World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering September 7 - 12, 2009 Munich, Germany Vol. 25/IX Neuroengineering, Neural Systems, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics

Present Your Research to the World! The World Congress 2009 on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering – the triennial scientific meeting of the IUPESM - is the world’s leading forum for presenting the results of current scientific work in health-related physics and technologies to an international audience. With more than 2,800 presentations it will be the biggest conference in the fields of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in 2009! Medical physics, biomedical engineering and bioengineering have been driving forces of innovation and progress in medicine and healthcare over the past two decades. As new key technologies arise with significant potential to open new options in diagnostics and therapeutics, it is a multidisciplinary task to evaluate their benefit for medicine and healthcare with respect to the quality of performance and therapeutic output. Covering key aspects such as information and communication technologies, micro- and nanosystems, optics and biotechnology, the congress will serve as an inter- and multidisciplinary platform that brings together people from basic research, R&D, industry and medical application to discuss these issues. As a major event for science, medicine and technology the congress provides a comprehensive overview and in–depth, first-hand information on new developments, advanced technologies and current and future applications. With this Final Program we would like to give you an overview of the dimension of the congress and invite you to join us in Munich! Olaf Dössel Congress President Wolfgang C.

Study on a High Performance Shoes by Using Silicon Rubber Elements with Human Compatibility.- Paraplegic Using a Reciprocating Gait Orthosis (RGO) with Functional Electrical Stimulation.- Habilitation Aid for Children with Balance Disorders.- Prototype Walker for children with cerebral palsy.- Analysis of Joint movements and muscle length during sit-to-stand at various sitting heights in the Korean elderly daily life.- Haptic robot for arm and wrist rehabilitation.- Movement Analysis by Accelerometry of Newborns for the Early Detection of Movement Disorders due to Infantile Cerebral Palsy.- Patient-Specific Finite Element Models of Transtibial Amputation in Several Prosthetic Users: The Inter-Subject Variability.- Development of a Corrugated Polyimide-Based Electrode for Intrafascicular Use in Peripheral Nerves.- Analysis of Gait Rhythm Variability in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Anatomy of the human cochlear nucleus in relation to auditory brainstem implants.- Estimation and Evaluation of Upper Limb Endpoint Stiffness and Joint Torques for Post-stroke Rehabilitation.- Neuroelectronic interfaces with the central nervous systems – ethical issues.- Ultrasound Pre-study of the Kinematics of the Residual Tibia within a Trans-Tibial Socket during Gait.- Development of Unconstrained Rigidity Measurement System for Quantitative Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.- Measurement of Eye and Head Position in Neurological Practice.- Virtual Reality and Robotics for Neuro-Motor Rehabilitation of Ischemic Stroke Patients.- ARMassist: A low-cost device for telerehabiltation of post-stroke arm deficits.- Application of 3D modeling and modern visualization technique to neurosurgical trigonocephaly correction in children.- Peripheral Inductive Stimulation: Physical Issues and Advanced Technological Solutions.- A Neuronal Network Model with Plasticity for Tinnitus Management by Sound Therapy.- Modular Prosthesis of the Larynx for Application in Laryngectomees – A Theoretical Approach.- A novel method exploiting the nociceptive withdrawal reflexes in rehabilitation of hemiplegic gait.- Compact Assistive Rehabilitation Devices– Concept and Preliminary Function Test.- Feasibility of selective robotic support of foot clearance with continuously adapting impedance levels.- Diffusion Limited Tapered Coating with Parylene C.- Electrical Characterization of Platinum, Stainless Steel and Platinum/Iridium as Electrode Materials for a New Neural Interface.- Position Decoding of Hippocampal Place Cells.- A Novel Assembly Method for Silicon-Based Neural Devices.- Gait Posture Estimation by Wearable Acceleration and Gyro Sensor.- Automobile, which can Control an Autonomic nervous system.- Polymer-Based Approaches to Improve the Long Term Performance of Intracortical Neural Interfaces.- Development of a Neural Interface for Artificial Limbs.- Orthopedic Testing – A device for sagittal and transversal knee stability detection.- ARMin - Exoskeleton Robot for Stroke Rehabilitation.- Comparative Study on the Posture of Individuals with and without Cervical Pain.- Functional Assessment of Orthopedic Aids Using Open Vertical MRIs.- Bioelectric Source Localization in the Rat Sciatic Nerve: Initial Assessment Using an Idealized Nerve Model.- Development of a New Wearable Monitoring System for Posture Changes and Activities and its Application to Rehabilitation.- An Improved Method for Dipole Modeling in EEG-Based Source Localization.- Machines to support motor rehabilitation after stroke.- FEM-based investigation of spatial stimulation properties of a multi-electrode probe with micrometer-size electrodes for cortical and DBS applications.- Silicon Microprobe Systems for Neural Drug Delivery: Experimental Characterization of Liquid Distribution.- A measurement set-up to determine the charge injection capacity of neural microelectrodes.- Patient-Cooperative Control: Providing Safe Support without Restricting Movement.- Estimation of Physical Performance for Elderly People via Markerless Sit to Stand Analysis.- Using a P300 Brain Computer Interface for Smart Home Control.- The use of muscle “creep” as opposed to relaxation in stretching braces: a pseudoelastic device.- Customizable neuro-mechanical model of a hemiplegic elbow interacting with a pseudoelastic dynamic orthosis.- The Use of Radio Frequency Identification System for Wheelchair Security System.- A Lightweight Approach for Activity Classification on Microcontrollers.- Field applications of a prosthetic mobile measuring system.- Force fluctuations in a simulated motoneuron pool.- Effect of passive stepping on the H-reflex in the wrist flexor.- On the Efficacy of Haptic Guidance Schemes for Human Motor Learning.- Design and Development of Acrylic Die for Hip Bone Joint Casting.- Pupillary Responses during Learning of Inverted Tracking Tasks.- Instantaneous Gaze-Target Detection by Empirical Mode Decomposition: Application to Brain Computer Interface.- Using virtual reality for an autonomous navigation with electric wheelchairs.- Design of a new prosthetic mechanical system used in human ankle joint disarticulation.- Development of a Telemetric Goniometer.- Artificial Prehension and the Detection of Object Slip.- Influence of Base Material of TRUCT Braille on Readability of TRUCT Braille.- Functional evaluation of a micro-fabricated planar multielectrode probe for in vivo neuronal recording.- Research on the Perceptual Size of Tactile Dots and Bars.- A Consideration of the Expanded Partial Differential Equations and the Compartment System as the Background of the ABR System.- Development of the Gait Training System Controlled by Pressure Feed-back.- Regional absolute quantification in neurochemical profile of the canine brain: Investigation by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and tissue extraction.- A Potable System for Foot-Drop Correction using Electrical Stimulation.- An Implantable Epiretinal Vision Prosthesis for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients.- Development of system for estimating muscle force in real-time.- Sensitivities of Bipolar Subcutaneous and Cortical EEG Leads.- Patient-Cooperative Control: Adapting Robotic Interventions to Individual Human Capabilities.- 1H-MRS study of a depressive animal model for assessment of antidepressant effects.- Improving BCI Performance by Modified Common Spatial Patterns with Robustly Averaged Covariance Matrices.- Enhanced perception for visually impaired people evaluated in a real time setting.- A Preliminary Study of a Power Assist System for Toe Exercise using a Metal Hydride Actuator.- Rehabilitation Robotics for Outpatient Clinical and Domestic Use.- Seizure Control in an In-Silico Model of Epilepsy Using Backstepping Technique.- Walkaround® Assisted Walking of Stroke Patients.- Vision and Distance Based Control of Prehension.- ‘InfoCane’ based on wireless technology for the visually-handicapped people.- To feedback or Not to Feedback? Some Open Questions for Brain-Computer Interfaces Use.- Calculation of Systemic Aerobic Capacity without Contact Using Pattern Light Projection.- Functionality of Neuronal Networks Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Pneumatic Test Device for the Accurate Assessment of Pressure Sensors.- Design and fabrication of an ultra-flexible electrode system for invasive continuous monitoring during surgery.- Prototyping all-polymer bioelectrical signal transducers.- Patient-specific models and simulations of deep brain stimulation for postoperative follow-up.- Robot-amplified manual exploration improves load identification.- A New Lightweight, Robust and Forceful Finger for an Artificial Limb.- Leg Muscles Motion during Whole Body Linear Frequency Sweep Vibration.- Motion Capture of Patients with Neurological Disorders by HD Digital Cameras.- Peripheral Arm Nerve Injury Rehabilitation by means of “Virtual Sensibility”.- Realization of Constant Phase Element in Metallic Electodes for Interference Reduction in Neural Recording Tripoles.-