laser doppler flowmetry time series G. Carolan-Rees, A.C. Tweddel, K.K. Naka and T.M. Griffith Improved estimators for fractional Brownian motion via the expectation–maximization algorithm R. Fischer and M. Akay
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Inadequate placement of osteochondral plugs may induce abnormal stress-strain distributions in articular cartilage - finite element simulations J.Z. Wu, W. Herzog and E.M. Hasler 99 Importance of the superficial tissue layer for the indentation stiffness of articular cartilage R.K. Korhonen, M. Wong, J. Arokoski, R. Lindgren, H.J. Helminen, E.B. Hunziker and J.S. Jurvelin 109 The influence of design parameters on cortical strain distribution of a cementless titanium femoral stem R.M. Gillies, P.H. Morberg, W.J.M. Bruce, A. Turnbull and W.R. Walsh 115 Motion quality evaluation of upper limb target-reaching movements N. Yang, M. Zhang, C. Huang and D. Jin
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121 A dynamic model for simulating a trip and fall during gait X. Zhou, L.F. Draganich and F. Amirouche Communication 129 Lacunarity analysis of spatial pattern in CT images of vertebral trabecular bone for assessing osteoporosis G. Dougherty and G.M. Henebry Technical notes 139 Assessment of the ultrasonic dental scaler insert S.C. Trenter, A.D. Walmsley, G. Landini and J.M. Shippen 145 Assessment of a three-dimensional robotic model for biomechanical-data acquisition of human movement P. Desjardins, A. Plamondon and M. Gagnon 151 A numerical method for estimating blood flow by dynamic functional imaging T.S. Koh and Z. Hou 159 An investigation of the repeatability and reproducibility of ISO 11948-1 (the Rothwell method) for measuring the absorption capacity of incontinence pads A.M. Cottenden, J.G. Rothwell, H. Leander, C. Grau and R.J. Brooks
Volume 24 Number 3 April 2002 Papers 165 The regional difference of viscoelastic property of bovine temporomandibular joint disc in compressive stress-relaxation R. del Pozo, E. Tanaka, M. Tanaka, M. Okazaki and K. Tanne 173 Development and evaluation of a novel decellularized vascular xenograft B.S. Conklin, E.R. Richter, K.L. Kreutziger, D.-S. Zhong and C. Chen 185 An effective coding technique for the compression of one-dimensional signals using wavelet transforms M. Abo-Zahhad and B.A. Rajoub 201 A wavelet packets decomposition algorithm for quantification of in vivo 1H-MRS parameters L.T. Mainardi, D. Origgi, P. Lucia, G. Scotti and S. Cerutti Communication 209 A new orthotic device in the non-operative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis A.G. Veldhuizen, J. Cheung, G.J. Bulthuis and G. Nijenbanning Technical notes 219 Three-dimensional analysis and visualization of regional MR signal intensity distribution of articular cartilage J. Hohe, S. Faber, R. Muehlbauer, M. Reiser, K.-H. Englmeier and F. Eckstein 229 Accuracy estimations of testing of infusion devices using weighing balances D.M. Clarkson 237 A versatile drop foot stimulator for research applications D.T. O’Keeffe and G.M. Lyons Letter to the Editor 243 Influence of head constraint and muscle forces on the strain distribution within the intact femur J.P. Paul
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Volume 24 Number 4 May 2002 Papers 245 Improving the detection of evoked responses to periodic stimulation by using multiple coherence— application to EEG during photic stimulation A.M.F.L. Miranda de Sa´ and L.B. Felix 253 Simulation of mechanical responses of fingertip to dynamic loading J.Z. Wu, R.G. Dong, S. Rakheja and A.W. Schopper 265 Numerical study on three-region thawing problem during cryosurgical re-warming Y.-T. Zhang and J. Liu Communications 279 Arterial compliance is a main variable determining the effectiveness of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: quantitative data from an in vitro study T.G. Papaioannou, D.S. Mathioulakis, J.N. Nanas, S.G. Tsangaris, S.F. Stamatelopoulos and S.D. Moulopoulos 285 A transmission line model of the human foetal circulatory system L.J. Myers and W.L. Capper 295 Estimation of out-of-plane vertebra rotations on radiographic projections using CT data: a simulation study P. Bifulco, M. Sansone, M. Cesarelli, R. Allen and M. Bracale Technical note 301 Effect of hemolysis on oxygen and hematocrit measurements by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy F. Neudel, S. Takatani, H. Reul and G. Rau
Volume 24 Number 5 June 2002 Papers 309 The discrimination of stenosed carotid bifurcation models with smooth and irregular plaque surface. Part I. Laser and ultrasonic Doppler flow studies B. Lesniak, K. Kaluzynski, D. Liepsch and T. Palko 319 The discrimination of stenosed carotid bifurcation models with smooth and irregular plaque surface. Part II. The multivariate statistical analysis of ultrasonic Doppler velocity data B. Lesniak, K. Kaluzynski, D. Liepsch and T. Palko 325 Measurement of ejection fraction with standard thermodilution catheters I. dos Santos, A. Ferreira da Rocha, F. Assis de O.Nascimento, J. Souza Neto and J.W. Valvano 337 Optimizing the biomechanical compatibility of orthopedic screws for bone fracture fixation A. Gefen 349 Automatic recognition of alertness and drowsiness from EEG by an artificial neural network A. Vuckovic, V. Radivojevic, A.C.N. Chen and D. Popovic Communications 361 Electret-thermal analysis of blood L.S. Pinchuk, V.A. Goldade, G.M. Sessler, A.G. Kravtsov, S.V. Zotov and E.A. Tsvetkova 365 The device and algorithm for estimation of the mechanoemisson chaos in blood of patients with gastric cancer V.E. Orel, A.V. Romanov, N.N. Dzyatkovskaya and Y.I. Mel’nik 373 Erratum
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Volume 24 Number 6 July 2002 Papers 385 Application of simulated annealing for estimating BAEPs in endocochlear pathologies A. Naı¨t-Ali and P. Siarry 393 Numerical investigation of the haemodynamics at a patched arterial bypass anastomosis J.S. Cole, J.K. Watterson and M.J.G. O’Reilly 403 Comparison of performance of spherical and realistic head models in dipole localization from noisy EEG B. Vanrumste, G. Van Hoey, R. Van de Walle, M.R.P. D’Have´, I.A. Lemahieu and P.A.J.M. Boon Technical notes 419 A computer system for acoustic analysis of pathological voices and laryngeal diseases screening S. Hadjitodorov and P. Mitev 431 Arthroscopic assessment of human cartilage stiffness of the femoral condyles and the patella with a new tactile sensor Y. Uchio, M. Ochi, N. Adachi, K. Kawasaki and J. Iwasa 437 Handling missing marker coordinates in 3D analysis P. Desjardins, A. Plamondon, S. Nadeau and A. Delisle 441 Evaluation of wheelchair sling seat and sling back crashworthiness D. Ha, G. Bertocci, P. Karg and E. Deemer Volume 24 Numbers 7–8 September–October 2002 SPECIAL ISSUE Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions Guest Editors C. Manfredi and A. Barney Guest Editorial 449 Models and analysis of vocal emissions C. Manfredi and A. Barney Physical Modelling and Measurement 453 Hybrid parametric-physiological glottal modelling with application to voice quality assessment C. Drioli and F. Avanzini 461 Stimulated production of vowel-like LX-waveforms and spectral damping in the absence of phonation C. Moore and S. Jones 467 A method for measurement of the vocal tract impedance at the mouth M. Kob and C. Neuschaefer-Rube 473 A study of the central control of vocalization using the squirrel monkey U. Ju¨rgens Communications 479 Quantitative values for perceptual notion of speech speed R. Wainschenker, J. Doorn and M. Castro 485 Experimental comparison between a Saffieri and a New Prototype tracheo-oesophageal valve G. Belforte and M. Carello Analysis Techniques Tutorial 493 The real and the non-real in speech measurements D.M. Howard 501 Developmental aspects of infant’s cry melody and formants K. Wermke, W. Mende, C. Manfredi and P. Bruscaglioni
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515 Reconstruction of speech from whispers R.W. Morris and M.A. Clements 521 Identifying a differential equation for lip motion J.C. Lucero 529 Non-linear prediction for oesophageal voice analysis L. Landini, C. Manfredi, V. Positano, M.F. Santarelli and N. Vanello 535 Assessing the sound of cough towards vocality A. Van Hirtum and D. Berckmans 541 Automated recognition of spontaneous versus voluntary cough A. Van Hirtum and D. Berckmans 547 Noise reduction for vocal pathologies L. Matassini and C. Manfredi Technical notes 553 Quantitative assessment of the use of continuous wavelet transform in the analysis of the fundamental frequency disturbance of the synthetic voice A. Parraga, M.A. Zaro and A. Schuck Jr 561 Pathological voice quality assessment using artificial neural networks R.T. Ritchings, M. McGillion and C.J. Moore Volume 24 Number 9 November 2002 Review 565 Mathematical modelling for the new millenium: medicine by numbers S.W. Smye and R.H. Clayton Papers 575 Modelling of flow and wall behaviour in a mildly stenosed tube K.W. Lee and X.Y. Xu 587 Dynamic model of the role of platelets in the blood coagulation system C.Q. Xu, Y.J. Zeng and H. Gregersen 595 An advanced computer-aided geometric modeling and fabrication method for human middle ear Q. Sun, K.-H. Chang, K.J. Dormer, R.K. Dyer Jr. and R.Z. Gan Communication 607 Does low output laser stimulation enhance the healing of crural ulceration? Some critical remarks A. Franek, P. Kro´l and M. Kucharzewski Technical notes 617 Morphological study of the proximal femur: a new method of geometrical assessment using 3-dimensional reverse engineering B. Mahaisavariya, K. Sitthiseripratip, T. Tongdee, E.L.J. Bohez, J. Vander Sloten and P. Oris 623 The sensitivity of posturographic parameters to acquisition settings M. Schmid, S. Conforto, V. Camomilla, A. Cappozzo and T. D’Alessio 633 Precision test apparatus for evaluating the heating pattern of radiofrequency ablation devices I. Chang and B. Beard Volume 24 Number 10 December 2002 Review 641 Design considerations for a wrist implant D.E.T. Shepherd and A.J. Johnstone
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Papers 651 Characterizing reactive hyperemia via tissue reflectance spectroscopy in response to an ischemic load across gender, age, skin pigmentation and diabetes S. Sprigle, M. Linden and B. Riordan 663 Active insulin infusion using optimal and derivative-weighted control Z.-H. Lam, K.-S. Hwang, J.-Y. Lee, J.G. Chase and G.C. Wake 673 On-line novelty detection for artefact identification in automatic anaesthesia record keeping S.W. Hoare, D. Asbridge and P.C.W. Beatty 683 A stereo-photogrammetric method to measure the facial dysmorphology of children in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome E.M. Meintjes, T.S. Douglas, F. Martinez, C.L. Vaughan, L.P. Adams, A. Stekhoven and D. Viljoen Technical notes 691 A reconnectable multiway implantable connector D.N. Rushton, A.M. Tromans and N. de N. Donaldson 695 Universal application-specific integrated circuit for bioelectric data acquisition B. Fuchs, S. Vogel and D. Schroeder 703 Comparison of virtual and real electric powered wheelchair driving using a position sensing joystick and an isometric joystick R.A. Cooper, D.M. Spaeth, D.K. Jones, M.L. Boninger, S.G. Fitzgerald and S. Guo I
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Author Index Abo-Zahhad, M., 185 Adachi, N., 431 Adams, L.P., 683 Akay, M., 77 Akselrod, S., 45 Allen, R., 295 Amirouche, F., 121 Aravot, D., 45 Arokoski, J., 99 Asbridge, D., 673 Assis de O.Nascimento, F., 325 Avanzini, F., 453 Bartolini, P., 61 Baselli, G., 21 Beard, B., 633 Beatty, P.C.W., 673 Belforte, G., 485 Berckmans, D., 541 Berckmans, D., 535 Bertocci, G., 441 Bifulco, P., 295 Bittanti, S., 9 Bohez, E.L.J., 617 Boninger, M.L., 375, 703 Boon, P.A.J.M., 403 Bracale, M., 295 Brooks, R.J., 159 Bruce, W.J.M., 109 Bruni, C., 61 Bruscaglioni, P., 501 Bulthuis, G.J., 209 Calcagnini, G., 61 Camomilla, V., 623 Capper, W.L., 285 Cappozzo, A., 623 Carello, M., 485 Carolan-Rees, G., 71 Castro, M., 479 Celka, P., 1 Censi, F., 61 Cerutti, S., iii, 21, 61, 201 Cesarelli, M., 295
Chang, I., 633 Chang, K.-H., 595 Chase, J.G., 663 Chen, A.C.N., 349 Chen, C., 173 Cheung, J., 209 Clarkson, D.M., 229 Clayton, R.H., 565 Clements, M.A., 515 Colditz, P., 1 Cole, J.S., 393 Conforto, S., 623 Conklin, B.S., 173 Contro, R., 9 Cooper, R.A., 703 Cottenden, A.M., 159 D’Have´, M.R.P., 403 D’Alessio, T., 623 Deemer, E., 441 del Pozo, R., 165 Delisle, A., 437 Desjardins, P., 145, 437 Donaldson, N.N., 691 Dong, R.G., 253 Doorn, J., 479 Dormer, K.J., 595 dos Santos, I., 325 Dougherty, G., 129 Douglas, T.S., 683 Draganich, L.F., 121 Drioli, C., 453 Dyer, R.K., 595 Dzyatkovskaya, N.N., 365 Eckstein, F., 219 Englmeier, K.-H., 219 Faber, S., 219 Fay, B.T., 375 Felix, L.B., 245 Ferreira da Rocha, A., 325 Fischer, R., 77 Fitzgerald, S.G., 703
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Franek, A., 607 Fuchs, B., 695 Gagnon, M., 145 Gan, R.Z., 595 Gefen, A., 337 Gillies, R.M., 109 Goldade, V.A., 361 Grau, C., 159 Gregersen, H., 587 Griffith, T.M., 71 Guo, S., 703 Ha, D., 441 Hadjitodorov, S., 419 Hasler, E.M., 85 Helminen, H.J., 99 Henebry, G.M., 129 Herzog, W., 85 Hoare, S.W., 673 Hohe, J., 219 Hou, Z., 151 Howard, D.M., 493 Hoyer, D., 33 Hoyer, H., 33 Huang, C., 115 Hunziker, E.B., 99 Hwang, K.-S., 663 Iwasa, J., 431 Jin, D., 115 Johnstone, A.J., 641 Jones, D.K., 703 Jones, S., 461 Jurvelin, J.S., 99 Ju¨rgens, U., 473 Kaluzynski, K., 309, 319 Karg, P., 441 Kawasaki, K., 431 Kob, M., 467 Koh, T.S., 151 Korhonen, R.K., 99 Kravtsov, A.G., 361 Kreutziger, K.L., 173 Kro´l, P., 607 Kucharzewski, M., 607 Lam, Z.-H., 663 Landini, G., 139 Landini, L., 529 Leander, H., 159 Leder, U., 33
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Lee, J.-Y., 663 Lee, K.W., 575 Lemahieu, I.A., 403 Lesniak, B., 309, 319 Liepsch, D., 309, 319 Linden, M., 651 Lindgren, R., 99 Liu, J., 265 Lucero, J.C., 521 Lucia, P., 201 Lyons, G.M., 237 Mahaisavariya, B., 617 Mainardi, L.T., 201 Manfredi, C., 501, 529, 547 Martinez, F., 683 Matassini, L., 547 Mathioulakis, D.S., 279 McGillion, M., 561 Meintjes, E.M., 683 Mel’nik, I., 365 Mende, W., 501 Miranda de Sa´, A.M.F.L., 245 Mitev, P., 419 Moore, C., 461 Moore, C.J., 561 Morberg, P.H., 109 Morris, R.W., 515 Moulopoulos, S.D., 279 Muehlbauer, R., 219 Myers, L.J., 285 Naı¨t-Ali, A., 385 Nadeau, S., 437 Naka, K.K., 71 Nanas, J.N., 279 Neudel, F., 301 Neuschaefer-Rube, C., 467 Nijenbanning, G., 209 O’Reilly, M.J.G., 393 O’Keeffe, D.T., 237 Ochi, M., 431 Okazaki, M., 165 Orel, V.E., 365 Origgi, D., 201 Oris, P., 617 Palko, T., 309, 319 Papaioannou, T.G., 279 Parraga, A., 553 Paul, J.P., 243 Pinchuk, L.S., 361 Pinhas, I., 45
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Plamondon, A., 145, 437 Pompe, B., 33 Popovic, D., 349 Porta, A., 21 Positano, V., 529 Previdi, F., 9 Quaglini, V., 9 Radivojevic, V., 349 Rajoub, B.A., 185 Rakheja, S., 253 Rau, G., 301 Reiser, M., 219 Reul, H., 301 Richter, E.R., 173 Riordan, B., 651 Ritchings, R.T., 561 Romanov, A.V., 365 Rothwell, J.G., 159 Rushton, D.N., 691 Sansone, M., 295 Santarelli, M.F., 529 Schmid, M., 623 Schopper, A.W., 253 Schroeder, D., 695 Schuck Jr, A., 553 Scotti, G., 201 Sessler, G.M., 361 Shepherd, D.E.T., 641 Shippen, J.M., 139 Siarry, P., 385 Signorini, M.G., 21 Sitthiseripratip, K., 617 Smye, S.W., 565 Sommer, M., 33 Souza Neto, J., 325 Spaeth, D.M., 703 Sprigle, S., 651 Stamatelopoulos, S.F., 279 Stekhoven, A., 683 Sun, Q., 595 Takatani, S., 301 Tanaka, E., 165 Tanaka, M., 165 Tanne, K., 165 Thomasson, N., 53
Toledo, E., 45 Tongdee, T., 617 Trenter, S.C., 139 Tromans, A.M., 691 Tsangaris, S.G., 279 Tsvetkova, E.A., 361 Turnbull, A., 109 Tweddel, A.C., 71 Uchio, Y., 431 Valvano, J.W., 325 Van de Walle, R., 403 Van Hirtum, A., 535, 541 Van Hoey, G., 403 Vander Sloten, J., 617 Vanello, N., 529 Vanrumste, B., 403 Vaughan, C.L., 683 Veldhuizen, A.G., 209 Viljoen, D., 683 Vogel, S., 695 Vuckovic, A., 349 Wainschenker, R., 479 Wake, G.C., 663 Walmsley, A.D., 139 Walsh, W.R., 109 Watterson, J.K., 393 Webber, C.L., 53 Wermke, K., 501 Wong, M., 99 Wu, J.Z., 85, 253 Xu, C.Q., 587 Xu, X.Y., 575 Yang, N., 115 Zaro, M.A., 553 Zbilut, J.P., 53 Zeng, Y.J., 587 Zhang, M., 115 Zhang, Y.-T., 265 Zhong, D.-S., 173 Zhou, X., 121 Zotov, S.V., 361 Zwiener, U., 33
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Keyword Index 3D Pose estimation, 295 43.70.Dn, 453 Absorbency, 159 Acoustic analysis, 419 Acoustic analysis of voice, 553 Algorithm for estimation chaos, 365 Allophones, 479 Amputation, 651 Android, 145 Anthropometry, 683 Arthroscopy, 431 Assisted circulation, 279 Assistive technology, 375 Auditory system, 385 Automated, 663 Autonomic nervous system, 61 Autoregressive modelling, 319 Background EEG, 403 Bio-heat transfer, 265 Biological body, 265 Biomechanical data acquisition and treatment, 437 Biomechanical modeling, 145, 521 Biomedical computing, 535 Blood, 361 blood flow, 151 Blood flow velocity, 285 Blood groups, 361 Blood perfusion, 265 Blood pump monitoring, 301 Bone modeling/remodeling, 337 Bone quality, 129 Bypass graft anastomosis, 393 Cables, 691 Cadaver study, 109 Cardiorespiratory coordination, 45 Cardiorespiratory coupling, 33 Cardiorespiratory synchronization, 45 Carotid bifurcation model, 309 Cartilage biochemistry, 219 Cartilage mechanics, 99 Coding techniques, 185
Coherence, 245 Common peroneal, 237 Complexity measure, 1 Compliance, 173 Compliant, 575 Computational simulation, 575 Computed tomography, 129 Computer human model, 145 Connectors, 691 Continuous wavelet transform, 553 Control function, 461 Controls, 703 Correlation technique, 467 Cough, 535, 541 Counterpulsation, 279 Cross-spectral density, 349 Cry melody, 501 Damping, 461 Data acquisition, 695 Data reduction, 319 Decellularized, 173 Decision support system, 419 Design, 641 Detrended fluctuation analysis, 77 DFA, 77 Diabetes, 651 Digital signal processing, 325 Digitally reconstructed radiograph (DRR), 295 discrete-time model, 9 Dispersion analysis, 71 Doppler spectral indices, 319 Doppler spectrum, 309 Doppler ultrasound, 285, 309 Drop foot, 237 Drowsy, 349 Dynamic system, 587 Dynamics, 53 Ear anatomy, 595 EEG, 245, 349 EEG dipole source analysis, 403 EEG seizure, 1 Electroarynograph signals, 561
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Electrocardiogram, 695 Electrocardiograms, 53 Electroencephalogram, 695 EM, 77 Endocochlear, 385 Entropy, 21 Estimation and modelling of the glottal flow, 453 Evoked responses, 245 Expectation–Maximize, 77 Expert system, 541 Fall, 121 FBM, 77 Fetal alcohol syndrome, 683 Finite element analysis, 139, 253, 337, 595 Finite element model, 99 Fixation parameters, 109 Fluid–solid interaction, 575 Foetal circulation, 285 Force plate, 623 Formant analysis, 501 Fractals, 71 Freezing, 265 Functional data analysis, 521 Fundamental frequency analysis, 553 Fuzzy reasoning, 541 Gait correction, 237 Gastric cancer, 365 Gaussian noise, 403 Geometric modeling, 595 Gravimetric techniques, 229 Haemodynamics, 393 Heart rate, 53 Heart rate variability, 77 Heart transplantation, 45 Hemolysis, 301 Heparin, 173 HR variability, 45 HRV, 77 Human performance, 703 Human–machine interface, 703 Implant, 641 Implanted stimulator, 691 Incontinence pads, 159 Indentation, 99 Infusion devices, 229 Insulin infusion, 663 Integrated circuits, 695 Intelligent filtering, 673 International standards, 159 Interpolation, 437
Intimal hyperplasia, 393 Ischemia, 651 Kinematic model, 145 Kinematic robot, 145 Kinematics, 437 Larynx cancer, 561 Laser Doppler flowmetry, 71 Laser stimulation, 607 Linear prediction, 201 Lip motion, 521 Low noise, 695 Low resistance, 485 Lumbosacral motor roots, 691 Lyapunov exponents, 21 Magnetic resonance imaging, 219 Manual lifting, 145 Mathematical models in medicine, 565 Maximum likelihood estimation, 77 ME, mechanoemission, 365 Measurement techniques, 633 Metabolite quantification, 201 Microwave, 265 Missing coordinates, 437 MLE, 77 Mobility, 375 Model, 121 Model selection, 1 Motion pattern, 115 Motion quality, 115 MR, magnetic resonance, 365 Multibody dynamic analysis, 595 Multiple coherence, 245 Mutual information, 21, 33 Myocardial infarction, 33 Neck suction, 61 Neural network, 325 Neural networks, 349, 541, 561 Newborn, 1 Noise reduction, 547 Non-linear coupling, 61 Non-linear dynamics, 529 Non-linear prediction, 529 Nonlinear dynamics, 33 Nonlinear identification, 453 Nonstationarity, 53 Normalised spectra, 461 Novelty detection, 673 Numerical, 393 numerical deconvolution, 151 Numerical simulation, 587
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Oesophageal voice, 529 Optimal control, 663 Orthosis, 209 Osseointegration, 337 Osteosynthesis, 337 Oxygen saturation, 301 parameter estimation, 9 Pathological voices, 419 Phase change, 265 Phase synchronization, 33 Phonation, 461 Phonation control, 473 Photic stimulation, 245 Physical models, 453 Pitch extraction, 535 Plasmahemoglobin, 301 Polarized light microscopy, 99 Posturographic parameters, 623 Pre-speech development, 501 Predictability, 21 Pressure ulcer, 651 Principal differential analysis, 521 Proton density, 219 Proximal femur, 617 Radial vibration, 461 RAM, random-access memory, 365 Re-warming, 265 Realistic head model, 403 Recurrence plot, 61 Repairs, 691 Reverse engineering technique, 617 Review, 641 Rheumatoid arthritis, 641 S-Map, 529 Scanning laser vibrometry, 139 Screening, 419 Sensitivity, 623 Sensor lag, 663 Signal intensity, 219 Signal processing, 419 Simulated annealing, 385 Simulation, 565 Soft tissue mechanics, 253 Solid freeform fabrication, 595 Sound analysis, 535, 541 Spatial heating, 265 Speaking valve, 485 Spine biomechanics, 209 Squirrel monkey, 473 Stability analysis, 587 Standardization, 623
Statistical modeling, 521 Stereo-photogrammetry, 683 Stiffness, 431 Stimulated vowels, 461 Strain gauges, 109 Stress-relaxation, 165 Surface heating, 265 Surrogate data, 21 Tactile sensor, 431 Taylor patch, 393 Telemetry, 473 Texture, 129 Thermal analysis, 361 Thermally stimulated discharge, 361 Thermistor, 325 Thermodilution, 325 Three-dimensional, 683 Three-dimensional reconstruction, 219 Three-region problem, 265 Tibialis anterior, 237 Time series, 349 Time series analysis, 1 tissue retention function, 151 Trabecular bone, 129 Transmission line, 285 Treatment, 607 Trip, 121 Ultrasonic scaler, 139 Upper limb, 115 Velocity, 467 Velocity distribution, 309 Vibration, 253 Virtual reality, 703 Visco-elastic, 253 Viscoelastic property, 165 viscoelasticity, 9 Vocal pathologies, 547 Vocal pattern generation, 473 Vocal tract, 467 Voice button, 485 Voice parameter extraction, 515 Voice parameter modification, 515 Voice parameters, 479 Voice prosthesis, 485, 515 Voice quality, 561 Voice quality assessment, 453 Voice rehabilitation, 485 Voice synthesis, 479 VTMI, 467 Wavelet transforms, 185
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Weighing balance, 229 Wheelchair, 375 Wheelchair crashworthiness, 441 Wheelchair safety, 441 Wheelchair testing, 441 Wheelchair transportation, 441 Wiener model, 9
Wrist, 641 Xenograft, 173 1
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Time-varying statistical dimension analysis with application to newborn scalp EEG seizure signals P. Celka and P. Colditz A discrete-time nonlinear Wiener model for the relaxation of soft biological tissues V. Quaglini, F. Previdi, R. Contro and S. Bittanti Short and long term non-linear analysis of RR variability series G. Baselli, S. Cerutti, A. Porta and M.G. Signorini Mutual information and phase dependencies: measures of reduced nonlinear cardiorespiratory interactions after myocardial infarction D. Hoyer, U. Leder, H. Hoyer, B. Pompe, M. Sommer and U. Zwiener Does synchronization reflect a true interaction in the cardiorespiratory system? E. Toledo, S. Akselrod, I. Pinhas and D. Aravot Recurrence quantification analysis as a tool for nonlinear exploration of nonstationary cardiac signals J.P. Zbilut, N. Thomasson and C.L. Webber Spontaneous and forced non-linear oscillations in heart period: role of the sino–atrial node F. Censi, G. Calcagnini, P. Bartolini, C. Bruni and S. Cerutti Fractal dimensions of laser doppler flowmetry time series G. Carolan-Rees, A.C. Tweddel, K.K. Naka and T.M. Griffith Improved estimators for fractional Brownian motion via the expectation–maximization algorithm R. Fischer and M. Akay
Volume 24 Number 2 March 2002 Papers 85
Inadequate placement of osteochondral plugs may induce abnormal stress-strain distributions in articular cartilage - finite element simulations J.Z. Wu, W. Herzog and E.M. Hasler 99 Importance of the superficial tissue layer for the indentation stiffness of articular cartilage R.K. Korhonen, M. Wong, J. Arokoski, R. Lindgren, H.J. Helminen, E.B. Hunziker and J.S. Jurvelin 109 The influence of design parameters on cortical strain distribution of a cementless titanium femoral stem R.M. Gillies, P.H. Morberg, W.J.M. Bruce, A. Turnbull and W.R. Walsh 115 Motion quality evaluation of upper limb target-reaching movements N. Yang, M. Zhang, C. Huang and D. Jin
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121 A dynamic model for simulating a trip and fall during gait X. Zhou, L.F. Draganich and F. Amirouche Communication 129 Lacunarity analysis of spatial pattern in CT images of vertebral trabecular bone for assessing osteoporosis G. Dougherty and G.M. Henebry Technical notes 139 Assessment of the ultrasonic dental scaler insert S.C. Trenter, A.D. Walmsley, G. Landini and J.M. Shippen 145 Assessment of a three-dimensional robotic model for biomechanical-data acquisition of human movement P. Desjardins, A. Plamondon and M. Gagnon 151 A numerical method for estimating blood flow by dynamic functional imaging T.S. Koh and Z. Hou 159 An investigation of the repeatability and reproducibility of ISO 11948-1 (the Rothwell method) for measuring the absorption capacity of incontinence pads A.M. Cottenden, J.G. Rothwell, H. Leander, C. Grau and R.J. Brooks
Volume 24 Number 3 April 2002 Papers 165 The regional difference of viscoelastic property of bovine temporomandibular joint disc in compressive stress-relaxation R. del Pozo, E. Tanaka, M. Tanaka, M. Okazaki and K. Tanne 173 Development and evaluation of a novel decellularized vascular xenograft B.S. Conklin, E.R. Richter, K.L. Kreutziger, D.-S. Zhong and C. Chen 185 An effective coding technique for the compression of one-dimensional signals using wavelet transforms M. Abo-Zahhad and B.A. Rajoub 201 A wavelet packets decomposition algorithm for quantification of in vivo 1H-MRS parameters L.T. Mainardi, D. Origgi, P. Lucia, G. Scotti and S. Cerutti Communication 209 A new orthotic device in the non-operative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis A.G. Veldhuizen, J. Cheung, G.J. Bulthuis and G. Nijenbanning Technical notes 219 Three-dimensional analysis and visualization of regional MR signal intensity distribution of articular cartilage J. Hohe, S. Faber, R. Muehlbauer, M. Reiser, K.-H. Englmeier and F. Eckstein 229 Accuracy estimations of testing of infusion devices using weighing balances D.M. Clarkson 237 A versatile drop foot stimulator for research applications D.T. O’Keeffe and G.M. Lyons Letter to the Editor 243 Influence of head constraint and muscle forces on the strain distribution within the intact femur J.P. Paul
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Volume 24 Number 4 May 2002 Papers 245 Improving the detection of evoked responses to periodic stimulation by using multiple coherence— application to EEG during photic stimulation A.M.F.L. Miranda de Sa´ and L.B. Felix 253 Simulation of mechanical responses of fingertip to dynamic loading J.Z. Wu, R.G. Dong, S. Rakheja and A.W. Schopper 265 Numerical study on three-region thawing problem during cryosurgical re-warming Y.-T. Zhang and J. Liu Communications 279 Arterial compliance is a main variable determining the effectiveness of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: quantitative data from an in vitro study T.G. Papaioannou, D.S. Mathioulakis, J.N. Nanas, S.G. Tsangaris, S.F. Stamatelopoulos and S.D. Moulopoulos 285 A transmission line model of the human foetal circulatory system L.J. Myers and W.L. Capper 295 Estimation of out-of-plane vertebra rotations on radiographic projections using CT data: a simulation study P. Bifulco, M. Sansone, M. Cesarelli, R. Allen and M. Bracale Technical note 301 Effect of hemolysis on oxygen and hematocrit measurements by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy F. Neudel, S. Takatani, H. Reul and G. Rau
Volume 24 Number 5 June 2002 Papers 309 The discrimination of stenosed carotid bifurcation models with smooth and irregular plaque surface. Part I. Laser and ultrasonic Doppler flow studies B. Lesniak, K. Kaluzynski, D. Liepsch and T. Palko 319 The discrimination of stenosed carotid bifurcation models with smooth and irregular plaque surface. Part II. The multivariate statistical analysis of ultrasonic Doppler velocity data B. Lesniak, K. Kaluzynski, D. Liepsch and T. Palko 325 Measurement of ejection fraction with standard thermodilution catheters I. dos Santos, A. Ferreira da Rocha, F. Assis de O.Nascimento, J. Souza Neto and J.W. Valvano 337 Optimizing the biomechanical compatibility of orthopedic screws for bone fracture fixation A. Gefen 349 Automatic recognition of alertness and drowsiness from EEG by an artificial neural network A. Vuckovic, V. Radivojevic, A.C.N. Chen and D. Popovic Communications 361 Electret-thermal analysis of blood L.S. Pinchuk, V.A. Goldade, G.M. Sessler, A.G. Kravtsov, S.V. Zotov and E.A. Tsvetkova 365 The device and algorithm for estimation of the mechanoemisson chaos in blood of patients with gastric cancer V.E. Orel, A.V. Romanov, N.N. Dzyatkovskaya and Y.I. Mel’nik 373 Erratum
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Volume 24 Number 6 July 2002 Papers 385 Application of simulated annealing for estimating BAEPs in endocochlear pathologies A. Naı¨t-Ali and P. Siarry 393 Numerical investigation of the haemodynamics at a patched arterial bypass anastomosis J.S. Cole, J.K. Watterson and M.J.G. O’Reilly 403 Comparison of performance of spherical and realistic head models in dipole localization from noisy EEG B. Vanrumste, G. Van Hoey, R. Van de Walle, M.R.P. D’Have´, I.A. Lemahieu and P.A.J.M. Boon Technical notes 419 A computer system for acoustic analysis of pathological voices and laryngeal diseases screening S. Hadjitodorov and P. Mitev 431 Arthroscopic assessment of human cartilage stiffness of the femoral condyles and the patella with a new tactile sensor Y. Uchio, M. Ochi, N. Adachi, K. Kawasaki and J. Iwasa 437 Handling missing marker coordinates in 3D analysis P. Desjardins, A. Plamondon, S. Nadeau and A. Delisle 441 Evaluation of wheelchair sling seat and sling back crashworthiness D. Ha, G. Bertocci, P. Karg and E. Deemer Volume 24 Numbers 7–8 September–October 2002 SPECIAL ISSUE Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions Guest Editors C. Manfredi and A. Barney Guest Editorial 449 Models and analysis of vocal emissions C. Manfredi and A. Barney Physical Modelling and Measurement 453 Hybrid parametric-physiological glottal modelling with application to voice quality assessment C. Drioli and F. Avanzini 461 Stimulated production of vowel-like LX-waveforms and spectral damping in the absence of phonation C. Moore and S. Jones 467 A method for measurement of the vocal tract impedance at the mouth M. Kob and C. Neuschaefer-Rube 473 A study of the central control of vocalization using the squirrel monkey U. Ju¨rgens Communications 479 Quantitative values for perceptual notion of speech speed R. Wainschenker, J. Doorn and M. Castro 485 Experimental comparison between a Saffieri and a New Prototype tracheo-oesophageal valve G. Belforte and M. Carello Analysis Techniques Tutorial 493 The real and the non-real in speech measurements D.M. Howard 501 Developmental aspects of infant’s cry melody and formants K. Wermke, W. Mende, C. Manfredi and P. Bruscaglioni
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515 Reconstruction of speech from whispers R.W. Morris and M.A. Clements 521 Identifying a differential equation for lip motion J.C. Lucero 529 Non-linear prediction for oesophageal voice analysis L. Landini, C. Manfredi, V. Positano, M.F. Santarelli and N. Vanello 535 Assessing the sound of cough towards vocality A. Van Hirtum and D. Berckmans 541 Automated recognition of spontaneous versus voluntary cough A. Van Hirtum and D. Berckmans 547 Noise reduction for vocal pathologies L. Matassini and C. Manfredi Technical notes 553 Quantitative assessment of the use of continuous wavelet transform in the analysis of the fundamental frequency disturbance of the synthetic voice A. Parraga, M.A. Zaro and A. Schuck Jr 561 Pathological voice quality assessment using artificial neural networks R.T. Ritchings, M. McGillion and C.J. Moore Volume 24 Number 9 November 2002 Review 565 Mathematical modelling for the new millenium: medicine by numbers S.W. Smye and R.H. Clayton Papers 575 Modelling of flow and wall behaviour in a mildly stenosed tube K.W. Lee and X.Y. Xu 587 Dynamic model of the role of platelets in the blood coagulation system C.Q. Xu, Y.J. Zeng and H. Gregersen 595 An advanced computer-aided geometric modeling and fabrication method for human middle ear Q. Sun, K.-H. Chang, K.J. Dormer, R.K. Dyer Jr. and R.Z. Gan Communication 607 Does low output laser stimulation enhance the healing of crural ulceration? Some critical remarks A. Franek, P. Kro´l and M. Kucharzewski Technical notes 617 Morphological study of the proximal femur: a new method of geometrical assessment using 3-dimensional reverse engineering B. Mahaisavariya, K. Sitthiseripratip, T. Tongdee, E.L.J. Bohez, J. Vander Sloten and P. Oris 623 The sensitivity of posturographic parameters to acquisition settings M. Schmid, S. Conforto, V. Camomilla, A. Cappozzo and T. D’Alessio 633 Precision test apparatus for evaluating the heating pattern of radiofrequency ablation devices I. Chang and B. Beard Volume 24 Number 10 December 2002 Review 641 Design considerations for a wrist implant D.E.T. Shepherd and A.J. Johnstone
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Papers 651 Characterizing reactive hyperemia via tissue reflectance spectroscopy in response to an ischemic load across gender, age, skin pigmentation and diabetes S. Sprigle, M. Linden and B. Riordan 663 Active insulin infusion using optimal and derivative-weighted control Z.-H. Lam, K.-S. Hwang, J.-Y. Lee, J.G. Chase and G.C. Wake 673 On-line novelty detection for artefact identification in automatic anaesthesia record keeping S.W. Hoare, D. Asbridge and P.C.W. Beatty 683 A stereo-photogrammetric method to measure the facial dysmorphology of children in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome E.M. Meintjes, T.S. Douglas, F. Martinez, C.L. Vaughan, L.P. Adams, A. Stekhoven and D. Viljoen Technical notes 691 A reconnectable multiway implantable connector D.N. Rushton, A.M. Tromans and N. de N. Donaldson 695 Universal application-specific integrated circuit for bioelectric data acquisition B. Fuchs, S. Vogel and D. Schroeder 703 Comparison of virtual and real electric powered wheelchair driving using a position sensing joystick and an isometric joystick R.A. Cooper, D.M. Spaeth, D.K. Jones, M.L. Boninger, S.G. Fitzgerald and S. Guo I
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Author Index Abo-Zahhad, M., 185 Adachi, N., 431 Adams, L.P., 683 Akay, M., 77 Akselrod, S., 45 Allen, R., 295 Amirouche, F., 121 Aravot, D., 45 Arokoski, J., 99 Asbridge, D., 673 Assis de O.Nascimento, F., 325 Avanzini, F., 453 Bartolini, P., 61 Baselli, G., 21 Beard, B., 633 Beatty, P.C.W., 673 Belforte, G., 485 Berckmans, D., 541 Berckmans, D., 535 Bertocci, G., 441 Bifulco, P., 295 Bittanti, S., 9 Bohez, E.L.J., 617 Boninger, M.L., 375, 703 Boon, P.A.J.M., 403 Bracale, M., 295 Brooks, R.J., 159 Bruce, W.J.M., 109 Bruni, C., 61 Bruscaglioni, P., 501 Bulthuis, G.J., 209 Calcagnini, G., 61 Camomilla, V., 623 Capper, W.L., 285 Cappozzo, A., 623 Carello, M., 485 Carolan-Rees, G., 71 Castro, M., 479 Celka, P., 1 Censi, F., 61 Cerutti, S., iii, 21, 61, 201 Cesarelli, M., 295
Chang, I., 633 Chang, K.-H., 595 Chase, J.G., 663 Chen, A.C.N., 349 Chen, C., 173 Cheung, J., 209 Clarkson, D.M., 229 Clayton, R.H., 565 Clements, M.A., 515 Colditz, P., 1 Cole, J.S., 393 Conforto, S., 623 Conklin, B.S., 173 Contro, R., 9 Cooper, R.A., 703 Cottenden, A.M., 159 D’Have´, M.R.P., 403 D’Alessio, T., 623 Deemer, E., 441 del Pozo, R., 165 Delisle, A., 437 Desjardins, P., 145, 437 Donaldson, N.N., 691 Dong, R.G., 253 Doorn, J., 479 Dormer, K.J., 595 dos Santos, I., 325 Dougherty, G., 129 Douglas, T.S., 683 Draganich, L.F., 121 Drioli, C., 453 Dyer, R.K., 595 Dzyatkovskaya, N.N., 365 Eckstein, F., 219 Englmeier, K.-H., 219 Faber, S., 219 Fay, B.T., 375 Felix, L.B., 245 Ferreira da Rocha, A., 325 Fischer, R., 77 Fitzgerald, S.G., 703
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Franek, A., 607 Fuchs, B., 695 Gagnon, M., 145 Gan, R.Z., 595 Gefen, A., 337 Gillies, R.M., 109 Goldade, V.A., 361 Grau, C., 159 Gregersen, H., 587 Griffith, T.M., 71 Guo, S., 703 Ha, D., 441 Hadjitodorov, S., 419 Hasler, E.M., 85 Helminen, H.J., 99 Henebry, G.M., 129 Herzog, W., 85 Hoare, S.W., 673 Hohe, J., 219 Hou, Z., 151 Howard, D.M., 493 Hoyer, D., 33 Hoyer, H., 33 Huang, C., 115 Hunziker, E.B., 99 Hwang, K.-S., 663 Iwasa, J., 431 Jin, D., 115 Johnstone, A.J., 641 Jones, D.K., 703 Jones, S., 461 Jurvelin, J.S., 99 Ju¨rgens, U., 473 Kaluzynski, K., 309, 319 Karg, P., 441 Kawasaki, K., 431 Kob, M., 467 Koh, T.S., 151 Korhonen, R.K., 99 Kravtsov, A.G., 361 Kreutziger, K.L., 173 Kro´l, P., 607 Kucharzewski, M., 607 Lam, Z.-H., 663 Landini, G., 139 Landini, L., 529 Leander, H., 159 Leder, U., 33
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Lee, J.-Y., 663 Lee, K.W., 575 Lemahieu, I.A., 403 Lesniak, B., 309, 319 Liepsch, D., 309, 319 Linden, M., 651 Lindgren, R., 99 Liu, J., 265 Lucero, J.C., 521 Lucia, P., 201 Lyons, G.M., 237 Mahaisavariya, B., 617 Mainardi, L.T., 201 Manfredi, C., 501, 529, 547 Martinez, F., 683 Matassini, L., 547 Mathioulakis, D.S., 279 McGillion, M., 561 Meintjes, E.M., 683 Mel’nik, I., 365 Mende, W., 501 Miranda de Sa´, A.M.F.L., 245 Mitev, P., 419 Moore, C., 461 Moore, C.J., 561 Morberg, P.H., 109 Morris, R.W., 515 Moulopoulos, S.D., 279 Muehlbauer, R., 219 Myers, L.J., 285 Naı¨t-Ali, A., 385 Nadeau, S., 437 Naka, K.K., 71 Nanas, J.N., 279 Neudel, F., 301 Neuschaefer-Rube, C., 467 Nijenbanning, G., 209 O’Reilly, M.J.G., 393 O’Keeffe, D.T., 237 Ochi, M., 431 Okazaki, M., 165 Orel, V.E., 365 Origgi, D., 201 Oris, P., 617 Palko, T., 309, 319 Papaioannou, T.G., 279 Parraga, A., 553 Paul, J.P., 243 Pinchuk, L.S., 361 Pinhas, I., 45
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Plamondon, A., 145, 437 Pompe, B., 33 Popovic, D., 349 Porta, A., 21 Positano, V., 529 Previdi, F., 9 Quaglini, V., 9 Radivojevic, V., 349 Rajoub, B.A., 185 Rakheja, S., 253 Rau, G., 301 Reiser, M., 219 Reul, H., 301 Richter, E.R., 173 Riordan, B., 651 Ritchings, R.T., 561 Romanov, A.V., 365 Rothwell, J.G., 159 Rushton, D.N., 691 Sansone, M., 295 Santarelli, M.F., 529 Schmid, M., 623 Schopper, A.W., 253 Schroeder, D., 695 Schuck Jr, A., 553 Scotti, G., 201 Sessler, G.M., 361 Shepherd, D.E.T., 641 Shippen, J.M., 139 Siarry, P., 385 Signorini, M.G., 21 Sitthiseripratip, K., 617 Smye, S.W., 565 Sommer, M., 33 Souza Neto, J., 325 Spaeth, D.M., 703 Sprigle, S., 651 Stamatelopoulos, S.F., 279 Stekhoven, A., 683 Sun, Q., 595 Takatani, S., 301 Tanaka, E., 165 Tanaka, M., 165 Tanne, K., 165 Thomasson, N., 53
Toledo, E., 45 Tongdee, T., 617 Trenter, S.C., 139 Tromans, A.M., 691 Tsangaris, S.G., 279 Tsvetkova, E.A., 361 Turnbull, A., 109 Tweddel, A.C., 71 Uchio, Y., 431 Valvano, J.W., 325 Van de Walle, R., 403 Van Hirtum, A., 535, 541 Van Hoey, G., 403 Vander Sloten, J., 617 Vanello, N., 529 Vanrumste, B., 403 Vaughan, C.L., 683 Veldhuizen, A.G., 209 Viljoen, D., 683 Vogel, S., 695 Vuckovic, A., 349 Wainschenker, R., 479 Wake, G.C., 663 Walmsley, A.D., 139 Walsh, W.R., 109 Watterson, J.K., 393 Webber, C.L., 53 Wermke, K., 501 Wong, M., 99 Wu, J.Z., 85, 253 Xu, C.Q., 587 Xu, X.Y., 575 Yang, N., 115 Zaro, M.A., 553 Zbilut, J.P., 53 Zeng, Y.J., 587 Zhang, M., 115 Zhang, Y.-T., 265 Zhong, D.-S., 173 Zhou, X., 121 Zotov, S.V., 361 Zwiener, U., 33
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Keyword Index 3D Pose estimation, 295 43.70.Dn, 453 Absorbency, 159 Acoustic analysis, 419 Acoustic analysis of voice, 553 Algorithm for estimation chaos, 365 Allophones, 479 Amputation, 651 Android, 145 Anthropometry, 683 Arthroscopy, 431 Assisted circulation, 279 Assistive technology, 375 Auditory system, 385 Automated, 663 Autonomic nervous system, 61 Autoregressive modelling, 319 Background EEG, 403 Bio-heat transfer, 265 Biological body, 265 Biomechanical data acquisition and treatment, 437 Biomechanical modeling, 145, 521 Biomedical computing, 535 Blood, 361 blood flow, 151 Blood flow velocity, 285 Blood groups, 361 Blood perfusion, 265 Blood pump monitoring, 301 Bone modeling/remodeling, 337 Bone quality, 129 Bypass graft anastomosis, 393 Cables, 691 Cadaver study, 109 Cardiorespiratory coordination, 45 Cardiorespiratory coupling, 33 Cardiorespiratory synchronization, 45 Carotid bifurcation model, 309 Cartilage biochemistry, 219 Cartilage mechanics, 99 Coding techniques, 185
Coherence, 245 Common peroneal, 237 Complexity measure, 1 Compliance, 173 Compliant, 575 Computational simulation, 575 Computed tomography, 129 Computer human model, 145 Connectors, 691 Continuous wavelet transform, 553 Control function, 461 Controls, 703 Correlation technique, 467 Cough, 535, 541 Counterpulsation, 279 Cross-spectral density, 349 Cry melody, 501 Damping, 461 Data acquisition, 695 Data reduction, 319 Decellularized, 173 Decision support system, 419 Design, 641 Detrended fluctuation analysis, 77 DFA, 77 Diabetes, 651 Digital signal processing, 325 Digitally reconstructed radiograph (DRR), 295 discrete-time model, 9 Dispersion analysis, 71 Doppler spectral indices, 319 Doppler spectrum, 309 Doppler ultrasound, 285, 309 Drop foot, 237 Drowsy, 349 Dynamic system, 587 Dynamics, 53 Ear anatomy, 595 EEG, 245, 349 EEG dipole source analysis, 403 EEG seizure, 1 Electroarynograph signals, 561
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Electrocardiogram, 695 Electrocardiograms, 53 Electroencephalogram, 695 EM, 77 Endocochlear, 385 Entropy, 21 Estimation and modelling of the glottal flow, 453 Evoked responses, 245 Expectation–Maximize, 77 Expert system, 541 Fall, 121 FBM, 77 Fetal alcohol syndrome, 683 Finite element analysis, 139, 253, 337, 595 Finite element model, 99 Fixation parameters, 109 Fluid–solid interaction, 575 Foetal circulation, 285 Force plate, 623 Formant analysis, 501 Fractals, 71 Freezing, 265 Functional data analysis, 521 Fundamental frequency analysis, 553 Fuzzy reasoning, 541 Gait correction, 237 Gastric cancer, 365 Gaussian noise, 403 Geometric modeling, 595 Gravimetric techniques, 229 Haemodynamics, 393 Heart rate, 53 Heart rate variability, 77 Heart transplantation, 45 Hemolysis, 301 Heparin, 173 HR variability, 45 HRV, 77 Human performance, 703 Human–machine interface, 703 Implant, 641 Implanted stimulator, 691 Incontinence pads, 159 Indentation, 99 Infusion devices, 229 Insulin infusion, 663 Integrated circuits, 695 Intelligent filtering, 673 International standards, 159 Interpolation, 437
Intimal hyperplasia, 393 Ischemia, 651 Kinematic model, 145 Kinematic robot, 145 Kinematics, 437 Larynx cancer, 561 Laser Doppler flowmetry, 71 Laser stimulation, 607 Linear prediction, 201 Lip motion, 521 Low noise, 695 Low resistance, 485 Lumbosacral motor roots, 691 Lyapunov exponents, 21 Magnetic resonance imaging, 219 Manual lifting, 145 Mathematical models in medicine, 565 Maximum likelihood estimation, 77 ME, mechanoemission, 365 Measurement techniques, 633 Metabolite quantification, 201 Microwave, 265 Missing coordinates, 437 MLE, 77 Mobility, 375 Model, 121 Model selection, 1 Motion pattern, 115 Motion quality, 115 MR, magnetic resonance, 365 Multibody dynamic analysis, 595 Multiple coherence, 245 Mutual information, 21, 33 Myocardial infarction, 33 Neck suction, 61 Neural network, 325 Neural networks, 349, 541, 561 Newborn, 1 Noise reduction, 547 Non-linear coupling, 61 Non-linear dynamics, 529 Non-linear prediction, 529 Nonlinear dynamics, 33 Nonlinear identification, 453 Nonstationarity, 53 Normalised spectra, 461 Novelty detection, 673 Numerical, 393 numerical deconvolution, 151 Numerical simulation, 587
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Oesophageal voice, 529 Optimal control, 663 Orthosis, 209 Osseointegration, 337 Osteosynthesis, 337 Oxygen saturation, 301 parameter estimation, 9 Pathological voices, 419 Phase change, 265 Phase synchronization, 33 Phonation, 461 Phonation control, 473 Photic stimulation, 245 Physical models, 453 Pitch extraction, 535 Plasmahemoglobin, 301 Polarized light microscopy, 99 Posturographic parameters, 623 Pre-speech development, 501 Predictability, 21 Pressure ulcer, 651 Principal differential analysis, 521 Proton density, 219 Proximal femur, 617 Radial vibration, 461 RAM, random-access memory, 365 Re-warming, 265 Realistic head model, 403 Recurrence plot, 61 Repairs, 691 Reverse engineering technique, 617 Review, 641 Rheumatoid arthritis, 641 S-Map, 529 Scanning laser vibrometry, 139 Screening, 419 Sensitivity, 623 Sensor lag, 663 Signal intensity, 219 Signal processing, 419 Simulated annealing, 385 Simulation, 565 Soft tissue mechanics, 253 Solid freeform fabrication, 595 Sound analysis, 535, 541 Spatial heating, 265 Speaking valve, 485 Spine biomechanics, 209 Squirrel monkey, 473 Stability analysis, 587 Standardization, 623
Statistical modeling, 521 Stereo-photogrammetry, 683 Stiffness, 431 Stimulated vowels, 461 Strain gauges, 109 Stress-relaxation, 165 Surface heating, 265 Surrogate data, 21 Tactile sensor, 431 Taylor patch, 393 Telemetry, 473 Texture, 129 Thermal analysis, 361 Thermally stimulated discharge, 361 Thermistor, 325 Thermodilution, 325 Three-dimensional, 683 Three-dimensional reconstruction, 219 Three-region problem, 265 Tibialis anterior, 237 Time series, 349 Time series analysis, 1 tissue retention function, 151 Trabecular bone, 129 Transmission line, 285 Treatment, 607 Trip, 121 Ultrasonic scaler, 139 Upper limb, 115 Velocity, 467 Velocity distribution, 309 Vibration, 253 Virtual reality, 703 Visco-elastic, 253 Viscoelastic property, 165 viscoelasticity, 9 Vocal pathologies, 547 Vocal pattern generation, 473 Vocal tract, 467 Voice button, 485 Voice parameter extraction, 515 Voice parameter modification, 515 Voice parameters, 479 Voice prosthesis, 485, 515 Voice quality, 561 Voice quality assessment, 453 Voice rehabilitation, 485 Voice synthesis, 479 VTMI, 467 Wavelet transforms, 185
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Weighing balance, 229 Wheelchair, 375 Wheelchair crashworthiness, 441 Wheelchair safety, 441 Wheelchair testing, 441 Wheelchair transportation, 441 Wiener model, 9
Wrist, 641 Xenograft, 173 1
H-MRS spectroscopy, 201
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