XIII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2013

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-43

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2. Keynote Speakers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Design, Development, Training and Use of Medical Devices; with Practical Examples from Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery

      • Alan Murray

      Pages 3-6

3. Invited Presentations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. David Dewhurst – Biomedical Engineer and IFMBE Pioneer

      • R. L. G. Kirsner, J. S. McKenzie

      Pages 9-12

   3. Did Jan Swammerdam Do the First Electric Stimulation over 100 Years before Luigi Galvani?

      • J. A. Malmivuo, J. Honkonen, K. E. Wendel

      Pages 13-16

4. Biomechanics, Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Shear Stress Rapidly Alters the Physical Properties of Vascular Endothelial Cell Membranes by Decreasing Their Lipid Order and Increasing Their Fluidity

      • K. Yamamoto, Akira Kamiya, Joji Ando

      Pages 19-22

   3. An In Vitro Analysis of the Influence of the Arterial Stiffness on the Aortic Flow Using Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking Velocimetry

      • U. Gülan, B. Lüthi, M. Holzner, A. Liberzon, A. Tsinober, W. Kinzelbach

      Pages 23-26

   4. A New Method for Coronary Artery Mechanical Properties

      • Omer Shalev, Dar Weiss, Yigal Kassif, Rami Haj-Ali, Shmuel Einav

      Pages 27-28

   5. Numerical Analysis of a Novel External Support Device for Vein Bypass Grafts

      • T. Meirson, E. Orion, G. Bolotin, M. Brand, I. Avrahami

      Pages 29-32

   6. Hemodynamical Aspects of Endovascular Repair for Aortic Arch Aneurisms

      • A. Nardi, M. Brand, M. Halak, M. Ratan, D. Silverberg, I. Avrahami

      Pages 33-36

   7. Optical Tracking System Integration into IORT Treatment Planning System

      • E. Marinetto, V. García-Vázquez, J. A. Santos-Miranda, F. Calvo, M. Valdivieso, C. Illana et al.

      Pages 37-40

   8. Comparative Study of Two Laparoscopic Instrument Tracker Designs for Motion Analysis and Image-Guided Surgery: A Technical Evaluation

      • J. A. Sánchez-Margallo, F. M. Sánchez-Margallo, I. Oropesa, M. Lucas, J. Moreno, E. J. Gómez

      Pages 41-44

   9. A Decision Support System Applied to Lipodystrophy Based on Virtual Reality and Rapid Prototyping

      • G. Gómez Ciriza, C. Suárez Mejías, C. Parra Calderón, T. Gómez Cía, R. López García

      Pages 45-48

   10. Comparison between Optical and MRI Trajectories in Stereotactic Neurosurgery

       • K. Wårdell, N. Haj-Hosseini, S. Hemm

       Pages 49-51

   11. EVA: Endoscopic Video Analysis of the Surgical Scene for the Assessment of MIS Psychomotor Skills

       • I. Oropesa, P. Sánchez-González, J. A. Sánchez-Margallo, J. García-Novoa, F. M. Sánchez-Margallo, E. J. Gómez

       Pages 52-56

   12. Quantitative Evaluation of a Real-Time Non-rigid Registration of a Parametric Model of the Aorta for a VR-Based Catheterization Guidance System

       • P. Fontanilla-Arranz, B. Rodriguez-Vila, H. Fontenelle, J. Tarjuelo-Gutiérrez, O. J. Elle, E. J. Gómez

       Pages 57-60

   13. Transtibial Amputee Gait: Kinematics and Temporal-Spatial Analysis

       • A. E. K. Ferreira, E. B. Neves, A. G. Melanda, A. C. Pauleto, D. D. Iucksch, L. A. M. Knaut et al.

       Pages 61-64

   14. Development and User Assessment of a Body-Machine Interface for a Hybrid-Controlled 6-Degree of Freedom Robotic Arm (MERCURY)

       • N. Moustakas, A. Athanasiou, P. Kartsidis, P. D. Bamidis, A. Astaras

       Pages 65-68

The general theme of MEDICON 2013 is "Research and Development of Technology for Sustainable Healthcare". This decade is being characterized by the appearance and use of emergent technologies under development. This situation has produced a tremendous impact on Medicine and Biology from which it is expected an unparalleled evolution in these disciplines towards novel concept and practices. The consequence will be a significant improvement in health care and well-fare, i.e. the shift from a reactive medicine to a preventive medicine. This shift implies that the citizen will play an important role in the healthcare delivery process, what requires a comprehensive and personalized assistance. In this context, society will meet emerging media, incorporated to all objects, capable of providing a seamless, adaptive, anticipatory, unobtrusive and pervasive assistance. The challenge will be to remove current barriers related to the lack of knowledge required to produce new opportunities for all the society, while new paradigms are created for this inclusive society to be socially and economically sustainable, and respectful with the environment. In this way, these proceedings focus on the convergence of biomedical engineering topics ranging from formalized theory through experimental science and technological development to practical clinical applications.

• Bioinstrumentation and Medical Imaging
• Biomechanics and Biomaterials
• Cellular Engineering
• Clinical and Rehabilitation Engineering
• Medical Informatics
• Medical Radiation Physics
• Neural Engineering
• Tissue Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering Group, Engineering School of the University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain

  Laura M. Roa Romero

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