Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation - Hardcover

Webster, JG

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471829366 ISBN 13: 9780471829362

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1988

Synopsis

This objective, referenced collection of over 300 articles will cover every aspect of medical devices and instrumentation in four volumes, totalling about 3,000 pages. The Encyclopedia will define the discipline by bringing together the core of knowledge from all the fields encompassed by the application of engineering, physics, and computers to problems in medicine. Some of the many areas covered will include: anaesthesiology; burns; cardiology; clinical chemistry and engineering; critical care medicine; dermatology; dentistry; endocrinology; genetics; gynecology; microbiology; oncology; pharmacology; psychiatry; radiology; surgery; and urology. Cross--references and index included.

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Review:

"...this set would provide scientific researchers with a useful initial understanding of technologies..." ( American Reference Books Annual, March 2007)

"...highly desirable for biomedical engineering programs and health–care providers in need of an in–depth discussion of the design and function of medical devices...highly recommended." (CHOICE, September 2006)

"This is a monumental work...all who have been involved are to be credited for a significant and worthy contribution to our accessible body of knowledge!" (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, July/August 2006)

About the Author:

John G. Webster is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the editor of one of the most widely used texts in biomedical engineering: Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, Third Edition. In addition, he has developed 18 other books, including the Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, and about 150 research papers. He is the recipient of the 2001 IEEE-EMBS Career Achievement Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0471829366
• ISBN 13: 9780471829362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 3112