Biomedical Instrumentation

Contents: 1. Electroencephalography, 2. Intracardiac Electrophysiologic Techniques, 3. Intra- and Extra-cellular Electrical Potentials in Biomedical Engineering,  4. Electrodes for Biomedical Measurements, 5. Pacemaker Sense in Biomedical Amplifiers, 6. Transducers for Biomedical Applications, 7. Biological Imaging Techniques and Instruments, 8. Biological Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy, 9. Techniques Used in Endocrine Measurements.

About The Book

The purpose of this book is to review the principles of biomedical instrumentation and measurements employed in the hospital industry. Bio-Medical and Instrumentation Engineering is the special branch of engineering which deals with the application of the engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. Recent advances in medical field have been fuelled by the instruments developed by the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineers. Pacemakers, Ultrasound Machine CAT, Medical diagnostic systems are few names which have been contributed by engineers. Now health care industry uses many instruments which are to be looked after by instrumentation engineers. Medical/biomedical imaging is a major segment of medical devices. This area deals with enabling clinicians to directly or indirectly “view” things not visible in plain sight (such as due to their size, and/or location). This can involve utilizing ultrasound, magnetism, UV, other radiology, and other means. The book familiarizes the students of engineering with the basics of medical science by explaining the relevant medical terminology in simple language.