Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Volume I

Updating the 1995 edition with substantially revised chapters, this first of a two-volume "bible" for this growth field presents core knowledge in those subdisciplines comprising biomedical engineering: e.g. biomechanics, clinical engineering, and artificial intelligence. The editor charts scope of the field and the activities of its practitioners, and briefly overviews the evolution of the modern health care system. The 151 international contributors provide coverage of: physiologic systems, bioelectric phenomena, biomechanics, biomaterials, biomedical sensors, biomedical signal analysis, imaging, medical instruments and devices, and the biological effects of nonionizing electromagnetic fields. Appends the basics of blood gas instrumentation. Includes b&w photos of diagnostic and treatment equipment, X-ray images, and schematics of various processes. Ethical issues are relegated to v.2.Joseph D. Bronzino is the author of 'Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Volume I', published 1999 under ISBN 9780849304613 and ISBN 084930461X.