TEMPUS AC_JEP-13449-98
TABEMED-2000
2-3 JUNE 2000, Cluj-Napoca,Romania



Thursday, 1st  June 2000

06.00 – 20.00 1.Conference Registration (Faculty of Electrotechnics, Gh. Baritiu street, 25, first floor, room 167 – Centrul de inginerie medicala)

Friday, 2nd June 2000

08.00 – 09.45 Conference Registration
09.45 - 09.55 Welcome :
1. Prof. Gheorghe Lazea, Rector , Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
2. Prof. Radu Munteanu, Dean, Faculty of Electrotechnics
09.55 – 10.00 Conference Opening Address :
Chairman of the Conference:Prof. Radu Ciupa, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, RO
10.00 – 11.15  SESSION 1 : INVITED PAPERS
Chairperson : Prof. Brian H. Brown, University of Sheffield, UK
1.1 BME Education and Training Harmonization Initiatives in Europe.
Nicolas Pallikarakis, Zoi Kolitsi, University of Patras, Greece.

1.2. What to teach in Biomechanics ? An engineer point of view.
Didier Geiger, University of Paris XII, Val de Marne, France

1.3. Developments in postgraduate teaching of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Sheffield experience.
Pat V. Lawford, University of Sheffield, UK. 
11.15 – 11.35  Coffee break
11.35 – 13.00 SESSION 2
Chairperson : Prof. Nicolas Pallikarakis, University of Patras, Greece.
2.1 Invited paper : Internet – based telemonitoring of intramyocardial electrograms.
Helmut Hutten, Technical University of Graz, Austria

 2.2 Invited paper : Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy. The relationship between tissue structure and imposed electrical current patterns in pre-cancerous tissues.
Brian H. Brown, Tidy J.A., Boston, K., Blackett, A.D., Smallwood, R., University of Sheffield, UK

 2.3 Invited paper : The remote follow-up of patient with implanted pacemaker. A Pilot experience in south of Italy.
Alessandro Pepino, M. Bracale, L. Argenziano, University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy.

 2.4 FORMDET: A Pattern Recognition Application.
Arghir Suciu, D. Cosma, M. Vaida, M. Ionescu, Intelisoft, Cluj-Napoca, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

 2.5 Advanced Assisted Diagnosis in Medicine using Image Analysis.
Mircea Vaida, R. Ciupa, D. Cosma, T. Moldovan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, RO.
13.00 – 14.30  Lunch
14.30 – 15.30  Setting-up the Romanian Society for Biomedical Engineering (with the participation of Univ. Prof. Helmut Hutten, member of the Administrative Council of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Chairman of the IFMBE Group for European Activities)
14.30 – 15.30 SESSION 3 : POSTERS AND EXHIBIT (room 107, C. Daicoviciu street, nr. 15, Tower Building – Blocul Turn).
Chairperson : Prof. Alessandro Pepino, University “Federico II” Naples, Italy.

3.1 Synthesis about diadynamic current – waveform generation techniques.
Ioan I. Incze, Maria Imecs, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.2 Research concerning the rehabilitation of the prehension function.
Dan Mandru, V. Maties, O. Tatar, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.3 The Adaptive Control of the Temperature of Oxygen Partial Pressure Transducer.
Radu Balan, M. Roman, V. Marinca, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, I.C.E. S.A., Bucuresti, Cluj-Napoca subsidiary, Romania.

3.4 Building the Electrosurgery Device with the 80C552 microcontroller.
Radu Balan, M. Roman, D. Cosma, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.5 Electrical detection of the acupuncture points.
Marius Barlea, H. Sibianu, R. Ciupa, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.6 Non-invasive method for quantifying the shape of the blood-velocity/time waveform.
Radu Ciupa, M. Roman, D. Cosma, D. Rafiroiu, M. Munteanu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.7 New possibilities of preservation without salicylic components of the plum jams, through treatments in intensive electric fields with ozone generating.
Ilie Suarasan, S. Budu, E. Suarasan, R. Morar, I. Munteanu, A. Muresan, M. Munteanu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.8 The rehabilitation of the turned sour wine illness (Micoderma Acetty) using the ozone generating produced in intense electric field.
Ilie Suarasan, Iuliu Munteanu, E. Suarasan, S. Budu, A. Maier, M. Munteanu, R. Morar, The Ecological Research Center Ecosanitas, Turda, Romania and Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

3.9 About the structure of low aluminium PM Ti-Al alloys.
V. Candea, S. Sfrangeu, C. Popa, S. Lapusan, T. Marcu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

3.10 Monitoring and Data Transmission of a Patient’s Clinical Status : EKG and Temperature.
Mihai Munteanu, R. Munteanu, R. Ciupa, M. Roman, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 3.11 Picture Archiving and Communication Systems–PACS
Silviu Sfrângeu, M. Covalcic, I. Serb, G. Stan, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
15.30 – 17.00 SESSION 4
Chairperson : Prof. Didier Geiger, University Paris XII, Val de Marne, France.

4.1 16-Channel Data Acquisition System for Intramyocardial Electrograms (IEGM).
Helmut Hutten, W. Wimmer, P. Kastner, Technical University of Graz, Austria.

4.2 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) of the auditory cortex.
Elia Formisano, A. Pepino, F. Di Salle, M. Bracale, University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy.

4.3 Impedance Pneumography : optimal placement of electrodes to be sensitive to lung impedivity.
Brian H. Brown, N. Khambete, University of Sheffield, UK and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Biomedical Technology Wing, Poojapura, India.

4.4 Detection and Classification System for Water-Borne Micro-organisms Using Machine Vision.
H.L.F. Canque, S.A. Bota, B, Beggs E. Smith, S. Hintea, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

4.5 CT Image segmentation graphic tool.
Marius G. Linguraru, Ioana Moisil, University “Lucian Blaga” Sibiu, Romania.
17.00 – 17.20 Coffee break.
17.20 – 19.35 SESSION 5
Chairpersons : Prof. Helmut Hutten, Technical University Graz, Austria, and Prof. Ramon Pallas-Areny, University “Politecnica” Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

5.1 Electrical engineering in medical applications – interdisciplinary undergraduate program.
Alexandru Morega, University “Politehnica” Bucharest, Romania.

5.2 Biomedical Engineering and the Mechatronic Education.
Vistrian Maties, D. Mandru, O. Tatar, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

5.3 Internet and the Web as Educational Tools.
Ioana Moisil, C. Oprean, D. Volovici, University “Lucian Blaga” Sibiu, Romania.

5.4 Design of coils for magnetic neural stimulation – efficiency criteria and technical solutions.
Mihaela Morega, University “Politehnica” Bucharest, Romania.

5.5 Application of LMS and RLS algorithm : to Spectral Estimation of EEG Signal.
Veaceslav Puscasu, Eugen Foca, Technical University of Moldavia, Republic of Moldavia.

5.6 Aspects of data acquisition in Portable Biotelemetry Equipment.
Radu Arsinte, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

5.7 Computational Intelligence in Medical Diagnosis.
Sorina Zahan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

5.8 Computer-Assisted Myocardial Ischemia Diagnosis.
Sorina Zahan, C. Michael, S. Nikolakeas, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

5.9 Risks Factors Patterns in Computer-Assisted Myocardial Ischemia Diagnosis.
Ruxandra Bogdan, S. Zahan, C. Cocan, R. Capalneanu “Niculae Stancioiu” Heart Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 20.00 Conference Banquet.


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