1;About SBEC;10 2;Contents;11 3;Fluorescence Tomographic Imaging Using a Hand-Held Optical Imager: Extensive Phantom Studies;21 4;Clinical Translation of a Novel Hand-Held Based Optical Imager: In Vitro and InVivo Studies;23 5;Real-Time Imaging of Circulating Individual Blood Cells in Mammalian Embryos with Doppler SSOCT;25 6;Brain Connectivity Studies of Joint Attention Using Frequency-Domain Diffuse Optical Imaging;27 7;Novel Video-FRAP Method for the Determination of Anisotropic Diffusion: Principles and Optimization;29 8;Ultra High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography for Ocular Imaging of Small Animals;31 9;Incorporation of Interoperability in a Robot-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery System;33 10;Exploring the Effects of Cognitive Load on Muscle Activation during Functional Upper Extremity Tasks;37 11;Design and Evaluation of a Three Dimensional Ultrasound System for Tissue Ablation for Treatment of Kidney Tumors;39 12;Design and Construction of a Novel Surgical Instrument Applicable in Esophagectomy;41 13;Additive Layered Manufacturing of Reticulated Ti-6Al-4V Biomedical Mesh Structures by Electron Beam Melting;43 14;Osteointegration of HA-Coated Subperiosteal Dental Implants: Preliminary Work;49 15;Nanoscale Hole Fabrication in Cylindrical Devices for Bubble Generation;51 16;Corrosion Behavior of Electropolished and Non-electropolished Ternary Nitinol Alloys;53 17;Flowchart for Basic Non-destructive Testing Technologies in Biomaterials;55 18;The Effects of Visual and Verbal Feedback upon Gait Biomechanics and Functionality;59 19;Analysis, Assessment, and Evaluation of Postural Instability for Bipedal Locomotion;65 20;Dynamic Response of Wheelchair Cushions;67 21;Force Production and Neuromuscular Function in Bilateral Movements among Young Females at Low and High Speeds;71 22;Trunk Kinematics during Pediatric Gait;75 23;A Respiratory Gating System for PET Imaging of Lung Cancer;79 24;Quantitation of Metabolic Change in Serial FDG-PET Brain Scans of Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury;81 25;Comparison of Respiratory Motion Correction Methods in PET Lung Tumor Quantification;83 26;Using Two-Dimensional Edge Detection to Produce Three-Dimensional Medical Prototypes from MRI Data;87 27;New Image Processing Algorithm for ROI Extraction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis;91 28;A Novel Method to Study DICOM Tags and Definitions for Structured Report and Image Analysis Purposes;93 29;Visual Display for the Acquisition of High Rate Pattern Reversal Electroretinograms;95 30;System to Control Skin Temperature during Hyperthermic Treatment;97 31;Design of Interoperability-Coupled Safe Infusion Therapy in a Telemetry Setting;101 32;Endobronchial Intratumoral Chemotherapy (EITC) for Improved Treatment of Lung Cancer;105 33;Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility of WiFi Technology with Life- Supporting Medical Devices;107 34;Performance of Optimal IMC and PID Controllers for Blood Pressure Control;109 35;Biomechanical Evaluation of the Cylindrical TI Mesh Cage for the Treatment of Segmental Defects of the Tibia;115 36;A-Mode Ultrasound Bone Registration for Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery: Calibration and Robustness Test;117 37;Biomechanical Analysis of UCBL with Articulated Ankle AFO in a Surgical Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction;121 38;Investigating the Tightening Torque of an Osseointegrated Transfemoral Implant System;123 39;Effects of Temperature on the Performance of Footwear Foams Subjected to Quasi- Static Compression Loading;127 40;Identification of Biomarkers for Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Exposure in Mouse Macrophage Cells;131 41;Development of Cell Impedance Based Sensing System for the Nanotoxicity Assay;133 42;Characterization of Nanometric Qdots by AFM and Optical Microscopy;135 43;Macrophage Response to Zinc Oxide Nanorod Surfaces -Topography and Toxicity;139 44;Adhesion Dynamics of Functional Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery;141 45;The Merit of Principal Component Analysis in