Biomedical TRANSDUCERS and INSTRUMENTS

Published:
May 21, 1997 by CRC Press - 384 Pages
Author(s):
Tatsuo Togawa, Tokyo Medical-Dental University, Japan; Toshiyo Tamura, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; P. Ake Oberg, Linköping University, Sweden

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ISBN 9780849376719
Cat# 7671
 

Features

  • A survey of fundamental knowledge of measurement using transducers
  • Cardiovascular research and practice
  • Orthopedic research and practice
  • General physiology and medicine
  • Electrophysiology
  • In vivo chemical measurement

    • Summary

    Biomedical transducers are essential instruments for acquiring many types of medical and biological data. From the underlying principles to practical applications, this new book provides an easy- to-understand introduction to the various kinds of biomedical transducers. The first comprehensive treatment of this subject in 20 years, the book presents state-of-the-art information including: discussions of biomedical transducers for measurements of pressure, flow, motion, temperature, heat flow, evaporation, biopotential, biomagnetism, and chemical quantities.
    Chapters are devoted to particular areas of instrumentation needs

    Table of Contents

    Fundamental Concepts
    Signals and Noise in the Measurement
    Characteristics of the Measurement System
    Determination of Absolute Quantity
    Pressure Measurements
    Object Quantities
    Direct Pressure Measurement
    Indirect Pressure Measurements
    Flow Measurement
    Object Quantities
    Blood Flow Measurements in Single Vessels
    Tissue Blood Flow Measurement
    Respiratory Gas Flow Measurements
    Motion and Force Measurements
    Objects of Measurements
    Motion Measurements
    Force Measurements
    Temperature, Heat Flow, and Evaporation Measurement
    Object Quantities
    Temperature Transducers
    Noncontact Temperature Measurement Techniques
    Clinical Thermometers
    Heat Flow Measurements
    Evaporation Measurement
    Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Measurement
    Objects of Measurements
    Electrode Theory
    Surface Potential Electrodes
    Micro- and Suction Electrodes
    Biomagnetism
    Chemical Measurement
    Objects of Measurements
    Chemical Transducers
    Continuous Measurement of Chemical Quantities
    Index
    Each chapter includes a reference section.

    Editorial Reviews

    "This is a book that well passes the examination. Both the undergraduate and the graduate student will find useful and reliable information. Even more, it is an excellent reference for the teacher and the laboratory guy. It shows hard work and concern, and the authors deserve a friendly hand for it."
    -IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

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