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Minimizing motion artifact in myocardial spin echo signal intensity ratio measurements	A biomechanical model of the ankle complex: The influence of external forces on the ankle complex

Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling: Evaluation of maximum likelihood expectation maximization method in ADAPT 5	Location of lesions on postmortem brain by co-registering corresponding MRI and postmortem slices

Intensity discrimination in single and multi-electrode patterns in cochlear implants	Quantification of intervertebral disc collagen cross-links using an enzymatic degradation technique

Control strategies for the regulation of blood glucose	A parallel computation framework for eons synaptic modeling platform for parameter optimization and drug discovery

A framework for automated administration of post stroke assessment test	Importance of alpha-catenin and cell-cell interactions in hair follicle STEM cells homeostasis

Finite element model to understand the role of fingerprints in generating vibrations	Electromyography of spinal cord injured rodents trained by neuromuscular electrical stimulation timed to robotic treadmill training

Elastin like polypeptides as thermoresponsive modulators in reversible bioadhesives for fragile skin	Coupling intravascular shear stress with endoluminal impedance to detect pre-atherosclerosis regions

Homogenization procedures for the constitutive material modeling and analysis of aperiodic micro-structures	Signal processing approaches to MEG data analysis: Comparison of localization methods and neural synchrony detection

Compact nanosecond pulsed power technology with applications to biomedical engineering, biology, and medicine	Fully discrete approximation for the identification of a nonlinear distributed parameter model for transport and metabolism of alcohol in the human body

Biophotonic studies of mammalian cells with nanosecond pulsed power and fluorescent quantum dots	Design of digital beamformers for high-frequency ultrasound transducer arrays using field-programmable gate array (FPGA)

Theoretical analysis of single beam acoustic tweezer using high-frequency focused ultrasound	Time-resolved laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy for detection of brain tumors

Statistical signal processing of magnetoencephalography data	Sencil(TM) project: Design and fabrication of a disposable, percutaneous sensor platform

Cardiorespiratory variability in normal and sleep disordered breathing states: A comprehensive model	An in vitro model of a retinal prosthesis

Design, modeling and analysis of piezoelectric forceps actuator	Dynamic functional magnetic resonance imaging to localize activated neurons

A computer-aided-diagnosis (CAD) method combining phalangeal and carpal bone features for bone age assessment of children	Microoptoelectromechanical system fluorescence biosensor

Micromechanical modeling of heart valve materials	High-frequency ultrasound imaging system with Doppler features for biomedical applications using 30∼35 MHz linear arrays and an analog beamformer

Induction power microbolus infusion pump used for functional neuroimaging applications in rodents	Wear of metal-on-metal artificial discs for the lumbar spine

The use of dynamic synapse neural networks for speech processing tasks	Registration and 3-D reconstruction of a retinal fundus from a fluorescein images sequence

Electrical stimulation of the orbicularis oculi to restore eye blink	Interfacing fluid shear stress with vascular oxidative stress: Application of nano and micro sensors

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling for genetically polymorphic populations	Precision-based sample size reduction for Bayesian experimentation using Markov chain simulation

Development of back-end processing system for high frequency ultrasound B-mode imaging	Time-varying closed-loop modeling of circulatory control in sleep-disordered breathing

Analysis and visualization of multi-mode optical spectral-signature bioimaging data for in vivo applications	Statistical lesion detection in dynamic positron emission tomography

Enamelysin (MMP20) and kallikrein 4 (KLK4) functions during enamel formation	Calibration of iron-mediated MRI relaxation by Monte Carlo modeling

Ultradian rhythmicity of autonomic function in sleep-disordered breathing	Velocity-encoded magnetic resonance imaging: Acquisition, reconstruction and applications

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for pressure ulcer prevention	Dependence of rabbit retinal synchrony on visual stimulation parameters

Soft tissue characterization for improving surgical procedures	Model-based studies of control strategies for noisy, redundant musculoskeletal systems

Speech enhancement and intelligibility modeling in cochlear implants	Geometric methods for image registration and analysis

Radio-frequency non-uniformity in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	Perceptual adaptation to spectrally shifted vowels: Experiment studies and an acoustic analysis framework

Importance of cell phenotype, matrix factor and mechanical stimulus on tissue-engineered mitral valve chordae	Wideband steady-state free precession for cardiac MRI

Improved contrast in ultrasound imaging using dual apodization with cross-correlation	Lesion enhancement for three dimensional rectilinear ultrasound imaging

Modeling retinal prosthesis mechanics	CMOS mixed-signal charge-metering stimulus amplifier for biomimetic microelectronic systems

Animal to human scaling and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling of anticancer drugs	Optimizations in the assessment of pediatric bone

Information transfer via tangential haptic stimulation	Nonlinear modeling of causal interrelationships in neuronal ensembles: An application to the rat hippocampus

Developing a neural prosthesis for hippocampus: Proof-of-concept using the in vitro slice	Effects of talker variability in cochlear implants

An electronic patient record (ePR) system for image-assisted minimally invasive spinal surgery	Development of a multi-mode optical imaging system for preclinical applications in vivo

Electrical excitation of degenerate retina	Implantable bioMEMS drug delivery systems

Diffusion MRI white matter tractography: Estimation of multiple fibers per voxel using Independent Component Analysis	Integrative modeling of autonomic and metabolic interactions in sleep-disordered breathing

A non-invasive and intuitive command source for upper limb prostheses	An approach to experimentally based modeling and simulation of human motion

Modular bio microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS): Intraocular drug delivery device and microfluidic interconnects	Dynamic cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for improved assessment of ischemic heart disease

Development of high-frequency (∼ 100MHz) PZT thick-film ultrasound transducers and arrays	PET study of retinal prosthesis functionality

Sensitivity and dynamic range of rod pathways in the mammalian retina	Mining an EPR system using a treatment plan navigator for radiation toxicity to evaluate proton therapy treatment protocol for prostate cancer

Excitatory-inhibitory interactions in pyramidal neurons	Saliency based image processing to aid retinal prosthesis recipients

Effect of continuous electrical stimulation on retinal structure and function	Fast upper airway MRI of speech

Assessment of myocardial blood flow in humans using arterial spin labeled MRI	Computational methods for fluorescence molecular tomography

Enzymatically crosslinked scaffold with controllable cell and growth factor delivery for use in tissue engineering	Engineering viral vectors for gene and cell targeting

Robot vision for the visually impaired	Modeling of cardiovascular autonomic control in sickle cell disease

Biomechanical analysis of knee joint loading in females who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	Abnormalities in cardiovascular autonomic function: Independent effects of sleep-disordered breathing and impaired glucose metabolism

Biomimetic tactile sensor for object identification and grasp control	Isoniazid population pharmacokinetics in HIV perinatally exposed infants

Nonlinear dynamical modeling of single neurons and its application to analysis of long-term potentiation (LTP)	Investigation of epigenetics in cell populations using three-dimensional quantitative DNA methylation imaging

Autonomic and metabolic effects of obstructive sleep apnea in childhood obesity	Development, validation and testing of a new sensor array for intra-artricular pressure measurement: In-vitro human lumbar spine intra-articular facet testing

High-frequency ultrasound linear array imaging system using analog beamformer	The role of universities in the commercialization of medical products: A survey of industry views

Development of high frequency composites for ultrasound transducer applications	Automatic staging of sleep using only two electrodes on the forehead

High frequency chirp coded excitation ultrasound imaging system	Engineering viral vectors for T-cell immunotherapy and HIV-1 vaccine

Engineering lentiviral vectors for gene therapy and DC-vaccine	Hyperspectral optical imaging for detection, diagnosis and staging of cancer

Emulating variability in the behavior of artificial central neurons	Viscoelastic characterization of soft biological materials

A frequency-based mathematical model of binocular complex cell responses	Neuromuscular dynamics in the context of motor redundancy

Development of novel 1-3 piezocomposites for low-crosstalk high frequency ultrasound array transducers	Design and use of a biomimetic tactile microvibration sensor with human-like sensitivity and its application in texture discrimination using Bayesian exploration

Modeling anti-tumoral effects of drug-induced activation of the cell-extrinsic apoptotic pathway	Inference of computational models of tendon networks via sparse experimentation

Increasing spectral resolution in cochlear implants with current steering and current focusing	Implementation of risk management in medical device companies: A survey analysis of current practices

Audio and ultrasound MEMS built on PZT substrate for liquid and airborne applications	Development of high frequency focused transducers for single beam acoustic tweezers

The effects of the vitreous state on the ocular pharmacokinetics following intravitreal drug delivery: An evaluation with quantitative magnetic resonance imaging	High frequency ultrasonic phased array system and its applications

Diffusion tensor tractography: Visualization and quantitation with applications to Alzheimer Disease and traumatic brain injury	Investigating the role of muscle physiology and spinal circuitry in sensorimotor control