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Optical Coherence Tomography Of Oral Mucosa
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Oral cancer causes 120000* deaths annually around the world and 280000* new cases are diagnosed every year. Technology has developed and the death rate of oral cancer has improved over the last few decades; hence to improve ... -
High Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) System For Integration With A Multimodal Optical Imaging Workstation
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Development and construction of a high resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system is described. OCT is one of the modalities in an integrated multimode optical imaging workstation built around an inverted ... -
Development Of An In-vitro Assay For Neurotrophin-induced Segregation Of Nociceptive And Proprioceptive Sensory Axons
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Peripheral nerves have the capacity for regeneration and if properly repaired, axon extensions can regenerate even across gaps caused by peripheral nerve loss. Complete functional recovery after gap injury repair remains ... -
Design And Construction Of A Fast Spectrometer For Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)A fast spectrometer capable of operating at 27.8 KHz is designed and calibrated to work in the wavelength range of 700-900 nm, to perform Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FD-OCT). The OCT system is based on ... -
Near Infrared Spectroscopy: A Study Of Cerebral Hemodynamics During Breathholding And Development Of A System For Hot Flash Measurement
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and imaging has become popular in research fields for the past 2-3 decades. My research focuses on the continuous wave near infrared imaging technique. The work consists of two main parts. ... -
Spectroscopic Characterization Of Biliary Tract Tissues In-vivo To Assist Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is a surgical method for removal of gallbladder when it is diseased with gall stones. Almost 750,000 people are affected with this disease annually in USA. Gall bladder is removed by placing ... -
Miniature Optical Coherence Tomography Probe
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)A piezo based optical scanner for high speed optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been developed. Design of the miniature probe has been optimized to take advantages of the high speed depth scanning that can be achieved ... -
A Novel Approach In The Detection Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea From Electrocardiogram Signals Using Neural Network Classification Of Textural Features Extracted From Time-frequency Plots
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) is estimated to have a prevalence of 5% in middle-aged population. The population is widely thought to be under diagnosed, since the present method to detect and diagnose SDB, Nocturnal ... -
Characterization And Feasibility Study Of A Near Infrared CCD Imager For Monitoring Tumor Hemodynamics
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancers diagnosed among North American men. Chemotherapy is generally used to target advanced metastatic prostate cancer. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been ... -
Phenotypic Differences In The Behavior Of Immortalized Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells In Three Dimensional Culture Systems
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (HBECS) immortalized with viral oncoproteins E6/E7, are potentially malignant due to numerous chromosomal aberrations. Recently a model system was established in which HBECS were immortalized ... -
Dynamic Modeling Of Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation Using ARX And Windkessel Models
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Linear lumped parameter models like ARX and Windkessel models are simple, easy to solve, and find their application in real time modeling. The present study is focused on employing single input single output ARX and ... -
Development Of A Multi-channel Handheld Probe Designed For Near Infrared Spectroscopy And An Exploration Into Its Clinical Applications
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and imaging has become popular in research fields for the past 2 decades. My research focuses on the development of a handheld, multi-channel, multi-separation probe for the low-cost, ... -
Characterization Of A Noninvasive, In Vivo, Microscopic Hyperspectral Imaging System For Microvascular Visualization.
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Instrumentation with clinical implications for imaging the human oculus was developed, based upon the hyperspectral imaging modality. The novel, non invasive, microscopic multi-modal hyperspectral imaging system, which ... -
Optimization Of Methods For In-vitro Expansion And Cryopreservation Of Mammalian Stem Cells
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The recent advances in the field of Tissue Engineering have given rise to the need for a tremendous quantity of cells. The search for and use of an appropriate multipotent or pluripotent stem cells in tissue engineering ... -
A Comprehensive Study Of The Effects Of EEG Electrode Arrays On MRI Signal-to-noise At 3T
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Simultaneous EEG-fMRI offers much potential for gaining complementary, noninvasive information about brain function. While much effort has been devoted to the compelling problem of removing ballistocardiogram and gradient ... -
Gas Permeation Through Nanoporous Polycarbonate Track- Etched Membranes: Pulsed Plasma Polymerization Of Thin Coatings To Modulate Gas Permeability
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Polycarbonate track-etched membranes (PCTE) of 50nm and 100nm pore size, precoated with Poly Vinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP), were surface treated with either Vinyl Acetic acid (VAA) or Perfluorohexane (C6F14) using a low duty ... -
Cytotoxic Evaluation And Factorial Analysis Of 3D Photopolymerizable Thermoresponsive Composite Nanoparticle Hydrogels For Controlled Drug Delivery In Restenosis And Wound Healing
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)To develop a smart drug delivery system for restenosis and wound healing applications, we investigated photopolymerizable composite nanoparticle hydrogels which can release the drug in a temperature-responsive manner. Our ... -
Detection Of Positive Cancer Margins Intra-operatively During Nephrectomy And Prostatectomy Using Optical Reflectance Spectroscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)In recent years optical spectroscopies have become the basis for popular research activity directed towards the development of novel, noninvasive technologies for tissue diagnostics. The motivation for my research was to ... -
Investigation Of Brain Activities Using Two State-of-the-art Diffuse Optical Imagers
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and diffuse optical imaging (DOI) are increasingly used to detect hemodynamic changes in the cerebral cortex induced by brain activity. The new commercially available DOI systems CW5 and ... -
Functionalized Nanoparticles For The Selective Killing Of Cancer Cells
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)The use of nanoparticles for cancer imaging and drug delivery has produced some success in improving the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy. It is generally believed that the efficiency of nanoparticle-based cancer ...