ABSTRACT
The use of more robust, affordable, and efficient techniques and technologies in the application of medicine is presently a subject of huge interest and demand. Technology and Medical Sciences solidifies knowledge in the fields of technology and medical sciences and to define their key stakeholders. The book is designed for academics in engineering, mathematics, medicine, biomechanics, computation sciences, hardware development and manufacturing, electronics and instrumentation, and materials science.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
A breast modelling application for surgeons
Augusta Cardoso & Horácio Costa Vera Sá Georgi Smirnov
chapter |4 pages
A possibility for pos-EVAR surveillance: A novel smart stent-graft
Isa C.T. Santos & João Manuel R.S. Tavares L.A. Rocha
chapter |6 pages
Development of an adaptable system for a stationary bike to convert mechanical energy into electric power applied in indoor cyclism training
João Batista Soldati Junior & Leszek Antoni Szmuchrowski
chapter |6 pages
Identification of rib boundaries in chest X-ray images using elliptical models
Luís Brás & Alípio M. Jorge Elsa Ferreira Gomes
chapter |8 pages
Improving diagnosis processes through multidimensional analysis in medical institutions
Orlando Belo
chapter |4 pages
In vivo measurement of skeletal muscle impedance from rest to fatigue
O.L. Silva, I.O. Hoffmann, J.C. Aya, S. Rodriguez, E.D.L.B. Camargo, F.S. Moura, T.H.S. Sousa & R.G. Lima
chapter |4 pages
Influence on the mandible and on a condyle implant of the distribution of the fixation surgical screws
A. Ramos M. Mesnard
chapter |6 pages
Intensity inhomogeneity corrections in MRI simulated images for segmentation
R. Lavrador L. Caldeira
chapter |6 pages
Lissajous scanning pattern simulation, for development of a FLO
Pedro Nunes Pedro Vieira
chapter |8 pages
Multidisciplinary interactions for the development of medical devices
Ricardo Simoes
chapter |8 pages
Multiple Sclerosis subjects plantar pressure—A new tool for postural instability diagnosis
Luis F.F. Santos João M.C.S. Abrantes
chapter |4 pages
Neurom: A motor treatment system for chronic stroke patients
Fábio Lucio Corrêa Junior Rodrigo Cappato de Araújo
chapter |6 pages
Noninvasive assessment of Blood-Retinal Barrier function by High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography
T. Santos R. Bernardes
chapter |6 pages
OCT noise despeckling using a 3D nonlinear complex diffusion filter
C. Maduro R. Bernardes
chapter |6 pages
Possible relations between female pelvic pathologies and soft tissue properties
P.A.L.S. Martins & R.M. Natal Jorge A.L. Silva-Filho
chapter |6 pages
Processing and classification of biological images: Application to histology
Bruno Nunes & Luís Miguel Rato Fernando Capela Silva
chapter |6 pages
Registration of bone ultrasound images to CT based 3D bone models
Paulo J.S. Gonçalves Pedro M.B. Torres
chapter |6 pages
Segmentation and 3D reconstruction of the vocal tract from MR images—A comparative study
S.R. Ventura D.R. Freitas
chapter |4 pages
Significance of fast and simple determination of catecholamines and their metabolites in patients with Down syndrome
L.I.B. Silva, M.E. Pereira & A.C. Duarte A.M. Gomes & M.M. Pintado
chapter |4 pages
Termographic assement of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint
M. Clemente A. Sousa
chapter |6 pages
Influence of an unstable shoe on compensatory postural adjustments
Andreia S.P. Sousa, Rui Macedo & Rubim Santos João Manuel R.S. Tavares
chapter |4 pages
The use of muscle recruitment algorithms to better assess problems for children with gait deficiency
M. Voinescu D.P. Soares & M.P. Castro
chapter |2 pages
3D biomechanical model of the human hand using FEM
Daniel Neves Rocha R.M. Natal Jorge Marcos Pinotti
chapter |2 pages
Using radiobiology simulators for evaluation of 99mTc Auger electrons for targeted tumor radiotherapy
Adriana Alexandre S. Tavares & João Manuel R.S. Tavares
chapter |2 pages
Therapeutic contact lenses obtained by SCF-assisted imprinting processes: Improved drug loading/release capacity
M.E.M. Braga, M.H. Gil & H.C. de Sousa F. Yañez, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo & A. Concheiro
chapter |2 pages
Potential and suitability of Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) for breath analysis
V. Vassilenko A.M. Bragança
chapter |2 pages
Phosphonium-based ionic liquids as new Greener plasticizers for poly(vinyl chloride) biomedical applications
S. Marceneiro, A.M.A. Dias, J.F.J. Coelho, A.G.M. Ferreira, P.N. Simões, M.E.M. Braga & H.C. de Sousa C.M.M. Duarte
chapter |2 pages
Metal-Organic Framework as potential drug carriers against inflammation
Iane Bezerra Vasconcelos Santos Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva
chapter |4 pages
In vitro method for test and measure the accuracy of implant impression
F.J. Caramelo P. Brito& J. Santos
chapter |4 pages
Blood Volume Pulse peak detector with a double adaptive threshold
J. Medeiros & R. Martins S. Palma H. Gamboa
chapter |2 pages
Bilateral study on arterial stiffness assessment by a non-invasive optical technique of Photoplethysmography
V. Vassilenko A.C. Silva
chapter |3 pages
Non-invasive biomonitoring of human health: Technical developments in breath analysis
Valentina Vassilenko
