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Biomedical engineering and design handbook / Myer Kutz, editor.

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Language:
English
Imprint:
2nd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2009.
Format:
  • Book
  • 2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:
Rev. ed. of: Standard handbook of biomedical engineering and design. c2003.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
  • v. 1. Fundamentals
  • v. 2. Applications.
Publisher's Summary:
This is a cutting-edge guide to new medical devices and equipment, surgical and therapeutic techniques, and clinical innovations. Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. The two-volume "Biomedical Engineering and Design Handbook" offers you unsurpassed coverage of the entire biomedical engineering field, including the fundamental concepts, design processes and procedures, and applications. This landmark work contains contributions on a wide range of engineering and design problems from over 40 leading experts at universities and medical centers around the globe. Volume 1 focuses on the basics of biomedical engineering, taking you step-by-step through biomedical systems analysis, biomechanics of the human body, diagnostic instrumentation, design of medical devices, biomaterials, and bioelectronics. Filled with over 500 detailed illustrations, this superb volume will give you the foundation of information needed to understand the development of new devices, techniques, and treatments. Volume 2 provides a wealth of timely information on breakthrough developments in medical device design, diagnostic equipment design, therapy and surgery, rehabilitation and prosthetic design, and the clinical engineering of healthcare facilities. Packed with 400 instructive illustrations, this indispensable volume provides you with details on new design methods for cardiovascular and respiratory devices, imaging instrumentation, artificial limbs, healthcare facilities planning, and much more.
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Contributor:
Kutz, Myer.
Related Work:
Standard handbook of biomedical engineering and design.
Subjects:
ISBN:
9780071498388
0071498389
9780071498401
0071498400
9780071498395
0071498397
0071736204
9780071736206
0071736212
9780071736213

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