Findings in a particular subject under investigation may be compared with a database of normal values to determine whether abnormality exists or not. Findings may be compared with databases derived from patients with known diseases, to evaluate whether they fit a specific diagnosis. In this lecture, research work will be presented focusing in the development of neural network diagnostic systems in the analysis of biosignals and medical images for the assessment of neuromuscular disorders. Furthermore, in medical imaging work will be presented on the analysis of light microscopy muscle biopsy images.
Emphasis is given in the development of computationally efficient systems, implemented in real time.
Dr. Constantinos S. Pattichis was born in Nicosia, Cyprus on June 30, 1959. He received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, Canada in 1983, the M.Sc. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, in 1984, the M.Sc. degree in Neurophysiology from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 1988, and the Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of London, UK, in 1992. During 1985-1992 he was also working with the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics where he is now a Visiting Senior Scientist. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus. His current research interests include medical imaging, biosignal analysis, artificial neural networks and genetic algorithms.