IFMBE Proceedings

Volume 45

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6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering

MBEC 2014, 7–11 September 2014, Dubrovnik, Croatia

ABC Editors Igor Lackovic´ Darko Vasic´ University of Zagreb University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb Zagreb Croatia Croatia

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Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Towards New Horizons in Biomedical Engineering Welcome Message

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field spanning over and engineering. Design and problem solving skills of an engineer are applied to healthcare related tasks. Biomedical engineers apply engineering principles and design concepts for healthcare purposes, thus promoting both diagnosis and therapy. Biomedical engineering is a relatively new field of engineering, and though there is evidence on use of engineered tools - prosthetic devices as early as in Old Egypt about 3500 years B.C., the extensive growth of BME started after the discovery of silicon transistor and consequent integration of electronic circuits. These processes led to miniaturization and increased usabil- ity of medical devices. Two decades later, appearance of microprocessors enabled the devices making first simple decisions but with years they became more and more intelligent. A little later, with constant increasing of computational power, medical imaging experienced a new wave of its evolution and methods of rapid DNA sequencing brought medicine and biology even closer to engineering. Early in its development, BME has completed the first step of evolution becoming an independent field of engineering science. Engineering performance has been rapidly increasing also in health related applications. This field is so wide that often the team-work of biomedical engineers of different specialization is needed and today, biomedical engineering has nearly as many specializations as medicine itself. Available general purpose engineered components enable measurements with high resolution and accuracy in biology, medicine and health care. The computational power allows application of very sophisticated algorithms even in small size devices applied to health related topics. These general purpose components promote research and development in all fields of life: health, transportation, communication, energy management, entertainment, etc. The new horizon in biomedical engineering is built out of general purpose components and integrates them with the special knowledge of medicine and biology. Medical imaging is a good example. Today the images are sharp, not only static structures but also movements of organs can be visualized as well as their activity. Nevertheless medical doctors are not completely satisfied. The general purpose image enhancing algorithms may eliminate images of small anatomic body segments as if they were noise. The filtering algorithm to increase signal-to-noise ratio should be special to biological application and make use of anatomical and physiological knowledge, too. Research and development take a big share out of the work of biomedical engineers. Combining the powerful general purpose elements with the special knowledge of medicine and biology requires group work integrating experts of different fields. Today’s biomedical engineers themselves have knowledge in anatomy and physiology, and they can easily co-operate with medical doctors and biologists. We hope that EMBEC ’14 helps bringing experts from different fields of biomedical engineering closer!

Ákos Jobbágy Ratko Magjarevic´ MBEC2014 Honorary Chairs Preface

It is my great pleasure to welcome you at the 6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (MBEC 2014). MBEC 2014 continues the series of well-known European IFMBE Conferences held in Budapest (2011), Antwerp (2008), Prague (2005), and two times in Vienna (2002 and 1999). Dubrovnik, the host city of the MBEC 2014, is considered to be one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world. Located at the far south of Croatia, Dubrovnik is known as "the pearl of the Adriatic" because of its unique beauty and out- standing architecture. A town of an exceptionally rich historical and cultural heritage and preserved monumental architecture, Dubrovnik was among the first sites to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. This volume comprises the papers selected for presentation at the 6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (MBEC 2014) held in Dubrovnik from the 7th to the 11th of September 2014. The general theme of MBEC 2014 is "Towards new horizons in biomedical engineering". The conference program consists of plenary/keynote lectures, oral and poster sessions, workshops, special sessions, invited sessions, round table discussions and exhibition. Contributed papers for regular sessions included in this volume are organized in the following themes:

- Biomedical Signal Processing - Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing - Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation - Bio-Micro/Nano Technologies - Biomaterials - Biomechanics, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery - Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Endocrine Systems Engineering - Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering - Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Assessment - , E-Health and Telemedicine - Biomedical Engineering Education

Special sessions part of this volume contains papers related to the following invited sessions, special sessions, workshops and roundtables organized during the Conference:

- Biomimetic Organ-on-Chip Systems, organized by: Josué Sznitman and Peter Ertl - Nanotechnology and Pulsed Electric Fields: A New Horizon for Drug Delivery, organized by: Mathias Winterhalter and Justin Teissié; co-organized by: COST TD1104 Action EP4Bio2Med - Advanced techniques for treating deep seated tumor using Electrochemotherapy (ECT) and Irreversible Electroporation (IRE), organized by: Damijan Miklavcic and Rafael Davalos; co-organized by: COST TD1104 Action EP4Bio2Med - Bioimpedance, organized by: Orjan G. Martinsen, Andrea Robitzki and Uwe Pliquett - Human-centered eHealth: Innovations towards empowerment, organized by: Ralf Seepold - Unobtrusive Measurements of Human Vital Signs in Home Environment, organized by: Damjan Zazula - Advanced Solutions for Supporting Cardiac Patients in Rehabilitation, organized by: Juan Pablo Lázaro-Ramosand Paulo de Carvalho, co-organized by: HeartWays Consortium - Wearable and mobile technologies for independent living, organized by: Cristopher James, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Hadas Lewy - Workshop: Radiological Equipment Maintenance Issues, organized by: Cari Borrás, co-organized by: IUPESM and HTTG - Real-time neuroimaging of the human brain: Methods and applications, organized by: Selma Supek VIII Preface

- Certification of clinical biomedical engineers: national and international perspectives, organized by: Mario Medvedec and James Wear - AHP in healthcare decision making and user need elicitation, organized by: Leandro Pecchia and Nicolas Pallikarakis - Education BME-ENA, organized by Nicolas Pallikarakis and Zhivko Bliznakov - Disaster Preparedness Program for Health Facility’s Technology Managers, organized by: Yadin David, Caridad Borras andFredHosea - Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) devices, organized by: Bojan Biocinaˇ - Roundtable on Clinical Engineering, organized by: Saide Calil - Roundtable on HTA: Healthcare Technology Assessment on Medical Devices, organized by Nicolas Pallikarakis and Leandro Pecchia, co-organized by: HTA division of IFMBE

I would like to thank all the members of the MBEC 2014 Conference Committee, Honorary Chairs, Publication Committee, Publicity Committee, IFMBE YIC Awards Committee and Local Organizing Committee for their help before and during the conference. I also thank all the members of International Advisory Committee, all the members of the International Program Committee and all reviewers for their time spent on reviewing the papers and all their comments aimed at helping authors improving their papers. I am particularly grateful to the special session organizers and keynote speakers. Finally, I thank all authors for submitting papers and for their patience through the process. I feel confident that you will enjoy MBEC 2014 both scientifically and socially. We will make every effort to make MBEC 2014 an unforgettable event. This is also the place where you will meet your old friends and make new ones. Together we will continue on the journey towards new horizons in biomedical engineering and we will face new challenges and opportunities. We look forward to meeting you all in Dubrovnik.

Igor Lackovic´ Conference Chair 6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering MBEC 2014, 7-11 September 2014, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Organizer:

Croatian Medical and Biological Engineering Society

Co-sponsored by:

International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering

Under the Auspices of:

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Sciences City of Dubrovnik

Co-organized by:

COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the Cost Office through a European Commission Contract

Supported by:

7th Framework Programme project HeartWays: Advanced Solutions for Supporting Cardiac Patients in Rehabilitation Croatian National Tourist Board Committees

Conference Chair

Igor Lackovic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Conference Co-chair

Birgit Glasmacher University of Hannover, Germany Honorary Chairs

Akos Jobbagy Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Ratko Magjarevic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia International Advisory Committee

Marcello Bracale University of Naples Federico II, Italy David Elad Tel Aviv University, Israel James C.H. Goh National University of Singapore, Singapore Enrique J. Gomez Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Hiie Hinrikus Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Jiri Holcikˇ Masaryk University, Czech Republic Dov Jaron Drexel University, USA Makoto Kikuchi National Defence Medical College, Japan Shankar Krishnan Wentworth Institute of Technology, USA André C. Linnenbank Academisch Medisch Centrum, Netherlands Damijan Miklavciˇ cˇ University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Alan Murray Newcastle University, UK Joachim Nagel University of Stuttgart, Germany Tadeusz Palko Politechnika Warszawska, Poland Constantinos Pattichis University of Cyprus, Cyprus Nandor Richter World Academy of Biomedical Technology, Hungary Laura M. Roa Universidad de Sevilla, Spain Niilo Saranummi VTT, Finland Heikki Terio Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden Nitish Thakor Johns Hopkins University, USA Stanko Tonkovic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia International Program Committee

Metin Akay University of Houston, USA Maria Teresa Arredondo Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Gerhard Artmann FH Aachen, Germany Fabio Babiloni University of Rome Sapienza, Italy Panagiotis Bamidis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Joseph C. Barbenel University of Strathclyde, UK Vedran Batoš University of Dubrovnik, Croatia XII Committees

Vedran Bilas University of Zagreb, Croatia Zhivko Bliznakov University of Patras, Greece Lodewijk Bos ICMCC, Netherlands Saide J. Calil Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil Sergio Cerutti Politecnico di Milano, Italy Mario Cifrek University of Zagreb, Croatia Jean Louis Coatrieux Télécom Bretagne, France Yadin David Engineering Consultants LLC, USA Paulo de Carvalho University of Coimbra, Portugal Yuri Dekhtyar Riga Technical University, Latvia Olaf Dössel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Omar Escalona University of Ulster, UK Mario Forjaz Secca Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Dimitris Fotiadis University of Ioannina, Greece Alejandro Frangi Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain Slaven Garaj National University of Singapore, Singapore Bin He University of Minnesota, USA Ernst Hofer Medical University of Graz, Austria Gabor Horvath Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Antonio Fernando Infantosi Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Christopher James University of Warwick, UK Tomaž Jarm University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Akos Jobbagy Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Tanja Jurceviˇ cLuli´ c´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Fumihiko Kajiya Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Japan Roger Kamm Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Luis Kun National Defense University, USA Igor Lackovic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Pablo Laguna Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain Lenka Lhotska Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic Sven Loncariˇ c´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Nigel Lovell University of New South Wales, Australia Ratko Magjarevic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Nicos Maglaveras Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Luca Mainardi Politecnico di Milano XII, Italy Ørjan G. Martinsen University of Oslo, Norway Mario Medvedec University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia Kalju Meigas Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Mart Min Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Konstantina Nikita National Technical University of Athens, Greece Marc Nyssen Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Ramón Pallás Areny Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Spain Nicolas Pallikarakis University of Patras, Greece Leandro Pecchia University of Warwick, UK Antonio Pedotti Politecnico di Milano, Italy Tomislav Petkovic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Uwe Pliquett Institut für Bioprozess- und Analysenmesstechnik, Germany Carmen Poon Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Committees XIII

Tomislav Pribanic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Jose Principe University of Florida, USA Günter Rau RWTH Aachen University, Germany Jose Joaquin Rieta Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain Andrea Robitzki Leipzig University, Germany Andrés Santos Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Hermann Scharfetter Graz University of Technology, Austria Günter Schreier Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria Ralf Seepold Hochschule Konstanz Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung, Germany Lotfi Senhadji University of Rennes 1, France Maria Siebes Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Rita Stagni University of Bologna, Italy Ron Summers Loughborough University, UK Selma Supek University of Zagreb, Croatia Mile Šikic´ University of Zagreb, Croatia Toshiyo Tamura Chiba University, Japan Shoogo Ueno Kyushu University, Japan Jos Vander Sloten Katolieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Joerg Vienken Nephro-Solutions AG, Germany Herbert Voigt Boston University, USA Karin Wardell Linkoping University, Sweden Bruce Wheeler University of Florida, USA Eung Je Woo Kyung Hee University, Korea Jerzy Wtorek Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Damjan Zazula University of Maribor, Slovenia Martha Zequera Diaz Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Yuan-Ting Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Publication Committee

Darko Vasic,´ Chair University of Zagreb, Croatia Piotr Ladyzynski Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Poland Kang Ping Lin Chung Yuan Christian Univercity, Taiwan

Publicity Committee

André C. Linnenbank, Chair Academisch Medisch Centrum, Netherlands Monique Frize University of Ottawa, Canada Kang Ping Lin Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Taiwan Heikki Terio Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

IFMBE Young Investigator Awards Committee

Vladmir Medved, Chair University of Zagreb, Croatia Timo Jamsa University of Oulu, Finland Shankar Krishnan Wentworth Institute of Technology, USA Olof Lindahl University Hospital of Umea, Sweden Laura M. Roa Universidad de Sevilla, Spain XIV Committees

Local Organizing Commitee

Luka Celic´ Ivan Matec Dominik Džaja Milan Pleša Ivan Grbavac Tomo Stjepovic´ Magdalena Krbot Skoric´ Goran Šeketa Željka Lucevˇ Vasic´ Neda Tomaš Tihomir Marjanovic´ Sara Žulj

Reviewers List

Agostino Accardo Rafael Davalos Ernesto Iadanza Andy Adler Yadin David Antonio Fernando Infantosi Davorin Ambrus Paulo de Carvalho Velimir Išgum Ioannis Andreadis Fabio De Felice Antoni Ivorra Christopher Arena Yuri Dekhtyar Timo Jamsa Maria Teresa Arredondo Ruben Diaz-Rivera Tomaž Jarm Adwoa Baah-Dwomoh Matjaz Divjak Dov Jaron Vedrana Balicevic Mirjana Domazet-Loso Vana Jelicic Panagiotis Bamidis Dominik Džaja Ana Branka Jerbic Nikola Banic´ Jon Edd Akos Jobbagy Joseph C. Barbenel David Elad Alan Jovic Timothy Bardouille Omar Escalona Tanja Jurceviˇ cLuli´ c´ Antonella Belfatto Giuseppe Fico Fumihiko Kajiya Christos Bellos Dimitris Fotiadis Roger Kamm Suyashree Bhonsle Alejandro Frangi Igor Karšaj Vedran Bilas Inez Frerichs Makoto Kikuchi Zhivko Bliznakov Monique Frize Vassileios Kolias Hrvoje Bogunovic Slaven Garaj Bor Kos Bence Bolgár Paulo Garcia Matej Kranjc Mohammad Bonakdar Hornero Gemma Magdalena Krbot Skoric´ Lodewijk Bos Eduardo Gil Shankar Krishnan Jelena Bozek Mouthuy Jan Gimsa Igor Krois Marcello Bracale Birgit Glasmacher Igor Lackovic´ Ramon Bragos James C.H. Goh Piotr Ladyzynski Ivan Buliev Enrique J. Gomez Pablo Laguna Miroslav Bursa Ivan Grbavac Raul Land Saide J. Calil Daniel Guldenring Eduardo Latouche Giorgio Carpino Guenter Hahn Sylvia Lehmann Ramon Casanella Mahmoud Hassan Lenka Lhotska Luka Celic´ Jens Haueisen Kang Ping Lin Sergio Cerutti Bin He Olof Lindahl Mario Cifrek Marko Helbig André C. Linnenbank Boris Cigale Hiie Hinrikus Eduardo Lleida Jean Louis Coatrieux Ernst Hofer Sven Loncariˇ c´ Massimo Conti Jiri Holcikˇ Nigel Lovell Joao Carlos G.D. Costa Gabor Horvath Željka Lucevˇ Vasic´ Michael P. Craven Marjan Hummel Martin Macas Péter Csordás Michal Huptych Ratko Magjarevic´ Committees XV

Nicos Maglaveras Constantinos Pattichis Antoine Simon Luca Mainardi Leandro Pecchia Erich Sorantin Jyrki Makela Wagner Pereira Ivan Sovic Barbara Mali Tomislav Petkovic´ Jos Spaan Marija Marcanˇ Antonella Petrillo Jiríˇ Spilka Tihomir Marjanovic´ Kristjan Pilt Sebastijan Sprager Natividad Martinez Milan Pleša Rita Stagni Laura Marzetti Uwe Pliquett Marko Subasic Ivan Matec Carmen Poon Ron Summers Vladmir Medved Božidar Potocnikˇ Selma Supek Mario Medvedec Pavle Prentašic´ Josue Sznitman Kalju Meigas Tomislav Pribanic´ Mile Šikic´ Paolo Melillo Ivica Prlic Toshiyo Tamura Zeljka Mihajlovic Günter Rau Heikki Terio Damijan Miklavciˇ cˇ Nandor Richter Nitish Thakor Mart Min Jose Joaquin Rieta Kiki Theodorou Matteo Moretti Laura M. Roa Neda Tomaš Alan Murray Andrea Rolong Stanko Tonkovic´ Thomas Nacke Biserka Runje Abel Torres Joachim Nagel Ivana Salopek Cubric Shoogo Ueno Cesar Oswaldo Navarro-Paredes Giovanna Sannino Alisson Vasconcelos Brito Konstantina Nikita Michael Sano Darko Vasic´ Guido Nolte Andrés Santos Michal Vavrecka Marc Nyssen Niilo Saranummi Giovanni Vecchiato Dinko Oletic Hermann Scharfetter Herbert Voigt Gergely Orbán Wilhelm Daniel Scherz Karin Wardell Juan Ortega Günter Schreier James Wear Saša Ostojic´ Mario Forjaz Secca Bruce Wheeler Tadeusz Palko Ralf Seepold Jerzy Wtorek Ramón Pallás Areny Goran Seketa Konstantia Zarkogianni Nicolas Pallikarakis Lotfi Senhadji Damjan Zazula Marina Paprika Ernesto Serrano Martha Zequera Diaz Gianfranco Passariello Maria Siebes Béla Pataki Mile Sikic Table of Contents

Regular Sessions

Biomedical Signal Processing Acute Mental Stress Assessment via Short Term HRV Analysis in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review ...... 1 Rossana Castaldo, Paolo Melillo, Leandro Pecchia

Hidden Markov Model in Spectro-Temporal Tracking of Asthmatic Wheezing in Respiratory Sounds ...... 5 Dinko Oletic, Mateja Skrapec, Vedran Bilas

On the Use of Acoustic Simulations and PESQ Measures for the Prediction of Speech Intelligibility in Sensorineural Hearing Loss ...... 9 Gabriella Tognola, Stefano Moriconi, Emma Chiaramello

Objective Estimation of Hearing Compensation by Means of Auditory Spectral Representations ...... 13 Gabriella Tognola, Emma Chiaramello, Stefano Moriconi

Oxygen Transfer to Tissue in Fluid Resuscitation ...... 17 Jamal Siam, Ofer Barnea

Pharmacokinetic/Hemodynamic Model for Propofol Concentration during Anesthesia ...... 21 David Mizrahi, Roni Flaishon, Ofer Barnea

Removing Electrocardiogram in EMG Signals of Low Intensity ...... 25 José Dilermando Costa Junior, José Manoel de Seixas, Antonio Mauricio F.L. Miranda de Sá

Personalized Protocol to Select Usable Movements for Myoelectric Pattern Recognition ...... 29 Youngjin Na, Sangjoon J. Kim, Seojung Min, Changmok Choi, Sang Joon Kim, Sungho Jo, Jung Kim

Estimation of Foetal Contribution to ECG Recordings Using Oblique Projection Technique Exploiting Cyclostationary Properties of the Heartbeat Signals ...... 34 Julien Roussel, Michel Haritopoulos

Human Identification by Simultaneous Recording of Acceleration and ECG Data ...... 38 Ivan Lueti´c, Luka Celi´c, Vedran Batoš, Ratko Magjarevi´c

Automatic Prediction of Falls via Heart Rate Variability and Data Mining in Hypertensive Patients: The SHARE Project Experience...... 42 Paolo Melillo, Alan Jovic, Nicola De Luca, Stephen P. Morgan, Leandro Pecchia

Investigation of Alzheimer’s Disease EEG Frequency Components with Lempel-Ziv Complexity ...... 46 Samantha Simons, Daniel Abasolo, Michael Hughes

Multivariate Spatial Analysis of Cognitive Signals Based on Selected Intrinsic Mode Functions ...... 50 Galina Ivanova, Philipp Kutin

Multiple Correspondence Analysis Applied to EEG Attributes ...... 54 Paulo José G. Da Silva, Joao Carlos G.D. Costa, Renan Moritz V.R. Almeida, Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi XVIII Table of Contents

Lempel Ziv Complexity of EEG in Depression ...... 58 Maie Bachmann, Kaia Kalev, Anna Suhhova, Jaanus Lass, Hiie Hinrikus

Hilbert-Huang Time-Frequency Analysis of Motor Imagery EEG Data for Brain-Computer Interfaces ...... 62 Ana Branka Jerbic, Petar Horki, Sinisa Sovilj, Velimir Isgum, Mario Cifrek

Methods to Use Big Wearable Heart Rate Data for Estimation of Physical Activity in Population Level ...... 66 Julia Pietilä, Sara Mutikainen, Elina Helander, Tero Myllymäki, Urho M. Kujala, Ilkka Korhonen

Intelligent System for Emotion Recognition Based on Electrodermal Activity Processing ...... 70 Ionut-Vlad Bornoiu, Rodica Strungaru, Ovidiu Grigore

Automatic Prediction of Vascular Events by Heart Rate Variability Analysis in Hypertensive Patients ...... 74 Paolo Melillo, Paolo Scala, Nicola De Luca, Leandro Pecchia

Real-Time Baseline Wander Removal from Electrooculography Using Probabilistic Baseline Prediction ...... 78 Changhoon Baek, Yongsook Goo, Jong-Mo Seo

Scout Particle Swarm Optimization ...... 82 Hasan Koyuncu, Rahime Ceylan

Integration of Characteristic Values with Symbolization in Knee Movement Analysis ...... 86 Vladimir Ergovic, Mario Cifrek, Vladimir Medved

A Multiple Treatments Meta-Analysis of a Response to the First-Line Treatment of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia...... 90 Maria Molik, Piotr Ładyzy´˙ nski, Piotr Folty´nski, Jan M. Wójcicki

Evaluation and Extraction of Mismatch Negativity through Independent Component Analysis and Wavelet Decomposition ...... 94 Marina Paprika, Krešimir Friganovi´c, Mario Cifrek

Denoising Pulse Wave Signal Based on Wavelet Decomposition ...... 98 Aleksandr A. Fedotov, Anna S. Akulova, Sergey A. Akulov

Uncertainties in Measurement of Nonlinear Dynamics in Heart Rate Variability ...... 102 Aleksandr A. Fedotov, Anna S. Akulova, Sergey A. Akulov

Influence of Spatio-Temporal Frequency of Dynamic Textures on Fixational Eye Movement in Central and Peripheral Vision ...... 106 Masae Yokota, Yasunari Yokota

CTG-Based Multiparametric Risk Stratification of Pregnant Women with Smoking Habit and Pregnant Women with IUGR ...... 110 Kyriaki Spyridou, Ioanna Chouvarda, Leontios Hadjileontiadis, Nicos Maglaveras

Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing

Measurement Quality of MITS Reconstructed Tomosynthesis Slices Depending from Parameters of Images Acquiring and Reconstruction Algorithm ...... 114 Dániel Hadházi, Ákos Horváth, Gábor Horváth Table of Contents XIX

A Particle Filtering Method for Muscle Tissue Segmentation from MRI Images ...... 118 Xiaolei Lv, Hongshi Huang, Yingfang Ao, Shihong Xia

Blood Vessel Segmentation and Centerline Tracking Using Local Structure Analysis ...... 122 Rahul Prasanna Kumar, Fritz Albregtsen, Martin Reimers, Bjørn Edwin, Thomas Langø, Ole Jakob Elle

Estimation of Hip Prosthesis Migration: A Study of Zero Migration ...... 126 Mathias Polfliet, Jef Vandemeulebroucke, Gert Van Gompel, Nico Buls, Rudi Deklerck, Thierry Scheerlinck

A New Approach for Liver Classification Using Ridgelet / Ripplet-II Transforms, Feature Groups and ANN ...... 130 Ay¸se Elif Öztürk, Murat Ceylan, Ali Sami Kıvrak

Preprocess Enhancement of CT Image for Liver Segmentation with Region Growing Algorithm ...... 134 Rogério Anastácio, Leticia R. de O. Mamere, Pedro C. Carneiro, Túlio A.A. Macedo, Ana C. Patrocinio

Software-Based System for Automatic 3D Dendritic Spine Evaluation for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease ...... 138 Markus Eblenkamp, Lukas Haag, Stefan Pfeifer, Erich Wintermantel

The Automated Diagnosis of Strabismus Using an Infrared Camera ...... 142 Min Won Seo, Hee Kyung Yang, Jeong Min Hwang, Jong-Mo Seo

Determining Malignancy of Small Pulmonary Nodules by Nodule Characteristics ...... 146 Aydın Kaya, Ahmet Burak Can

Lung Nodule Detection in X-Ray Images: A New Feature Set ...... 150 Burçin Buket O˘gul, Polat Ko¸sucu, Ahmet özçam, Sümeyra Demir Kanik

Evaluation of Spatial Dependence Matrices on Multiscale Instantaneous Amplitude for Mammogram Classification ... 156 Styliani Petroudi, Ioannis Constantinou, Marios Pattichis, Chrysa Tziakouri, Kostas Marias, Constantinos Pattichis

Shape-Based Clustering and Classification of Breast Microcalcifications in Micro-CT Images ...... 160 Evgenia Papavasileiou, Frederik Temmermans, Bart Jansen, Inneke Willekens, Elke Van de Casteele, Johan De Mey, Rudi Deklerck, Jeroen Hostens

Grating Lobe Suppression for Ultrasound Angle-Compounded Ultrafast Imaging ...... 164 Jae Hee Song, Tai-Kyong Song

A Coupled 4-Dimensional “Temperature-Change in Backscattered Ultrasound Energy” Simulation Model ...... 168 Ricardo J. Simões, Marco A. von Krüger, Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque Pereira, César A. Teixeira

Comparative Study on Human Cartilage in Laryngological Transplantation Surgery Purposes by Means Confocal Fluorescence Microscope – Primary Study ...... 172 Wojciech Ciszek, Zofia Drzazga, Jaroslaw Paluch, Krzysztof Jasik, Grzegorz Bajor, Artur Palasz, Joanna Gibinska

Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque Texture Variability in Ultrasound Video...... 176 Christos P. Loizou, Marios Pantziaris, Andrew N. Nicolaides, Constandinos S. Pattichis

A Symmetry Similarity Measure via the Log-Gabor Transform for B-Mode Ultrasound Images and Magnetic Resonance Volumes ...... 180 Consuelo Cruz-Gomez, Pedro Martins, Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque Pereira, César A. Teixeira, Petra Wiederhold

Ensemble Based Optic Disc Detection Method ...... 184 Pavle Prentaši´c, Sven Lonˇcari´c XX Table of Contents

Carotid Pulse Transit Time a Useful Marker for in Hypertensive Patients? ...... 188 Chun-Yue Li, Huahua Xiong, Dan Wu, Yujie Chen, Wenhua Huang, Heye Zhang, Yuan-Ting Zhang Thermographic Analysis of Block and Cylindrical Bone Phantoms and In Vitro Human Bone Samples after Therapeutic Ultrasound Stimulation ...... 192 Gabriella Faria R. Da Matta Sellani, Christiana Valois, Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque Pereira, Christiano Bittencourt Machado Texture-Based Continuous Probabilistic Framework for Robust Medical Image Representation and Classification ..... 196 Dror Lederman Comparison of Different Quadratic Regularization for Electrical Impedance Tomography ...... 200 Zhou Zhou, Emma Malone, Gustavo Sato dos Santos, Nan Li, Hui Xu, David Holder Dynamic PET Data Generation and Analysis Software Tool for Evaluating the SNR Dependence on Kinetic Parameters Estimation ...... 204 Maria Filomena Santarelli, Vincenzo Positano, Luigi Landini Automatic Window Size Estimation for Speckle Noise Filters ...... 208 Fernando M. Cardoso, Sergio S. Furuie Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Lymph Nodes Evaluation during Therapy through Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Images ...... 212 Eros Montin, Dzemila Sˇero, Paolo Potepan, Luca T. Mainardi Multimodal Image Analysis of Unstained Histological Sections ...... 216 Takuya Ushikawa, Masanobu Takahashi, Masayuki Nakano Evaluation of Scanner Image Properties of Radiochromic Film for Measuring Effective Energy ...... 220 Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Toshizo Katsuda, Rumi Gotanda, Takuya Akagawa, Tadao Kuwano, Nobuyoshi Tanki, Koichi Yabunaka, Akihiko Tabuchi, Tetsunori Shimono, Yasuyuki Kawaji, Yoshihiro Takeda Evaluation of Dose Distribution According to Patient Setup Errors in Pediatric Head CT Examination: A Phantom Study ...... 224 Rumi Gotanda, Yoshihiro Takeda, Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Kosuke Ota, Takuya Akagawa, Akihiko Tabuchi, Tadao Kuwano, Hidetoshi Yatake, Koichi Yabunaka, Hitoshi Sato, Toshizo Katsuda Assessment of the Extent of Breath Holding on Expiratory CT Examination: Comparison with Pulmonary Function Tests ...... 228 Keiko Morikawa, Fumito Okada, Hiromu Mori Body Temperature Depression to Training Exercise in Normobaric Hypoxia – Primary Studies ...... 232 Zofia Drzazga, Armand Cholewka, Wojciech Ciszek, Milosz C. Czuba, Stanislaw Poprzecki Dynamic Ultrasound with a Novel Technique for Clinical Assessment of the Subacromial Space Stenosis: A Pilot Study ...... 236 Yu-Lin Tsai, Yuh-Ping Tsai, Meng-Fen Tsai, Fong-Chin Su A New Simplified Practical Analysis for Measuring the Presampled MTF Using a “Virtual Slit” Image from an Edge Image...... 240 Yasuyuki Kawaji, Fukai Toyofuku, Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Tetsunori Shimono Coronary Tree Matching Based on Association Graphs with Artificial Nodes ...... 244 Hélˇcne Feuillâtre, Jean-Claude Nunes, Si Li, Christine Toumoulin Table of Contents XXI

Fusion of Functional and Structural Brain Networks Using Graph Modeling with Intermediate Nodes...... 248 Helen Perkunder, Galina Ivanova

Modelling Periodic Motion for Background Subtraction in X-Ray Imaging ...... 252 Tomislav Petkovic, ´ Sven Lonˇcari´c

Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation

Charge Counter for Performing Active Charge-Balance in Miniaturized Electrical Stimulators ...... 256 Laura Becerra-Fajardo, Antoni Ivorra

On the Transformer Effects in the Measurements of Capacitive Intrabody Communication Transmission Characteristics Using Grounded Instruments ...... 260 Željka Luˇcev Vasi´c, Igor Krois, Silvio Hrabar, Mario Cifrek

RR Time Series Comparison Obtained by H7 Polar Sensors or by Photoplethysmography Using Smartphones: Breathing and Devices Influences ...... 264 Marc Mateu-Mateus, Federico Guede-Fernández, Miguel Angel García-González

Quality of Human Activities Measurement from Accelerometer Data of a Smartphone ...... 268 Juraj Begovac, Goran Šeketa, Luka Celi´c,Igor Lackovi´c, Ratko Magjarevi´c

Development of LabVIEW Based Micro Computed Tomography System on Vertical Rotary Gantry ...... 273 Shih-Huan Tu, Ya-Chen Chen, Tzu-Chien Hsiao, Shih-Chun Jin, Jyh-Cheng Chen

Comparison of Geant4/Gamos with Monte Carlo Multilayer: Photon Transport in Tissue-Simulating Phantom for Glucose Sensing ...... 277 Fatin Hamimi Mustafa, Xiaoke Yi, Alistair Lee McEwan

Wavelet Based Analysis of the Heart Rate during Recovery in a Guided Rehabilitation Exercise Program ...... 281 Dimitrios Filos, Ioanna Chouvarda, Mark van Gils, Nicos Maglaveras

Mechanical Properties of Lumbar Bilateral Systems Using Two Different Spinal Rods are Comparable...... 285 Radovan Hudak, Irenej Polacek, Lucia Fedorova, Petra Halfarova, Martin Lisy, Jozef Živˇcák

Use of the Color Spaces in Determining the Level of Hemolysis in Blood under Storage ...... 290 Osman Melih Can, Yekta Ülgen, Ata Akín

The Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Estimation for Arterial Stiffness Assessment ...... 294 Kristjan Pilt, Kristina Kööts, Kalju Meigas, Andrei Šamarin, Galina Zemtsovskaja, Margus Viigimaa

Cylindrical Cuvette Light Refraction Measurements Technology to Analyse Biomedical Liquids...... 298 Dmitrijs Merkulovs, Yuriy Dekhtyar, Oskars Vilitis, Peteris Shipkovs, Vita Merkulova

Analysis of Skeletal Muscle Performance Using Piezoelectric Film Sensor ...... 302 Emanuel Kusayev, Sara Naftali, Anat Ratnovsky

Stability Evaluation of the Elderly Using a Force Plate ...... 305 L’udmila Guthová, Lucia Bednarˇcíková, Monika Michalíková, Jozef Živˇcák XXII Table of Contents

Mapping of the Magnetic Field in a Prototype Developed for Magnetic Stimulation of Bone Fractures in Animal Models...... 309 Lucienne Miranda Ulbrich, Matheus Andre Muller, Caroline Moreira Auersvald, Thalyta Verbicaro, Joaquim Miguel Maia

Bio-micro/Nano Technologies

Establishment of Vascular Networks in Biochips Using Co-cultures of Adipose Derived Stem Cells and Endothelial Cells in a 3D Fibrin Matrix ...... 313 Michaela Purtscher, Mario Rothbauer, Wolfgang Holnthoner, Heinz Redl, Peter Ertl

Novel Fabrication and Operation of Microfluidic Platforms for On-Chip Single Cell Isolation and Bioanalysis ...... 318 Ainara Benavente-Babace, Sergio Arana, Derek J. Hansford, Eva Pérez-Lorenzo, Maite Mujika

Microscopic Tubular Cell Organization for Artificial Vascularization ...... 322 Darong Oh, Suwon Lee, Kyo-In Koo, Jong-Mo Seo

Magnetic-Dipole Applicator for Magnetic Nanotherapy of Tumor ...... 326 Valerii E. Orel, Eugene I. Kruchkov, Andriy V. Romanov, Alexander Y. Rykhalskiy

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles for Magneto Fluid Hyperthermia Therapy ...... 329 Roberta Bertani, Flavio Ceretta, Fabrizio Dughiero, Michele Forzan, Valentina Gandin, Cristina Marzano, Rino A. Michelin, Paolo Sgarbossa, Elisabetta Sieni, Federico Spizzo

Multiparametric Biosensor for Detection and Monitoring of Bacterial Biofilm Adhesion and Growth ...... 333 Sheila Becerro, Jacobo Paredes, Sergio Arana

Biomaterials

Crystalline Bacterial Protein Nanolayers for Cell Micropatterning ...... 337 Mario Rothbauer, Seta Küpcü, Uwe B. Sleytr, Peter Ertl

Fabrication of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) – Based Flexible Electrode Array for Improving Tissue Contact ...... 341 Jun-Min Kim, Jong-Mo Seo

Types of Failures in Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Dental Restoration ...... 345 Mohamed M. Aboras, Andanastuti Muchtar, Che Husna Azhari, Norziha Yahaya

Development of Collagen Cross-Linked with Dialdehyde Cellulose as a Potential 3D Scaffold for Neural Tissue Engineering ...... 349 Krystyna Pietrucha

Biomechanics, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Newly Walking Toddlers: How Do Different Strategies Combine When Developing Pendulum Mechanism? ...... 353 Maria Cristina Bisi, Rita Stagni

Integration of Surface EMG, US Imaging and 3D Kinematic: New Frontiers for Muscle Function Investigation ...... 356 Maria Cristina Bisi, Alberto Botter, Rita Stagni, Taian Vieira Table of Contents XXIII

Is There a Relationship between Clinical Rating Scales and Instrumental Gait Stability Measures? ...... 360 Federico Riva, Paola Tamburini, Davide Mazzoli, Rita Stagni

Simultaneous Measurement of Trunk Orientation and Centre of Pressure for Postural Stability Evaluation ...... 363 Goran Šeketa, Gabriel Ortiz, Carlos Wilches, Oscar Perdomo, Luka Celi´c,Igor Lackovi´c,Martha Zequera, Ratko Magjarevi´c

Design and Characterization of Soft Actuator for Hand Rehabilitation Application ...... 367 Hong Kai Yap, James Cho Hong Goh, Raye Chen Hua Yeow

Intraoperative 3D Finite Element Computation Using CUDA ...... 371 Vukasin Strbac, Jos Vander Sloten, Nele Famaey

Force Control of a Rigid Robot with a Flexible Link ...... 375 Gabrijel Smoljkic, Gianni Borghesan, Emmanuel Vander Poorten, Dominiek Reynaerts, Jos Vander Sloten

Fringe Field Navigation for Catheterization ...... 379 C. Tremblay, B. Conan, D. Loghin, A. Bigot, Sylvain Martel

Application of 3D Printed Drill Guides in Implant Dentistry...... 383 Nikola Šimuni´c, Dina Vidovi´c, Danijel Bursa´c, Ivo Matkovi´c

Characterisation of Mechanical Properties of Human Pulmonary and Aortic Tissue ...... 387 Maxim Van den Abbeele, Marija Smoljki´c, Heleen Fehervary, Stijn E. Verleden, Nele Famaey, Jos Vander Sloten

Wall Shear Stress Distribution in Aneurysm Initiation in an Idealized Three-Layered Abdominal Aorta ...... 391 Fatma Gulden Simsek, Young W. Kwon

Investigating the Use of Turbulence Models for Flow Investigations in a Positive Displacement Ventricular Assist Device ...... 395 Mohammed G. Al-Azawy, Ali Turan, Alistair Revell

Influence of the Opening Angle on the Stress Distribution through the Saphenous Vein Wall ...... 399 Jan Vesely, Lukas Horny, Hynek Chlup, Milan Krajicek, Rudolf Zitny

The Model of Global Blood Circulation and Applications...... 403 Tatiana K. Dobroserdova, Yuri V. Vassilevski, Sergey S. Simakov, Maxim A. Olshanskii, Victoria Yu. Salamatova, Timur M. Gamilov, Vasiliy K. Kramarenko, Yuri A. Ivanov

Design of a Modular Small Dimensions Force Platform for Gait Analysis ...... 407 Paola Tamburini, Rita Stagni, Angelo Cappello

Effect of Kinesio Taping on the Wrist Joint Stability during Food Cutting Tasks ...... 411 Yuh-Ping Tsai, Yi-Hung Lin, Yu-Lin Tsai, Meng-Fen Tsai, Ling-Yi Huang, Hsiung-Chih Chang, Fong-Chin Su

Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Endocrine Systems Engineering

Classification of Asthma Utilizing Integrated Software Suite ...... 415 Almir Badnjevic and Mario Cifrek

Abdominal Breathing by Using an Intelligent Tutoring System ...... 419 Ya-Chen Chen, Tzu-Chien Hsiao XXIV Table of Contents

Physiological Responses to Different CO2 Levels in Poor Ventilation Room ...... 423 Ya-Chen Chen, Tzu-Chien Hsiao

Shape Analysis of Oscillometric Pulses ...... 427 Péter Csordás, Ákos Jobbágy

A Mathematical Model of Interleukin-6 Dynamics during Exercise ...... 431 Micaela Morettini, Massimo Sacchetti, Aurelio Cappozzo, Claudia Mazzà

An Analysis of the Hemoglobin Glycation Rate in the A1C-Derived Average Glucose Study Population Applying a Monte Carlo Method ...... 435 Piotr Ładyzy´˙ nski, Piotr Folty´nski, Stanislawa Sabali´nska, Maria Molik, Jan M. Wójcicki

Statistical Analysis of Intravascular Ultrasound Virtual Histology Measurements ...... 439 Silvia Antenucci, Annachiara Celso, Simona Cicchi, Giovanni Ottaviano, Massimo Conti, Gabriele Gabrielli

Lung Perfusion Parameters in the Diagnosis of Diabetic Pulmonary Microangiopathy ...... 444 Maciej Browarczyk, Renata Kalicka, Seweryn Lipi´nski

Impact of Aging on Heart Rate Variability Properties of Healthy Subjects ...... 448 Elisa Fornasa, Agostino Accardo, Miloš Ajˇcevi´c, Martino Cinquetti, Marco Merlo, Gianfranco Sinagra

Linear AR Models for Description of a Stress-Test Heart Rate in Horses ...... 452 Jiri Holˇcík, Terezia Hodasova, Pavlina Melkova, Zuzana Drabkova, Jaroslav Hanak

Effects of Aging on Vascular Wall Elasticity in Human Digital Artery Analyzed by Photoplethysmographic Pulsations ...... 456 Masahiro Shibata, Pichitra Uangpairoj, Ken-Ichi Yamakoshi

Respiration Effect on Peripheral Microcirculation Dynamics ...... 460 Danit Levy, Benjamin Gavish, Vered Aharonson, David Shashar, Zehava Ovadia-Blechman

An Investigation of the Relationship between Heart Rate Variability and Pulse Transit Time under Cold Stimulus ..... 464 Ning-Ling Zhang, Rong-Chao Peng, Xiao-Lin Zhou, Yuan-Ting Zhang

Compound Cylinder Model of Both Carotid Artery and the Surrounding Tissues for Evaluating the Degree of Arteriosclerosis ...... 468 Yasunari Yokota, Yoko Kawamura, Fumio Nogata

In Vivo Measurements of Respiratory Parameters during HFPV ...... 472 Miloš Ajˇcevi´c, Umberto Lucangelo, Agostino Accardo

Evaluation of Denoising Algorithms for Phonocardiograms Based on Computerized Quality Assessment ...... 476 Frederic Mes, Kai Yang, Wendi Yang, Hanjun Jiang, Zhihua Wang

Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering

Diagnosis of Epilepsy from EEG Signals Using Global Wavelet Power Spectrum ...... 481 Samir Avdakovic, Ibrahim Omerhodzic, Almir Badnjevic, Dusanka Boskovic

Muscle Artifact Removal in Ictal Scalp-EEG Based on Blind Source Separation ...... 485 Ahmad Karfoul, Amar Kachenoura, Laurent Albera, Doha Safieddine, Anca Pasnicu, Fabrice Wendling, Lotfi Senhadji, Isabelle Merlet Table of Contents XXV

An Incremental Approach to Clinical EEG Data Classification ...... 489 Vaclav Gerla, Lenka Lhotská, Matej Murgas, Vladana Djordjevic Radisavljevic, Vladimir Krajca, Vaclav Kremen

Cortical Evoked Response during Dynamic Visual Stimulation on Sitting and Orthostatic Positions ...... 493 Joana F.G. Costa, Paulo José G. Da Silva, Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi

A New Dynamic Virtual Stimulation Protocol to Induce Vection ...... 497 Paulo José G. Da Silva, Mauricio Cagy, Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi

Detecting Evoked Responses under Stimulation Driven by Maximum-Length Sequences ...... 501 Mauricio Cagy and Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi

Vibratory Evoked Potentials ...... 505 Magdalena Krbot Skoric, Ana Branka Jerbic, Igor Krois, Mario Cifrek, Velimir Isgum

Development of a Closed Loop Stimulation System for Epilepsy Therapy ...... 509 Karin H. Somerlik-Fuchs, Olaf Christ, Matthias Duempelmann, Ulrich G. Hofmann, Thomas Stieglitz, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage

“Acoustical Vision” in Patients with Visual Deficit: A Neural Network Study ...... 513 Elisa Magosso, Federico Giovannini, Filippo Cona

Hybrid BCI for Controlling a Robotic Arm over an IP Network ...... 517 Graham Peyton, Rudolf Hoehler, Adam Pantanowitz

Overview of the Physiological Light Flicker Effects and Estimation of the Light Flicker in the Electrical Power Networks ...... 521 Ivan Bili´c, Mario Cifrek

A Sweep Operator-Based Algorithm for Multiple Coherence Estimation in BCI Applications ...... 525 Aluizio D’Affonsêca Netto, Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi, Antonio Mauricio F.L. Miranda de Sá

Rehabilitation System for the Motion Analysis of the Wobble Board ...... 529 Maros Smondrk, Jana Krohova, Martin Cerny, Jindrich Cernohorsky, Iva Chwalkova, Mariana Zadrapova

Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering

High-Speed Imaging of Ultrasound-Mediated Bacterial Biofilm Disruption ...... 533 Bing Hui Terence Goh, Michael Conneely, Holger Kneuper, Tracy Palmer, Evert Klaseboer, Boo Cheong Khoo, Paul Campbell

Silicone Fiber Electrospinning for Medical Applications ...... 537 Miriam Haerst, Vera Seitz, Markus Ahrens, Cécile Boudot, Erich Wintermantel

Protein Adsorption and Adhesion of Blood Platelets on Silicone Rubber under Static and Dynamic Flow Conditions ... 541 Cécile Boudot, Stefanie Recht, Markus Eblenkamp, Miriam Haerst, Erich Wintermantel

Transmembrane Pressure as an Indicator of a Density of Endothelial Cells Cultured Inside Capillaries of a Membrane Bioreactor under Dynamic Conditions ...... 545 Anna Ciechanowska, Piotr Ładyzy´˙ nski, Grazyna Hoser, Stanislawa Sabali´nska, Jerzy Kawiak, Piotr Folty´nski, Cezary Wojciechowski, Andrzej Chwojnowski, Jan M. Wójcicki XXVI Table of Contents

The Behavior of Embryonic Neural Cells within the 3D Micro-structured Collagen-Based Scaffolds ...... 549 Krystyna Pietrucha, Jacek Szyma´nski, Jacek Drobnik

Electrical Impedance Measurements on Electropermeabilized Cells Attached to Microelectrodes ...... 553 Tomás García-Sánchez, Benjamin Sanchez, Anna M. Gomez-Foix, Ramon Bragós

Electrical Properties of Hydrogenated Planar Lipid Bilayers Formed from Archaea Lipids at Different Temperatures ... 557 Aljaž Velikonja, Peter Kramar, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc, Alenka Maˇcek Lebar

Archaeosomes Prepared from Aeropyrum Pernix K1 Lipids as an In Vivo Targeted Delivery System for Subsequent Nanosecond Electroporation ...... 561 Bostjan Markelc, Tina Batista Napotnik, Ajda Ota, Maja Cemazar, Natasa Poklar Ulrih, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc, Gregor Sersa

A Feasibility Study to Mitigate Tissue-Tumor Heterogeneity Using High Frequency Bipolar Electroporation Pulses ... 565 Suyashree P. Bhonsle, Christopher B. Arena, Rafael V. Davalos

Electrical Resistance of Tumor Tissue during Electroporation: An Ex-Vivo Study on Human Lipomatous Tumors ..... 569 Luca Giovanni Campana, Fabrizio Dughiero, Michele Forzan, Marco Rastrelli, Elisabetta Sieni, Anna Lisa Tosi, Carlo Riccardo Rossi

Impact of Liver Vasculature on Electric Field Distribution during Electroporation Treatments: An Anatomically Realistic Numerical Study ...... 573 Radwan Qasrawi, Antoni Ivorra

Advanced Numerical Methods in Electroporation ...... 577 Janez Langus, Aleksander Grm, Primož Šuštariˇc, Tomaž Šuštar

Transmembrane Transport and Anticancer Activity of Strontium Ranelate Delivered with Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields (nsPEFs) into Human Cells in Vitro...... 581 Julita Kulbacka, Jolanta Saczko, Anna Choroma´nska, Nina Rembiałkowska, Magda Dubinska-Magiera, Pawel Surowiak, Malgorzata Kotulska

Comparison of Protocols for Synchronized Electroporation Pulse Delivery ...... 586 Barbara Mali, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc, Gregor Sersa, Tomaz Jarm

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Computational Study to Assess Whether the Heat Sink Effect of Blood Flow Inside the Portal Vein Could Thermally Protect Its Wall during RF-Assisted Resection ...... 590 Ana González-Suárez, Macarena Trujillo, Fernando Burdío, Anna Andaluz, Enrique Berjano

Searching for Significant Genes in Cancer Metastasis by Tissue Comparisons ...... 594 Nikolaos-Kosmas Chlis, Stelios Sfakianakis, Ekaterini S. Bei, Dimitra Iliopoulou, Dimitris Kafetzopoulos, Michalis Zervakis

Towards Single-Cell Gene Expression Profiling: Assessing Amplification Biases ...... 598 Despoina Vassou, Stilianos Arhondakis, Kalliopi Kalantzaki, Michalis Zervakis, Dimitris Kafetzopoulos

Predicting microRNA Expression from Sequence ...... 602 Hasan O˘gul, M. Emre Tuncer Table of Contents XXVII

Potential Activated Pathways Related to Progress of Bladder Cancer Explored by Protein Networks with Gene Expression Changes ...... 605 F.H. Hung, H.W. Chiu

Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Assessment

Experience of Lean Six Sigma Quality Approach to Hospital Laboratory Services ...... 609 Roberto Miniati, Francesco Frosini, Giulio Cecconi, Fabrizio Dori, Ernesto Iadanza, Stefano Vezzosi, Matteo Curiardi, Andrea Belardinelli

Lean Thinking in Hospital: Case Study at the Pathology Laboratory ...... 613 Francesco Frosini, Roberto Miniati, Giulio Cecconi, Fabrizio Dori, Ernesto Iadanza, Stefano Vezzosi, Maria Teresa Mechi, Andrea Belardinelli

A Web-Based Medical Equipment Management System ...... 617 Panagiotis G. Malataras, Zhivko B. Bliznakov, Nicolas E. Pallikarakis

Information Extraction, Matching and Reporting for Medical Devices Vigilance ...... 621 Athanasios Anastasiou, Zhivko B. Bliznakov, Antonios Deligiannakis, Nikos Giatrakos, Maria Haritou, Ekaterini Ioannou, Dimitrios Koutsouris, Panagiotis G. Malataras, Kallirroi Stavrianou, Charalampos Tsirmpas, Nicolas E. Pallikarakis

EUREKA: A Web Based Search Engine for Hospitals ...... 625 Gabriele Guidi, Alessio Luschi, Roberto Miniati, Ernesto Iadanza

Medical Device Procurement Tracking System: Concept and Methods ...... 629 Gleb Donin, Peter Kneppo

A Web Based Integrated Healthcare Facility Management System ...... 633 Alessio Luschi, Roberto Miniati, Ernesto Iadanza

An Innovative Methodology for Cost Optimization of the Maintenance of Medical Devices ...... 637 Lorenzo Fedele, Enrico Zio

Assessment of Emerging Health Technology: Lombardy Region Model ...... 641 Paolo Lago, Ilaria Vallone, Alessandra M. Fenili, Michele Tringali

Interaction of Infusion Set and Volumetric Infusion Pump and Their Impact on the Quality of Treatment ...... 645 Vojta Hochman, Josef Cihak, Martin Augustynek

The STREAMER European Poject. Case Sudy: Careggi Hospital in Forence ...... 649 Ernesto Iadanza, Beatrice Turillazzi, Filippo Terzaghi, Luca Marzi, Andrea Giuntini, Rizal Sebastian

Health Informatics, E-health and Telemedicine

Evaluating Wearable Activity Recognition and Fall Detection Systems ...... 653 Juan Antonio Álvarez-García, Luis Miguel Soria Morillo, Miguel Ángel Álvarez de La Concepción, Alejandro Fernández-Montes, Juan Antonio Ortega Ramírez

Integrating the USEFIL Assisted Living Platform; Observation from the Field ...... 657 Panagiotis E. Antoniou, Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis, Antonis S. Billis, Panagiotis D. Bamidis XXVIII Table of Contents

Smart Living – Home Rehabilitation Training System Using an Interactive Television ...... 661 Hiroaki Miyoshi, Yutaka Kimura, Toshiyo Tamura, Masaki Sekine, Ichirouh Okabe, Keita Hara

The Usage of Smartphones in Remote ECG Monitoring Scenarios ...... 666 Alma Secerbegovic, Nermin Suljanovic, Midhat Nurkic, Aljo Mujcic

Short-Term Risk Assessment: Comparison of Two Combination Approaches ...... 670 Diana Mendes, Simão Paredes, Teresa Rocha, Paulo Carvalho, Tânia Marques, Jorge Henriques, João Morais

Trend Analysis of Telemonitoring for the Prediction of Heart Failure Decompensation Events ...... 674 Teresa Rocha, Simão Paredes, Paulo Carvalho, João Morais, Jorge Henriques

Multi-parametric Trends Analysis and Events Prediction in the Context of a Cardiac Rehabilitation System ...... 678 Jorge Henriques, Paulo Carvalho, Teresa Rocha, Simão Paredes, João Morais

System for Assisted Exercising and Qualitative Exercise Assessment ...... 682 Dominik Džaja, Matija Varga, Goran Šeketa, Sara Žulj, Luka Celi´c, Igor Lackovi´c, Ratko Magjarevi´c

A Two-Stage Programming Approach to Fluence Map Optimization for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning ...... 687 Humberto Rocha, Joana M. Dias, Brígida C. Ferreira, Maria Do Carmo Lopes

RESPONSE, an Electronic Health Patient Information Software for Radiation Therapy ...... 691 Brígida C. Ferreira, Leila Khouri, Maria Do Carmo Lopes, Hervê Ferreira

An Integrated mHealth Solution for Enhancing Patients’ Health Online ...... 695 Marina Bitsaki, Christos Koutras, George Koutras, Frank Leymann, Bernhard Mitschang, Christos Nikolaou, Nikolaos Siafakas, Steve Strauch, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Matthias Wieland

IMRT Inverse Planning Using Simulated Annealing ...... 699 Joana M. Dias, Humberto Rocha, Brígida C. Ferreira, Maria Do Carmo Lopes

A Decision-Support System for Expecting Mothers and Obstetricians ...... 703 Hasmik Martirosyan, Monique Frize, Daphne E. Ong, Jeff Gilchrist, Erika Bariciak

PinCloud: Effective Personalization and Self-management of Health Data and Care Services ...... 707 Alexandros Mourouzis, Marinos Themistocleous, Ilias Maglogiannis, Ioanna Chouvarda, Nicos Maglaveras

Agile Development for Smart User Interfaces to Cancer Registries ...... 711 Grace B. Kanza, Ankica Babic

Sending and Retrieving e-Prescriptions across Europe: Lessons Learned ...... 715 Tatjana Prenda¯ Trupec, Igor Ljubi, Hrvoje Belani

Virtual Reality System for Assisted Exercising Using WBAN ...... 719 Sara Žulj, Goran Šeketa, Dominik Džaja, Luka Celi´c, Ratko Magjarevi´c

Delay Analysis of IEEE 802.15.6 Use of Emergency Medical Services on Human Body Communication ...... 723 Zetian Wang, Chan Tong Lam, Meng Wang, Zhumei M. Wu, Feng Wan

System for Calculating of Compensating Insulin Dose from Voice Description of Meal ...... 728 Piotr Folty´nski, Piotr Ładyzy´˙ nski, Jan M. Wójcicki, Ewa Pankowska, Karolina Migalska-Musial, Janusz Krzymien Table of Contents XXIX

New Web Application Allows Healthcare Decision Makers to Monitor the Performance of Hospitals through Inpatient Quality Indicators ...... 732 Julio C.B. Souza, Domingos Alves

Transformations for Parametric Modeling of Censored Data in Survival Analysis ...... 736 Jiri Holˇcík,Katerina Opršalová

Is Random Survival Forest an Alternative to Cox Proportional Model on Predicting Cardiovascular Disease? ...... 740 Fen Miao, Yun-Peng Cai, Yuan-Ting Zhang, Chun-Yue Li

Investigation of Power Consumption with Different MAC Layer Protocols for Galvanic Coupling Intra-body Communication ...... 744 Yueming Gao, Zhu Mei Wu, Zetian Wang, Željka Luˇcev Vasi´c, Mario Cifrek

Multi-layer Data Model: A Contribution to Semantic Interoperability ...... 749 Michal Huptych, Lenka Lhotská

Timed Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Supporting Obstetricians’ Decisions ...... 753 Evangelia Bourgani, Chrysostomos D. Stylios, George Manis, Voula C. Georgopoulos

CxCaDSS: A Web-Based Clinical Decision Support System for Cervical Cancer ...... 757 Panagiotis Bountris, Gregory Kotronoulas, Tassos Tagaris, Maria Haritou, Aris Spathis, Petros Karakitsos, Dimitrios Koutsouris

Biomedical Engineering Education

Embedding Internship Programs to Augment BME Education ...... 761 Shankar M. Krishnan

How Can Biomedical Engineers Benefit from the New Expert Level Course of the EUTEMPE-RX Project ...... 765 Kristina Bliznakova, Ivan Buliev, Hilde Bosmans, Zhivko B. Bliznakov, Jenia Vassileva, Renato Padovani, Stelios Christofides, Nelis Van Peteghem, Carmel Caruana

Application of Advanced Techniques for Online Presentation of Educational Material for Education and Training Developed within the EUTEMPE-RX Project ...... 769 Angel Marinov, Kristina Bliznakova, Ivan Buliev, Hilde Bosmans, Nelis Van Peteghem, Roman Verraest, Renado Padovani, Stelios Christofides, Carmel Caruana

Challenged Teaching in Medical Engineering Based on the Spiral Approach ...... 773 Zehava Ovadia-Blechman, Ido Muller, Sara Naftali

Special Sessions

Biomimetic Organ-on-Chip Systems

Microfluidic In Vitro Platforms of Pulmonary Alveolar Physiology ...... 777 Janna Tenenbaum-Katan, Rami Fishler, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Josué Sznitman

Micro-/Nano-Technologies and Microelectronics for Neuroscience Research and Applications ...... 781 Alessandro Simi, Hayder Amin, Alessandro Maccione, Thierry Nieus, Stefano Di Marco, Michele Dipalo, Sara Talaei, Milena Koudelka-Hep, Peter D. van der Wal, Nico F. de Rooij, Luca Berdondini XXX Table of Contents

Microfluidic Platform for Multiplexed Cell Sampling and Time-resolved SPR-Based Cytokine Sensing ...... 785 Richard Novak, David Wartmann, Richard A. Mathies, Jakub Dostálek, Peter Ertl

Nanotechnology and Pulsed Electric Fields

Polymer Capsules and Electroporation ...... 789 Tatiana A. Kolesnikova, Raghavendra Palankar, Mathias Winterhalter

Impact of the Use of Nanoparticles on Electric Field Distribution during Irreversible Electroporation Treatments: Can the Lesion be Enhanced Beyond IRE Margin? ...... 793 Andrea Rolong, Katherine J. Prokop, Rafael V. Davalos

Theoretical Considerations for the Potential of Controlled Drug Release from Lipid Vesicles by Means of Electroporation or Electrofusion ...... 797 Lea Rems, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc

Advanced Techniques for Treating Deep Seated Tumor Using Electrochemotherapy (ECT) and Irreversible Electroporation (IRE)

Modeling of Irreversible Electroporation Treatments for the Optimization of Therapies ...... 801 Eduardo L. Latouche, Rafael V. Davalos, Robert C.G. Martin II

The First Clinical Experience with Electrochemotherapy of the Colorectal Liver Metastases ...... 805 Ibrahim Edhemovic, Erik Brecelj, Gorana Gasljevic, Maja Marolt Music, Vojka Gorjup, Barbara Mali, Tomaz Jarm, Bor Kos, Denis Pavliha, Biljana Grcar Kuzmanov, Maja Cemazar, Marko Snoj, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc, Eldar M. Gadzijev, Gregor Sersa

Irreversible Electroporation for the Treatment of Brain Tumors: Pre-Clinical Results in a Canine Model of Spontaneous Glioma...... 809 John H. Rossmeisl, Paulo A. Garcia, John L. Robertson, Rafael V. Davalos

Simulation of In Vivo Irreversible Electroporation Renal Ablations ...... 813 Robert E. Neal II, Paulo A. Garcia, Helen Kavnoudias, Franklin Rosenfeldt, Catriona A. Mclean, Victoria Earl, Joanne Bergman, Rafael V. Davalos, Kenneth R. Thomson

A Numerical Evaluation of the Cell Kill Distributions due to Thermal Damage in Electrochemotherapy ...... 817 Paulo A. Garcia, Rafael V. Davalos, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc

Selective Electroporation of Liver Tumor Nodules by Means of Hypersaline Infusion: A Feasibility Study ...... 821 Quim Castellví, Patricia Sánchez-Velázquez, Enrique Berjano, Fernando Burdío, Antoni Ivorra

Effect of Blood Vessel Segmentation on the Outcome of Electrochemotherapy of Liver Tumors - Preliminary Theoretical Study ...... 825 Marija Marˇcan, Bor Kos, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc

2-d vs 3-d: The Importance of Modelling in Three Dimensions for Planning Electroporation-Based Treatments ...... 829 Bor Kos, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc

Electric Field Distribution in Ex Vivo Muscle Tissue with Anisotropic Conductivity Values at a Millimeter Scale Obtained by Using DT-MREIT...... 833 Saurav Z.K. Sajib, Woo Chul Jeong, Hyung Joong Kim, Oh In Kwon, Eung Je Woo Table of Contents XXXI

Theoretical Considerations on the Use of Diffusion Weighted MRI for Detection of In Vivo Brain Electroporation ..... 837 Faisal Mahmood, Rasmus H. Hansen, Julie Gehl

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Depiction of Non Thermal Irreversible Electroporation Treated Liver ...... 841 Mohammad Hjouj, Jacob Lavee, Dianne Daniels, Shirley Sharabi, Yael Mardor, David Last, David Guez, Boris Rubinsky

Magnetic Resonance Current Density Imaging: Applications to Electrochemotherapy and Irreversible Electroporation ...... 846 Igor Serša, Franci Bajd, Matej Kranjc, Oh In Kwon, Hyung Joong Kim, Tong In Oh, Eung Je Woo, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc

Monitoring of Electric Field Distribution during Electroporation by Means of MREIT: From Concept to Experiments ...... 850 Matej Kranjc, Franci Bajd, Igor Serša, Damijan Miklavˇciˇc

Bioimpedance

Electrical Characterization in Time Domain – Sample Rate and ADC Precision ...... 854 Uwe Pliquett

Modular System for Spectral Analysis of Time-Variant Impedances...... 858 Marek Rist, Marko Reidla, Raul Land, Toomas Parve, Olev Märtens, Paul Annus, Jaan Ojarand, Mart Min

Comparative Study of Bioimpedance Analysis Methods for Nutritional Assessment of COPD Patients ...... 862 David Naranjo-Hernández, Laura M. Roa, Luis Javier Reina-Tosina, Gerardo Barbarov, Pilar Cejudo-Ramos, Eduardo Márquez-Martín, Rosa Vázquez-Sánchez, Francisco Ortega-Ruiz

Analysis of a Single Supply Constant Current Source for Bioimpedance Measurements ...... 866 Robert Brajkoviˇc, Marko Jankovec, Zumret Topˇcagi´c, Žiga Rojec, Pedro Bertemes Filho, Dejan Križaj

Bioimpedance Method with a Conductive Floating Electrode ...... 870 Dejan Križaj, Robert Brajkoviˇc

Electrical Impedance Simulation on a 3D Root Canal FEM Model of a Tooth Incorporating EDL at the Electrode Surface ...... 873 Tihomir Marjanovi´c, Igor Lackovi´c

Ability to Determine Dynamic Respiratory Parameters Evaluated during Forced Vital Capacity Maneuver Using Impedance Pneumography ...... 877 Marcel Mły´nczak, Wiktor Niewiadomski, Marek Zyli´˙ nski, Gerard Cybulski

Verification of the Respiratory Parameters Derived from Impedance Pneumography during Normal and Deep Breathing in Three Body Postures ...... 881 Marcel Mły´nczak, Wiktor Niewiadomski, Marek Zyli´˙ nski, Gerard Cybulski

Transient Analysis of Biological Tissue Modelled by Cole-Cole Dispersions Based on Numerical Inversion of Laplace Transform ...... 885 Igor Lackovi´c, Darko Vyroubal, Ratko Magjarevi´c XXXII Table of Contents

Human-Centered eHealth: Innovations towards Empowerment

Case Management Techniques Capturing Individual Dysfunctionality ...... 889 Ralf Seepold and Natividad Martínez Madrid

Assessment of Energy Expended in Physical Activity by a Smartphone-Based System ...... 893 Federico Guede-Fernández, Bernat Carbonés, Lluis Capdevila, Miguel Angel García-González, Juan Jose Ramos-Castro, Mireya Fernández-Chimeno

Low Power Fall Detection System ...... 897 Giuseppe De Maso-Gentile, Stefano Malizia, Luca Basili, Simone Orcioni, Stefano Pirani, Massimo Conti

Physiologic Parameter Calculation Supporting Local and Telemetric Analysis ...... 902 Wilhelm Daniel Scherz, Ralf Seepold

Verification of Devices for Ambient Assisted Living through Hardware-Software Co-simulation ...... 906 Alisson Vasconcelos Brito, Jose Claudio Vieira S. Junior, Tiago P. Nascimento

Unobtrusive Measurements of Human Vital Signs in Home Environment

Validation of a Smartphone Gait Analysis System ...... 910 Ali Hammoud, Jacques Duchêne, Hussein Abou-Ghaida, Serge Mottet, Jean-Marc Goujon, David J. Hewson

Scalable, Wearable, Unobtrusive Sensor Network for Multimodal Human Monitoring with Distributed Control ...... 914 Marek Kulbacki, Roman Koteras, Agnieszka Szcz˛esna, Krzysztof Daniec, Robert Bieda, Janusz Słupik, Jakub Segen, Aleksander Nawrat, Andrzej Pola´nski, Konrad Wojciechowski

Unobtrusive Monitoring of Cardiovascular Health at Home Using a Modified Weighing Scale ...... 918 Omer T. Inan, Mozziyar Etemadi, Richard M. Wiard, Laurent Giovangrandi, Gregory T.A. Kovacs

Short-Term Photoplethysmography Embedded in Household Appliances ...... 922 Damjan Zazula, Cvetko Pirš, Karl Benkiˇc, Denis Ðonlagi´c, Boris Cigale

Workshop: Radiological Equipment Maintenance Issues

IUPESM-HTTG Workshop on Radiological Equipment Maintenance Issues ...... 926 Caridad Borrás, Saide Jorge Calil, Yadin David, Nicolas E. Pallikarakis, Mario Forjaz Secca

Real-Time Neuroimaging of the Human Brain: Methods and Applications

Changing High Frequency Oscillatory Patterns in Early Visual Cortex with MEG Neurofeedback ...... 930 Nina Merkel, Gareth Bland, Michael Wibral, Wolf Singer

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Brain Functional Connectivity ...... 934 Ahmad Mheich, Mahmoud Hassan, Olivier Dufor, Mohamad Khalil, Claude Berrou, Fabrice Wendling

Functional Connectivity during Elbow Movements: Comparison between Motor and Non-motor Task ...... 938 Alexsandro S.T. Silva, Antonio Maricio F.L. Miranda de Sá, Carlos Julio Tierra-Criollo

Tracking Multiple Phase Coupling Dynamics on a Single Trial Basis ...... 942 Katrin Rothmaler, Galina Ivanova Table of Contents XXXIII

UWB Radar Imaging Based on Space-Time Beamforming for Detection ...... 946 Elisa Ricci, Fabio Maggio, Tommaso Rossi, Ernestina Cianca, Marina Ruggieri

Certification of Clinical Biomedical Engineers: National and International Perspectives

The Evolution of Clinical Engineering Certification in Canada ...... 950 Anthony C. Easty

Clinical Engineering Certification and Education in Italy ...... 954 Ernesto Iadanza

Certification of Clinical Biomedical Engineers – The Irish Experience...... 958 Meabh Smith, John Mahady, Peter Grainger

Certification of Clinical Engineers in Sweden ...... 961 Björn Wändel, Nils-Erik Pettersson, Per Ask

Practical Experience with Implementation of Legal Regulations in Biomedical and Clinical Engineering in the Czech Republic ...... 964 Lenka Lhotská

Medical Engineering in Poland ...... 967 Ewa Zalewska, Tadeusz Pałko, Grzegorz Pawlicki

Clinical Engineering Certification in the US and Asia – 1970’s to Present ...... 970 James O. Wear

Why Some Clinical Biomedical Engineers May Doubt Today Whether to Stay or Go Away? ...... 974 Mario Medvedec

Academic Bolognian and Medical Postgraduate Education of Medical Engineers in Poland on Example of Warsaw University of Technology ...... 978 Kazimierz Peczalski, Tadeusz Pałko, Grzegorz Pawlicki, Natalia Golnik

AHP in Healthcare Decision Making and User Need Elicitation

Improving Italian Healthcare Service Quality Using Analytic Hierarchy Process Methodology ...... 981 Fabio De Felice and Antonella Petrillo

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to Select the Surgical Approach in Hernia Repair: Laparoscopic (TAPP) versus Open Surgery ...... 985 Leandro Pecchia, Giovanni Merola, Maurizio Sodo, Umberto Bracale

User Preferences for Design Scenarios of a New Imaging Technique to Detect Breast Cancer ...... 988 J. Marjan Hummel, Jasmijn Roelvink, Maarten J. IJzerman

User Requirements for Incorporating Modeling Techniques in Disease Management Tools ...... 992 Giuseppe Fico, Jorge Cancela, Maria Teresa Arredondo, Arianna Dagliati, Lucia Sacchi, Daniele Segagni, Antonio Martinez Millana, Carlos Fernandez-Llatas, Vicente Traver, Francesco Sambo, Andrea Facchinetti, José Verdu, Alejandra Guillén, Riccardo Bellazzi, Claudio Cobelli XXXIV Table of Contents

Fuzzy ANP Approach for Selection of Group Health Insurance Plans ...... 996 Ludmil Mikhailov, Tarifa S. Almulhim

Hierarchy Definition for the Evaluation of a Telehealth System for Parkinson’s Disease Management ...... 1000 Jorge Cancela, Giuseppe Fico, Matteo Pastorino, Maria Teresa Arredondo

Application of AHP Tool for Choosing a Medical Research Area ...... 1004 Rahi Jain, Bakul Rao

Education BME-ENA

Current State of Biomedical Engineering Education in Armenia and Perspectives of Development with TEMPUS IV BME-ENA Project ...... 1008 Georgi Chaltikyan, Vahe Buniatyan, Hrachik Vardapetyan, Armen Avoyan, Viktorya Begoyan, Susanna Tiratsuyan, Tatul Saghatelyan, Hovhannes Mkrtchian, Ruben Aghgashyan, Suzanna Shamakhyan, Ivan Buliev

High Education in Biomedical Engineering in Republic of Moldova ...... 1012 Victor Sontea, Serghei Railean, Victor Vovc, Hariton Costin, Dan Zaharia, Anatoli Iavorschi

Disaster Preparedness Program for Health Facility’s Technology Managers

Disaster Preparedness Program for Health Facility’s Technology Managers ...... 1015 Yadin David, Caridad Borrás, Fred Hosea

Erratum

Investigating the Use of Turbulence Models for Flow Investigations in a Positive Displacement Ventricular Assist Device ...... E1 Mohammed G. Al-Azawy, Ali Turan, Alistair Revell

Author Index ...... 1019

Keyword Index ...... 1027