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Lucie SukupovaInstitute of Clinical and ExperimentalMedicine

PragueCzech Republic

Igor LackovićFaculty of Electrical Engineeringand Computing

University of ZagrebZagrebCroatia

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Preface

This book presents the proceedings of the IUPESM World Congress on Biomedical Engi-neering and Medical Physics, a triennially organized joint meeting of medical physicists,biomedical engineers, and adjoining healthcare professionals. Besides the purely scientific andtechnological topics, the 2018 Congress will also focus on other aspects of professionalinvolvement in health care, such as education and training, accreditation and certification,health technology assessment, and patient safety. The IUPESM meeting is an important forumfor medical physicists and biomedical engineers in medicine and healthcare to learn and shareknowledge, and to discuss the latest research outcomes and technological advancements aswell as new ideas in both medical physics and biomedical engineering field.

Biomedical engineering and medical physics represent challenging and rapidly growingareas. Building on the success of the previous World Congresses, the aim of the WorldCongress 2018 is to continue in bringing together scientists, researchers, and practitionersfrom different disciplines, namely from mathematics, computer science, bioinformatics,biomedical engineering, medical physics, medicine, biology, and different fields of life sci-ences, so that they can present and discuss their research results. We hope that the WorldCongress 2018 will serve as a platform for fruitful discussions between all attendees, whereparticipants can exchange their recent results, identify future directions and challenges, initiatepossible collaborative research, and develop common languages for solving problems in therealm of biomedical engineering and medical physics.

Following a thorough peer-reviewed process, we have finally selected 498 papers. TheScientific Committee would like to thank the reviewers for their excellent job. The articles can befound in the proceedings and are divided into the main tracks and special sessions. The papersshow how broad the spectrum of topics in biomedical engineering and medical physics is.

The editors would like to thank all the participants for their high-quality contributions andSpringer for publishing the proceedings of the World Congress.

Prague, Czech Republic Lenka LhotskaPrague, Czech Republic Lucie SukupovaZagreb, Croatia Igor LackovićHouston, USA Geoffrey S. IbbottMarch 2018

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Organizing Committees

Congress Coordinating Committee

Chair

Kin Yin Cheung, Chair, IOMP, Hong Kong

Members

Howell Round, IOMP, New ZealandSlavik Tabakov, IOMP, UKVirginia Tsapaki, IOMP, GreeceJames Goh, IFMBE, SingaporeKang Ping Lin, IFMBE, Chinese TaipeiHerb Voigt, co-opted, IFMBE, USA †Monique Frize, co-opted, IFMBE, Canada

Congress Organizing Committee

Co-chairs

Jaromir Cmiral, Czech Republic, BMELibor Judas, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Secretaries

Frantisek Lopot, Czech Republic, BMEKarel Nechvil, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Members

Financial Committee Co-chairs

Martin Mayer, Czech Republic, BMEVít Richter, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Scientific Committee Co-chairs

Lenka Lhotska, Czech Republic, BMELucie Sukupova, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Publicity Committee Chair

Martina Novakova, Czech Republic, BME, MedPhys

Education Committee Co-chairs

Jiri Hozman, Czech Republic, BMEIrena Koniarova, Czech Republic, MedPhys

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Financial Committee

Co-chairs

Martin Mayer, Czech Republic, BMEVit Richter, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Members

Jan Hanousek, Czech Republic, BMEAnchali Krisanachinda, IOMPMark Nyssen, IUPESM, IFMBEVaclav Poljak, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Scientific Committee

Co-chairs

Geofrey Ibbott, IOMPLenka Lhotska, Czech Republic, BMEIgor Lackovic, IFMBELucie Sukupova, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Members

Magdalena Bazalova-Carter, CanadaCarmel Caruana, MaltaTomas Cechak, Czech RepublicPaul Chang, SingaporeKin Yin Cheung, Hong Kong, ChinaJiri Chvojka, Czech RepublicMatej Daniel, Czech RepublicMarie Davidkova, Czech RepublicHarry Delis, IAEAPavel Dvorak, Czech RepublicLudovic Ferrer, FranceMartin Falk, Czech RepublicChristian Gasser, SwedenCsilla Gergely, FranceSusanna Guatelli, AustraliaJens Haueisen, GermanyJan Havlik, Czech RepublicJiří Hozman, Czech RepublicMarjan Hummel, The NetherlandsLeonidas D. Iassemidis, USATom Judd, USAPeter Knoll, AustriaRadim Kolar, Czech RepublicJana Kolarova, Czech RepublicChristian Kollmann, AustriaIrena Koniarova, Czech RepublicDavid Korpas, Czech RepublicVladimir Krajca, Czech RepublicJan Kremlacek, Czech RepublicPetr Marsalek, Czech RepublicDeborah Van Der Merwe, IAEAKarel Nechvil, Czech Republic

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Chris Nuggent, UKPirkko Nykänen, FinlandHakan Nystrom, SwedenPawel Olko, PolandMaria Perez, WHOVaclav Porod, Czech RepublicKevin Prise, UKIvo Provaznik, Czech RepublicJaroslav Ptáček, Czech RepublicVladimir Rogalewicz, Czech RepublicSimo Saarakkala, FinlandIoannis Sechopoulos, The NetherlandsMilan Sonka, USAOlga Stepankova, Czech RepublicLucie Sukupova, Czech RepublicKrystina Tack, USAAnnalisa Trianni, ItalyJiri Trnka, Czech RepublicVirginia Tsapaki, GreeceAdriana Velazquez, WHOFrantisek Vlcek, Czech RepublicJan Vrba, Czech RepublicKevin Warwick, UKMartha Zequera Diaz, Columbia

Program Committee

Co-chairs

Jaromir Cmiral, Czech Republic, BMELibor Judas, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Members

Lenka Lhotska, Czech Republic, BMEFrantisek Lopot, Czech Republic, BMEKarel Nechvil, Czech Republic, MedPhysMartina Novakova, Czech Republic, BMELucie Sukupova, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Publicity Committee

Chair

Martina Novakova, Czech Republic

Members

Pavla Buricova, Czech RepublicMichele Hilts, CanadaJeannie Hsiu Ding Wong, MalaysiaAkos Jobbagy, HungaryLuiz Kun, USAPavla Novakova, Czech RepublicMagdalena Stoeva, BulgariaTae-Suk Suh, Republic of KoreaJaw-lin Wang, Chinese Taipei

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Education Committee

Co-chairs

Jiri Hozman, Czech Republic, BMEIrena Koniarova, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Members

Jiri Kofranek, Czech Republic, BMEVladimír Krajca, Czech Republic, BMESimo Saarakkala, Finland, BMEIoannis Sechopoulos, The Netherlands, MedPhys

Professional Standards Committee

Co-chairs

David Korpas, Czech Republic, BMELibor Judas, Czech Republic, MedPhys

Members

John Damilakis, Greece, MedPhysMichele Hilts, CanadaJeannie Hsiu Ding Wong, MalaysiaTomas Kron, Australia, MedPhysSiew Lok Toh, Singapore, BMEYakov Pipman, USA, MedPhysKang Ping Lin, Chinese Taipei, BMEJaroslav Ptacek, Czech Republic, MedPhysChristoph Trauernicht, South Africa, MedPhys

Publication Committee

Chair

Vladimir Marik, Czech Republic

Co-chair

Igor Lacković, Croatia

International Advisory Board (BME)

Co-chairs

James Goh, SingaporeRatko Magjarevic, Croatia

Members

Guillermo Avendano C., ChilePaulo De Carvalho, PortugalJaromir Cmiral, Czech RepublicFong Chin Su, Chinese TaipeiDavid Elad, IsraelYubo Fan, China

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Mário Forjaz Secca, PortugalMonique Frize, CanadaBirgit Glasmacher, GermanyPeter Hunter, New ZealandErnesto Iadanza, ItalyFatimah Ibrahim, MalaysiaTimo Jämsä, FinlandAkos Jobbagy, HungaryEleni Kaldoudi, TBAPeter Kneppo, Czech RepublicShankar Krishnan, USAEric Laciar Leber, ArgentinaIgor Lackovic, CroatiaPiotr Ladyzynski, PolandLenka Lhotska, Czech RepublicNigel Lovell, AustraliaAlan Murray, UKMarc Nyssen, BelgiumLeandro Pecchia, UKKang Ping Lin, Chinese TaipeiIchiro Sakuma, JapanMaria Siebes, The NetherlandsNitish Thakor, SingaporeHerbert F. Voigt, USAMin Wang, Hong Kong

International Advisory Board (MP)

Co-chairs

Kin Yin Cheung, Hong Kong, ChinaSlavik Tabakov, UK

Members

Laila Al Balooshi, UAEAbdullah Al Hajj, KSAHuda Al Naemi, QatarRodolfo Alfonso Laguardia, CubaSupriyanto Ardjo Pawiro, IndonesiaEva Bezak, AustraliaMarco Brambila, ItalyDavid Brettle, UKArun Chougule, IndiaJohn Damilakis, GreeceCatherine Dejean, FranceLudovic Ferrer, FranceMichelle Hilts, CanadaJeannie Hsiu Ding Wong, MalaysiaAmaury Hornbeck, FranceGeoffrey Ibbott, USAAhmed Ibn Seddik, MoroccoTaofeeq Ige, NigeriaPetro Julkunen, FinlandSimone Kodlulovich, Brazil

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Dimitri Kostylev, RussiaAnchali Krisanachinda, ThailandJames C. L. Lee, SingaporeMelissa Martin, USARebecca Nakatudde, UgandaHerke Jan Noordmans, The NetherlandsFridtjof Nüsslin, GermanyYakov Pipman, USAJaroslav Ptacek, Czech RepublicMagdalena Rafecas, GermanyMadan Rehani, USAJose L. Rodriguez, ChileHowell Round, New ZealandMagdalena Stoeva, BulgariaTae-Suk Suh, Republic of KoreaLucie Sukupova, Czech RepublicVirginia Tsapaki, GreeceGraciela Velez, ArgentinaUlrich Wolf, Germany

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Acknowledgements

Organizing Societies

International Societies

Collaborating Institution

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Sponsors

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About IFMBE

The International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) is primarily afederation of national and transnational societies. These professional organizations representinterests in medical and biological engineering. IFMBE is also a non-governmentalorganization (NGO) for the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO),where we are uniquely positioned to influence the delivery of health care to the world throughbiomedical and clinical engineering.

The IFMBE’s objectives are scientific and technological as well as educational and literary.Within the field of medical, biological, and clinical engineering, IFMBE’s aims are toencourage research and application of knowledge and to disseminate information and promotecollaboration. The ways in which we disseminate information include the following:organizing World Congresses and Regional Conferences, publishing our flagship journalMedical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MBEC), our Web-based newsletter—IFMBE News, our Congress and Conference Proceedings, and books. The ways in which wepromote collaborations are through networking programs, workshops, and partnerships withother professional groups, e.g., Engineering World Health.

MissionThe mission of IFMBE is to encourage, support, represent, and unify the worldwide medicaland biological engineering community in order to promote health and quality of life throughthe advancement of research, development, application, and management of technology.

ObjectivesThe objectives of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering shall bescientific, technological, literary, and educational. Within the field of medical, clinical, andbiological engineering, its aims shall be to encourage research and the application ofknowledge and to disseminate information and promote collaboration.

In pursuit of these aims, the Federation may, in relation to its specific field of interest,engage in any of the following activities: sponsorship of national and international meetings,publication of official journals, cooperation with other societies and organizations, appoint-ment of commissions on special problems, awarding of prizes and distinctions, establishmentof professional standards and ethics within the field, or in any other activities which in theopinion of the General Assembly or the Administrative Council would further the cause ofmedical, clinical, or biological engineering. It may promote the formation of regional, national,international, or specialized societies, groups or boards, the coordination of bibliographicor informational services, and the improvement of standards in terminology, equipment,methods and safety practices, and the delivery of health care.

In general, the Federation shall work to promote improved communication andunderstanding in the world community of engineering, medicine, and biology.

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Contents

Part I Patient Safety

Off-label Use of Medical Devices in Cardiovascular Medicine—When the FinalDecision About the Safety and Effectiveness Is Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3David Macku

One Pulsatile Heart Pump Size Does Not Fit All Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7David Macku and Iva Novotna

Effect of Weight Input in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systemon Radio-Frequency-Induced Heating of Metallic Implants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Atsushi Ono, Shinichi Arao, Satoru Takata, Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Rumi Gotanda,and Akihiko Tabuchi

An Ergonomic Evaluation of Physical and Mental Loads in Standing-up Motionfrom Forward-Sloping Toilet Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Shuichi Ino, Manabu Chikai, Emi Ozawa, and Hiroshi Endo

Optimal Variable Refocus Flip Angle Control Method and Echo Train Lengthfor Suppressing Exposure to Radio Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Akihiko Tabuchi, Shinichi Arao, Toshizo Katsuda, Atsushi Ono, Tatsuhiro Gotanda,and Rumi Gotanda

Fault Identification in a Blood Pump Using Neural Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Jan Kühn, Mateusz Buglowski, André Stollenwerk, Stefan Kowalewski,Marian Walter, Steffen Leonhardt, Jan Petran, Rüdger Kopp, Rolf Rossaint,and Thorsten Janisch

Elaboration of New NDRLs as Part of Third National Patient Dose Surveyin Diagnostic Radiology in Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Asen Dimov, Ivan Tsanev, Desislava Ivanova, and Filip Simeonov

Development of Identification System for Surgical Instruments UsingUHF Band RFID and Low-Intensity Antennae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Ryosuke Hosaka

Establishing Traceability Chain of Infusion and Perfusor Pumps UsingLegal Metrology Procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Lejla Gurbeta, Zijad Džemic, and Almir Badnjevic

Medical Devices Safety Enhancement and Performance ImprovementThrough a Periodic Calibration Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51A. Tavakoli Golpaygani, M. M. Movahedi, and H. Hafezi

Legal Metrology Procedures for Increasing Safety and PerformanceCharacteristics with Cost Benefits Analysis: Case Study Dialysis Machines . . . . . . 55Lejla Gurbeta, Dijana Vukovic, Zijad Džemic, and Almir Badnjevic

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In Vivo Dosimetry in Total Body Irradiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Eilen Llanes Veiga, Rodolfo Alfonso Laguardia, and Roberto Caballero Pinelo

Part II Accreditation and Certification

Documentation Template for the Usability Engineering Processfor Medical Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Daniel Scherer and Francisco Ferreira Gouveia Filho

Part III Health Technology Assessment

Cost-Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Total Hip Endoprosthesis Implantationas Compared with the Conventional Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Tereza Lísalová and Ondřej Gajdoš

The Robustness of TOPSIS Results Using Sensitivity Analysis Basedon Weight Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Millek Jiří

Application of HTA in Optometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Miroslav Selčan and Ivana Kubátová

A Preliminary Cost/Efficacy Analysis of MIRUS™ System for Sedationof Critical Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95E. Ciagli, F. Frosini, D. Cocchi, P. Tortoli, S. Romagnoli, C. Quarti, A. R. De Gaudio,and A. Belardinelli

HTA in the Czech Republic: Still Behind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Vladimír Rogalewicz, Ivana Kubátová, Gleb Donin, Tomáš Doležal, Klára Lamblová,Jana Bartáková, and Peter Kneppo

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Intrabeam System Introduction to the CzechHealthcare System Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Vojtěch Kamenský, Gleb Donin, Veronika Burianová, Ondřej Gajdoš,Vladimír Rogalewicz, Ivana Kubátová, Silvie Jeřábková, and Peter Kneppo

Economic Evaluation of Robotic Radiosurgery System for Prostate CancerTreatments in the Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Denisa Horáková and Gleb Donin

Part IV Biosignals Processing

Usability of Volume Pulse Wave Biosignal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121D. Korpas and J. Haluzikova

Stable EEG Spatiospectral Sources Using Relative Poweras Group-ICA Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125René Labounek, David A. Bridwell, Radek Mareček, Martin Lamoš, Michal Mikl,Milan Brázdil, Jiří Jan, and Petr Hluštík

Simulation of Required CPAP Usage to Normalize AHI in Obstructive SleepApnea Patients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Antti Kulkas, Sami Nikkonen, Juha Töyräs, Esa Mervaala, and Timo Leppänen

SAHS Patients’ Classification Based on Oximetry and Respiratory Effort Signal:An Alternative Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133C. Dell’Aquila, L. Correa, R. Correa, G. Cañadas, and E. Laciar

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Electrical Right and Left Cardiac Atrioventricular and Left Atrial Delayin Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Responder and Non-responderwith Sinus Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Matthias Heinke, Gudrun Dannberg, Tobias Heinke, and Helmut Kühnert

Spectral Analysis of Signal Averaging Electrocardiography in Atrialand Ventricular Tachycardia Arrhythmias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Jonas Tumampos and Matthias Heinke

A Clinico-Statistical Analysis of Writer’s Cramp Signals: Studywith Indigenously Developed Multi-channel Intramuscular EMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Venkateshwarla Rama Raju

Classification of Myopotentials of Hand’s Motions to Control Applications . . . . . . 155Lukas Peter, Filip Maryncak, Antonino Proto, and Martin Cerny

Quantitative EEG in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease byAR-Spectral and Multi-scale Entropy Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Xiaoke Chai, Xiaohong Weng, Zhimin Zhang, Yangting Lu, Guitong Liu,and Haijun Niu

Analysis of Electroencephalographic Dynamic Functional Connectivity inAlzheimer’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Pablo Núñez, Jesús Poza, Carlos Gómez, Saúl J. Ruiz-Gómez,Víctor Rodríguez-González, Miguel Ángel Tola-Arribas, Mónica Cano,and Roberto Hornero

Assessment of ECG Signal Quality After Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Andrea Němcová, Martin Vítek, Lucie Maršánová, Radovan Smíšek,and Lukáš Smital

Event-Related Synchronization/Desynchronization in NeuralOscillatory Changes Caused by Implicit Biases of SpatialFrequency in Electroencephalography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175K. Kato, H. Kadokura, T. Kuroki, and A. Ishikawa

Design and Development of Advanced Multi-channel EMGMicro Electrode Recording System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Venkateshwarla Rama Raju

Design of Linear Phase Filter by Using q-Bernstein Polynomial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Boonchana Purahong, Isoon Kanjanasurat, Vanvisa Chutchavong, KanokJanchitrapongvej, and Tuanjai Archevapanich

Analysis of Kinematic Parameters Relationships in Normaland Dysgraphic Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Diamante Morello, Milos Ajcevic, Iolanda Perrone, and Agostino Accardo

Multiscale Analysis of Microvascular Blood Flow and Oxygenation . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Marjola Thanaj, Andrew J. Chipperfield, and Geraldine F. Clough

Low- and High-Speed Arrivals Decomposition in 10–19 kHz TransmissionSounding of Human Lungs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Vladimir Korenbaum, Anton Shiryaev, Anatoly Kostiv, and Maria Safronova

Analysis of Biological Response to Pleasure Elicited by Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Masaji Yamashita, Takeshi Aikawa, Masataka Kitama, and Toru Yokoyama

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Pulse Rate Variability Analysis to Enhance Oximetry as at-HomeAlternative for Sleep Apnea Diagnosing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Gonzalo C. Gutiérrez-Tobal, Daniel Álvarez, Fernando Vaquerizo-Villar,Verónica Barroso-García, Adrián Martín-Montero, Andrea Crespo, Félix del Campo,and Roberto Hornero

Are Extensor Digitorum Brevis and Gastrocnemius Working Together? SurfaceEMG Analysis in Healthy Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Francesco Di Nardo, Annachiara Strazza, Michela Sara Palmieri, AlessandroMengarelli, Stefano Cardarelli, Laura Burattini, Ornella Orsini, Federica Verdini,Antonio Bortone, and Sandro Fioretti

A Time-Frequency Approach for the Assessment of Dynamic MuscleCo-contractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Annachiara Strazza, Federica Verdini, Alessandro Mengarelli, Stefano Cardarelli,Laura Burattini, Sandro Fioretti, and Francesco Di Nardo

Scalp Level Connectivity for Representative Channels in Emotional Status . . . . . . 227Jia Wen Li, Xu Tong Cui, Shovan Barma, Sio Hang Pun, Pedro Antonio Mou,Hui Juan Huang, U. Kin Che, Mang I. Vai, and Peng Un Mak

Investigation of Changes in Causality ThroughoutLife—A Magnetoencephalogram Study Using GrangerCausalityand Transfer Entropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Elizabeth Shumbayawonda, Alberto Fernández, Michael P. Hughes,and Daniel Abásolo

EEG Functional Connectivity Detects Seasonal Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Laura Päeske, Maie Bachmann, Jaan Raik, and Hiie Hinrikus

Influence of Dysgraphia on Kinematic Characteristics of Handwritingin Italian Primary School Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Giulia Silveri, Federica De Dea, Iolanda Perrone, and Agostino Accardo

Power Spectral Density Analysis in Spindles Epochs in Healthy Children . . . . . . . 247Federica De Dea, Caterina Zanus, Marco Carrozzi, Matteo Stecca,and Agostino Accardo

RF Ultrasound Based Longitudinal Motion Estimation of CarotidArtery Wall: Feasibility Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Monika Zambacevičienė and Rytis Jurkonis

Models of Physiological Parameters for Runners and Cyclists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Milan Stork, Jaroslav Novak, and Vaclav Zeman

Cyclostationary Analysis of Respiratory Signals with Application of RateDetermination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Esra Saatci, Ertugrul Saatci, and Aydin Akan

A New Approach for Brain Source Position Estimation Based on theEigenvalues of the EEG Sensors Spatial Covariance Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Lucas F. Cruz, Marcela G. Magalhães, Jonas A. Kunzler, André A. S. Coelho,and Rodrigo P. Lemos

Discrimination Between Day and Night ECG Recordings Based on theMorphology of P and T Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Dimitrios Zavantis, Ermioni Mastora, Prokopis Kontogiannis, and George Manis

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Automated Neurons Recognition and Sorting for Diamond BasedMicroelectrode Arrays Recording: A Feasibility Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Ondřej Klempíř, Radim Krupička, Vladimíra Petráková, Jan Krůšek, Ivan Dittert,and Andrew Taylor

Ultra-Short Entropy for Mental Stress Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Rossana Castaldo, Luis Montesinos, and Leandro Pecchia

Assessment of In-ear Photoplethysmography as a Surrogate forElectrocardiography in Heart Rate Variability Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Timo Tigges, Thomas Büchler, Alexandru Pielmuş, Michael Klum, Aarne Feldheiser,Oliver Hunsicker, and Reinhold Orglmeister

Statistical Guideline of Threshold Determination for Cardiac Spiral WaveCenter Detection Using Phase Variance Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Naoki Tomii, Masatoshi Yamazaki, Nitaro Shibata, Haruo Honjo, and Ichiro Sakuma

A Brain Connectivity Metric Based on Phase Linearity Measurement . . . . . . . . . . 303Fabio Baselice, Antonietta Sorriso, Rosaria Rucco, and Pierpaolo Sorrentino

Modeling of the Microvascular Pulse for Tracking the VasoconstrictionResponse to Deep Inspiratory Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307Michele Sorelli, Antonia Perrella, and Leonardo Bocchi

Wavelet Phase Coherence Between the Microvascular Pulse Contour and theRespiratory Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Antonia Perrella, Michele Sorelli, Francesco Giardini, Lorenzo Frassineti,Piergiorgio Francia, and Leonardo Bocchi

Selection of Entropy-Measure Parameters for Force Plate-Based HumanBalance Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315Luis Montesinos, Rossana Castaldo, and Leandro Pecchia

Assessment of Similarity Between Finger and Wrist PhotoplethysmographyAccording to the Light Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321Sangjin Han and Hangsik Shin

EEG Coherence Analysis in Subjects After Rehabilitation from Stroke withMotor Imagery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325L. C. P. da Silva, C. C. S. C. Paz, A. M. F. L. Miranda de Sá, and C. J. Tierra-Criollo

Optimal Window for the Estimation of Very Low Frequency Contentin Heart Rate Variability Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331B. Becerra-Luna, R. Martínez-Memije, R. Cartas-Rosado, O. Infante-Vázquez,J. C. Sánchez-García, and G. Sánchez-Pérez

Optimization of Algorithms for Real-Time ECG Beats Classification . . . . . . . . . . . 335Rolando González Tejeda and Maité Cañizares Falcón

Wave Kurtosis: A Novel, Specific Parameter for TUG-Turn Quantification . . . . . 339Slavka Viteckova, Radim Krupicka, Patrik Kutilek, Vaclav Cejka, Zoltan Szabo,Martina Hoskovcova, and Evzen Ruzicka

Investigation of the Feasibility of Postoperative Pain Assessment UsingFrequency Analysis of Photoplethysmogram Variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345Yoon La Yang, Hyeon Seok Seok, and Hangsik Shin

A Decision-Making Fusion Method for Accurately Locating QRS Complexesfrom the Multiple QRS Detectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Feifei Liu, Chengyu Liu, Xinge Jiang, Lina Zhao, Jianqing Li, Chuanjie Song,and Shoushui Wei

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Effect of Myocardial Infarction Size on the Simulated ECG Morphology Basedon a 3D Torso-Heart Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357Zhipeng Cai, Jianqing Li, Kan Luo, Zhigang Wang, Xiangyu Zhang, Jian Zhang,and Chengyu Liu

Effect of Ectopic Beats on Heart Rate Variability Indices in HeartFailure Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Chengyu Liu, Lina Zhao, Zhipeng Cai, Feifei Liu, Yaowei Li, Shoushui Wei,Jianqing Li, and Alan Murray

Heart Rate Monitoring for the Detection of Changes in Mental DemandsDuring Computer Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367Ramtin Zargari Marandi, Pascal Madeleine, Nicolas Vuillerme, and Afshin Samani

Indirect Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume Assessment DuringSpiroergometric Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Jaroslav Novak, Milan Stork, and Vaclav Zeman

An Impulsive Noise Rejection Filter for Wearable ECG Signal Processing . . . . . . 377Xiangyu Zhang, Jianqing Li, Zhipeng Cai, Shengyi Ma, Jian Zhang, and Chengyu Liu

Automatic Detection of P Wave in ECG During Ventricular Extrasystoles . . . . . . 381Lucie Maršánová, Andrea Němcová, Radovan Smíšek, Tomáš Goldmann,Martin Vítek, and Lukáš Smital

An Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition Based Method for FetalPhonocardiogram Enhancement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387Dragos Daniel Taralunga and G. Mihaela Neagu (Ungureanu)

The Automatic Detection of Epileptic Seizures Based on EEG SignalsProcessing: Investigation of Different Features and Classification Algorithms . . . . 393Alexandra-Maria Tăuţan, Ioana Mândruţă, Ovidiu-Alexandru Băjenaru,Rodica Strungaru, Dragoş Ţarălungă, Bogdan Hurezeanu, and G. Mihaela Neagu(Ungureanu)

Atrial Fibrillation Detection from Wrist Photoplethysmography Data UsingArtificial Neural Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399Zeinab Rezaei Yousefi, Jakub Parak, Adrian Tarniceriu, Jarkko Harju,Arvi Yli-Hankala, Ilkka Korhonen, and Antti Vehkaoja

EEG Spectral Asymmetry Is Dependent on Education Level of Men . . . . . . . . . . . 405Toomas Põld, Maie Bachmann, Laura Päeske, Kaia Kalev, Jaanus Lass,and Hiie Hinrikus

Artificial Neural Network Applied like Qualifier of Symptoms in Patients withParkinson’s Disease by Evaluating the Movement of Upper-Limbs Activities . . . . 409J. P. Bermeo, M. Huerta, M. Bravo, and A. Bermeo

Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction and Feature Analysis for ArtifactComponent Identification in hdEEG Datasets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415Vlastimil Koudelka, Jan Štrobl, Marek Piorecký, Martin Brunovský,and Vladimír Krajča

Comparison of Spline Methods for 3D Brain Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421Václava Piorecká, Vladimír Krajča, and Tomáš Páleníček

Simulation, Modification and Dimension Reduction of EEG Feature Space . . . . . . 425Marek Piorecký, Eva Černá, Václava Piorecká, Vladimír Krajča,and Vlastimil Koudelka

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Can Textile Electrode for ECG Apply to EMG Measurement?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Daisuke Goto and Naruhiro Shiozawa

Automatic Detection of Strict Left Bundle Branch Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435Radovan Smisek, Pavel Jurak, Ivo Viscor, Josef Halamek, Filip Plesinger,Magdalena Matejkova, Pavel Leinveber, and Jana Kolarova

Classification of Children with SLI Through Their Speech Utterances . . . . . . . . . . 441Pavel Grill

Research on Respiratory Signal Based on Angular Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449Guo Dan, Junhao Zhao, Huanyu Yang, Xiaohong Weng, and Zhemin Zhu

Comparison of Brain Computer Interface for Selecting Menus thatUtilize EEG and NIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457Akihiko Hanafusa, Keiyo Arai, and Yukari Okawa

Preprocessing of the BSPM Signals with Untraditionally Strong BaselineWandering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463Michal Huptych, Matěj Hrachovina, and Lenka Lhotská

Empirical Mode Decomposition in Analysis of Hemodynamic Responseto Static Handgrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Norbert Olenderek, Gerard Cybulski, Krzysztof Krzemiński, Wiktor Niewiadomski,Anna Gąsiorowska, and Anna Strasz

A Rapid Assessment Method on Fistula Stenosis Stagingfor Hemodialysis Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475Yu-Yao Wang, Chung-Dann Kan, Wei-Ling Chen, and Kuo-Sheng Cheng

Accuracy Comparison of ML-Based Fall Detection Algorithms Using TwoDifferent Acceleration Derived Feature Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481Sara Zulj, Goran Seketa, Igor Lackovic, and Ratko Magjarevic

The Value of New Atomic Sensors in Medical Diagnostic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . 487Kazimierz Peczalski and Tadeusz Palko

Assessment of Micro T-Wave Alternans Using T-WaveMorphology-Based Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491Thaís Winkert, Paulo Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa, and Jurandir Nadal

Electrode Optimization for Bioimpedance Based Central AorticBlood Pressure Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497Margus Metshein, Hip Kõiv, Paul Annus, and Mart Min

Photoplethysmographic Measurements on Clinical Patients (>65 y) and HealthyCohorts Between Ages of 18–75 y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503Matti Huotari, Juha Röning, Kari Määttä, and Pekka Romsi

Round Cosine Transform Based Feature Extraction of MotorImagery EEG Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511R. B. Braga, C. D. Lopes, and T. Becker

Combined Phase and Magnitude Metric for Validation of Lower LimbMultibody Dynamics Muscle Action with sEMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517Carlos Rodrigues, Miguel Correia, João Abrantes, Jurandir Nadal,and Marco Benedetti

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Detection of Sleep Stages in Temporal Profiles in Neonatal EEG—k-NN versusk-Means Approach: A Feasibility Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523Vladimir Krajca, Hana Schaabova, Vaclava Piorecka, Marek Piorecky, Jan Strobl,Lenka Lhotska, Vaclav Gerla, and Karel Paul

Muscle Synergies for Motor Control Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529Fernando J. Muñoz Z., Natalia M. López C., Flavio Roberti, and Max E. Valentinuzzi

Methodology for Quantification of Frontal Muscle ElectromyographyContamination in the Electroencephalogram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535Gustavo Moreira da Silva, Fabio Henrique Monteiro Oliveira, Luciano Brink Peres,Carlos Magno Medeiros Queiroz, Luiza Maire David Luiz, Samila Carolina Costa,Marcus Fraga Vieira, and Adriano O. Andrade

Effects of Nitroglycerin to Ballistocardiography by EMFi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541Jarmo Alametsä and Jari Viik

The Evaluation of the Tremor: Signal Database of Healthy Control Subjects . . . . 547Jan Havlík, Patrik Horák, Kamila Řasová, Jitka Řezníčková, and Josef Zeman

Part V Biomechanics, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics

Design and Manufacture a Haptic System to Rehabilitate the Musclesof the Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553Mina Zareei, Ali Zamani, Ali Tavakoli Golpaygani, and Mohammad J. Sadeghi

Are Micro Back Markers on Thin Film of Scaffold Effective to EvaluateContractive Movement of Myotube? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557Yusuke Takahashi, Shigehiro Hashimoto, and Haruka Hino

Study on Walking Training System for Using High-Performance Shoes withHuman Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561Yasuhiro Hayakawa

Ergonomic Assessment of an Active Orthosis for the Rehabilitation of Flexionand Extension of Wrist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565Adriano O. Andrade, Julien Bourget, Samila Costa, Adriano Pereira,Michael I. Okereke, and Marcus Fraga Vieira

Muscle Stiffness Estimation Using Center of Pressure Fluctuations Induced byElectrical Stimulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569Takanori Uchiyama and Ayana Sugiyama

Gait Ratios and Variability Indices to Quantify the Effect of Using Smartphonesin Dual-Task Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573Carlotta Caramia, Ivan Bernabucci, Carmen D’Anna, Cristiano De Marchis,and Maurizio Schmid

Split-Belt Treadmill to Study Reactive Responses to UnexpectedGait Perturbation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579Slavka Viteckova, Patrik Kutilek, Veronika Kotolova, Radim Krupicka,Zoltan Szabo, Jan Kauler, and Jan Hybl

Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Enamel Based on ResonantUltrasound Spectroscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583Haijun Niu, Fan Fan, Rui Wang, Qiang Zhang, and Pengling Ren

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Evaluating the Effect of Changes in Bone Geometry on the Trans-femoralSocket-Residual Limb Interface Using Finite Element Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587Alex van Heesewijk, Andy Crocombe, Serge Cirovic, Mathew Taylor, and Wei Xu

Monitor Aided Radio Control Mobile Robot (MARCMR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593Kamran Hameed, Muddasir Hussain, and Ijlal Shahrukh

Development of a New Method to Monitor Shoulder Girdle Motionfor Ballerina with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Based on DAidSmart Shirt Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599Guna Semjonova, Janis Vetra, Alexander Oks, and Alexei Katashev

Detection of Excessive Pronation and Supination for Walkingand Running Gait with Smart Socks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603Peteris Eizentals, Alexei Katashev, Alexander Okss, Zane Pavare, and Darta Balcuna

Development of a Customized Wrist Orthosis for Flexion and ExtensionTreatment Using Reverse Engineering and 3D Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609Leonardo A. García-García, Marisela Rodríguez-Salvador,and Marcos David Moya-Bencomo

Development of a Gait System in Hypogravity Simulation for PhysiologicalStudies on Earth and in Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615Ana Karla Oliveira Leite, Thais Russomano, Marlise dos Santos Araújo,and Júlio César Marques de Lima

The Options in Robotic Control of Rehabilitating Patient’s Lower Limbs . . . . . . . 621Karel Vosahlik and Jan Hosek

Knee and Ankle Powered Above-Knee Prosthesis Design and Development . . . . . 625Miljan Rupar, Adisa Vučina, and Remzo Dedić

Adaptive Impedance Control of a Robotic Orthosis Actuated by PneumaticArtificial Muscle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631Quy-Thinh Dao and Shin-ichiroh Yamamoto

Quantifying Movement of the Head and Shoulders During Quiet StandingUsing MatLab Software and Promising Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637Petr Volf, Jan Hybl, Patrik Kutilek, Jan Hejda, Jiri Hozman, Vaclav Krivanek,Radek Doskocil, and Rudolf Cerny

Validation of the Novel Body Weight Support System Using PneumaticArtificial Muscle: A Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641Riichi Takiguchi, Van-Thuc Tran, and Shin-Ichiroh Yamamoto

Estimation of Postural Control Strategy During Continuous Perturbation. . . . . . . 649Nur Fatin Fatina bt Mohd Ramli, Ogawa Sho, Ikeda Takehiro,and Yamamoto Shin-ichiroh

Semiportable Manually Actuated System for Measuring Muscle Spasticity . . . . . . 655Barbora Adamova, Petr Volf, Jan Hybl, Patrik Kutilek, Jan Hejda, Slavka Viteckova,Vaclav Krivanek, Radek Doskocil, Jan Farlik, and Pavel Smrcka

Position Estimation of an IMU Placed on Pelvis Through Meta-heuristicallyOptimised WFLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659Stefano Cardarelli, Federica Verdini, Alessandro Mengarelli, Annachiara Strazza,Francesco Di Nardo, Laura Burattini, and Sandro Fioretti

Pressure Pulse Wave Velocity and Axial Prestretch in Arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665Lukáš Horný and Ján Kužma

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Biphasic Rheology of Different Artificial Degenerated Intervertebral Discs . . . . . . 671Mohammad Nikkhoo, Romina Kargar, and Kinda Khalaf

Accuracy Evaluation of 3D Reconstruction of Transfemoral Residual LimbModel Using Basic Spline Interpolation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675Mohd Syahmi Jamaludin and Akihiko Hanafusa

Gait Asymmetry in Winters Group I Hemiplegic Children:Role of Tibialis Anterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681Francesco Di Nardo, Alessandro Mengarelli, Annachiara Strazza, Marta Malavolta,Federica Verdini, Stefano Cardarelli, Laura Burattini, Alberto Nascimbeni,and Sandro Fioretti

Role of the Visual Feedback on Balance Responsesto Upright Stance Perturbations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685Alessandro Mengarelli, Stefano Cardarelli, Sandro Fioretti, Annachiara Strazza,Andrea Tigrini, Francesco Di Nardo, Laura Burattini, and Federica Verdini

Biomechanical Evaluation of the Impact of Different Weight Loading Conditionson the Mechanical Environment of the Hip Joint Endoprosthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691Ioannis-Ilias K. Farmakis, Vassiliki T. Potsika, Emilios Pakos,and Dimitrios I. Fotiadis

Assessment of Postural Stability Using the Methodof Postural Somatooscilography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697Roman Melecky, Eugen Rasev, Patrik Kutilek, Jaroslav Jerabek, Marketa Janatova,Karel Hana, Jan Muzik, Pavel Smrcka, and Jan Kaspar

Quantitative Assessment of Osteoarthritic Knee Instability: Comparisonwith Conventional Imaging Modalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703V. K. O. Virtanen, J. Thevenot, A. Tiulpin, J. Hirvasniemi, J. Niinimäki,M. Nevalainen, and S. Saarakkala

Recent Progress on Preferential Covered Stent Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709Fangsen Cui, Gideon Praveen Kumar, Li Buay Koh, Keping Zuo, Hwa Liang Leo,and Jackie Pei Ho

Photoelastic Analysis of Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current DescriptiveAnalysis of Research in Scientific Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713D. A. Almeida-Galárraga, A. Ros Felip, F. Marco Martínez, and Laura Serrano-Mateo

A Sliding Mode Control Model for Perturbed Upright Stancein Healthy Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719Alessandro Mengarelli, Sandro Fioretti, Giuseppe Orlando, Stefano Cardarelli,Ismaele Fioretti, Gian Marco Paci, Laura Burattini, Francesco Di Nardo,Annachiara Strazza, and Federica Verdini

Could Postural Strategies Be Assessed with the Microsoft Kinect v2? . . . . . . . . . . 725Diego Gonzalez, Luis Imbiriba, and Frederico Jandre

The Elbow and Forearm Portable Rehabilitation Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729Sergei Sokolov, Sergei Krivosheev, Maria Aleksandrova, Roman Iutsis,Roman Olejnik, and Stanislav Reznikov

Can Be Minimization of Membrane Bending Energy Used for Simulationof the Nanoparticle-Cell Interaction? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733Martin Otáhal, Jitka Řezníčková, and Matej Daniel

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Fundamental Study of a Simple Walking Support SystemUsing Smart Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739Nobuyuki Toya, Yutaro Sakamoto, Yu Taguchi, and Kodai Kitagawa

Experimental Analysis of Cellular Membrane Mechanical Properties. . . . . . . . . . . 745Bohumil Hornát, Martin Otáhal, and Jana Turňová

Development of a Modular Bionic Prototype Arm Prosthesis Integratinga Closed-Loop Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751Christoph Kast, Bernhard Rosenauer, Helmut Meissner, Weerayot Aramphianlert,Matthias Krenn, Christian Hofer, Oskar C. Aszmann, and Winfried Mayr

A Wearable Gait Assessment System for Evaluating Post-stroke Patients’Rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755C. Y. Wu and Tainsong Chen

Spherical Angular Analysis for Pelvis Coordination Assessmenton Modified Gait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761Carlos Rodrigues, Miguel Correia, João Abrantes, Jurandir Nadal,and Marco Benedetti

Basic Study for 3D Kinematic Measurement of Patella from Single-PlaneFluoroscopic Image Using Intensity-Based 2D/3D Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767Takaharu Yamazaki, Yuichi Hayashi, Tetsuya Tomita, Kenichi Kono,Yoshinobu Sato, and Kazuomi Sugamoto

Design of Smart Orthosis of Upper Limb for Rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773Ana Carolina D´Angeles Mendes de Brito, Patrik Kutilek, Jan Hejda, Pavel Smrcka,and Vojtech Havlas

Methods of Motion Assessment of Smart Orthosis of Upper Limb forRehabilitation at the Clinic and at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779Ana Carolina D´Angeles Mendes de Brito, Patrik Kutilek, Jan Hejda,Veronika Kotolova, and Vojtech Havlas

Inertial Measurement System for Upper Limb Joints Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785Elisa Perez, Natalia López, Marcos Dominguez, and Eugenio Orosco

Estimation of Spinal Loads Using a Detailed Finite Element Modelof the L4-L5 Lumbar Segment Derived by Medical Imaging Kinematics;A Feasibility Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791Mohammad Saber Hashemi and Navid Arjmand

Upper Limb Motions Analysis for Development of an Upper LimbRehabilitation Robotic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797Dorin Popescu, Cristian Petre Copilusi, Horatiu Roibu, Mihnea Ion Marin,Ligia Rusu, and Livia Carmen Popescu

Part VI Minimum Invasive Surgery, Robotics, Image Guided Therapies,Endoscopy

Virtual Biopsies with Handheld Dual-Axis Confocal Microscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805Wibool Piyawattanametha

Augmented-Reality Surgical Navigation System for BetterHealthcare Visualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809Boyu Zhang, Longfei Ma, Xiaofeng Qu, Xinran Zhang, and Hongen Liao

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An Automatic Preoperative Path-Planning Algorithm for NeurosurgeryUsing Combined MRI and DTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815Jia Liu, Miao Li, Fang Chen, Changcun Pan, Xinran Zhang, Liwei Zhang,and Hongen Liao

A Low-Cost Pedagogical Environment for Training on Technologiesfor Image-Guided Robotic Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821B. Rodríguez-Vila, A. Gutiérrez, M. Peral-Boiza, H. Ying, T. Gómez-Fernández,E. J. Gómez, and P. Sánchez-González

Part VII Diagnostic and Therapeutic Instrumentation

Analyzing Rheoophthalmic Signals in Glaucoma by NonlinearDynamics Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827P. V. Luzhnov, D. M. Shamaev, A. A. Kiseleva, E. N. Iomdina, D. D. Khoziev,O. A. Kiseleva, and A. P. Nikolaev

Validation of a Wireless and Portable EEG Acquisition Systemwith Dry Electrodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833G. E. Cañadas, C. R. Dell’Aquila, A. Garces, and E. Laciar

A Bioimpedance-Based Cardiovascular Measurement System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839Roman Kusche, Sebastian Hauschild, and Martin Ryschka

Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Measurement via Heart Sounds and ImpedancePlethysmography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843Roman Kusche, Arthur-Vincent Lindenberg, Sebastian Hauschild,and Martin Ryschka

Respiration Monitoring by Combining EMGand Bioimpedance Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847Roman Kusche and Martin Ryschka

Investigation of a Possibility of ECG and PPG Common Measurement . . . . . . . . . 851Lukas Peter, Antonino Proto, and Martin Cerny

Wearable Pulse Wave Monitor Resistant to Motion Artifacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857A. A. Fedotov and S. A. Akulov

Restricted Interest-Based Adaptation of Avatar for Interaction with Childrenwith Autism Spectrum Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863Luis Fernando Guerrero-Vasquez, Dennys Landy-Rivera, Geanina Ávila,Jack F. Bravo-Torres, and Martín López-Nores

Design and Implementation of Digital Tele Stethoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867Ijlal Shahrukh Ateeq, Kamran Hameed, Malik Khowaja, and Sana Hyder Khan

Impedance Spectroscopy Method to Detect Pelvic Floor Muscle Damage—AFeasibility Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875Marcel Młyńczak, Katarzyna Borycka-Kiciak, Małgorzata Uchman-Musielak,and Adam Dziki

Behavior of Electrical Resistance in Gastrocnemius Muscle of Rats DuringContractions with Different Intensities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879A. B. B. Coutinho, J. P. Wereneck-de-Castro, A. V. Pino, and M. N. Souza

Personalization of the Oscillometric Blood-Pressure Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885P. Nagy and Á. Jobbágy

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Presence of Stochastic Resonance in Isolated Mouse Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889Alberto Peña-Romo, Amelia Ríos-Rodríguez, Bruno Escalante-Acosta,and Jesús Rodríguez-González

Feasibility Study of Evaluation of Therapeutic Effect for Sleep ApneaSyndrome Using Mental Healthiness Evaluated from Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897Mitsuteru Nakamura, Shuji Shinohara, Yasuhiro Omiya, Shunji Mitsuyoshi,Masakazu Higuchi, Naoki Hagiwara, Takeshi Takano, Hirosuke Danno,Shun-ichi Tanaka, and Shinichi Tokuno

Finite Element Mapping for Efficient Image Reconstruction in RotationalElectrical Impedance Tomography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901Olli Koskela, Mari Lehti-Polojärvi, Aku Seppänen, Edite Figueiras, and Jari Hyttinen

Multifunctional Photoplethysmography Sensor Design for Respiratoryand Cardiovascular Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905Durmus Umutcan Uguz, Boudewijn Venema, Steffen Leonhardt,and Daniel Teichmann

Microwave and Impedance Spectroscopy as a Useful Tool for TestingDielectric Properties of Glucose Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911Izabela Osiecka and Tadeusz Pałko

Changes of Body Composition and Bioimpedance During Pregnancy—PilotStudy in Czech Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917J. Hlubik, K. Radocha, L. Lhotska, and L. Hruban

On the Monitoring of Breathing Volume, Using Textile Strain Gauges . . . . . . . . . 921Artyom Rozevika, Alexei Katashev, Alexander Okss, Janne Mantyla,and Rene Coffeng

Application of Garment—Embedded Textile Electrodes for EIT BasedRespiratory Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927Alexei Katashev, Alexander Okss, Sabine Krüger-Ziolek, Benjamin Schullcke,and Knut Möller

Estimation of Emptying Urinary Bladder in Paraplegic and ElderlyPeople Based on Bioimpedance, Hypogastric Region Temperatureand Neural Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931Michael Rodas, Layla Amoroso, and Mónica Huerta

Research of Impedance Characteristics with a Negative Pressure BreathingUsing Rheocardiographic and Rheoencephalographic Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937P. V. Luzhnov, A. I. Dyachenko, and Yu. S. Semenov

Comparison of Home Blood Pressure Measurement Deviceson Artificial Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941Jan Havlík and Markéta Sušánková

Pulsed Transmission Waveform to Mitigate Tissue Thermal Effects inTranscutaneous Wireless Energy Supply Systems for High-Power RatedMedical Implants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945Omar Escalona, Niall Waterman, James McLaughlin, and David McEneaney

Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951

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