J.L. Wu, K. Ito, S. Tobimatsu, T. Nishida, H. Fukuyama (Eds.)

Complex Medical Engineering

With 274 Figures, Including 7 in Color

Springer

Contents

Preface V

1. Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Improving the Performance of a Traveling Wave Micropump for Fluid Transport in Micro Total Analysis Systems

T. SUZUKI, I. KANNO, H. HATA, H. SHINTAKU, S. KAWANO,

and H. KOTERA 3

Vision-based Tactile Sensor for Endoscopy K. TAKASHIMA, K. YOSHINAKA, and K. IKEUCHI 13

6-DOF Manipulator-based Novel Type of Support System for Biomedical Applications

S. GUO, Q. WANG, and G. SONG 25

The Development of a New Kind of Underwater Walking Robot W. ZHANG, and S. GUO 35

Mid-Infrared Robotic Laser Surgery System in Neurosurgery S. OMORI, R. NAKUMURA, Y. MURAGAKI, I. SAKUMA,

K. MlURA, M. DOI, and H. ISEKI 47

Development of a Compact Automatic Focusing System for a Neurosurgical Laser Instrument

M. NOGUCHI, E. AOKI, E. KOBAYASHI, S. OMORI, Y. MURAGAKI, H. ISEKI, and I. SAKUMA 57

Non-invasive Monitoring of Arterial Wall Impedance A. SAKANE, K. SHIBA, T. TSUJI, N. SAEKI, and

M. KAWAMOTO 67

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2. Complex Virtual Technology in Medicine

Advanced Volume Visualization for Interactive Extraction and Physics-based Modeling of Volume Data

M. NAKAO, T. KURODA, and K. MINATO 81

Development of a Prosthetic Walking Training System for Lower Extremity Amputees

T WADA, S. TANAKA, T. TAKEUCHI, K. IKUTA, and

K. TSUKAMOTO 93

Electrophysiological Heart Simulator Equipped with Sketchy 3-D Modeling

R. HARAGUCHI, T. IGARASHI, S. OWADA, T. YAO, T. NAMBA,

T ASHIHARA, T IKEDA, and K. NAKAZAWA 107

Three-dimensional Display System of Individual Mandibular Movement

M. KOSEKI, A. NlITSUMA, N. INOU, and K. MAKI 117

Robotic System for Less Invasive Abdominal Surgery I. SAKUMA, T. SUZUKI, E. AOKI, E. KOBAYASHI, H. YAMASHITA,

N. HATA, T. DOHI, K. KONISHI, and M. HASHIZUME 129

3. Information and Communication Technology in Medicine

Attribute Selection Measures with Possibility and Their Application to Classifying MRSA from MSSA

K. HIRATA, M. HARAO, M. WADA, S. OZAKI, S. YOKOYAMA,

and K. MATSUOKA 143

A Virtual Schooling System for Hospitalized Children E. HANADA, M. MIYAMOTO, and K. MORIYAMA 153

Using Computational Intelligence Methods in a Web-Based Drug Safety Information Community

A.A. GHAIBEH, M. SASAKI, E.N. DOOLIN, K. SAKAMOTO,

H. CHUMAN, and A. YAMAUCHI 165

Analysis of Hospital Management Data using Generalized Linear Model

Y TSUMOTO and S. TSUMOTO 173

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Data Mining Approach on Clinical/Pharmaceutical Information accumulated in the Drug Safety Information Community

A. YAMAUCHI, K. SAKAMOTO, and H. CHUMAN 187

Clinical Decision Support based on Mobile Telecommunication Systems

S. TSUMOTO, S. HIRANO, and E. HANADA 195

Web Intelligence Meets Immunology J. Liu, N. ZHONG, Y. YAO, and J.L. Wu 205

4. Complex Technology in Rehabilitation

Hand Movement Compensation on Visual Target Tracking for Patients with Movement Disorders

J. IDE, T. SUGI, M. NAKAMURA, and H. SHIBASAKI 217

Approach Motion Generation of the Self-Aided Manipulator for Bed-ridden Patients

A. HANAFUSA, H. WASHIDA, J. SASAKI, T. FUWA, and

Y. SHIOTA 227

Lower-limb Joint Torque and Position Controls by Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)

K. ITO, T. SHIOYAMA, and T. KONDO 239

Pattern Recognition of EEG Signals During Right and Left Motor Imagery ~ Learning Effects of the Subjects ~

K. INOUE, D. MORI, G. PFURTSCHELLER, and K. KUMAMARU . . . 251

A Hierarchical Interaction in Musical Ensemble Performance: Analysis of 1-bar Rhythm and Respiration Rhythm

T. YAMAMOTO and Y. MlYAKE 263

Comparison of the Reaction Time Measurement System for Evaluating Robot Assisted Activities

T. HASHIMOTO, K. SUGAYA, T. HAMADA, T. AKAZAWA,

Y. KAGAWA, Y. TAKAKURA, Y. TAKAHASHI, S. KUSANO,

M. NAGANUMA, and R. KIMURA 275

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5. Cognitive Neuroscience and Technology

Influence of Interhemispheric Interactions on Paretic Hand Movement in Chronic Subcortical Stroke

N. MURASE, J. DUQUE, R. MAZZOCCHIO, and L.G. COHEN 289

BOLD Contrast fMRI as a Tool for Imaging Neuroscience R. TURNER 297

What can be Observed from Functional Neuroimaging? J. RlERA 313

Human Brain Atlases in Education, Research and Clinical Applications

W.L. NOWINSKI 335

Deploying Chinese Visible Human Data on Anatomical Exploration: From Western Medicine to Chinese Acupuncture

P.A. HENG, S.X. ZHANG, Y.M. XlE, TT. WONG, Y.P. CHUI, and J.C.Y. CHENG 351

MEG Single-event Analysis: Networks for Normal Brain Function and Their Changes in Schizophrenia

A.A. IOANNIDES 361

MEG and Complex Systems G.R. BARNES, M.I.G. SIMPSON, A. HILLEBRAND, A. HADJIPAPAS,

C. WlTTON, and P.L. FURLONG 375

MEG Source Localization under Multiple Constraints: An Extended Bayesian Framework

J. MATTOUT, C. PHILLIPS, R. HENSON, and K. FRISTON 383

Differential Contribution of Early Visual Areas to Perception of Contextual Effects: fMRI Studies

Y EJIMA 397

Brain-machine Interface to Detect Real Dynamics of Neuronal Assemblies in the Working Brain

Y SAKURAI 407

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Prism-adaptation Therapy for Unilateral Neglect: from the Facts to a Bottom-up Explanatory Model

R. PATRICE, P. LAURE, L. JACQUES, J.-C. SOPHIE, F. ALESSANDRO,

O. HISAAKI, R. GILLES, B. DOMINIQUE, and R. YVES 413

Somatosensory Processing in the Postcentral, Intraparietal and Parietal Opercular Cortical Regions

Y. IWAMURA 423

Predicting Motor Intention M. HALLETT and O. BAI 439

Cortical Field Potentials and Cognitive Functions H. GEMBA 447

FMRI Studies on Passively Listening to Words, Nonsense Words, and Separated KANAs of Japanese

C. CAI, T. KOCHIYAMA, T. SATAKE, K. OSAKA, and J.L. Wu . . . 459

Interpretation of Increases in Deoxy-Hb during Functional Activation

Y. HOSHI, S. KOHRI, and N. KOBAYASHI 469

Probing the Plasticity of the Brain with TMS J.C. ROTHWELL 481

Time Series of Awake Background EEG Generated by a Model Reflecting the EEG Report

S. NlSHIDA, M. NAKAMURA, A. IKEDA, T. NAGAM1NE, and H. SHIBASAKI 489

Event-related Changes in the Spontaneous Brain Activity during 3D Perception from Random-dot Motion

S. IWAKI, G. BONMASSAR, and JW. BELLIVEAU 499

Effects of Electric or Magnetic Brain Stimulation on Cortical and Subcortical Neural Functions in Rats

T. TOUGE, D. GONZALEZ, T. MIKI, C. HIRAMINE,

and H. TAKEUCHI 511

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Event-related Potentials and Stimulus Repetition in Explicit and Implicit Memory Tasks

H. TACHIBANA 517

Multichannel Surface EMGs to Assess Function of Spinal Anterior Hörn Cells

K. OGATA, T. KUROKAWA-KURODA, Y. GOTO, and

S. TOBIMATSU 527

Cortical Processing of Sound in Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Y. NAITO 535

Efficacy of the Levodopa on Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in Patients with de Novo Parkinson's Disease; A Study Using the Event-related Potential

K. HlRATA, Y WATANABE, A. HOZUMI, H. TANAKA, M. ARAI, Y. KAJI, M. SAITO, and K. IWATA 545

6. Complex Bioinformatics

A Wireless Integrated Immunosensor T. ISHIKAWA, T.-S. AYTUR, and B.E. BÖSER 555

Dynamics of Cortical Neurons and Spike Timing Variability T. TATENO 565

Can Newtonian Mechanics Aid in the Development of Brain Science?: A Challenge to Bernstein's Degrees-of-Freedom Problem

S. ARIMOTO and M. SEKIMOTO 573

Novel Registration Method for DSA Images Based on Thin-plate Spline

J. YANG, S. TANG, Q. LI, Y LIU, and Y. WANG 595

Development of a Simulator of Cardiac Function Estimation for before and after Left Ventricular Plasty Surgery

T. TOKUYASU, A. ICHIYA, T. KlTAMURA, G. SAKAGUCHI, and M. KOMEDA 605

Key Word Index 617