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Overview
Medical electronics, or more specifically the instrumentation used in physiological measurement, has changed significantly over the last few years. Developments in electronics technology have offered new and enhanced applications, especially in the areas of data recording and analysis and imaging technology. These changes have been accompanied by more stringent legislation on safety and liability. This book is designed to meet the needs of students on the growing number of courses, undergraduate and MSc. It is a concise and accessible introduction offering a broad overview that encompasses the various contributing disciplines.Audience: Undergraduates and MSc students specialising in medical electronics, applied physics, physical electronics, electronic engineering, biophysics & biomedical engineering. Trainee medical physicists. Medical staff interested in background to techniques for teaching or policy reasons, (not those simply using the techniques clinically).
Synopsis
Medical electronics, or more specifically the instrumentation used in physiological measurement, has changed significantly over the last few years. Developments in electronics technology have offered new and enhanced applications, especially in the areas of data recording and analysis and imaging technology. These changes have been accompanied by more stringent legislation on safety and liability. This book is designed to meet the needs of students on the growing number of courses, undergraduate and MSc. It is a concise and accessible introduction offering a broad overview that encompasses the various contributing disciplines.
Eric Hendee
This new book on the applications of electronics in medical systems was written as a collaborative effort by members of the Medical Systems Engineering Research Unit at Cardiff College. The purpose is to condense the broad field of medical electronics into a single text, while still providing adequate biological and physical background. A number of topics are covered, including anatomy and physiology, physics, physiologic instrumentation, imaging technology, computer systems, and safety issues. It is intended primarily as an introductory text and course book for students in engineering and the applied sciences who are completing their degree and have an interest in medical electronics. The four authors are all credible and experienced within the scope of this book. The main points are effectively illustrated by the numerous figures, graphs, diagrams, and medical images. The chapters are structured to provide a logical progression through the material. A broad list of references is included after the final chapter. This book offers a very good introduction to many of the applications of electronics in medical systems, helping fill the need for a well-rounded text. The authors provide coverage of a broad range of topics at a level that is easily understood. Although the book arose to fulfill the needs of the authors' own course, it will provide a valuable resource for many other students and professionals in the field.
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Reviewer: Eric Hendee, BSME(University of Wisconsin Medical School)Description: This new book on the applications of electronics in medical systems was written as a collaborative effort by members of the Medical Systems Engineering Research Unit at Cardiff College.
Purpose: The purpose is to condense the broad field of medical electronics into a single text, while still providing adequate biological and physical background. A number of topics are covered, including anatomy and physiology, physics, physiologic instrumentation, imaging technology, computer systems, and safety issues.
Audience: It is intended primarily as an introductory text and course book for students in engineering and the applied sciences who are completing their degree and have an interest in medical electronics. The four authors are all credible and experienced within the scope of this book.
Features: The main points are effectively illustrated by the numerous figures, graphs, diagrams, and medical images. The chapters are structured to provide a logical progression through the material. A broad list of references is included after the final chapter.
Assessment: This book offers a very good introduction to many of the applications of electronics in medical systems, helping fill the need for a well-rounded text. The authors provide coverage of a broad range of topics at a level that is easily understood. Although the book arose to fulfill the needs of the authors' own course, it will provide a valuable resource for many other students and professionals in the field.
Eric Hendee
This new book on the applications of electronics in medical systems was written as a collaborative effort by members of the Medical Systems Engineering Research Unit at Cardiff College. The purpose is to condense the broad field of medical electronics into a single text, while still providing adequate biological and physical background. A number of topics are covered, including anatomy and physiology, physics, physiologic instrumentation, imaging technology, computer systems, and safety issues. It is intended primarily as an introductory text and course book for students in engineering and the applied sciences who are completing their degree and have an interest in medical electronics. The four authors are all credible and experienced within the scope of this book. The main points are effectively illustrated by the numerous figures, graphs, diagrams, and medical images. The chapters are structured to provide a logical progression through the material. A broad list of references is included after the final chapter. This book offers a very good introduction to many of the applications of electronics in medical systems, helping fill the need for a well-rounded text. The authors provide coverage of a broad range of topics at a level that is easily understood. Although the book arose to fulfill the needs of the authors' own course, it will provide a valuable resource for many other students and professionals in the field.Booknews
A textbook for a senior or graduate course introducing students of engineering and applied science to the use of electronics in physiological measurement, imaging, data acquisition and processing, and expert systems in the medical profession. Assumes no previous knowledge of medicine. Based on an established course at the University of Wales, Cardiff. Distributed in the US by Little Brown. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)3 Stars from Doody