16TH IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY CONF

要求提供资金，以支助将举行的专题讨论会 作为第16届年度国际会议的一部分， 电气和电子工程师（IEEE）医学工程和 1994年11月在巴尔的摩举行的会议上。的 拟议的专题讨论会的具体目标是评估目前的状况， 和未来生物医学工程的一些关键领域的潜力， 并确定这些跨学科的未来研究方向 地区特邀专家将作报告，总结最近 在他们的研究领域的发展，以观众的学者， 临床医生、行业代表和当地决策者， 指导资金。发言后将举行小组讨论会 在听众的参与下，讨论 推动技术进步。各专题小组的执行摘要，包括 小组讨论的记录，将发表在 EMBS的出版物。拟议的专题讨论会和拟讨论的问题 所涉及的包括， 心脏磁共振成像。目前的能力是什么 做一个全面的心脏检查？什么进步必须是 在这成为现实之前，？ 糖尿病治疗和护理的工程方法。有哪些 留置式葡萄糖传感器临床应用的优缺点 目前正在进行的非侵入式传感的试验和方法 评估？什么是最有前途的方法来发展一个 人工胰腺;葡萄糖传感器/胰岛素泵组合或 利用移植胰岛的人工器官？ 磁刺激。 能不能更集中？ 它能应用于 作为假体一部分的外周神经的功能性刺激 装置？在磁共振成像过程中可以刺激神经吗？

Funds are requested for the support of special topics symposia to be held as part of the 16th Annual International Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), meeting in Baltimore in November of 1994. The specific aims of the proposed symposia are to assess the current status and future potential of a number of key areas of biomedical engineering, and define the directions of future research in these interdisciplinary areas. Invited experts will make presentations summarizing recent developments in their research area, to an audience of academics, clinicians, industrial representatives and local policymakers charged with directing funding. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion, with audience participation, of the challenges faced in advancing the technology. Executive summaries of the panels, including transcripts of the panel discussions, will be published in one of the EMBS's publications. The proposed symposia and the questions to be addressed include, Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. What are the present capabilities of MRI for performing a comprehensive cardiac exam? What advances must be made before this is a reality? Engineering approaches to diabetes treatment and care. What are the relative merits of the indwelling glucose sensors undergoing clinical trials and the approaches to noninvasive sensing currently being evaluated? What is the most promising approach to the development of an artificial pancreas; a glucose sensor/insulin pump combination or an artificial organ utilizing transplanted islets of Langerhans? Magnetic stimulation. Can it be made more focal? Can it be applied to functional stimulation of peripheral nerves as part of a prosthetic device? Can nerves be stimulated during magnetic resonance imaging?