Most colon CAD (computer aided detection) software products, especially commercial products, are designed for use by radiologists in a clinical environment. Therefore, those features that effectively assist radiologists in finding polyps are emphasized in those tools. However, colon CAD researchers, many of whom are engineers or computer scientists, are working with CT studies in which polyps h...

The development of better CAD-tools for the layout, placement and routing of digital designs requires a huge amount of benchmark circuits to evaluate the new tools extensively. Benchmarks are also needed for the design of new computer hardware. Observing the lack of enough real benchmark designs for use in evaluation tools, one could consider to actually generate such benchmarks. In that case, ...

This paper presents a new open environment for the design of analog circuits exchanging information from existing tools. The main features of these tools have been extended in CONNAN by means of a netlist analyzer, the interaction with a commercial CAD tool and a transistor model manager that solves some common problems of sizing tools based on electrical simulators. As an initial test CONNAN i...

We describe two domain oriented design tools that help novice designers make three-dimensional models that they can build using rapid manufacturing equipment. By embedding domain and manufacturing knowledge in the software and providing a sketching interface, novice designers can acquire and practice skills in modeling and manufacturing, without first having to master complicated CAD tools. 1. ...

Despite the improvements in diagnostic tools and medical applications, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), especially coronary artery disease (CAD), remain the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The main factors for the heightened risk in this population, beside advanced age and a high proportion of diabetes and hypertension, are malnutrition,...

process (McGrath, 2004). Virtual and networked organizations should explore these computational tools to the utmost. Among CAD/CAE tools, virtual modeling and rapid prototyping are very pertinent for virtual and networked organizations due to the large impact those tools can have here (Wright, 2001). Adequately used, virtual modeling allows collaborative development to its full extent, either a...

Designers still use traditional tools, such as pen and paper sketching, for the early, conceptual phases of idea generation and exploration of solutions. This paper compares benefits of the archetypal traditional tool, a napkin or beermat, to the way current CAD tools force their users to work. Some trends in research and technology point toward better support for the creative activities of ski...

Environment for Authoring Design Semantics Design is a ubiquitous human activity and a critical aspect of many modern industries. CAD tools have revolutionized product development in the automotive and aerospace (mechanical CAD) and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, as well as other areas where geometric computation and visualization have proven essential. Presently,...

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence about the importance of epicardial adiposity on cardiometabolic risk. However, the relation of location-specific epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness to coronary atherosclerotic burden is still unclear. METHODS This meta-analysis was used to study the relations between location-specific EAT thickness and obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). A sy...

Computer-aided design (CAD) tools are now making it possible to automate many aspects of the design process. This has mainly been made possible by the use of effective and efficient algorithms and corresponding software structures. The very large scale integration (VLSI) design process is extremely complex, and even after breaking the entire process into several conceptually easier steps, it ha...