This book provides biomedical engineers with the premiere reference on medical instrumentation as well as a comprehensive overview of the basic concepts. The revised edition features new material on infant apnea monitors, impedance pneumography, the design of cardiac pacemakers and disposable defibrillator electrodes and their standards. Each chapter includes new problems and updated reference material that covers the latest medical technologies. The chapters have also been revised with new material in medical imaging, providing biomedical engineers with the most current techniques in the field.
Contents: 1. Basic concepts of medical instrumentation. 2. Basic sensors and principles. 3. Amplifiers and signal processing. 4. The origin of bio potentials. 5. Bio potential electrodes. 6. Bio potential amplifiers. 7. Blood pressure and sound. 8. Measurement of flow and volume of blood. 9. Measurements of the respiratory system. 10. Chemical biosensors. 11. Clinical laboratory instrumentation. 12. Medical imaging systems. 13. Therapeutic and prosthetic devices. 14. Electrical safety. Appendix. Index.
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