Future medical engineering based on bionanotechnology : proceedings of the final symposium of the Tohoku University 21st Century Center of Excellence Program, Sendai International Center, Japan 7-9 January 2007 / editors, Esashi Masayoshi ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Esashi, Masayoshi, 1949-

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Conference Name:

Symposium of the Tohoku University 21st Century Center of Excellence Program (2007 : Tohoku University, Japan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomedical engineering--Congresses.

Biomedical engineering.

Biotechnology--Congresses.

Biotechnology.

Biomedical Engineering.

Nanotechnology.

Medical Subjects:

Biomedical Engineering.

Biotechnology.

Nanotechnology.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxii, 1115 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., [2006]

Summary:

Combining engineering and medicine research projects with biological applications, the contributions in this volume constitute the efforts of both distinguished scientists and young investigators in various fields of biomedical engineering at Tohoku University, one of Japan's leading scientific research universities. The Tohoku University 21st Century COE Program "Future Medical Engineering Based on Bionanotechnology" is - out of 113 programmes chosen by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2002 - the only one program devoted to biomedical engineering. This book comprises the proceedings of the final closing symposium to be held in January 2007, and summarizes all the efforts of the program in a comprehensive manner. In total, more than 100 authors from the engineering and medical schools of Tohoku University have contributed to this volume, through which readers can understand all the research results carried out under the umbrella of the program.

Contents:

Section I Cellular Function and Molecular Operation 1

An Electrochemical Microsystem for Manipulating Living Cells / Hirokazu Kaji, Masahiko Hashimoto, Takeaki Kawashima, Takashi Abe, Matsuhiko Nishizawa 3

Manipulating Mammalian Embryos for Research on the Developing Cerebral Cortex / Tadashi Nomura, Noriko Osumi 15

Biomechanical Approach to Endothelial Cell Responses to Fluid Shear Stress and Hydrostatic Pressure / Toshiro Ohashi, Naoya Sakamoto, Masaaki Sato 23

Progress of our Research in Auditory Mechanics / Hiroshi Wada 39

Analysis of the Phase of Neural Excitation Relative to Basilar Membrane Motion in the Organ of Corti Using a Finite-Element Method / Masayoshi Andoh, Chihiro Nakajima, Hiroshi Wada 51

Hydrostatic Pressure Influences Sub-Cellular Localization of [Beta]-Catenin of Vascular Endothelial Cells / Katherine Baria, Yoshiaki Sugaya, Naoya Sakamoto, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato 61

Mechanical Properties of Stress Fiber in Adherent Vascular Cells Characterized by In Vitro Micromanipulation / Shinji Deguchi, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato 71

The Search for Downstream Target Genes of Pax6 Using Microarray Analysis / Urara Fukuzaki, Noriko Osumi 79

Development of a Non-Implantable Electromagnetic Hearing Aid Using Coils to Vibrate the Ossicles / Shinji Hamanishi, Takuji Koike, Wade Chien, Michael E. Ravicz, Saumil N. Merchant, John J. Rosowski, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Wada 85

Generation of Stable Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell Lines Expressing the Motor Protein Prestin / Koji Iida, Michio Murakoshi, Shun Kumano, Kouhei Tsumoto, Katsuhisa Ikeda, Izumi Kumagai, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Wada 93

Frequency of Shear Stress Modulates Morphology and Integrin Expression of Vascular Endothelial Cells / Kazushi Ito, Naoya Sakamoto, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato 103

Developmental Contribution of Neural Crest-Derived Cells in Murine Eye Structures / Sachiko Kanakubo, Noriko Osumi 111

The Role of Pax6 in Postnatal Hippocampal Neurogenesis / Motoko Maekawa, Noriko Osumi 121

Effect of Strain Rate on Tensile Properties of Stress Fibers Isolated from Cultured Smooth Muscle Cells / Tsubasa Matsui, Shinji Deguchi, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato 129

Protection of Outer Hair Cells from Traumatic Noise by Conditioning with Heat Stress / Michio Murakoshi, Naohiro Yoshida, Yoko Kitsunai, Koji Iida, Shun Kumano, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Wada 137

Time-Lapse Observation of Neural Epithelium Cell Behavior in Slice Culture / Noriko Nakamura, Noriko Osumi, Yoshio Wakamatsu 145

The Rat Small eye Homozygote (rSey[superscript 2]/rSey[superscript 2]) can be Regarded as a Pax6 Null Mutant / Keiko Numayama-Tsuruta, Yoko Arai, Noriko Osumi 151

Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Permeability of Endothelial Monolayer in Endothelial-Smooth Muscle Cells Cocultured Model / Naoya Sakamoto, Toshiro Ohashi, Masaaki Sato 163

Enzyme-Based Glucose Biofuel Cell Using Vitamin K[subscript 3]-Immobilized Polymer as Electron Mediator / Makoto Togo, Tatsuya Asai, Fuyuki Sato, Hirokazu Kaji, Takashi Abe, Matsuhiko Nishizawa 173

The Roles of Pax6 in Postnatal Hippocampal Neurogenesis in the Mouse / Katsuyasu Sakurai, Noriko Osumi 183

Circumferential Strain Distribution in Rabbit Thoracic Aorta Using Novel Observation Technique / Shukei Sugita, Takeo Matsumoto, Masaaki Sato 189

Expression of Sox9-Interacting Protein SC35/Sfrs2 in Avian Embryos / Takashi Suzuki, Daisuke Sakai, Noriko Osumi, Yoshio Wakamatsu 199

Labeling of Neuroepithelial Cells Using Whole Embryo Culture and Gene Transfer Methods to Characterize the Cell Cycle / Yuji Tsunekawa, Masanori Takahashi, Noriko Osumi 203

Live Imaging of Neuroepithelial Cells in the Rat Spinal Cord by Confocal Laser-Scanning Microscopy / Masanori Takahashi, Noriko Osumi 211

Section II Nano-Medicine 221

Development of Novel Medical Engineering Using Micro-Nanomachining / Masayoshi Esashi 223

Medical Applications for Implantable Devices Utilizing Electromagnetic Fields / Hidetoshi Matsuki, Fumihiro Sato 235

Nano-Sensing Capsules for Medical Application; Nano-Particles for Sentinel Navigation and Quantum Dots Conjugation with Anti-HER2 Antibody for Molecular Imaging of Cancer / Noriaki Ohuchi, Morio Nakajima, Hiroshi Tada, Takanori Ishida, Motohiro Takeda, Hideo Higuchi 245

Biologically Inspired Vision Chip Fabricated Using 3-Dimensional Integration Technology / Hiroyuki Kurino, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Tomonori Nakamura, Yusuke Yamada, Kang-Wook Lee, Tetsu Tanaka, Mitsumasa Koyanagi 261

Development of Implantable Real Time Micro Dosimeter System / Shogo Yamada, Eiko Nakata, Genki Momose, Youhei Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Issei Mori, Mikio Oishi, Keizo Ishii 271

Biomimetic Artificial Myocardium Using Nano Technology / Tomoyuki Yambe 281

A Schottky Emitter Using Boron-Doped Diamond / Joon Hyung Bae, Phan Ngoc Minh, Takahito Ono, Masayoshi Esashi 295

Small Diameter Ultrasound Imager for Intraluminal Forward-Looking Inspection / Jiun-Jie Chen, Masayoshi Esashi, Yoichi Haga 301

Development of Silica Coated Silver Iodide Nano-Particles in Different Sizes for Novel X-Ray Contrast Media / Liman Cong, Yoshio Kobayashi, Motohiro Takeda, Noriaki Ohuchi 311

Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma of the Breast (IMPCa): Gene Expression Profile / C. De La Cruz, S. Takahashi, T. Moriya, H. Sasano, C. Ishioka 317

Development of Low-Power Retinal Prosthesis with Photodetectors and Stimulus Current Generators / Taiichiro Watanabe, Jun Deguchi, Takafumi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kurino, Tetsu Tanaka, Mitsumasa Koyanagi 321

MEMS-Based Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator for Wireless Medical Sensing System / Motoaki Hara, Masayoshi Esashi 331

Lymphatic Vessel Invasion in Primary Breast Cancer Using Lymphatic Endothelium Marker, D2-40 and Podoplanin / Masahiro Ito, Takuya Moriya, Atsuko Kasajima, Takanori Ishida, Noriaki Ohuchi 341

Designing of Transcutaneous Temperature Control System for Implantable Devices / Yasuyuki Kakubari, Fumihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Matsuki, Tadakuni Sato, Masaru Higa, Yun Luo, Tomoyuki Yambe 349

Study on Micro Gas Turbine Generator for Medical Assistant Machines / Piljoong Kang, Shuji Tanaka, Masayoshi Esashi 359

In Vivo Visualization of Metastasis of Human Breast Cancer Cells Labeled with Quantum Dots in Mice / Masaaki Kawai, Hideo Higuchi, Tomonobu M. Watanabe, Hiroshi Tada, Noriaki Ohuchi 369

Piezoelectric Actuator Integrated Cantilever with Tunable Spring Constant for TOF-SFM / Yusuke Kawai, Takahito Ono, Ernst Meyer, Christoph Gerber, Masayoshi Esashi 377

Chip-to-Wafer Three-Dimensional Integration Technology for Retinal Prosthesis Chips / Hirokazu Kikuchi, Yusuke Yamada, Takafumi Fukushima, Tetsu Tanaka, Mitsumasa Koyonagi 385

Effects of Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel ni HER2-Overexpressing Breast Cancer / Songhua Li, Hideo Higuchi, Noriaki Ohuchi 395

Quartz-Crystal Cantilevered Resonator for Nanometric Sensing / Yu-Ching Lin, Takahito Ono, Masayoshi Esashi 401

Comparative Analysis of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index Between Japanese and Russians / Hongjian Liu, Yoshifumi Saijo, Xiumin Zhang, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Kazumitsu Sekine, Mitsuya Maruyama, Yori A. Kovalev, Irina A. Milyagina, Viktor A.

Milygin, Tomoyuki Yamhe 411

MEMS-Based Fuel Cell for Portable Medical Applications / Kyong-Bok Min, Shuji Tanaka, Masayoshi Esashi 419

Primary Power Factor Controlled Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System / Hidekazu Miura, Fumihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Matsuki, Tadakuni Sato 435

Enhanced Electron Emission Using Indium Tin Oxide/Silicon Monoxide/Gold Structure / Magdy Hussein Mourad, Kentaro Totsu, Shinya Kumagai, Seiji Samukawa, Masayoshi Esashi 443

Neuromorphic Analog Circuits for Three-Dimensionally Stacked Vision Chip / Jun Liang, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Jun Deguchi, Jeoung-Chill Shim, Takafumi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kurino, Tetsu Tanaka, Mitsumasa Koyanagi 455

Nano-Sized Fluorescent Particles as New Tracers for Sentinel Node Detection: An Experimental Model for Decision of Appropriate Size and Wavelength / Morio Nakajima, Motohiro Takeda, Masaki Kobayashi, Noriaki Ohuchi 465

Implantable Real Time Microdosimeter System: Experimental Methods and Results / Eiko Nakata, Shogo Yamada, Genki Momose, Youhei Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Issei Mori, Mikio Oishi, Keizo Ishii 473

Nondestructive Detection of Cracks in a Distribution Line by Evaluating Magnetic Field Distribution / T. Nonaka, H. Yoshimi, F. Sato, H. Matsuki, T. Sato 481

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Analysis of Breast Cancer: Positive Association Between Loss of 17p13 and HER2 Overexpression / Mitsue Oguma, Takuya Moriya, Shinichi Fukushige, Takanori Ishida, Akira Horii, Noriaki Ohuchi 489

Lithium Niobate Bulk Micromachining for Medical Sensors / Andrew Randles, Shuji Tanaka, Masayoshi Esashi 495

Generation of Nanosized Silver-Iodide Beads for Medical Application / Yuu Sakurai, Motohiro Takeda, Yoshio Kobayashi, Noriaki Ohuchi 505

Computer Simulation of Eddy Current Loss Reduction for Rechargeable Cardiac Pacemaker / Taku Sato, Fumihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Matsuki, Tadakuni Sato 509

In Vivo Breast Cancer Cell Imaging Using Quantum Dot Conjugated with Anti-HER2 Antibody / Hiroshi Tada, Hideo Higuchi, Tomonobu M. Watanabe, Noriaki Ohuchi 515

Development of Soft Heating Hyperthermia by the Complex Type of Heat Element / Tetsuya Takura, Takeshi Maruyama, Fumihiro Sato, Hidetoshi Matsuki, Tadakuni Sato, Setsuya Aiba 521

Development of Ultra-Miniature Fiber-Optic Pressure Sensor / Kentaro Totsu, Yoichi Haga, Tadao Matsunaga, Masayoshi Esashi 529

Pathological Problems Regarding Core Needle Biopsy for Non-Palpable Tumors of the Breast / Shin Usami, Takuya Moriya, Takanori Ishida, Noriaki Ohuchi 541

Analysis of Induced Mutations in UVB-Irradiated Skin from Mice Expressing C-Terminal Truncated XPG Mutant Proteins / Feng Wang, Shogo Yamada, Hironobu Ikehata, Tadahiro Shiomi, Tetsuya Ono 551

Evaluation of the Hemodynamic Parameters During Circulatory Assistance Using an Electro-Hydraulic Artificial Myocardium System / Qingtian Wang, Tomoyuki Yambe, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Kazumitsu Sekine, Yoshifumi Saijo, Shin-Ichi Nitta, Makoto Yoshizawa, Mitsuo Umezu, Kouichi Tabayashi 557

Parametrically Amplified Resonant Sensor with Pseudo-Cooling Effect / Takahito Ono, Hirotaka Wakamatsu, Masayoshi Esashi 565

Artificial Esophagus with Peristaltic Movement / Makoto Watanabe, Kazumitsu Sekine, Yoshio Hori, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Takeshi Maeda, Dai Honma, Go Miyata, Yoshifumi Saijo, Tomoyuki Yambe 577

Evaluation of Electrical Stimulus Current Applied to Retinal Cells for Retinal Prosthesis / Taiichiro Watanabe, Keita Motonami, Takafumi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kurino, Tetsu Tanaka, Mitsumasa Koyanagi 585

Monolithic PZT Microstage with Multi-Degrees of Freedom for the Application of Nanopositioning / Hegen Xu, Takahito Ono, Masayoshi Esashi 601

Development of New Three-Dimensional Integration Technology for Retinal Prosthesis / Yusuke Yamada, Jun Deguchi, Taiichiro Watanabe, Takafumi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kurino, Tetsu Tanaka, Mitsumasa Koyanagi 613

Reversible Electrical Modification on Conductive Polymer for Proximity Probe Data Storage / Shinya Yoshida, Takahito Ono, Shuichi Oi, Masayoshi Esashi 623

Section III IMaging of the Biological Molecule and Structure 633

Anatomical and Functional Mapping of the Human Brain: Japanese Brain Image Database Project / Hiroshi Fukuda, Shigeo Kinomura, Yasuyuki Taki, Ryoi Goto, Kentaro Inoue, Ken Okada, Shinya Uchida, Kazunori Sato, Ryuta Kawashima 635

Development of Micro-Imaging Technologies for Biomedicine / Keizo Ishii, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Shigeo Matsuyama, Youhei Kikuchi, Masakazu Inomata 649

Brain Imaging of Quality of Life Using Positron Emission Tomography / Masatoshi Itoh, Manahu Tashiro 663

Transcutaneous Viscoelasticity Estimation of Heart Wall Using Ultrasound / Hiroski Kanai 673

Molecular Imaging of the Histaminergic Neuron System Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) / Motohisa Kato, Kazuhiko Yanai, Nobuyuki Okamura, Manabu Tashiro, Ren Iwata 683

Behaviour of Mylar Foil Used as Beam Extraction Window During Irradiation at Atmospheric Pressure / Yves Barbotteau, Keizo Ishii, Keiko Mizuma, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Shigeo Matsuyama, Takuro Sakai, Takahiro Sato, Tomihiro Kamiya 693

Effect of Early Social Isolation on Cognitive Function and Application to the Metal in a Brain by PIXE Analysis / Hongmei Dai, Eiko Sakurai, Keizo Ishii, Kazuhiko Yanai 701

Localization of Cerebral Activity and Autonomic Nervous Function During Lavender Aromatic Immersion / Xudong Duan, Manabu Tashiro, Takeshisa Sasaki, Kazuaki Kumagai, Di Wu, Tomoyuki Yambe, Qingtian Wang, Shin-Ichi Nitta, Masatoshi Itoh 709

Ultrasonic Cross-Sectional Imaging and Measurement of Motion and Mechanical Properties of Arterial Walls / Hideyuki Hasegawa, Jun Inagaki, Takashi Mashiyama, Takanori Numata, Masataka Ichiki, Fumiaki Tezuka, Hiroshi Kanai 719

Accuracy Evaluation of Ion Beam Irradiation in Particle Radiotherapy / Azusa Ishizaki, Keizo Ishii, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Shigeo Matsuyama, Atsuki Terakawa, Taizo Honda, Yuuki Totsuka, Takuya Miyashita 735

Human Brain Metabolic Changes Induced by Actual Car-Driving / Myeonggi Jeong, Manabu Tashiro, Laxsmi N. Singh, Keiichiro Yamaguchi, Masayasu Miyake, Shoichi Watanuki, Hiroshi Fukuda, Yasuo Takahashi, Masatoshi Itoh 743

Changes in Global and Regional Brain Glucose Metabolism Associated with Ergometer Exercise / Sabina Khondkar, Toshihiko Fujimoto, Shoichi Watanuki, Manabu Tashiro, Masatoshi Itoh 749

Automatic Medical Image Registration Using Mutual Information / Kazuaki Kumagai, Takehisa Sasaki, Keiichiro Yamaguchi, Sulistyoningsih Margaretha, Masayasu Miyake, Shoichi Watanuki, Manabu Tashiro, Masatoshi Itoh 755

Homeostatic Control of Whole-Body Energy Metabolism by Exercise: A Positron Emission Tomography Study / Mehedi Masud, Toshihiko Fujimoto, Manabu Tashiro, Masayasu Miyake, Shoichi Watanuki, Masatoshi Itoh 761

Pain Caused by the Activation of Nociceptive-Specific Neurons in the Central Nervous System / Jalal Izadi Mobarakeh, Kazuhiko Yanai, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Shinobu Sakurada 771

Imaging of Histamine H1 Receptors in Human Brains with PET and [[superscript 11]C] Doxepin / Hideki Mochizuki, Manabu Tashiro, Nobuyuki Okamura, Kazuhiko Yanai 785

Preliminary Evaluation of Wireless Communication System for Implantable Real Time Radiation Dosimeter System / Genki Momose, Keizo Ishii, Shogo Yamada, Eiko Nakata 795

Improvement in the Quantitative Accuracy and Quality of PET Images Reconstructed by ML-EM Algorithm / Yukihiro Oishi, Keizo Ishii, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Shigeo Matsuyama, Youhei Kikuchi, Mario Rodriguez, Atsuro Suzuki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Itoh|cShoichi Watanuki 805

The Comparison of Brain Staicture Between Exercised and Non-Exercised Students / Hiroomi Sensui, Toshihiko Fujimoto, Toshiya Nagamatsu, Manabu Tashiro, Masatoshi Itoh 809

Use of Reference Tissue Models for Quantification of Histamine H[subscript 1] Receptors in Human Brain by Using Positron Emission Tomography and [[superscript 11]C]Doxepin / Atsuro Suzuki, Keizo Ishii, Manabu Tashiro, Yuichi Kimura, Kenji Ishii, Kiichi Ishiwata, Hideki Mochizuki, Kazuhiko Yanai, Miroshi Watabe 817

O-[[superscript 18]]Fluoromethyl-L-Tyrosine for Differentiation Between Tumor and Inflammation / Manami Suzuki, Keiichiro Yamaguchi, Go Honda, Ren Iwata, Shozo Furumoto, Myeonggi Jeong, Manabu Tashiro, Hiroshi Fukuda, Masatoshi Itoh 829

The Change of Brain Activation with Increase of Stimulus Presentation Rate During the Paced Visually Serial Addition Test / Shinya Uchida, John Watanabe, Motoaki Sugiura, Naoki Miura, Kazuki Iwata, Shigeo Kinomura, Kazunori Sato, Kaoru Horie, Shigeru Sato, Hiroshi Fukuda, Ryuta Kawashima 837

Development of an Image Reconstruction Method for Micron-CT Using PIXE / Takashi Yamaguchi, Keizo Ishii, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Shigeo Matsuyama, Yoshito Watanabe, Shigeru Abe, Masakazu Inomata, Azusa Ishizaki, Ryohei Oyama, Yu Kawamura 847

Section IV Medical Informatics 855

Numerical Realization of Blood Flow in Aneurysmal Aorta by Integrating Measurement and Simulation / Toshiyuki Hayase, Kenichi Funamoto, Takayuki Yamagata, Lei Liu, Atsushi Shirai, Makoto Ohta, Kosuke Inoue, Yoshifumi Saijo, Tomoyuki Yambe 857

Computational Approaches to Hemodynamics Analysis from Micro to Macro Scales / Takami Yamaguchi 869

Japanese Research Trends Toward Biomedical Assessment of Digital Contents / Makoto Yoshizawa, Hiroyasu Ujike, Toru Kiryu 879

Method to Evaluate the Physiological Effects of Visual Stimulation Using Finger Photoplethysmography / Makoto Abe, Makoto Yoshizawa, Norihiro Sugita, Akira Tanaka, Shigeru Chiba, Tomoyuki Yambe, Shin-Ichi Nitta 893

Numerical Simulation of the Arterial Wall Growth Induced by Wall Shear Stress / Edouard Boujo, Shigeo Wada, Takami Yamaguchi 899

A Computer Simulation Study on the Early Progression of

Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparison Between Straight Model and Curved Model / Yixiang Feng, Shigeo Wada, Ken-Ichi Tsubota, Takami Yamaguchi 909

A Fluid-Solid Interaction Study of the Pulse Wave Velocity in Uniform Arteries / Tomohiro Fukui, Kim H. Parker, Yohsuke Imai, Ken-Ichi Tsubota, Takuji Ishikawa, Shigeo Wada, Takami Yamaguchi 919

Three Dimensional Imaging of Cerebral Vasculature for Computer Fluid Dynamics in Rat: Feasibility of Assessment with Micro-CT / Chuan He, Akira Takahashi, Toshio Nakayama, Makoto Ohta 929

The Laser-Induced Liquid Jet Catheter System for Endovascular Fibrinolysis in Acute Cerebral Embolisms: In Vitro Study / Takayuki Hirano 935

Biological Effect of Shock Waves: Brain Damage by Shock Waves in Rats - Pressure Dependence / Kaoruko Kato, Miki Fujimura, Atsuhiro Nakagawa, Atsushi Saito, Teiji Tominaga, Masayuki Ezura, Akira Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Takayama 949

The Effect of the Internal Carotid Artery Flow on the Hemodynamics in the Distal Cerebral Aneurysm: A Patient-Specific CFD Study / Naoto Kimura, Shigeo Wada, Yasushi Matsumoto, Masayuki Ezura, Akira Takahashi, Takami Yamaguchi 955

CFD Tools in Engineering Design Studies and Medical Sciences / Prakash S. Kulkarni 961

Velocity Fields of Blood Flow in Microchannels Using a Confocal Micro-PIV System / Rui Lima, Takuji Ishikawa, Shuji Tanaka, Motohiro Takeda, Ken-Ichi Tsubota, Shigeo Wada, Takami Yamaguchi 973

Experimental Validation of Ultrasonic-Measurement-Integrated Simulation for Blood Flow in Aorta / Lei Liu, Kosuke Inoue, Toshiyuki Hayase, Makoto Ohta 981

Home-Health Care Support System for Caregivers Using Wearable System / Fumio Mizuno, Tomoaki Hayasaka, Toshihiko Yoshida, Ken-Ichi Tsubota, Shigeo Wada, Takami Yamaguchi 987

Computational Fluid Dynamics of the Blood Flow in the Thoracic Aorta with Respect to the Pathogenesis of the Aortic Aneurysm / Daisuke Mori, Takami Yamaguchi 997

Application of Shock Wave for the Treatment of Bone Defect in the Skull: Experiment On Young Rat Calvarium / Atsuhiro Nakagawa, Takayuki Hirano, Teiji Tominaga, Masayuki Ezura, Akira Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Takayama 1007

Numerical Analysis of Blood Flow in the Left Ventricle and the Aorta / Masanori Nakamura, Suguru Yokosawa, Takami Yamaguchi, Shigeo Wada 1015

Evaluation of an Index for Cardiac Function During Assistance with a Rotary Blood Pump / D. Ogawa, A. Tanaka, K. Abe, P. Olegario, K. Kasahara, Y. Shiraishi, K. Sekine, T. Yambe, S. Nitta, M. Yoshizawa 1025

Quantitative Evaluation of Effects of Visual Stimulation Based on Cardiovascular Parameters / Norihiro Sugita, Makoto Yoshizawa, Makoto Abe, Akira Tanaka, Ken-Ichi Abe, Shigeru Chiba, Tomoyuki Yambe, Shin-Ichi Nitta 1035

Development of Ultrasonic-Measurement-Integrated Simulation System for Complex Blood Flows / Takayuki Yamagata, Toshiyuki Hayase 1045

Three Dimensional Visualization and Analysis of Cardiovascular Blood Flow Using CT and MRI: Comparison of Experimental Studies and Computer Simulations / Shuji Yamamoto, Takami Yamaguchi 1053

Automatic Brain Tissue Segmentation Method from MRI T1-Weighted Data / Naoki Miura, Makoto Takahashi, Ryuta Kawashima, Masaharu Kitamura 1065

A Wearable Braille Reader Using a Soft Piezoelectric Film / Kaoru Miyata, Mami Tanaka, Tatsuo Nishizawa, Seiji Chonan 1071

Acquisition of Higher-Order Motor Information from Primate Medial Frontal Motor Areas / Toshi Nakajima, Hajime Mushiake, Jun Tanji 1077

Real-Time Cooperating Motion Generation for Man-Machine Systems and Its Application to Medical Technology / Fumi Seto, Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge 1085

Development of a Tactile Sensor System (Tactile Warmth Compared with PVDF Sensor Output) / Yoshihiro Tanaka, Mami Tanaka, Seiji Chonan 1095

Event-Related and Spontaneous EEG Correlates of Concurrent Functional MRI / Xiaohong Wan, Jorge Riera, Makoto Takahashi, Toshio Wakabayashi, Ryuta Kawashima 1105.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781860947100

1860947107

OCLC:

123112907