The papers presented at the International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, conducted under the aegis of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, and the Biomedical Engineering Society of India, brought together in this book bring out the various facets of current biomedical engineering research.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Biomedical Instrumentation and Devices – LabVIEW based Respiratory Rate Measurement using Hot-wire Anemometer
• Photoplethysmographic Signals and Preliminary Pulse Oximetry Estimation from the Bowel using a new Fiber Optic Sensor
• Electrical Stimulation of Quadriceps Femoris and Tibialis Anterior in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Study to Determine Optimum Current Strength and Duration for Therapy
• Tremor Assessment Device for Parkinson’s Disease Patients
• Optimized Design and Development of a Cardiotocograph (CTG) through Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
• Biomedical Applications of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): A Preliminary Study
• Design and Development of MPSOC (ARM9) based ECG Machine with TSP and USB Interface
• A Novel Approach for Non-invasive Blood Glucose Estimation Preliminary Study
• Micropump and Microfluidic Channels for a Drug Delivery System
• Phonocardiography Principles, Methods and Practices
• Electrical Impedance Spectroscopic Studies of the Electronic Connectors of DIP Switch based Multiplexers Suitable for Multifrequency Electrical Impedance Tomography
• Variable Gain Controller Design for the Nonlinear Long Term Blood Pressure Regulation
• Telemedicine – An Automatic Fall-detection System for the Elderly
• A Rural Health Monitor with Telemedicine
• An Adaptive Integrated Framework for Optimal Data Transfer for Mobile Health Applications
• Bio-Sensors Studies on Immobilization of Butyrylcholinesterase in Polyvinyl Alcohol Silica Matrix
• Quantitative Red Blood Cell Death Monitoring using Photothermal Response Technique
• Protein Microarray Fabrication by Simple Photolithographic Process
• Physiological Signal Processing – Multiscale Distortion Measure for Multichannel Electrocardiogram Signals
• Non-linear Analysis of EEG Signals for the Classification of Left/Right Hand Movement
• Positive and Negative Emotion Classification from Stimulated EEG Signals
• Pulse Rate Variability and Spectral Analysis of PPG Signal for Assessment of Cardiovascular System
• Computer-based Identification of Epileptic EEG Signals using Higher Order Cumulant Features
• Synthesis of Evoked Nerve Action Potentials Considering Circulating Currents around a Depletion Zones
• Distribution of F-Latency (DFL) A New Nerve Conduction Parameter: Recent Developments and Possibilities
• Medical Imaging – Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for Prostate Cancer Detection
• A Study on the Effects of Heating and Earth’s Magnetic Fieldon the Magnetic Field Generated by a Helmholtz Coil Subunit in a Xenon Polariser Unit
• Recent Developments and Prospects of Focused Impedance Method (FIM) for Biomedical Study
• Building Parametric Images of Biological Materials using High Frequency UltrasoundStudying the 2D Resistivity Reconstruction of Stainless Steel Electrode Phantoms using Different Current Patterns of Electrical
• Impedance Tomography (EIT)
• Image Guidance during Intervention – Tracking of Laparoscopic Surgical Instrument Tip in a Do-it-yourself Simulator
• Tracking using 3D Ultrasound for Guiding Cardiac Interventions
• Medical Image Processing – Evaluation of Morphometric Parameters in Cross Sections of Human Peripheral Nerves by using Color Image Analysis Software
• Machine Vision based Non- invasive Technique for Determination of Conjunctivitis and its type
• Medical Image Processing and Bio-modelling using Rapid Prototyping
• Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) based Blood vessel Segmentation in Automatic Analysis of Retinal Images
• Image Registration for DSA Artifact Reduction using Graph-cuts
• Robust Measures for Retinal Vessel Tortuosity Measurement based on Curvature of Improved Chain Code
• Computer-based Diagnosis of Oral Cancer using Texture Features
• Modified, Optimal Thersholding for Medical Image Denoising
• Nucleus Segmentation in Pap-smear Images
• Towards 4D Object Modeling for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome
• Segmentation of Liver in Computed Tomography Images using Distance Regularized Edge based Level Set Method
• Vascular Segmentation in CT Angiography for Patients with Intracranial Aneurysms using a New Multi-scale Opening Algorithm
• Correlation of Brain White Matter with Age based on the Textural Properties
• Biomaterials and Artificial Organs – Static Strength Analysis of Modified Femoral Component of Artificial Human Knee Prosthesis
• Glutaraldehyde Cross-linked Porcine Origin Biomaterials for the Reconstruction of Abdominal wall Defects in Rabbits
• Biomechanics and Biodynamics – Pressure Wave Morphological Analysis of Arteries with Stenosis
• Study of Flow Behavior in Cerebral Anuerysms using CFD
• Application of FEA to Determine Stress Distribution in Implant-supported Lower Mandible
• Cervical Loads in Pregnant Women Subjected to Ride Vibrations
• Applications of Nanotechnology – A Novel Method for the Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystals in Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) at Physiological Conditions
• First Report on Synthesis and Characterization of Phytogenic Zinc Nanoparticles and their Antimicrobial Activity
• Preparation and Characterization of Nano-Silver Incorporated Sodium Alginate/Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel for Wound Healing Applications
• Probing Zinc-Oxide Nano-Particle Induced Stress on Stem Cellsusing Raman Tweezers
• Advances in Dip-Pen Nanolithography for Applications in Nanoengineering and Life Sciences
• Gold Nanoparticle Integrated PDMS Microfluidic Platform for Bio-Detection
• Healthcare Informatics – Exploratory Analysis of Public Health Data using Association Rule Mining
• List of Reviewers
• Author Index.