Biomedical Instrumentation and MeasurementsThis book is a reference guide for the new field of biomedical engineering and discusses introductory material on the topic. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION | 1 |
BASIC TRANSDUCER PRINCIPLES | 26 |
SOURCES OF BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS | 49 |
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action potentials amplifier amplitude analog analog-to-digital converter applications arterial automatic axon basic biomedical instrumentation biotelemetry blood cells blood flow blood pressure body brain breathing calibration called capacity cardiac catheter changes Chapter chemical circuit clinical colorimeter computerized axial tomography concentration connected converter Courtesy defibrillator detector device digital computer elec electrical electrocardiogram electrodes equipment fibers frequency functions heart rate heart sounds hemoglobin hospital implanted input interface lungs magnetic measurement membrane meter method microprocessors microshock modulation muscle nerve nervous system neurons normal obtained operation output oxygen parameters patient monitoring physiological pressure transducer pulmonary pulse radiation radioisotope rays recording resistance respiratory response sample scanning sensory shown in Figure signal skin spirometer strain gage techniques telemetry temperature tion tissue transmitter tube ultrasonic unit usually valve variables ventricle vessel voltage volume wave waveform wire X-ray