Introduction to the special issue on ' Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Computing: The MEDICON Conference Case' selected papers from MEDICON 2010

摘要

The aim of this special issue is to provide a snapshot of emerging technologies and applications in Biomedical Engineering from a selection of papers presented in the 12th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing - MEDICON 2010, held in May 2010 in Chalkidiki, Greece (www.medicon2010.org), under the auspices of International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE). The conference was organized by the Hellenic Society for Biomedical Engineering, in cooperation with the Medical School at the Aristotle University of Thes-saloniki, and the Medical School of the University of Patras, Greece. It was a successful continuation of the long lasting tradition of regional IFMBE events. The conference attracted over 360 participants, and encompassed two satellite events, the 7th European Symposium on Biomedical Engineering (ESBME) and the 3rd Panhellenic Conference on Biomedical Technology. The conference accommodated some 172 oral and some 158 poster presentations - all selectively drawn through a meticulous reviewing process from a pool of some 400 submissions; some 90 of these submissions were candidates for the IFMBE Young Investigator Award! The conference included 9 plenary invited lectures (6 distinguished keynote speeches and 3 invited Editors-sessions), which together with all papers above comprised a 4-day event of some 38 scientific sessions.