Biomedical Instrumentation: Technology and Applications

"Biomedical Instrumentation" rigorously and clearly explains the latest developments and basic engineering principles of the entire spectrum of biomedical devices -- ranging from their physiological basis to diagnostic and therapeutic devices in medical imaging systems.

Written by an author with nearly four decades of experience in R&D, technology development, and education and training, this heavily illustrated resource details the fundamental principles of operation and the performance parameters of a wide variety of instruments, including: Recording and monitoring instruments Measurement and analysis techniques Therapeutic equipment Digital radiographic equipment Nuclear medical imaging Lithotriptors Anesthesia machines Ventilators Radiotherapy equipment Automated drug delivery systems

A COMPLETE SINGLE SOURCE REFERENCE FOR TODAY'S LATEST BIOMEDICAL DEVICES
* Measuring * Recording and Monitoring Instruments * Fundamentals of Medical Instrumentation * Bioelectric Signals and Electrodes * Physiological Transducers * Recording Systems * Biomedical Recorders * Patient Monitoring Systems * Arrhythmia and Ambulatory Monitoring Instruments * Biomedical Telemetry and Telemedicine * Oximetry; Blood Flowmeters * Cardiac Output Measurement * Pulmonary Function Analyzers * Clinical Laboratory Instruments * Blood Gas Analyzers * Blood Cell Counters * Audiometers and Hearing Aids * Patient Safety * Modern Imaging Systems * X-Ray Machines and Digital Radiography * X-Ray Computed Tomography * Nuclear Medical Imaging Systems * Ultrasonic Imaging Systems * Thermal Imaging Systems * Therapeutic Equipment * Cardiac Pacemakers * Cardiac Defibrillators * Instruments for Surgery * Laser Applications in the Biomedical Field * Physiotherapy and Electrotherapy Equipment * Haemodialysis Machines * Lithotriptors; Anesthesia Machines * Ventilators * Radiotherapy Equipment * Automated Drug Delivery Systems. Less