Invited Presentations

Medical Image Analysis

Signal Processing in Medicine

Clinical Diagnosis and Medical Decision Support

Biomolecular Applications

Biological Modelling

Learning Methods and Hybrid Algorithms

Invited Presentations

Biological Applications of Artificial Neural Networks
P. Baldi

Protein ß-Sheet Partner Prediction by Neural Networks
P. Baldi, G. Pollastri, C. A. F. Andersen, S. Brunak

ART Neural Networks for Medical Data Analysis and Fast Distributed Learning
G. A. Carpenter, B. L. Milenova

Modelling Uncertainty in Biomedical Applications of Neural Networks
G. Dorffner, P. Sykacek, C. C. Schittenkopf

Neural Computation in Medicine: Perspectives and Prospects
R. Dybowski

Discriminating Gourmets, Lovers and Enophiles? Neural Nets Tell All About Locusts, Toads, and Roaches
W. M. Getz, W. C. Lemon

An Unsupervised Learning Method that Produces Organized Representations from Real Information
T. Kohonen

On Forgetful Attractor Network Memories
A. Lansner, A. Sandberg, K. M. Petersson, M. Ingvar

Outstanding Issues for Clinical Decision Support with Neural Networks
P. J. G. Lisboa, A. Vellido, H. Wong

Medical Image Analysis

Cancerous Liver Tissue Differentiation Using LVQ
K.-S. Cheng, R. Sun, N.-H. Chow

Quantification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Neural Networks and Sensitivity Analysis
A. Hunter, J. Lowell, J. Owens, L. Kennedy, D. Steele

Internet Based Artificial Neural Networks for the Interpretation of Medical Images
A. Järund, L. Edenbrandt, M. Ohlsson, E. Borälv

Segmentation of Magnetic Resonance Images According to Contrast Agent Uptake Kinetics Using a Competitive Neural Network
R. J. Maxwell, J. Wilson, G. M. Tozer, P. R. Barber, B. Vojnovic

Applications of Optimizing Neural Networks in Medical Image Registration
A. Rangarajan, H. Chui

A Learning by Sample Approach for the Detection of Features in Medical Images
C. Serruys, D. Brahmi, A. Giron, N. Cassoux, R. Triller, P. Le Huang, B. Fertil

Neural Network Based Classification of Cell Images via Estimation of Fractal Dimensions
C. Shang, C. Daly, J. McGrath, J. Barker

Signal Processing in Medicine

Mutual Control Neural Networks for Sleep Arousal Detection
T. Assimakopoulos, K. Dingli, N. J. Douglas

Extraction of Sleep-Spindles from the Electroencephalogram (EEG)
A. K. Barros, R. Rosipal, M. Girolami, G. Dorffner, N. Ohnishi

Analyzing Brain Tumor Related EEG Signals with ICA Algorithms
M. Habl, Ch. Bauer, Ch. Ziegaus, E. W. Lang, F. Schulmeyer

Isolating Seizure Activity in the EEG with Independent Component Analysis
C. James, D. Lowe

Seizure Detection with the Self-Organising Feature Map
C. James, K. Kobayashi, J. Gotman

Graphical Analysis of Respiration in Postoperative Patients Using Self Organising Maps
M. Steuer, P. Caleb, P. K. Sharpe, G. B. Drummond, A. M. S. Black

Clinical Diagnosis and Medical Decision Support

Neural Network Predictions of Outcome from Posteroventral Pallidotomy
J. E. Arle, R. Alterman

Survival Analysis: A Neural-Bayesian Approach
B. J. Bakker, B. Kappen, T. Heskes

Identifying Discriminant Features in the Histopathology Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease using a Novel Variant of the Growing Cell Structure Network Technique
S. S. Cross, A. J. Walker, R. F. Harrison

Classifying Pigmented Skin Lesions with Machine Learning Methods
S. Dreiseitl, H. Kittler, H. Ganster, M. Binder

An Assessment System of Dementia of Alzheimer Type Using Artificial Neural Networks
S. Hibino, T. Hanai, E. Nagata, M. Matsubara, K. Fukagawa, T. Shirataki, H. Honda, T. Kobayashi

A New Artificial Neural Network Method for the Interpretation of ECGs
H. Holst, L. Edenbrandt, M. Ohlsson, H. Öhlin

Use of a Kohonen Neural Network to Characterize Respiratory Patients for Medical Intervention
A. A. Kramer, D. Lee, R. C. Axelrod

Determination of Microalbuminuria and Increased Urine Albumin Excretion by Immunoturbidimetric Assay and Neural Networks
B. Molnar, R. Schaefer

Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
A. Nawroth, R. Malaka, L. H. J. Eberhart

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Analysis of the ECG Using Artificial Neural Networks
M. Ohlsson, H. Holst, L. Edenbrandt

Bayesian Neural Networks Used to Find Adverse Drug Combinations and Drug Related Syndromes
R. Orre, A. Bate, M. Lindquist

Monitoring of Physiological Parameters of Patients and Therapists During Psychotherapy Sessions Using Self-Organizing Maps
T. Villmann, B. Badel, D. Kämpf, M. Geyer

Biomolecular Applications

A Hybrid Classification Tree and Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting the In Vitro Response of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV1) to Anti-Viral Drug Therapy
W. R. Danter, D. B. Gregson, K. A. Ferguson, M. R. Danter, J. Bend

On Methods for Combination of Results from Gene-Finding Programs for Improved Prediction Accuracy
C. Hammar, D. Lundh

A General Method for Combining Predictors Tested on Protein Secondary Structure Prediction
J. V. Hansen, A. Krogh

Self-Organizing Networks for Mapping and Clustering Biological Macromolecules Images
A. Pascual, M. Barcena, J. J. Merelo, J.-M. Carazo

Prediction of Photosensitizers Activity in Photodynamic Therapy Using Artificial Neural Networks: A 3D-QSAR Study
R. Vanyúr, K. Héberger, I. Kövesdi, J. Jakus

Biological Modelling

Neuronal Network Modelling of the Somatosensory Pathway and its Application to General Anaesthesia
A. Angel, D. A. Linkens, C. H. Ting

Neural Unit Sensitive to Modulation
A. Gorchetchnikov, A. Cripps

A Simulation Model for Activated Sludge Process Using Fuzzy Neural Networks
T. Hanai, S. Tomida, H. Honda, T. Kobayashi

A Three-Neuron Model of Information Processing During Bayesian Foraging
N. M. A. Holmgren, O. Olsson

Sensorimotor Sequential Learning by a Neural Network Based on Redefined Hebbian Learning
K. T. Kalveram

On Synaptic Plasticity: Modelling Molecular Kinases Involved in Transmitter Release
D. Lundh, A. Narayanan

Neural Network Model for Muscle Force Control Based on the Size Principle and Recurrent Inhibiton of Renshaw Cells
T. Uchiyama, K. Akazawa

Learning Methods and Hybrid Algorithms

Case-Based Explanation for Artificial Neural Nets
R. Caruana

Double Growing Neural Gas for Disease Diagnosis
G. Cheng, A. Zell

Kernel PCA Feature Extraction of Event-Related Potentials for Human Signal Detection Performance
R. Rosipal, M. Girolami, L. J. Trejo

The Use of a Knowledge Discovery Method for the Development of a Multi-Layer Perceptron Network that Classifies Low Back Pain Patients
M. L. Vaughn, S. J. Cavill, S. J. Taylor, M. A. Foy, A. J. B. Fogg

Particle Swarm Optimisation in Feedforward Neural Networks
C. Zhang, H. Shao