25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2009; 15 - 17 May, 2009, Miami, Florida, USA (IFMBE Proceedings, 24)

This volume presents the contributions of the 25 th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, held in May 2009 in Miami, Florida. The papers of this Proceedings volume present new developments in theory, concept, application, and techniques in all facets of Biomedical Engineering. The broad spectrum of topics includes: Optical Imaging, Instrumentation, Biomaterials-Mechanical, Rehabilitation, Image Processing, Orthopedics, Nanomaterials, Algorithms – Neural, Sensors, Tissue Engineering, Signals and Systems, Cardiovascular Systems, and Drug Delivery Front Matter....Pages - Fluorescence Tomographic Imaging Using a Hand-Held Optical Imager: Extensive Phantom Studies....Pages 1-2 Clinical Translation of a Novel Hand-Held Based Optical Imager: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies ....Pages 3-4 Real-Time Imaging of Circulating Individual Blood Cells in Mammalian Embryos with Doppler SSOCT....Pages 5-6 Brain Connectivity Studies of Joint Attention Using Frequency-Domain Diffuse Optical Imaging....Pages 7-8 Novel Video-FRAP Method for the Determination of Anisotropic Diffusion: Principles and Optimization....Pages 9-10 Ultra High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography for Ocular Imaging of Small Animals....Pages 11-12 Incorporation of Interoperability in a Robot-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery System....Pages 13-16 Exploring the Effects of Cognitive Load on Muscle Activation during Functional Upper Extremity Tasks....Pages 17-18 Design and Evaluation of a Three Dimensional Ultrasound System for Tissue Ablation for Treatment of Kidney Tumors....Pages 19-20 Design and Construction of a Novel Surgical Instrument Applicable in Esophagectomy....Pages 21-22 Additive Layered Manufacturing of Reticulated Ti-6Al-4V Biomedical Mesh Structures by Electron Beam Melting....Pages 23-28 Osteointegration of HA-Coated Subperiosteal Dental Implants: Preliminary Work....Pages 29-30 Nanoscale Hole Fabrication in Cylindrical Devices for Bubble Generation....Pages 31-32 Corrosion Behavior of Electropolished and Non-electropolished Ternary Nitinol Alloys....Pages 33-34 Flowchart for Basic Non-destructive Testing Technologies in Biomaterials....Pages 35-38 The Effects of Visual and Verbal Feedback upon Gait Biomechanics and Functionality....Pages 39-44 Analysis, Assessment, and Evaluation of Postural Instability for Bipedal Locomotion....Pages 45-46 Dynamic Response of Wheelchair Cushions....Pages 47-50 Force Production and Neuromuscular Function in Bilateral Movements among Young Females at Low and High Speeds....Pages 51-54 Trunk Kinematics during Pediatric Gait....Pages 55-58 A Respiratory Gating System for PET Imaging of Lung Cancer....Pages 59-60 Quantitation of Metabolic Change in Serial FDG-PET Brain Scans of Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 61-62 Comparison of Respiratory Motion Correction Methods in PET Lung Tumor Quantification....Pages 63-66 Using Two-Dimensional Edge Detection to Produce Three-Dimensional Medical Prototypes from MRI Data....Pages 67-70 New Image Processing Algorithm for ROI Extraction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis....Pages 71-72 A Novel Method to Study DICOM Tags and Definitions for Structured Report and Image Analysis Purposes....Pages 73-74 Visual Display for the Acquisition of High Rate Pattern Reversal Electroretinograms....Pages 75-76 System to Control Skin Temperature during Hyperthermic Treatment....Pages 77-80 Design of Interoperability-Coupled Safe Infusion Therapy in a Telemetry Setting....Pages 81-84 Endobronchial Intratumoral Chemotherapy (EITC) for Improved Treatment of Lung Cancer....Pages 85-86 Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility of WiFi Technology with Life-Supporting Medical Devices....Pages 87-88 Performance of Optimal IMC and PID Controllers for Blood Pressure Control....Pages 89-94 Biomechanical Evaluation of the Cylindrical TI Mesh Cage for the Treatment of Segmental Defects of the Tibia....Pages 95-96 A-Mode Ultrasound Bone Registration for Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery: Calibration and Robustness Test....Pages 97-100 Biomechanical Analysis of UCBL with Articulated Ankle AFO in a Surgical Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction....Pages 101-102 Investigating the Tightening Torque of an Osseointegrated Transfemoral Implant System....Pages 103-106 Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Footwear Foams Subjected to Quasi-Static Compression Loading....Pages 107-110 Identification of Biomarkers for Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Exposure in Mouse Macrophage Cells....Pages 111-112 Development of Cell Impedance Based Sensing System for the Nanotoxicity Assay....Pages 113-114 Characterization of Nanometric Qdots by AFM and Optical Microscopy....Pages 115-118 Macrophage Response to Zinc Oxide Nanorod Surfaces -Topography and Toxicity....Pages 119-120 Adhesion Dynamics of Functional Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery....Pages 121-122 The Merit of Principal Component Analysis in fMRI Language Pattern Recognition for Pediatric Epilepsy....Pages 123-124 A New Algorithm as an Extension to the Gradient Descent Method for Functional Brain Activation Classification....Pages 125-128 Classification of Typical and Atypical Language Network Activations Using Nonlinear Decision Functions....Pages 129-130 Enhance Signal Detection in Auto-Associative CA3 Pyramidal Neuron Model Using Electric Field Noise....Pages 131-132 Clinical Applications of Evoked Potential Continuous Loop Averaging Deconvolution (CLAD)....Pages 133-134 The Use of Modified Deconvolution Averaging Algorithm for the Analysis of Auditory Evoked Activity....Pages 135-136 Computational Modeling of Implantable Power Source: Miniature Enzymatic Biofuel Cell....Pages 137-138 Novel Sensor for Measuring Sodium Concentration for Dialysis Applications....Pages 139-140 Integrated Sensing Biosystems....Pages 141-142 An Investigation of the Electrical Properties of Titanium Oxide Coatings for Potential Use in Biosensors....Pages 143-144 Analysis of Pullout Strength and Pedicle Screw Loosening from Loading Rigid Rod Construct....Pages 145-146 A Self-healing PMMA Bone Cement: Influence of Crystal Size of Grubbs’ Catalyst....Pages 147-150 Temperature Calculations in Orthogonal Cutting of Cortical Bone Using Finite Element Analysis....Pages 151-152 Development of MR Fluid for Running Shoes with an Active Damping System....Pages 153-154 Use of PVA to Improve Adhesion of CaP Coating on Titanium Implants....Pages 155-156 Modes of Failure in Natural and Artificial Human Hip Joints....Pages 157-162 A Novel Cell Culture Platform for In-Vitro Enhancement of Oxygen Delivery Leads to Improved Physiological Function of Isolated Islets of Langerhans....Pages 163-164 Optimization of Perfluorocarbon Emulsions for Cellular Encapsulation....Pages 165-166 Effect of Electrode Geometry on Deep Brain Stimulation: Monopolar Point Source vs. Medtronic 3389 Lead....Pages 167-170 Measurement of Ion Diffusivity in Intervertebral Disc Using a Two-Point Electrical Conductivity Approach....Pages 171-172 Neurite Growth in Protein-Conjugated Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogels....Pages 173-174 Maximization of Growth and Storage of Locally Isolated Lactobacillus Salivarius Subsp. Salivarius with High Stability and Functionality....Pages 175-178 Rapid Prediction of Sudden Death Using Fluorescent Nanoparticles....Pages 179-182 Development of a PLGA Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System Containing Imaging/Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy Agents....Pages 183-184 Micro-Object Detection with the Waveguide Microgripper....Pages 185-186 Optical Characterization with the Waveguide Microgripper....Pages 187-188 Integrating Technology in a Biostatistics Course at Florida International University....Pages 189-192 The Goals of Entrepreneurship....Pages 193-194 Electrochemical Immunosensor for the Direct, Reagentless Detection of Tumor Biomarkers....Pages 195-196 Using Nano-sensors in Environmental Radionuclide Monitoring....Pages 197-198 Development of Gold Nanorod Lateral Flow Test for Quantitative Multi-analyte Detection....Pages 199-202 DNA Biosensors for E. Coli O157:H7 Detection in Drinking Water Resources Using Sol-Gel Derived Waveguides....Pages 203-206 Use of a Spine Robot to Simulate Pure Moment Testing for Spine Biomechanics....Pages 207-210 Robotic Biomechanical Testing of Cervical Spine Structures....Pages 211-212 Biomechanical Testing of Posterior Lumbar Stabilization Systems....Pages 213-218 Does Placement of the Axis of Rotation of the Cervical Spine Affect Mechanics during Flexion and Extension?....Pages 219-222 Biomechanical Comparison of Lumbar Disc Prostheses: ProDisc-L, Charité, and Maverick Disc Implant Systems....Pages 223-226 A Statical Model of the Human Knee Joint....Pages 227-232 Design and Development of a Highly Macroporous Silicone Scaffold as a Bioartificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes....Pages 233-234 Modeling Bio-scaffolds: Structural and Fluid Transport Characterization Based on 3D Imaging Data....Pages 235-236 Analysis of Microarray Data for Gene Selection....Pages 237-238 Computer-Assisted Bacterial Identification Using 16S rRNA Sequence Data....Pages 239-240 Model of the Isolated Ex-Vivo Human Crystalline Lens Using Cosine Functions....Pages 241-242 A Numerical Method for MRI Induced Heating Evaluation in Subjects Implanted with Metallic Wires....Pages 243-244 Monte Carlo Calculation for Initial Activity Uniformity Distributed on a Re-188 Electroplated Aluminum Sheet....Pages 245-246 A Reference Model Based Patient Management System: Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 247-252 Locating Equivalent Cardiac Electrical Activity from ECG for Preliminary Diagnosis....Pages 253-254 Comparative Analysis of Noninvasively Monitored Biosignals for Affective Assessment of a Computer User....Pages 255-260 Measurement of Modulated Autofluorescence Signals in Flow Cytometry....Pages 261-262 Blood-Brain Barrier In Vitro Model Utilizing Immortalized Cell Lines....Pages 263-264 HRV and EEG Signal Features for Computer-Aided Detection of Sleep Apnea....Pages 265-266 Assessment of Human Muscle Fatigue from Surface EMG Signals Recorded during Isometric Voluntary Contractions....Pages 267-270 Time-Domain Analysis of the ECG P-Wave after External Cardioversion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 271-272 Computational Wear Damage Analysis on Retrieved Tibial Components....Pages 273-278 Effect of Spinous Process Excision on Adjacent Segment Motion: A Biomechanical Study....Pages 279-280 Studying the Non-uniform Expansion of a Stent Influenced by the Balloon....Pages 281-282 A Mathematical Head/Brain Model for Investigation of Damping Characteristics of SAS in Low Velocity Head Impacts....Pages 283-286 Computational Modeling for CAD Data Integration into 3D Image Data....Pages 287-288 Using FE for Dynamic Energy Return Analysis of Prosthetic Feet during Design Process....Pages 289-292 Pressure Response Analysis in Head Injury....Pages 293-294 Effect of Different Boundary Conditions on the Reaction Forces in a Complete Denture....Pages 295-296 Multiscale Mathematical Modeling of Microvascular Tone Regulation....Pages 297-298 Application of a Fluorescent Multiple Indicator Method to Study Changes in Cardiac Permeability with Chemotherapy....Pages 299-300 Nitric Oxide Interactions with Red Blood Cell Hemoglobin in a Novel Bioreactor....Pages 301-304 Transport of Vascular Microbubbles through Multiple Vessel Bifurcations: A Model Study....Pages 305-306 Resuscitation from Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock with Na+/H+ Exchanger Inhibitor....Pages 307-308 Real Time Monitoring of Extracellular Glutamate Release in Rat Ischemia Model Treated by Traditional Acupuncture....Pages 309-310 Exercise Evaluation from Blood Volume Pulse Signals Analyzed by Parametric Auto-Regressive Modeling....Pages 311-314 Development of Matlab Algorithm to Process Pressure Waveforms from Isolated Perfused Heart Experiments....Pages 315-316 An Integrated Software Package to Classify Human Respiratory Diseases....Pages 317-318 Respiratory System Model Parameters Track Changes in Lung Function after Bronchodilation....Pages 319-322 Feature Selection of Voluntary Cough Patterns for Detecting Lung Diseases....Pages 323-328 Multi-outcome Modeling and Decisions for Anesthesia Patients....Pages 329-332 The Health Advisor....Pages 333-338 Symmetry of Weight Distribution While Rising from a Chair in Transtibial Amputees....Pages 339-340 Fast Differential Analysis of Center of Pressure Data in Normal Children and Children with Cerebral Palsy....Pages 341-342 Design of a Prototype for a Novel Rehabilitative Device for Hearing Preservation through Feedback and Control....Pages 343-346 Posture Stability in Lateral Slope Walking....Pages 347-348 Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD®) to Treat Sleet Apnoea-Hypopnoea Syndrome and Chronic Snoring....Pages 349-354 Injectable and Release-Controlled OP-1 Hybrid Core-Shell Nanocapsules Enhance Distraction Osteogenesis in Rabbits....Pages 355-358 Quantified In Vitro Release of Interleukin-8 from Electrospun Bioresorbable Vascular Graft Materials....Pages 359-362 Targeted Drug Delivery with PEGylated Immuno-Niosomes....Pages 363-366 Injectable Cell-Biopolymer Gels for Neural Tissue Repair....Pages 367-368 Nanostructured Biopolymer-Microglial Cell Implants for Spinal Cord/CNS Repair....Pages 369-370 Optimization and Scheduling for Chemotherapy Treatment to Control Tumour Growth....Pages 371-376 Numerical Study of Temperature and Thermal Dose Response of Tumor Tissue during Hyperthermia Treatment....Pages 377-378 Back Matter....Pages - th On behalf of the steering and organizing committees I would like to welcome you to sunny Miami Florida for the 25 Sou- ern Biomedical Engineering Conference. This year we are excited to have visitors from all over North America, South American, Europe and Asia to share exciting developments in all areas of Biomedical Engineering. The main objective of this conference is to bring together students, researchers and clinicians in Biomedical Engineering to disseminate technical information in this rapidly growing field, and provide a forum consisting of established as well as new and future researchers in this exciting engineering field. This year's meeting features more than 140 high quality papers, many by students, for oral presentations and publication in the conference proceedings. The conference owes its success to the dedicated work of the keynote speakers, conference chairs, authors, participants, students, organizers, and the College of Engineering and Computing webmaster. We wish to especially acknowledge the work of the peer reviewers, program committee, staff of the BME Department, and the student organizing committee. We also wish to acknowledge the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation and the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, and Simpleware, Ltd. We hope that you enjoy your experience, make new collaborations and lasting friendships.