Ebook: Advances in Biomedical Measurement

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Family of Microcomputer Electrocardiographs....Pages 3-20
A Personal Computer-Based System for Cardiac Electric Field Investigation in the Clinic and in Research....Pages 21-29
Technical Means for Clinical Investigations of Brain Bioelectrical Processes....Pages 31-41
Microcomputer-Based Objective Visual Field Diagnosis....Pages 43-48
A Temperature Sensitive Microelectrode for Measurements in Soft Tissues at the Cellular Level....Pages 49-58
Electrical Measurement of Fluid Distribution in Human Legs and Arms and Its Clinical Application....Pages 59-70
A New Method for Eliminating Micro-Bubbles in the Extracorporial Blood Circulation System....Pages 71-79
Measurement of Leg Blood Volume Change by Impedance Plethysmography with Special Reference to Microgravity Simulation Testing....Pages 81-87
A Method for Continuous Measurement of Muscle Fibre Conduction Velocity....Pages 89-99
A System for Intracranial Pressure Processing and Interpretation in Intensive Care....Pages 101-110
Electromagnetic Kinetocardiography: Theory, Clinical and Technical Aspects....Pages 111-120
Identification of Average Non-Linear Properties of a Typical Ultrasonic Real-Time Sector Scanner under More Realistic Conditions....Pages 121-125
An Experimental Approach to the Problem of Possible Embryotoxicity Due to Biomedical Ultrasound....Pages 127-131
Interaction of Blood with Biomedical Polymers — Some Basic Aspects....Pages 133-142
Changes in Vascular Regulation after Implantation of a Total Artificial Heart....Pages 143-150
Topographical Methods in Electrocardiological Diagnostics....Pages 151-159
Biomagnetic Measurements in Unshielded Environment....Pages 161-166
Method for Determining Some Elements of Impedance Plethysmography (IPG) Signals to be Used in Automatic Analysis....Pages 167-169
Neurostimulation and Neuroprostheses....Pages 171-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Detection of Late Potentials of the Heart....Pages 177-192
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
ECG Interpolation Using Taut Cubic Splines....Pages 193-201
A Quantitative Estimation of Proximity between ECG Waveforms....Pages 203-206
R@-System — The Software System for Real Biomedical Data Acquisition and Processing with Regard to Clinic and Research....Pages 207-217
A First Experience with the Automatic Extraction of Compressed Information from the EEG in Clinical Practice....Pages 219-225
Non-Linear Models of Time Series and Applications to Analysis of EEG Signals....Pages 227-233
Amplitude and Correlational Mapping of EEG — A Software System....Pages 235-246
Foetal Monitoring: Autocorrelation of Ultrasound Foetal Signal in the Device AM-2....Pages 247-252
Analysis of Frequency Properties of Images from Ultrasound Scanners....Pages 253-262
Digital Processing of Biomedical Dynamical Images....Pages 263-267
Computer Simulation of the Fourier Method of Image Reconstruction from Projections in Tomography....Pages 269-280
A Mathematical Model for CT-Reconstruction with Uncertain Data....Pages 281-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Development in Minimal Modelling of IVGTT: The Measurement of Glucose Production....Pages 291-296
Modelling the Control Properties of the Basal Ganglia....Pages 297-304
Identification Problems of a Non-Linear RLC Lung Model during Artificial Ventilation....Pages 305-310
Evaluation of Cardiorespiratory Functions during Heart Catheterisation through Simulation Model Identification....Pages 311-319
Computer Modelling of Atrioventricular Nodal Properties....Pages 321-335
Simulation of Biological Processes and of Health Care Systems: Methodological Problems....Pages 337-344
Model of Electromagnetic Field Distribution in the Human Brain During Electric Stimulation....Pages 345-347
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Intelligent Instrumentation in Critical Care Medicine....Pages 351-358
ICAR — Intensive CARe Expert System....Pages 359-364
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
An Expert System for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischaemic Heart Disease: Cardexp....Pages 365-371
Search for the Most Discriminative Features of Coronary Heart Disease Using a Branch and Bound Method....Pages 373-378
Application of Expert Systems and Simulation Processing in the Physiology of Exercise....Pages 379-386
A Program System for Computer-Aided Drug Dosage....Pages 387-390
Graphsearch A* Algorithm in Insulin Therapy....Pages 391-399
An Expert System for Therapy Management of Type I Diabetics — Diabetex....Pages 401-406
Projection of the Prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes....Pages 407-413
Computer-Aided Consultation in Gynaecological Primary Health Care Based Upon Medical Expert Knowledge....Pages 415-426
Sequential Methods in Medical Decision Making....Pages 427-430
Application of Fuzzy Sets in Rheumatology....Pages 431-433
Experience from Running the Clinical Information System CIS l.T....Pages 435-441
DPS — A Diagnostic Preventive System....Pages 443-446
Transformation of Data to Findings....Pages 447-452
Conceptual Modelling in Medical Database Design....Pages 453-464
Application of the FEL-Expert System in the Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases....Pages 465-475
Methods for the Evaluation of Expert Systems....Pages 477-487
Back Matter....Pages 489-499

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Family of Microcomputer Electrocardiographs....Pages 3-20
A Personal Computer-Based System for Cardiac Electric Field Investigation in the Clinic and in Research....Pages 21-29
Technical Means for Clinical Investigations of Brain Bioelectrical Processes....Pages 31-41
Microcomputer-Based Objective Visual Field Diagnosis....Pages 43-48
A Temperature Sensitive Microelectrode for Measurements in Soft Tissues at the Cellular Level....Pages 49-58
Electrical Measurement of Fluid Distribution in Human Legs and Arms and Its Clinical Application....Pages 59-70
A New Method for Eliminating Micro-Bubbles in the Extracorporial Blood Circulation System....Pages 71-79
Measurement of Leg Blood Volume Change by Impedance Plethysmography with Special Reference to Microgravity Simulation Testing....Pages 81-87
A Method for Continuous Measurement of Muscle Fibre Conduction Velocity....Pages 89-99
A System for Intracranial Pressure Processing and Interpretation in Intensive Care....Pages 101-110
Electromagnetic Kinetocardiography: Theory, Clinical and Technical Aspects....Pages 111-120
Identification of Average Non-Linear Properties of a Typical Ultrasonic Real-Time Sector Scanner under More Realistic Conditions....Pages 121-125
An Experimental Approach to the Problem of Possible Embryotoxicity Due to Biomedical Ultrasound....Pages 127-131
Interaction of Blood with Biomedical Polymers — Some Basic Aspects....Pages 133-142
Changes in Vascular Regulation after Implantation of a Total Artificial Heart....Pages 143-150
Topographical Methods in Electrocardiological Diagnostics....Pages 151-159
Biomagnetic Measurements in Unshielded Environment....Pages 161-166
Method for Determining Some Elements of Impedance Plethysmography (IPG) Signals to be Used in Automatic Analysis....Pages 167-169
Neurostimulation and Neuroprostheses....Pages 171-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Detection of Late Potentials of the Heart....Pages 177-192
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
ECG Interpolation Using Taut Cubic Splines....Pages 193-201
A Quantitative Estimation of Proximity between ECG Waveforms....Pages 203-206
R@-System — The Software System for Real Biomedical Data Acquisition and Processing with Regard to Clinic and Research....Pages 207-217
A First Experience with the Automatic Extraction of Compressed Information from the EEG in Clinical Practice....Pages 219-225
Non-Linear Models of Time Series and Applications to Analysis of EEG Signals....Pages 227-233
Amplitude and Correlational Mapping of EEG — A Software System....Pages 235-246
Foetal Monitoring: Autocorrelation of Ultrasound Foetal Signal in the Device AM-2....Pages 247-252
Analysis of Frequency Properties of Images from Ultrasound Scanners....Pages 253-262
Digital Processing of Biomedical Dynamical Images....Pages 263-267
Computer Simulation of the Fourier Method of Image Reconstruction from Projections in Tomography....Pages 269-280
A Mathematical Model for CT-Reconstruction with Uncertain Data....Pages 281-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Development in Minimal Modelling of IVGTT: The Measurement of Glucose Production....Pages 291-296
Modelling the Control Properties of the Basal Ganglia....Pages 297-304
Identification Problems of a Non-Linear RLC Lung Model during Artificial Ventilation....Pages 305-310
Evaluation of Cardiorespiratory Functions during Heart Catheterisation through Simulation Model Identification....Pages 311-319
Computer Modelling of Atrioventricular Nodal Properties....Pages 321-335
Simulation of Biological Processes and of Health Care Systems: Methodological Problems....Pages 337-344
Model of Electromagnetic Field Distribution in the Human Brain During Electric Stimulation....Pages 345-347
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Intelligent Instrumentation in Critical Care Medicine....Pages 351-358
ICAR — Intensive CARe Expert System....Pages 359-364
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
An Expert System for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischaemic Heart Disease: Cardexp....Pages 365-371
Search for the Most Discriminative Features of Coronary Heart Disease Using a Branch and Bound Method....Pages 373-378
Application of Expert Systems and Simulation Processing in the Physiology of Exercise....Pages 379-386
A Program System for Computer-Aided Drug Dosage....Pages 387-390
Graphsearch A* Algorithm in Insulin Therapy....Pages 391-399
An Expert System for Therapy Management of Type I Diabetics — Diabetex....Pages 401-406
Projection of the Prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes....Pages 407-413
Computer-Aided Consultation in Gynaecological Primary Health Care Based Upon Medical Expert Knowledge....Pages 415-426
Sequential Methods in Medical Decision Making....Pages 427-430
Application of Fuzzy Sets in Rheumatology....Pages 431-433
Experience from Running the Clinical Information System CIS l.T....Pages 435-441
DPS — A Diagnostic Preventive System....Pages 443-446
Transformation of Data to Findings....Pages 447-452
Conceptual Modelling in Medical Database Design....Pages 453-464
Application of the FEL-Expert System in the Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases....Pages 465-475
Methods for the Evaluation of Expert Systems....Pages 477-487
Back Matter....Pages 489-499
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