Medical Biometrics: Second International Conference, ICMB 2010, Hong Kong, China, June 28-30, 2010. Proceedings / Edition 1

Feature Extraction and Classification

Fiber Segmentation Using Constraind Clustering Xiaoyi Jiang Jiang, Xiaoyi 1

A New Multi-Task Learning Technique to Predict Classification of Leukemia and Prostate Cancer Zone-Wei Huang Huang, Zone-Wei 11

A Benchmark for Geometric Facial Beauty Study David Zhang Zhang, David 21

An Effective Feature Extraction Method Used in Breath Analysis David Zhang Zhang, David 33

Classification of Diabetics with Various Degrees of Autonomic Neuropathy Based on Linear and Nonlinear Features Using Support Vector Machine Tai-Yue Li Li, Tai-Yue 42

Diabetes Identification and Classification by Means of a Breath Analysis System Jianhua Yang Yang, Jianhua 52

Automatic Measurement of Vertical Cup-to-Disc Ratio on Retinal Fundus Images Hiroshi Fujita Fujita, Hiroshi 64

Tongue Image Identification System on Congestion of Fungiform Papillae (CFP) Naimin Li Li, Naimin 73

Newborn Footprint Recognition Using Band-Limited Phase-Only Correlation Ying-Ke Lei Lei, Ying-Ke 83

Radii Solaris Extraction through Primitive Modelling Li Naimin Li, Naimin 94

A DIAMOND Method for Classifying Biological Data Ming-Hsien Chen Chen, Ming-Hsien 104

Tongue Image Texture Segmentation Based on Gabor Filter Plus Normalized Cut Changrong Li Li, Changrong 115

Chaos Synchronization Detector Combining Radial Basis Network for Estimation of Lower Limb Peripheral Vascular Occlusive Disease Tainsong Chen Chen, Tainsong 126

Classification of Wrist Pulse Blood Flow Signal Using Time Warp Edit Distance Hongzhi Zhang Zhang, Hongzhi 137

Computerized Pork Quality Evaluation System Michael O. Ngadi Ngadi, Michael O. 145

Abnormal Image Detection Using Texton Method in Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Videos Shou Jiang Tang Shou, Jiang Tang 153

Active Contour Method Combining Local Fitting Energy and Global Fitting Energy Dynamically Xuemei Li Li, Xuemei 163

Optic Disc Detection by Multi-scale Gaussian Filtering with Scale Production and a Vessels' Directional Matched Filter Fakhri Karray Karray, Fakhri 173

Retinal Vessel Centerline Extraction Using Multiscale Matched Filter and Sparse Representation-Based Classifier Fakhri Karray Karray, Fakhri 181

Pulse Waveform Classification Using ERP-Based Difference-Weighted KNN Classifier Naimin Li Li, Naimin 191

Health Care

Development of a Ubiquitous Emergency Medical Service System Based on Zigbee and 3.5G Wireless Communication Technologies Hou-Chaung Chen Chen, Hou-Chaung 201

Digital Skating Board with RFID Technique for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Y.-L. Chen Chen, Y.-L. 209

Knowledge Acquisition and Reasoning in Web Based Epidemic Analysis S. Sridevi Sridevi, S. 215

Assistive Communication Robot for Pre-operative Health Care T. Yamaguchi Yamaguchi, T. 224

Design and Implementation of a Digital Auscultatin System He-Zhong You You, He-Zhong 231

The Application of Non-invasive Oxygen Saturation Sensor to Evaluate Blood Flow in Human Hsueh-Kuan Lu Lu, Hsueh-Kuan 241

Context Aware Health Monitoring System R. Pitchiah Pitchiah, R. 249

Novel Two-Stage Analytic Approach in Extraction of Strong Herb-Herb Interactions in TCM Clinical Treatment of Insomnia Daniel Sze Sze, Daniel 258

Medical Diagnosis

Clinical Usage Considerations in the Development and Evaluation of a Computer Aided Diagnosis System for Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage on Brain CT Tao Chan Tao, Chan 268

Research on the Meridian Diagnostic System Based on the Measuring Principle of the Electrical Properties of Well, Source and Sea Acupoints Chao Ma Chao, Ma 276

Atrial Fibrillation Analysis Based on Blind Source Separation in 12-Lead ECG Data Feng-Ming Yeh Yeh, Feng-Ming 286

State-of-the-Art of Computer-Aided Detection/Diagnosis (CAD) Noriyuki Moriyama Moriyama, Noriyuki 296

Advances in Detecting Parkinson's Disease Nawwaf Kharma Kharma, Nawwaf 306

Using Formal Concept Analysis to Visualize Relationships of Syndromes in Traditional Chinese Medicine Tao Zhang Tao, Zhang 315

Wrist Pulse Diagnosis Using LDA Guangming Lu Lu, Guangming 325

Computerized Wrist Pulse Signal Diagnosis Using KPCA Yong Xu Yong, Xu 334

Framework of Computer-Assisted Instruction and Clinical Decision Support System for Orthodontics with Case-Based Reasoning Shih-Yi Yeh Yeh, Shih-Yi 344

Design of an Intelligent Reporting System for Cardiac Catheterization Hsiao-Hui Li Li, Hsiao-Hui 353

Presenting a Simplified Assistant Tool for Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Mammography to Radiologists Kuldeep Kumar Kumar, Kuldeep 363

Medical Image Processing and Registration

Feature Based Non-rigid Registration Using Quaternion Subdivision Jimmy Liu Jiang Jiang, Jimmy Liu 373

A Sparse Decomposition Approach to Compressing Biomedical Signals Shiqin Jiang Jiang, Shiqin 383

A Comparative Study of Color Correction Algorithms for Tongue Image Iinspection David Zhang Zhang, David 392

An Mean Shift Based Gray Level Co-occurence Matrix for Endoscope Image Diagnosis Su Zhang Su, Zhang 403

A Novel Criterion for Characterizing Diffusion Anisotropy in HARDI Data Based on the MDL Technique M. Jing Jing, M. 413

Author Index 423