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14th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics

NBC 2008. 16-20 June 2008. Riga, Latvia

  • Presentes the results of the Riga Biomedical Engineering and Medical Conference (NBC - 2008)
  • Offers Multidisciplinary Studies of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences and its Application to Solve Medical Problems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: IFMBE Proceedings (IFMBE, volume 20)

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Table of contents (168 papers)

  1. Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

    1. Reactogenicity of Synthetic Hydroxyapatite (HAp) Ceramic Materials Implanted in Rabbits Jaws

      • I. Salma, Pilmane Mara, J. Vetra, L. Berzina-Cimdina, G. Salms, A. Skagers
      Pages 72-75
    2. Biomechanical Properties of Two Synthetic Biomaterials for Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in Infancy

      • Lauris Smits, I. Ozolanta, V. Ozolins, A. Lacis, V. Kasyanov
      Pages 76-79
    3. Development of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Based Systems for Wound Dressings

      • Jolanta Stasko, M. Kalnins, A. Dzene, V. Tupureina
      Pages 80-82
    4. Apatite-based Biomaterials Synthesized in Saline Melts

      • Svitlana Olexsandrivna Tarasenko, Viktor Fedosiyovych Zinchenko
      Pages 83-86
    5. Degradation of Bone Material in Time

      • Yu. Dekhtyar, V. Zemite, H. J. Hein
      Pages 87-90
  2. Biomechanics, Artificial Organs, Implants and Rehabilitation

    1. Muscle Movement and Electrodes Motion Artifact during Vibration Treatment

      • Antonio Fratini, P. Bifulco, M. Cesarelli, M. Romano, G. Pasquariello, A. La Gatta et al.
      Pages 103-106
    2. Mandible and Temporomandibular Disc Movements on Physiological Subjects with Use of MRI

      • Martina Fricova, J. Krystufek, Z. Horak, V. Peterova, S. Konvickova
      Pages 107-110
    3. Prediction of One Repetition Maximum in Dumbbell Concentration Curl and Shoulder Press

      • Manne Hannula, A. Hirvikoski, M. Isorinne, J. Jauhiainen
      Pages 119-122
    4. Objective Evaluation of Stroke Patients’ Movement

      • Ákos Jobbágy, P. Simon, G. Fazekas, P. Harcos, Z. Grosz
      Pages 127-130
    5. Applying Consumer Technologies to Assistive Device Design

      • Kelly Kaneswaran, Khalil Arshak
      Pages 131-134
    6. Finite Element Analysis of Honeycomb-Core Foam on Shock-Absorbing Capability against Childhood Head Injury

      • C. Y. Lin, Li-Tung Chang, T. J. Huang, K. H. Tsai, C. S. Li, G. L. Chang
      Pages 135-138
    7. Biomechanical Properties of Glutaraldehyde Treated Human Pericadium

      • Valts Ozolins, I. Ozolanta, L. Smits, A. Lacis, V. Kasyanov
      Pages 143-145

About this book

14th Nordic – Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics – NBC-2008 – brought together scientists not only from the Nordic – Baltic region, but from the entire world. This volume presents the Proceedings of this international conference, jointly organized by the Latvian Medical Engineering and Physics Society, Riga Technical University and University of Latvia in close cooperation with International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)

The topics covered by the Conference Proceedings include: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering; Biomechanics, Artificial Organs, Implants and Rehabilitation; Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements, Biosensors and Transducers; Biomedical Optics and Lasers; Healthcare Management, Education and Training; Information Technology to Health; Medical Imaging, Telemedicine and E-Health; Medical Physics; Micro- and Nanoobjects, Nanostructured Systems, Biophysics

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inst. of Biomedical Engineering and Nanotechnologies, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

    Alexei Katashev, Yuri Dekhtyar

  • Inst. of Atomic Physic and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

    Janis Spigulis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: 14th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics

  • Book Subtitle: NBC 2008. 16-20 June 2008. Riga, Latvia

  • Editors: Alexei Katashev, Yuri Dekhtyar, Janis Spigulis

  • Series Title: IFMBE Proceedings

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69367-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-69366-6Published: 05 August 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-69367-3Published: 30 July 2008

  • Series ISSN: 1680-0737

  • Series E-ISSN: 1433-9277

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 648

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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eBook USD 259.00
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Softcover Book USD 329.99
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