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Proceedings of the Annual International Conference

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New Orleans, Louisiana • November 4-7, 1988

PART 1/4: CARDIOLOGYAND IMAGING

THIS PART CONTAINS:

Track 1: Cardiology Track 2: Imaging

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TABLE OFCONTENTS

Part 1/4: Cardiology and Imaging

This part contains:

Track 1: Cardiology

Track 2: Imaging

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TRACK 01: Cardiology

Session 01.01: Cardiac Arrhythmia Analysis

01.01.01 Logistic of AV-Nodal Conduction During Atrial Fibrillation. Support for Intermit- 0001

tent Nodal Reentry S.B. Olsson, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Goteborg Sweden; M.

Dohnal

01.01.02 An Algorithm for Determining Pacemaker Rate Based on Temperature Variations 0003

N.E. Fearnot, Med. Eng. & Develop. Inst., Inc., West Lafayette IN; M.L. Evans

01.01.03 Fuzzy Clustering: Application to the Diagnosis of Ventricular Arrythmias D. 0005

Cabello, Univ. of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela Spain; S.

Barro, R. Ruiz, E.L. Zapata, J. Mira

01.01.04 A Novel Approach to Pattern Recognition in Real-Time Arrhythmia Detection 0007

V.V. Kumar, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli India

01.01.05 Spectrum Analysis for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias B.-N. Hung, Chung Yuan 0009

Christian Univ., Chung Li Taiwan Repub. of China; F,-J. Young

Session 01.02: ECG Signal Processing I

01.02.01 Characterizing Cardiac Late Potentials with an RMS Function EJ. Berbari, 0011

Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Cntr., Oklahoma City OK; P. Lander

01.02.02 Analyzing Ventricular Late Potentials Using A Vector Magnitude Function P. 0012

Lander, Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Or., Oklahoma City OK; EJ. Berbari

IEEE EMBS 1988—xvii

01.02.03 A Template Boundary Algorithm for ST-T Segment Analysis S.E. Greenhut, 0014

Univ. ofMichigan, Ann Arbor MI; B.H. Chadi, J.W. Lee, J.M. Jenkins, J.M.

Nicklas

01.02.04 Median Frequency and Coherence Measures of Atrial and Ventricular Fibrillation 0016

A. Sahakian, Northwestern Univ., Evanston IL; K. Ropella, J. Baerman, S. Swiryn

01.02.05 Automated ECG Analysis During Esophageal Pacing Stress H. Jadvar, Univ. of 0018

Michigan, Ann Arbor MI; J.M. Jenkins, R.C. Arzbaecher

01.02.06 Adaptive Sampling Using Adaptive Tolerance for Fixed Rate Transmission L.N. 0020

Bohs, Duke Univ., Durham NC; R.C. Barr

Session 01.03: ECG Instrumentation

01.03.01 An Immediate, Pocket-Sized, Personal Arrhythmia Monitor R.B.Sisken, Med. 0021

Engineering & Devel. Inst., Inc., West Lafayette IN

01.03.02 Trends in Design of Interpretive ECG Carts B.R.S.Reddy, Marquette Electronics 0023

Inc., Milwaukee WI; D.W. Christenson, G.I. Rowlandson, D. Zachman

01.03.03 Microcomputer-Based Simulator of the 12-Lead Electrocardiogram S. Luo, 0025

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison WI; W.J. Tompkins

01.03.04 The Design of a Preprocess Module for the Distributed Process of the ECG Signal 0027

K.J. Lee, Yonsei Univ., Seoul Korea; H.-R. Yoon, M.-H, Lee

Session 01.04: ECG Signal Processing II

01.04.01 Short-Time Fourier Analysis of Signal Averaged Electrocardiograms M.S. Fuller, 0029

Univ. ofUtah, Salt Lake City UT; R.A. Freedman, S.M. Lyver, T.B. McLaughlin

01.04.02 Bandpass Versus High-Pass Filtering of Signal-Averaged Electrocardiograms T, 0031

Boyer, Univ. of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS; M. Dunn, J.L. Vacek, S.

Smith

01.04.03 Software and Hardware Methods for Phase Shift Cancellation in ECG Recordings 0033

B.G. Celler, Univ. ofNew South Wales, Kensington NSW Australia; K. Lim, C.J.

Phillips

01.04.04 Single Beat Detection of Ventricular Late Potentials at the Body Surface M. 0035

Ishijima, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo Japan

01.04.05 ECG Analysis Based on HUbert Transform Descriptor W.H.Chang, Chung Yuan 0036

Christian Univ., Chung Li Taiwan Peoples Rep. China; K.-P. Lin, S.-Y. Tseng

01.04.06 The Real-Time Detection of QRS-Complex Using the Envelop of ECG S.K. Zhou, 0038

Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai Peoples Rep. China; J.-T. Wang, J.-R. Xu

Session 01.05: Impedance Cardiography

01.05.01 Impedance Cardiac Profile Monitoring by a Modified Ensemble Averaging Techni- 0039

que X. Wang, Drexel Univ., Philadelphia PA; D. Adamson, H.H. Sun, J.M. VanDe Water

01.05.02 New Signal Processing Techniques for Improved Reliability of Impedance Cardiog- 0041

raphy L.Y. Shyu, Univ. of Miami BMRC, Coral Gables PL; S.P. Reddy, J.H.

Nagel, N. Schneiderman

xviii—IEEE EMBS 1988

01.05.03 Improved Reliability ofImpedance Cardiography by New Signal Processing Techni- 0043

ques S.P.Reddy, Univ. of Miami BMRC, Coral Gables FL; L.Y. Shyu, B.E.

Hurwitz, J.H. Nagel, N. Schneiderman

01.05.04 Reproducibility ofIndividual Differences in Behaviorally-Elicited Cardiovascular 0045

Reactivity A.L. Kasprowicz, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA; K.T. LarMn,S.B. Manuck, D.S. Krantz

01.05.05 A Personal Cardiac Bioimpedance Monitoring System P.N. Kizakevich, Research 0048

Triange Institute, Research Triangle Park NC; WJ. Jochem, A.W. Jones

01.05.06 Status Report on BoMed's Electrical Bioimpedance B.Sramek, BoMed Medical 0051

Mfgrg., Ltd., Irvine CA

Session 01.06: Invasive Circulatory Support Systems

01.06.01 Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion: Hemodynamic and Anti-Ischemic Effects 0052

A.D. Guerci, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore MD; R. Beyar

01.06.02 Energy Considerations in Mechanical In-Series Cardiac Assistance O. Barnea, 0053

Drexel Univ., Philadelphia PA; T.W, Moore, D. Jaron

01.06.03 In Vitro Ultrasonic Imaging of Flow Patterns in a Left Ventricular Assist Device 0055

J.E.Rinaldi, FDA Ctr. for Devices& Radiol. Health, RockviUe MD; S.W.Smith

01.06.04 A New Algorithm for Monitoring Hemodynamic Parameters in Cardiac Assistance 0056

U. Ruggeri, Univ. of Bologna, Bologna Italy; G. Avanzolini, P. Barbini, A.

Cappello

Session 01.07: Noninvasive Circulatory Support Systems

01.07.01 Studies of Cardiovascular Responses During Acceleration Stress T.W. Moore, 0059

Drexel Univ., Philadelphia PA; J. Bai, F. Kepics, L. Hrebien, D. Jaron

01.07.02 Total Circulatory Support During CPR by Vest Inflation H. Halperin, Johns Hop- 0060

kins Medical Institutions, Baltimore MD; J. Tsitlik, A. Guerci, N. Chandra, M.

Weisfeldt

01.07.03 Carotid Flow and Intermittent Abdominal Compression Cardiopulmonary Resuscita- 0061

tion S. Einav, Tel Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv Israel; D. Bergman, S. Akselrod, E.

Geller, B. Shargorodski, D. Elad, S. Laniado

01.07.05 Ventricular Assist by Synchronous, Cardiac Cycle-Specific Increases in Intrathoracic 0063

Pressure G.M, Matuschak, St. Louis Univ., St. Louis MO; M.R. Pinsky

Session 01.08: Cardiac Support and Replacement with Artificial Systems

01.08.01 A Permanent Left Ventricular Assist Device: In Vivo Testing G.Rosenberg, Pen- 0065

nsylvania State Univ., Hershey PA; A.J. Synder, WJ. Weiss, TJ. Cleary, W.S.

Pierce

01.08.02 Recent Advances in Cardiac Prothesis K.C.Butler, Nimbus Medical, Inc., Rancho 0068

Cordova CA

01.08.03 Hydraulic Load vs. Impulse Force Analysis for a Magnetic Pulsatile LVAD S.G. 0070

Kovacs, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa FL; D.G. Reynolds, H.

Tanaka, L.E. Ondrovic, R.G. Connar

IEEE EMBS 1988—xix

01.08.04 Control Electronics for the Novacor Totally Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Sys- 0072

tern J.Lee, Novacor Div., Baxter Healthcare Corp., Oakland CA; TJ. Billich,

D.H. LaForge, M. Ryan, B. Sohrab, J.S. Jassawalla, P.M. Portner

01.08.05 Effectiveness of Cardiac Assistance Evaluated by Computer Simulation F. 0074

Paolini, Univ. di Bologna, Bologna Italy; G. Avanzolini, A. Cappello

Session 01.09: Blood Pressure Measurement and Analysis

01.09.01 Can the Temporal Artery Be Used for Blood Pressure Measurements on Ambulating 0076

Subjects? W.W, von Maltzahn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington TX; J.

Buckey

01.09.02 Blood Pressure Measurement Artifact Rejection in Noisy Environments C.T. 0078

Chittenden, SRI International, Menlo Park CA; C.S. Weaver

01.09.03 Noninvasive Stress Test Measurement That Indicates the Presence ofCAD C.S. 0080

Weaver, SRI International, Palo Alto CA; C.T. Chittenden, G.A. Fry, W.W,

Brown

01.09.04 Adaptive Noise Reduction for Pulmonary Artery Blood Pressure K.-P. Lin, 0082

Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chung Li Taiwan Republic of China; W.H. Chang

01.09.05 Analysis of Blood Pulse Wave Measured by Reflective Optical Sensor K, 0084

Tonooka, Government Industrial Development Lab., Toyohira Sapporo Japan; K.

Yabe, O. Nishimura, J.-I. Kawabata

Session 01.10: Cardiac Electrograms

01.10.01 Intracardiac Signal Processing in Human to Support Programmed Stimulation 0086

Protocols A. Mokrane, Univ. de Montreal, Montreal QUE Canada; A.-R.

LeBlanc, M, Shenasa

01.10.02 Concentric Electrodes for Cardiac Mapping R. Manning, Univ. Hospital, London 0088

ONT Canada; D.L. Jones, G.W. Brodland, G.J. Campbell

01.10.03 Thin-Film Multielectrode Arrays for Potential Gradient Measurements in the Heart 0090

JJ. Mastrototaro, Duke Univ., Durham NC; T.C. Pilkington, R.E. Ideker, H.Z.

Massoud

01.10.04 Spectral Analysis ofAtrial Electrograms M. Vermeulen, Univ. of Montreal, 0091

Montreal QUE Canada; D. Joly, P. Savard, FA. Roberge

01.10.05 Differentiating Wavefront Orientation with Unipolar Cardiac Electrograms S.M. 0093

Blanchard, Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham NC; W.C. Buhrman, W.M.

Smith, D.W. Molter, R.E. Ideker, J.E. Lowe

Session 01.11: Electrocardiographic Mapping I

01.11.01 Distributed Signal and Graphics Processors in Cardiac Mapping Systems R. 0095

Guardo, Ecole Polytech. et Univ. de Montreal, Montreal QUE Canada; C.

Turcotte, G. Bonneau, P. Savard, R. Leblanc

01.11.02 A Body Surface Mapping Unit for Recording During Coronary Angioplasty R.S. 0097

MacLeod, Dalhousie Univ., Halifax NS Canada; B.K. Hoyt, J.D. Sherwood, P.J.

Maclnnis, R.V. Potter, B.M. Horacek

01.11.03 A New System Design for Transmural Directly Coupled (DC) Cardiac Mapping In 0099

Vivo F.X. Witkowski, Univ. of ALB, EdmontonALB Canada; P.A. Penkoske

XX—IEEE EMBS 1988

01.11.04 The Critical Evaluation of a BSPM Infrastructure After 5 Years of Development 0102J. Cornells, Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussel Belgium; G. De Geest, P. Reygaert, Y.

Christophe, E. Nyssen, P. Delmoitie, P. Block

01.11.05 Data Acquisition System for Cardiac Mapping K. Laurita, Case Western Reserve 0104Univ., Cleveland OH; C.W. Thomas, M. Kavuru, H. Vesselle, J. Liebman

01.11.06 A Self-Documenting Data Structure for Cardiac Mapping W.M. Smith, Duke 0106

Univ. Medical Center, Durham NC; P.D. Wolf, N.D. Danieley, R.E. Ideker

Session 01.12: Electrocardiographic Mapping II

01.12.01 3-Dimensional Displays oflsochrone and Isopotential Surfaces R.L. Lux, Univ. 0108

of Utah, Salt Lake City UT; P.R. Ershler, B. Taccardi

01.12.02 Digital Filters for Activation Detection in Unipolar Cardiac Electrograms C. 0110

Cabo, Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham NC; J.M. Wharton, R.E. Ideker,W.M. Smith

01.12.03 Performance of the Automatic Detection of Local Activation Times on Unipolar Car- 0112diac Electrograms in Man S. Masse, Inst, de Genie Biomedical, Montreal QUECanada; P. Savard, M. Shenasa, R. Cardinal, P. Page

01.12.04 An Automatic Activation Detector for Bipolar Cardiac Electrograms E.V. 0113

Simpson, Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham NC; R.E. Ideker, W.M. Smith

01.12.05 On-Line Mapping of Three-Dimensional Time Varying Bioelectric Fields E. 0115

Macchi, Univ. degli Studi, Parma Italy; P.R. Ershler, R.L. Lux, B. Taccardi

01.12.06 Independence of Ventricular Breakthrough Sites from Pacing Site in Normal Dog 0117

Hearts G. Arisi, Univ. degli Studi, Parma Italy; E, Macchi, P. Passolunghi, B.

Taccardi

Session 01.13: Electrocardiographic Mapping III

01.13.01 ECG Signal Information and Diagnostic Information in Multipoles E.Nyssen, 0119

Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels Belgium; P. De Muynck, E. Mechele, J. Cornells

01.13.02 Determination of 3-Dimensional Torso, Heart and Electrode Geometries from Mag- 0121

netic Resonance Images P.R. Ershler, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City UT; R.L.

Lux, L,S. Green, G.R. Caputo, D. Parker

01.13.03 BSPM Spatial Data Reduction by Normalized Karhunen-Loeve Expansion G. 0123

Sun, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland OH; C.W. Thomas, J. Liebman, D.

Stilli, E. Macchi

01.13.04 Factors Influencing the Reliability ofStatistical Body Surface Potential Map Clas- 0125

sification G. Kozmann, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City UT; R.L. Lux, L.S. Green

Session 01.14: Cardiovascular Techniques I

01.14.01 Multidimensional Quantitation of Cardiac Repolarization M. Merri, Univ. of 0127

Rochester, RochesterNY; M. Merri, J. Benhorin, J.W. Hall, E. Locati, A.J. Moss

01.14.02 A New Mechanical Sensor for Detecting Body Activity and Posture M. Matula, 0129

Rechts der Isar Medical Center, Munich Fed. Rep, Germany; E. Alt, M. Heinz, H.

Theres, R. Thilo

IEEE EMBS 1988—xxi

01.14.03 Optimal Design of Experiments for Estimating Arterial Wall Transport Parmeters 0131

E.D. Morris, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland OH; G.M. Saidel, G.M.

Chisolm EI

01.14.04 A Model to Aid in the Calculation of Regional Myocardial Perfusion B.M. 0133

Palmer, Pennsylvania State Univ., Hershey PA; JJ. Mclnemey

01.14.05 Nonstationary Fluctuations of Arterial Pressure in Sino-Aortic Deafferented Rats 0135

S. Pan, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City IA; G. Myers, H. Jacobs, S. Lewis, M.J. Brody

01.14.06 An Evolutionary Device for Extracorporeal Circulation N. Chauveau, INSERM 0137

U305, Toulouse France; W.L. Van Meurs, R. Barthelemy, J.P. Morucci

Session 01.15: Cardiovascular Techniques II

01.15.01 Processing Electrocardiograms Towards Respiratory Signals F. Pinciroli, 0139

Politechnico di Milano, Milano Italy; G. Pozzi, R. Rossi

01.15.02 Laser Coronary Angioplasty Using Carbon Monoxide Lasers T. Arai, National 0141

Defense Medical College, Namiki Tokorozawa Saitama Japan; M. Nakagawa, M,

Kikuchi, K, Mizuno, K. Arakawa, T. Shibuya, K. Satimura, A. Miyamoto, Y.

Okamoto, K. Isojima, A. Kurita, H. Nakamura, A, Utsumi, K. Takenchi

01.15.03 Signal Processing Techniques and Detecting-Recognizing Algorithms of the Charac- 0142

teristic Points for ECG, PCG and CPT G.-H. Zhou, Chengdu Inst, ofRadio En¬

gineering, Chengdu Sichuans Peoples Rep. China; J.-X. Yu

01.15.04 Spectral Insight upon HR Control Menus During Vagal Maneuvers and Sleep 0143

R.M. Negoescu, Inst, of Hygiene & Public Health, Bucharest Romania; I,E. Csiki

01.15.05 Quantitative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Signal in Diabetic Subjects S. 0145

Cerutti, Dip-Elttronica Politecnico, Milano Italy; A. Bianchi, B. Bontempi, G.

Comi, P. Gianoglio, D. Liberati, P. Micossi, M.G.N, Sora

Session 01.16: Noise in ECG Signals

01.16.01 Adaptive Matched Filtering for QRS Detection P.S.Hamilton, Univ. of Wiscon- 0147

sin, Madison WI; WJ. Tompkins

01.16.02 Biosignal Recognition Using Serial Data from a Delta Modulator M.L. Heimer, 0149

Florida International Univ., Miami FL; CD. Bormey

01.16.03 Filtering of ECG Signals Corrupted with Power Line Interference E. Shwedyk, 0151

Univ. of New South Wales, Kensington NSW Australia; B.G. Celler

01.16.04 Noise Estimation in ECG Signals F. Gritzali, Inst, ofInform, & Telecom,, Athens 0152

Greece; G. Frangakis, G, Papakonstantinou

01.16.05 A New Method for Filtering and Segmentation of the ECG Signal K.N. Kadhim, 0154

Univ. ofBaghdad, Baghdad Iraq; S.M.R. Taha, WA. Mahmoud

01.16.06 Utilization of the Spline Functions for Analysis of the Noisy ECG Signal E. Tkacz, 0156

Silesian Technical Univ., Gliwice Poland

Session 01.17: ECG Analysis and Expert Systems

01.17.01 Signal Processing for a Non-invasive Microwave Heartrate Estimator S.Hunt, 0158

Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing MI; M, Siegel

XXii—IEEE EMBS 1988

01.17.02 A General-Purpose Signal Analysis and Generation Program for Use in Biomedicine 0159S.A. Dyer, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan KS

01.17.03 Exercise ECG Analysis and Measurement Using an Expert System Approach 0161

J.N. Froning, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach CA; M.D, Olson,V.F. Froelicher

01.17.04 Development of an External Demand Pacemaker Evaluation System D.J. Coiro, 0163

John Dempsey Hosp., Farmington CT

01.17.05 Expert Systems in Parameter Extraction of the ECG Signal E.Pietka, Technical 0165

Univ. of Silesia, Gliwice Poland

Session 01.18: Heart Sounds

01.18.01 Comparative Evaluation of Cardiac Microphones R. Fischer, Rutgers Univ., Pis- 0167

cataway NJ; V. Padmanabhan, J. Semmlow, W. Welkov/itz, J. Kostis

01.18.02 Discriminant Analysis ofHeart Valve Sounds During Respiratory Static Volume Con- 0170

ditions S.D. Hatzopoulos, Texas A&M Univ., College Station TX; C.S. Lessard

01.18.03 Autoregressive Modeling ofDiastolic Heart Sounds M. Akay, Rutgers Univ., Pis- 0172

cataway NJ; M. Bauer, J.L. Semmlow, W. Welkowitz, J. Kostis

01.18.04 Removal of the Heart Sound Noise from the Breath Sound Y.L. Lu, Tianjin 0175

Univ., Tianjin China; W.-H. Liu, G.-X. Qui

01.18.06 Comparative Time Domain Modelling of Natural Heart Valve and Mechanical Heart 0177

Valve Sounds H. Koymen, Middle East Technical Univ., Ankara Turkey; A,

Baykal, Z. Ider

Session 01.19: Simulation and Modeling in Electrocardiography I

01.19.01 Computer Modelling of Short AV Delay Dual Chamber Pacing M. Malik, St. 0179

George's Hospital Medical School, London England United Kingdom; AJ. Camm

01.19.02 Simulation ofVentricular Fibrillation in a 3-Dimensional Model ofHeart L. 0181

Eisenman, Johns Hopkins Medicine School, Baltimore MD; N.V, Thakor

01.19.03 Electric Fields in the Heart in Internal Defibrillation B. Shankai, Johns Hopkins 0183

School of Medicine, Baltimore MD; K.P. Kothiyal, L. Fogelson, N.V, Thakor

01.19.04 Effect ofIntracavitary Electrode Position on Endocardial Potential Estimates 0185

D.L.Derfus, Duke Univ., Durham NC; T.C. Pilkington

01.19.05 Intracavitary Mapping: An Improved Method for Locating the Site of Origin ofEc- 0187

topic Ventricular Beats by Means of a Mathematical Model E. Macchi, Univ.

degli Studi, Parma Italy; G. Arisi, B. Taccardi

Session 01.20: Simulation and Modeling in Electrocardiography II

01.20.01 Excitation in a Cylinder of Cardiac Membrane: An Integral Equation Approach 0189

L.J.Leon, Univ. of Montreal, Montreal QUE Canada; F.A, Roberge

01.20.02 Automated Construction ofSimulation Models for a Study of the Electrical Activity 0191

in the Ventricular Conduction System A.E. Pollard, Duke Univ., Durham NC;R.C. Ban-

IEEE EMBS 1988—XXiii

01.20.03 Computer Simulator of Electrocardiographic Process T. Musha, Tokyo Institute 0193

ofTechnology, Yokahama Japan; D. Wei, K.-I. Harumi, G. Yamada, T. Matsuura,

T. Nakamura

01.20.05 A Whole-Heart Model Incorporating Myocardial Anisotropy M. Lorange, Univ. 0195

de Montreal, Montreal QUE Canada; R.M. Gulrajani, J. de Guise, P, Fortier

01.20.06 Computer Modelling of Cardiac Repolarisation and Recovery Processes M. 0196

Malik, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London England United Kingdom;A.J. Camm

Session 01.21: Modeling Cardiac Defibrillation

01.21.01 Finite Element Models Used for the Analysis ofCardiac Defibrillation N.G. 0198

Sepulveda, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville TN; D.S. Echt, J.P. Wikswo, Jr.

01.21.02 Finite Element Model Applications in Defibrillation and External Cardiac Pacing 0200

D.W. Barnett, Univ, of Washington, Seattle WA; J.B. Fahy, H.-J. Wu, A. Lytle,Y. Kim

01.21.03 Anodal and Cathodal Thresholds During Transthoracic Stimulation W. 0202

Krassowska, Duke Univ., Durham NC; A.S.L. Tang, T.C. Pilkington, R.E, Ideker

01.21.04 General Superiority of Biphasic Over Uniphasic Shocks in Cardiac Defibrillation 0204

J.C. Schuder, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia MO; W.C. McDaniel, H. Stoeckle, M.

Dbeis, G.C. Flaker

01.21.05 Comparison of Measured and Calculated Epicardial Potentials During Transthoracic 0206

Stimulation F.J. Claydon, Duke Univ., Durham NC; T.C, Pilkington, A.S. Tang,M.N. Morrow, R.E. Ideker

01.21.06 Predicting Endocardial Potentials from Epicardial Potentials for External Stimuli 0208

P.D. Wolf, Duke Univ., Durham NC; A.S. Tang, R.E. Ideker, T.C. Pilkington

Session 01.22: Implementation of Cardiac Defibrillation

01.22.01 The Mechanism of Ventricular Defibrillation R.E. Ideker, Duke Univ. Medical 0210

Center, Durham NC; J.M. Wharton, N. Shibata, P.-S. Chen, P.D. Wolf, W.M. Smith

01.22.02 Relation of Defibrillatory Potential Minima to Post-Defibrillatory Activation F.X. 0212

Witkowski, Univ. of ALB, Edmonton ALB Canada; PA. Penkoske

01.22.03 Use of Voltage Sensitive Dyes to Investigate Electrical Defibrillation S.M. Dillon, 0215

Columbia Univ., New York NY; A.L. Wit

01.22.04 A Cardiac Mapping System for the Quantitative Study ofInternal Defibrillation 0217

P.D. Wolf, Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham NC; D.L. Rollins, W.M. Smith,R.E. Ideker

01.22.05 How Many Replicates Are Necessary to Estimate the Average Defibrillation 0219

Threshold? Animal Experiments and a Mathematical Model D,L. Jones,

Univ, ofWestern Ontario, LondonON Canada; O. Fujimura, G.J. Klein

Session 01.23: Cardiac Doppler I

01.23.01 Pressure Gradient Determination by Three Dimensional Doppler Ultrasound Using a 0221

Modified Bernoulli Equation W.M. Gardiner, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs CT;M.D. Fox

xxiv—IEEE EMBS 1988

01.23.02 Frequency Component of Fetal Heart Rate with Integral Function Method Y. 0223

Noguchi, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka Japan; H, Kobayashi, H.Hataoka, S. Sugimoto, M. Kobayashi

01.23.03 Computerized Blood-Flow Evaluation in Vascular Surgeries with a CW Doppler 0225

P.C.B. Freire, State Univ. of Campinas, Campinas Brazil; SJ. Calil

01.23.04 A Method Determining the Doppler Angle in Pulsed Doppler Flowmeters I. 0227

Guler, Erciyes Univ., Kayseri Turkey

Session 01.24: Cardiac Doppler II

01.24.01 Pattern Recognition of Carotid Artery Diseases Using Pulsed Doppler Ultrasound 0229

F.M. Greene, Jr., Univ. of Washington, Seattle WA; K. Beach, D.J. Phillips, J.

Primozich, D.E. Strandness, Jr.

01.24.02 Measurement of Valvular Regurgitant Volume by Gain-Corrected Doppler in a Pul- 0231

satile Flow Model S.R. Cannon, Utah State Univ., Logan UT; K.L. Richards, M.

Lujan

01.24.03 Extraction of New Echo-Doppler Diagnostic Spectral Parameters for Detecting Aortic 0232

Stenosis G. Cloutier, Clinical Research Institute ofMontreal, Montreal QUECanada; L,-G. Durand, Y.E. Langlois, Y. Latour, F. Lemire, R. Essiambre, D.-C.

Phaneuf, M. Jarry, A. Solignac

01.24.04 A Method for Studying the Effects of PR and RR Intervals on Heart Sound Power 0234

Spectra L.G. Durand, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal QUE

Canada; Y.-E, Langlois, G. Cloutier, R. Chiarrella, T. Lanthier, S. Bertrand-Bradley

01.24.05 A Novel Method for the Measurement of Flow Direction in Pulsed Doppler Systems 0236

I. Guler, Erciyes Univ., Kayseri Turkey

Session 01.25: Cardiovascular Dynamics

01.25.01 Force Generation and Relaxation at the Sarcomere Level J.L. Palladino, Univ. of 0238

Pennyslvania, Philadelphia PA; A. Noordergraaf

01.25.02 Vascular Compliance in Hypertension S.M. Finkelstein, Univ. of Minnesota, Min- 0241

neapolis MN; W. Feske, J. Mock, P. Carlyle, T, Rector, S. Kubo, J.N. Conn

01.25.03 In Vitro Study of the Axial Flow Velocity Patterns in Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis 0243

H.-W. Sung, Georgia Inst, of Technology, Atlanta GA; A,P. Yoganathan

01.25.04 Pulmonary Blood Velocity Patterns in an Animal Model of Pulmonary Hypertension 0245

C.L. Lucas, Univ. ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill NC; B, Ha, G.W. Henry, J.I.

Ferreiro, B.R. Wilcox

01.25.05 Compliance Indices in the Assessment of Cardiac Diseases S.L. Iantomo, Rutgers 0247

Univ., Piscataway NJ; J.K.-J. Li

Session 01.26: Ventricular Mechanics

01.26.01 Influence of Acute Increase in Aortic Impedance on Left Ventricular Regional Wall 0249

Motion During Early Ejection Period M. Kohno, Yamaguchi Univ. School of

Medicine, Yamaguchi Japan; M. Matsuzaki, M. Ozaki, M. Yano, K. Katayama, T.

Fujii, S. Kohtoku, N. Ohtani, S. Tateno, H. Sakai, K. Kusukawa

01.26.02 Time Constants for Switching Flow in Left Ventricular Output Impedance 0252

H.B.K. Boom, Univ. of Twente, Enschede The Netherlands; H. Wijkstra

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01.26.03 A New Method to Estimate Cardiac Contractility and Pressure-Volume Area O. 0254

Barnea, Drexel Univ., Philadelphia PA; D. Jaron

01.26.04 Stress Analysis and Parameter Estimation in a Structural Model of the Beating Left 0255

Ventricle E. Nevo, Technion-IIT, Haifa Israel; Y. Lanir

Session 01.P1: Cardiology: Poster Session

01.P1.01 Analysis of Diastolic Heart Sounds Before and After Angioplasty M. Akay, Rut- 0257

gers Univ., Piscataway NJ; M. Bauer, J.L. Semmlow, W. Welkowitz, J. Kostis

01.P1.02 Evaluation of a Comprehensive Risk Factor Index for Acute Coronary Insufficiency 0260

S.K. Guha, Indian Inst, ofTechnology, New Delhi India; S. Anand, N. Debnath,G.L. Jain, V. Koul, S. Ansari

01 .P1.03 Heart Efficiency from Uncalibrated Intraventricular Pressure-Admittance Diagrams 0262

(DPY) M.E. Valentinuzzi, Univ. Nacional Tucuman, Tucuman Argentina; J.C.

Spinelli

01 .PI.04 Harmonic Analysis Method of Human Pulse Signal J.-C. Yu, Shanghai Jiao-tong 0263

Univ., Shanghai China; Z.-S. Pan, Z.-Q. Ni

01 .P1.05 A New Method for Detecting Anaerobic Threshold from Heart Rate Recording 0265

Y. Yamamoto, Univ. ofTokyo, Tokyo Japan; Y. Kawakami, Y. Nakamura, K.

Mokushi, Y. Mutoh, M. Miyashita

TRACK 02: Imaging

Session 02.01: Microscopic Imaging

02.01.01 Dynamic (Active Feedback Controlled) Dielectrophoretic Levitation of Canola 0267

Protoplasts K.V.I.S. Kaler, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary ALB Canada; A.K.-C. Tai

02.01.02 Computerized Quantification of Collagen Alignment in Nonimmobilized and Immobi- 0269

lized Healing Ligaments R.M. Rangayyan, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary ABCanada; Z.-Q. Liu, B J. MacFarlane, P. Edwards, C.B. Frank

02.01.03 Reconstructing the Surface of Arthropod Immunocytes from Serial Sections E. 0271

Koenig, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway NJ; S.M, Dunn, A. Gupta

02.01.05 Diatom Morphogenesis: Natural Fractal Fabrication of a Complex Microstructure 0273R. Gordon, Univ. ofManitoba, Winnipeg MB Canada; B.D. Aguda

Session 02.02: Impedance Imaging I

02.02.01 Images from an Adaptive Current Tomograph J.C. Newell, Rensselaer Polytech- 0275nic Institute, Troy NY; D. Isaacson, D.G. Gisser, K.-S. Cheng, J.C. Goble

02.02.02 A Finite Element Model with Node Renumbering for Adaptive Impedance Imaging 0277

E.J. Woo, Univ, of Wisconsin, Madison WI; P. Hua, WJ. Tompkins, J.G. Webster

02.02.03 Error Comparison for Different Current Patterns in Electrical Impedance imaging 0279K.-S. Cheng, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY; D. Isaacson, J.C.

Newell, D.G. Gisser

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02.02.04 Reactive Effects in Impedance Imaging L.F. Fuks, Rensselaer Polytechnic In- 0281

stitute, Troy NY; D. Isaacson, D.G. Gisser, J.C. Newell

02.02.05 A Dual Modality Imaging System for Impedance Tomography with Ultrasonically 0283

Determined Boundaries Y.Z. Ider, Middle East Technical Univ., Ankara

Turkey; E. Dorken, N.G. Gencer, H. Koymen

Session 02.03: Impedance Imaging H

02.03.01 A Distributed Architechture for Medical Instrumentation: An Electric Current Com- 0285

puted Tomograph J.C. Goble, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY; T.D.

Gallagher

02.03.02 Multi-Function Interface Unit for Applied Potential Tomography J. Anah, IN- 0287

SERM U.305, Toulouse France; B. Rigaud, J.P. Morucci

02.03.03 Technical Implementation and Evaluation of a Bioelectrical Breast Scanner J. 0289

Jossinet, INSERMU281, Lyon France; E. Mbock-Mbock

02.03.04 Bladder Fullness Detection Using Multiple Electrodes P. Hua, Univ. of Wiscon- 0290

sin, Madison WI; EJ. Woo, J.G. Webster, WJ. Tompkins

02.03.05 Displacements Induced in Piezoelectric Structures R.H. Coursant, CNRSUA593, 0292

Paris France; M, Fink, M. Gindre, J. Perrin, W. Urbach

Session 02.04: Imaging Morphometries

02.04.01 Statistical Methods for Morphometric Analysis R.C. Trost, UMDNJ-NJ Medical 0293

School, Newark NJ; R.A. Ambros, S.J. Robboy

02.04.02 Dysplastic Melanocyte Nevi: Their Potential as Precursors of and Markers for In- 0295

creased Risk of Malignant Melanoma W.A. Crutcher, Univ. of California, San

Francisco CA

02.04.03 Computer-Aided Morphometric Applications (Image Analysis) in Gynecologic Pathol- 0297

ogy S.J. Robboy, UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ; K. Mehta, R.

Trost, W.C. Lambert

02.04.04 Prognostic Value of Morphometry in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma R.A. Ambros, 0299

Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark NJ; R.C. Trost, A.Y. Campbell, W.C. Lambert

02.04.05 Evidence for Origin ofBasal Cell Carcinomas in Solar (Actinic) Keratoses W.C. 0301

Lambert, UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ

02.04.06 Further Studies on Selection for Viable Cells in Culture Using Cell Sorter Technology 0303

W.S. Tanz, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ; GJ. Tsongalis,W.C. Lambert

02.04.07 Application ofComputerized Image Analysis in Quantitative Microscopy TJ. 0305

Flotte, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA

Session 02.05: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy I

02.05.01 Tissue Characterization by MRI and MRS: An International and Multidisciplinary 0307

Research Programme F. Podo, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome Italy; J.S.

Orr, W.M.MJ, Bovee

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02.05.02 Tl and T2 Frequency Dependence of Adult, Neonatal and Gadolinium-Doped Rat Tis- 0309

sues M.A. Foster, Univ. of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Scotland United Kingdom; J.E.

Rimmington, J.R. Mallard

02.05.03 Performance Testing ofMR Imaging Equipment R.A. Lerski, Ninewells Hospital 9311

& Medical School, Dundee United Kingdom

02.05.04 Clinical Application of In Vivo MR! Tissue Characterization: Present Status, Limita- 0313

tions and Prospectives R. Passariello, Univ. of LAquila, L Aquila Italy

02.05.05 Quantitation in In-VivoNMR Spectroscopy W.M.MJ, Bovee, Delft Univ. of 0314

Technology, Delft The Netherlands

02.05.06 Clinical Assessment of Ischemia and Malignancy with Magnetic Resonance Spectros- 0315

copy M.W. Weiner, San Francisco V.A. Medical Center, San Francisco CA

Session 02.06: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy II

02.06.01 Fundamental Problems in NMR Imaging F, DeLuca, Univ, de Roma, Rome Italy; 0316

R. Campanella, C. Casieri, B.C. De Simone, M.A. Maori, B. Maraviglia, C.

Nuccetelli, P. Polizio

02.06.02 Detection of the Difference in Functions of Cerebral Hemispheres Proton NMR 0318

H. Kamei, Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan; Y. Katayama, H.

Yokoyama

02.06.03 A Dye Scattering Method for Holographic Endoscopy Through Optical Fibers 0320

M.D. Friedman, Northwestern Unversity, Evanston H; H.I. Bjelkhagen, M.Epstein

02.06.05 NMR Spectroscopy in Tumors F. Podo, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome Italy; 0322

G. Carpinelli, E. Proietti, F, Belardelli

Session 02.07: Magnetic Resonance Imaging I

02.07.01 Cardiac Delay Optimization for MR Angiograms N.M. Hylton, Univ. of Califor- 0324

nia San Francisco, South San Francisco CA; A. Shah

02.07.02 Rapid Data Acquisition Procedures for Cardiac MRI D.A.C. Kelley, Univ. of 0325

California, San Francisco, Soutii San Francisco CA; D.M. Kramer, L.E, Crooks, L.

Kaufman

02.07.03 Cardiac Function Analysis with Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging M.A. 0327

Thompson, Univ. of California, San Francisco, South San Francisco CA; DA.

Ortendahl, W.W. Holt, C.B. Higgins

02.07.04 Flow Velocity Measurements for Pulsatile Flow D. Saloner, VA Medical Center, 0329San Francisco CA

02.07.05 Real Time NMR Data Processing S. Vinitski, Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hospital, 0331

Philadelphia PA; U. Szumowski, R.H. Griffey

02.07.06 RFRefocussed Variable Flip Angle MRI Using Optimal Pulse Modulation A. 0334Shah, Univ. of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA; DA. Ortendahl, J.

Carlson, D, Kramer, L.E, Crooks

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Session 02.08: Magnetic Resonance Imaging II

02.08.01 Region-Selective Sharpening ofMagnetic Resonance Images P. Sole, Syracuse 0336

Univ., Syracuse NY; F. Delaglio, G.C. Levy

02.08.02 Optimized MR Image Segmentation for Tissue Characterization H. Y,an, Yale 0338

Univ. School of Medicine, New Haven CT; J.C. Gore

02.08.03 Device-Independent Image Processing Software for Magnetic Resonance Imaging 0340

BJ. Garcia, Manhattan College, Riverdale NY; T. Hnatyshyn, K. Boland

02.08.04 Non-Invasive Temperature Mapping During Hyperthermia byMR Imaging of 0342

Molecular Diffusion D. LeBihan, NTH Clinical Center, Bethesda MD; J.

Delannoy, R.L. Levin

02.08.05 Hyperthermia System Combined with a MRI Unit J. Delannoy, NTHBio.Eng.& 0344

Instr. Branch, Bethesda MD; D. LeBihan, R.L. Levin, D.I. Hoult

Session 02.09: Image Processing I

02.09.01 A Region Sharpening Technique for Biomedical Images W.E. Higgins, Mayo 0346

Medical School, RochesterMN; E.L. Ritman

02.09.02 Interactive MRI and CT Image Analysis with a Microcomputer System S.G. 0348

Abrams, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX

02.09.03 Fractal Analysis for Discrimination of Overlapped Structures in Radiological Images 0349

P.P. Antognetti, Univ. of Genova, Genova Italy; S. Dellepiane, S.B. Serpico, G.

Vemazza

02.09.04 Image Analysis Using Iconic Fuzzy Sets W. Menhardt, Phillips GmbH, Hamburg 0351

Fed, Repub. of Germany

02.09.05 Recovering Valid Clusters with ISODATA Supervised by the CAIC C.S. Carman, 0354

Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville VA; M.B. Merickel

02.09.06 Maximum Entropy Component Recovery: A Numerical Investigation for 0356

Radionuclide Angiography M. Nakamura, Tokai Univ., Isehara Japan; T.

Nagasawa, Y. Suzuki, S. Kobayashi

Session 02.10: Image Processing II

02.10.01 A New Class of Digital Filters for Medical Imaging M.E.Cohen, California State 0359

Univ., Fresno CA; D.L. Hudson

02.10.02 Distribution Error in Quantitative Digital Image Analysis Systems and Its Correction 0361

Algorithm H.S.Choi, Univ. of Washington, Seattle WA; R. Dilley, Y. Kim,S.M. Schwartz

02.10.03 Automatic 3-D Shape Analysis with the Aid of Moire Topography L. Bingwei, 0363

Chengdu Institute of Radio Engineering, Chengdu Sichuan Peoples Repub. China;

Z. Qiang, W. Ling

02.10.04 Automated DNA Sequencing and Construction of Consensus Sequence A. 0364

Danckaert, INSERM U263, Paris France; S, Hazout, A.-J. Valleron

02.10.05 The Development of Automatic Recognition System for DNA Z. Ji, Shanghai 0366

Univ. of Science and Tech, Shanghai Peoples Repub. China; J. Yang

02.10.06 3-D Display for Molecular Structure by Using a Moving Mirror K.Y. Yamamoto, 0368

Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan; R. Yamanaka, H. Yoshikura

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Session 02.11: Image Processing HI

02.11.01 Morphological Image Analysis for Studying Alzheimer's Disease G.T. Bartoo, 0370

Univ. ofWashington, Seattle WA

02.11.02 Image Analysis for Automatic Classification of Mitotic Cervical Cells R.J. 0372

Madachy, Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA; Y.S. Fu

02.11.03 Microscopic Image Analysis in Cervical Cytology L.L. Hause, Medical College of 0375

Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI; L.J. Clowry, PA. Megan

02.11.04 Performance of a Photo-Diode Array Cooled to Low Temperatures in Image 0377

Cytometry B.D. Pontifex, B. C. Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver BC Canada;

B. Jaggi, M.J. Deen, B. Palcic

Session 02.12: Image Processing TV

02.12.01 Gamma Camera Measurement of Limb Blood Flow and Its Clinical Application 0380

A. Parkin, St. James Univ. Hospital, Leeds United Kingdom

02.12.02 On-Line Verification of Radiation Treatment Portals S. Shalev, Manitoba Cancer 0382

Treatment & Res. Fdntn., Winnipeg MB Canada; K. Leszczynski, S. Cosby, L.

Reinstein, A. Meek

02.12.03 A Smart High Resolution Scanning CCD Camera M. Browne, Univ. of Mchster 0384

Inst, of Sci. & Tech., Manchester United Kingdom; A. Brown

02.12.04 Microprocessor Control of a Computed Tomography Scanner T.N. Hangartner, 0386

Wright State Univ., Dayton OH

02.12.05 Automation of the Microscope - A Scheme for Improving the Microscope Q.-X, 0388

Li, Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa ON Canada; J. Hebert

Session 02.13: Magnetic Resonance Imaging UI

02.13.01 Phase Measurement in In Vivo Magnetic Resonance - A Route to Functional Insight 0390

I.R. Young, GEC Research Centre, Wembley England United Kingdom

02.13.02 Computer Aided Analysis of the Radio-Frequency Birdcage Resonator B.J, 0392

Garcia, Manhattan College, Riverdale NY; RJ. Pascone, T.M, Fitzgerald

02.13.03 Distributed Instrumentation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging H. Jazayeri-Rad, 0394

Univ. of Manchester, Manchester UK; M. Browne, I. MacKenzie, J. Thornton, K.

Farid

02.13.04 Surface Coil Artifact Attenuation and Normality Testing of MRI Data AH. 0396

Adams, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville VA; C.S. Carman, M.B. Merickel

02.13.05 In Vivo ESR and EPR Imaging L.J. Berliner, Ohio State Univ., Columbus OH; H. 0398

Fujii, X. Wan

Session 02.14: Three Dimensional Vascular Network Reconstruction

02.14.01 Three-Dimensional Vascular Reconstruction from Projections: A Theoretical Review 0399

D.L. Parker, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City UT; J. Wu, R.E. van Bree

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02.14.02 Reconstruction of Blood Vessels from X-Ray Subtraction Projections R.A. 0401

Kruger, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City UT

02.14.03 Segmentation and Analysis of Pulmonary Blood Vessel from X-Ray CT Images H. 0404

Suzuki, IBM Japan, Ltd., Chiyoda Tokyo Japan; N. Inaoka, M. Mori, H.

Takabatake, A. Suzuki

02.14.04 Automated Three-Dimensional Vascular Reproduction from Stereoangiograms 0406

K.R. Hoffmann, The Univ. of Chicago, Chicago IL

02.14.05 Color Myocardial Perfusion Images Derived from Ultrafast CT Compared to Tracer 0408

Microspheres C.J. Wolfkiel, Univ. ofIllinois, Chicago, Chicago IL; B.H.

Brundage

02.14.06 Tomographic Reconstruction ofVascular Network from a Few Projections C. 0410

Hamon, Univ. de Rennes I, Rennes France; C. Roux, J.-L. Coatrieux, R. CoUorec

Session 02.15: Three Dimensional Imaging

02.15.01 3-D Imaging Using Normalized Gradient Shading C.R. Crawford, General 0412

Electric Medical Systems, Milwaukee WI; E. Santos, I.D, Weinstein, B.C. Teeter,

H.E. Cline, W.E, Lorensen

02.15.02 Fast Multimodality Image Matching A. Apicella, Univ, ofMiami, Miami Beach 0414

FL; J.H. Nagel, R. Duara

02.15.03 Iterative Methods of Tomographic Image Reconstruction in Medical Imaging 0416

B.N. Shabestari, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo OH; J.B.Farison

02.15.04 Computing Continuous Models from Discrete Image Data S.L.Wood, Univ. of 0418

Santa Clara, Santa Clara CA

02.15.05 Surface Normal for 3D Object Display in Cuberille Environment L.M. Luo, 0420

Southeast Univ., Nanjing Peoples Repub. China; J.L. Coatrieux

02.15.06 Three-Dimensional Positionning from Multimodality Medical Imaging J. Flifla, 0422

Univ. de Rennes I, Rennes France; R, CoUorec, A. Bouliou, J.-L. Coatrieux

Session 02.16: Three Dimensional Modeling

02.16.01 A Display System for 3 Dimensional Object with Tomographic Gray Level Data 0424

S. Eiho, Kyoto Univ., Uji Kyoto Japan; H. Sekiguchi

02.16.02 3D Biomedical Modeling: Merging Image Processing and Computer Aided Design 0426

J.A. de Guise, Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal QUE Canada; Y. Martel

02.16.03 Geometrical Modelling and Display of Kidney Cavities J. Sequeira, IBM Paris 0428

Scientific Center, Paris France; P. Conort

02.16.04 Dynamic Dipole Tracing of Electric Sources in the Human Brain T. Musha, 0430

Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, Midori YokohamaJapan

Session 02.17: Digital Subtraction Angiography

02.17.01 Quantification of Digital Subtraction Angiography Images P. Gerlot, UACNRS 0432

823, Nantes France; R. Le Goff, Y. Bizais

02.17.02 Dosimetry During Diagnostic Cerebral DSA: Implications for Angiographic Systems 0434

J.C. Froment, CNRS UA 1216, Lyon France; B. Philippon, F. Zergui, A. Medjkal

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02.17.03 Simulated Annealing for Motion Correction in Digital Subtraction Angiography 0435

V.R. Mandava, Vanderbilt Univ., NashviUe TN; J.M. Fitzpatrick

02.17.04 Assessment of Left Ventricular Volumes Using Densitometry of X-Ray Films D. 0437

Sapoznikov, Jerusalem CoUege of Technology, Jerusalem Israel; M. Nitzan, M.

Mosseri, Y. Mahler, M. Gotsman

Session 02.18: Biomagnetic and Microwave Imaging

02.18.01 Biomagnetic Imaging W.H. KuUmann, Philips GmbH, Hamburg Fed Repub. Ger- 0439

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02.18.02 Computer Image Reconstruction of Bioelectric Currents from Magneto-Acoustic 0441

Measurements M.R. Islam, Arizona State Univ., TempeAZ; B.C. Towe

02.18.03 Fundamentals and Potentials of Microwave Imaging for Biomedical Applications 0443

J.-Ch. Bolomey, Groupe d'Electromagnetisme, Gif-sur-Yvette France

02.18.04 Microwave-Induced Thermoelastic Tissue Imaging K.H.Chan, Univ. of UUnois, 0445

Chicago IL; J.C, Lin

02.18.05 Microwave Image Reconstruction Using an Elaborate Data-CoUecting Arrangement 0447

B. Bandyopadhyay, Univ. of Calcutta, Calcutta West Bengal India; A.N. Datta

Session 02.19: Echocardiography

02.19.01 Automatic Analysis of M-Mode Echocardiograms G. PeUe, INSERMU238, 0449

Creteil France; M. Unser, L. Dong, Y. Brahimi, P. Brun

02.19.02 Postprocessing Techniques for 2D Echocardiography Imaging C. Lamberti, 0450

Univ. di Bologna, Bologna Italy; A. MartelU, A. Guidazzoli

02.19.03 Quantitative Echography: Attenuation Estimation and Clinical Applications G. 0452

Berger, CNRS 593, Paris France; P. Laugier, N. de Margerie, J. Perrin

02.19.04 Computer Aided Segmentation of High Frequency Echocardiography Images 0454

J.M.Bauer, Univ, of Calgary, Calgary AB Canada; N.A. Alvarez, D.D.

McPherson, R.A. Stein

Session 02.20: Ultrasound I

02.20.01 A New Digital Processor for Phased-Array Ultrasound System J. Mong, Xi'an 0456

Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an Peoples Repub. China; S. Wang, Y. Huang

02.20.02 The Intelligent Digital Scanning in Phased-Array Ultrasonic Tomography W. Qu, 0458

Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an Peoples Repub. China; J, Cheng

02.20.03 Ultrasonic Imaging Using Correlation Techniques M. Gindre, CNRS UA 593, 0460

Paris France; C. Lebeault, J. Perrin, F. Rieuneau, W. Urbach

02.20.04 High Resolution Ultrasonic Attenuation Estimation with a Random Phase Screen 0462

M. Fink, Univ. Paris, Paris France; P. Laugier, S. Abouelkaram, G. Berger

02.20.05 On Increasing Signal-to-Clutter Ratio of Pseudorandom Ultrasound Doppler System 0464

J. Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an Peoples Repub. China; M. Wan

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Session 02.21: Ultrasound II

02.21.01 Speckle Noise Model and Its Optimal Removal in Ultrasound 2D B-Scan Images 0466T.M. Srinivasan, A.R.E. Clinic, Phoenix AZ; V. Srinivasan, B. Suresh

02.21.02 Performance Criteria for Tissue Characterization and Image Parameterization 0467C.R. HiU, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton Surrey United Kingdom; J.C.Bamber, D.O. Cosgrove,

02.21.03 Ultrasound System for Acoustic Impedance Profile Reconstruction PC. Pedersen, 0468Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA; I. Lifshitz

02.21.04 Device for Positioning of U.S. Probes with a Rational Method of Exploration J.L. 0470Counord, Univ. Paris VII, Paris France; P. Flaud

Session 02.22: Ultrasound HI

02.22.01 An Intracardiac Blood Flow Vector Mapping Method K. Chihara, Osaka Univ., 0472

Toyonaka Osaka Japan; K. Shirae

02.22.02 Error Bounds for Wide-Band High Resolution Doppler Ultrasound Blood Flow 0473Measurement W, Gilson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington MA;S. Orphanoudakis

02.22.03 Ultrasonic Imaging of Exremities by Immersion Technique F.H. Breimesser, 0475

Siemens AG, Corporate Research & Tech., Erlangen Fed. Repub. Germany; H.

Bartelt, B. Granz, K. Newerla

02.22.04 Ultrasonic Computed Tomography Used in Non-Invasive Temperature Measuring 0477

Y.-H. Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai Peoples Repub. China; H.-Z.

Wang

02.22.05 Difference Between Contrast Agents Containing Gas Bubbles and Bubble Free 0479

Preparations E. Cramer, Schering AG, Berlin Fed. Republic of Germany; H.

Poland, R.M. Schmitt

02.22.06 Limb Volume Determination by Means of Ultrasound R.M. Schmitt, Fraunhofer 0481

Institute for NDT, St. Ingbert Fed. RepuMic of Germany; F.W. Baisch, M, Klein,H.J. Welsch, P. Becker

Session 02.P1: Imaging: Poster Session I

02.P1.01 Real Time Analysis of Video Image and Electrocardiogram of the Chick Embryo 0483

Heart A. Periasamy, Medical Univ. ofSouth Carolina, Charleston SC; J.R.

Lindroth, R.P. Thompson

02.P1.02 An Image Analysis of Fundus Photograph F.Y. Yano, Aoyama Gakuin Univ., 0485

Tokyo Japan; Y. Suzuki, K. Idogawa, S.P. Ninomija, H. Arai, Y, Nakamura

02.P2.01 Measurement of Parameters in Microvessel Using Image Processing Technology 0487

Y. Mo, Shanghai Univ. of Science & Technology, Shanghai Peoples Repub. China;

Q. Zhu, Y. Wang

02.P2.02 Design Considerations for a Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) Dis- 0489

play Station J.J. D'Lugin, Mallinckrodt Inst, of Radiology, Washington Univ.,St. Louis MO; R.L, Hill, R.G. Jost, A.P. Rueter, J.B. Zimmerman

02.P2.03 Radiopaque Liposomes for Computed Tomography Opacification M. CapeUier, 0491

INSERM U279, LiUe France; P. Besson, D. Coustaut

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02.P2.04 Spine Kinematics: ADigital Videofluoroscopic Technique A. Breen, Anglo-

Euopean College ofChiropractic, Bournemouth Dorset United Kingdom; R. Allen,

A. Morris

02.P2.05 Development of a Low-Cost Medical Image Processing System YJ. Zhao, Huaz-

hong Univ. of Science & Technol., Wuhan, People's Rep. China; J.-R. Lin

02.P2.06 True Color Image Analysis of Fluorochromic Bone Biopsies R.J. Madachy, Univ.

of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

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