Call For Participation for PMHA2016

Topics:
Topics covered in the workshop include, but are not limited to:

• Data acquisition techniques:
  • imaging: MR, CT, Cine-floroscopy, X-Ray, intra-oral scanners, etc.
  • sensors: EMMA, intra-oral sensors, vision based tracking, etc.
• Data processing methods
  • statistical methods
  • medical image processing
  • elastography
  • patient specific model extraction
• Modeling approaches
  • 3D biomechanical models
  • 3D parametric models
  • fluid models for swallowing
  • airflow models for respiration
  • FEM, spring mass models
  • different anatomical structures
  • patient specific modelling approaches
• Model Browsing and Navigation
  • Ontologies of human anatomy and function
  • Graphical interfaces
  • Web based model access approaches
  • Model file formats
• Validation approaches
  • mechanical model
  • in vivo methods
  • in vitro methods
  • cross-validation approaches
• Dysfunction modeling
  • Motor dysfunction
  • Tongue reconstruction
  • Jaw reconstruction
  • Dysphagia
  • Speech disorders
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

For more information about the workshop, please contact:
* Sid Fels, Electrical and Computer Engineering ssfels @ ece.ubc.ca
* Ian Stavness, Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan ian.stavness @ usask.ca

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Workshop Paper Submission

All workshop participants are expected to submit a paper for the workshop. Please use the following style templates:

• Workshop MS Word and Latex templates

If you want this to appear on the website for public distribution, you need to also download and fill in this permission form:

• Permission to distribute your paper form - required.

so we can distribute your paper. If you do want it to be distributed on the website, please let us know; otherwise, the default is for workshop participants only.

Papers are due on by July 14, 2016.

Special Issue of Journal of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Taylor & Francis will expedite reviews for a special issue of the Journal of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering based on top papers from the workshop and in the field. Please let us know if you would like to be considered for this special issue. The timeline we are looking for is to have the special issue out in early January, 2017. After the workshop, authors can update their manuscripts and submit them for the special issue. These will then be sent for expedited review.

Submission deadline will be about 2-3 months after the workshop.

Instructions for the special issues submission are at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gcmb. To submit to the special issue please:

1. choose: "Special Issue Paper" from the drop down menu
2. when you get to the question, "Is this manuscript a candidate for a special issue?," click 'yes' and then select the option for, "PMHA-2016"