Biomedical Instrumentation: Technology and Applications (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)

Khandpur, R. S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071447849 ISBN 13: 9780071447843

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2004

Engineers and technicians are increasingly needed to design, maintain, and operate biomedical devices

This text rigorously covers the full range of biomedical instruments ranging from physiology to diagnostic and therapeutic devices in medical imaging systems.

Includes fundamentals of medical instrumentation, bioelectric signals and electrodes and modern imaging systems and therapeutic equipment.

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COMPREHENSIVE, DETAILED COVERAGE OF THE DESIGN, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF THE LATEST BIOMEDICAL DEVICES

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.

Synopsis:

Biomedical Instrumentation is one of the fastest growing segments within health care technology. This is a single source reference book for a range of instrumentation including sensors, diagnostic and therapeutic devices.