Release Date: 11 August, 1997
Hardcover
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From Book News, Inc.
New edition of a text which describes the principles, applications, and design of the medical instruments most commonly used in hospitals. Stresses fundamental principles of operation and general types of equipment rather than detailed descriptions of specific models. Fourteen chapters discuss basic concepts, sensors and principles, amplifiers and signal processing, biopotential electrodes and amplifiers, blood pressure and sound, measurement of flow and volume of blood and of the respiratory system, chemical biosensors, laboratory instrumentation and imaging systems, therapeutic and prosthetic devices, and electrical safety. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Book Description
This well-established text describes the principles, applications and design of the medical instrumentation most commonly used in hospitals. Because equipment changes with time, the authors stress fundamental principles of operation and general types of equipment. They avoid detailed descriptions and photographs of specific models. Design principles are emphasized so that a scientist with only some background in electronics can gain enough information to design instruments that may not be commercially available. Since biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field, the authors have provided varied healthcare industry applications for each type of instrument.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
This well-established text describes the principles, applications and design of the medical instrumentation most commonly used in hospitals. Because equipment changes with time, the authors stress fundamental principles of operation and general types of equipment. They avoid detailed descriptions and photographs of specific models. Design principles are emphasized so that a scientist with only some background in electronics can gain enough information to design instruments that may not be commercially available. Since biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field, the authors have provided varied healthcare industry applications for each type of instrument. Rating 3.5
Convoluted and confusingThis book is not the best as a textbook. Might be useful as a refresher or reference, but that's not what I had to use it for. It is wordy and is sometimes too detailed and sometimes not enough. It has no consistency, thanks to numerous authors. Also, the material is often outdated. Time to look for a different book.if(you=clinical engineer){get it=true}else{think again };Seeing it from clinical engineer eyes is different than seeing it from a biomedical engineer eyes; however, it is not as thoroughly covers topics as it seems from the author's repetition in the field.
From the clinical engineer point of view it is such an encyclopedia that will keep his job. It covers a lot of subjects and also presents a lot of information like what materials/alloys are used to build that specific electrode/sensor. Well, it doesn't justify the choice of those materials in that sensor except in some general models which might be somehow confusing! Also, as a clinical engineer, you will find a nice chapter on electrical safety which might be relevant to your career.
In the end, reading this book, I guess, is the way to success as a clinical engineer.
From a biomedical engineer point of view it lacks of any kind of details. One rather see one chapter of this book in a 1000 pages volume presented thoroughly.
From a student point of view, it depends on your professor and the course as well. As a student I see it lacks of examples. You wouldn't find it as you might think. This is not your way to make it high, your GPA! not head,of course :) !
I guess, it is made particularly for clinical engineers.Electronic Medical InstrumentationAs a coursebook, I found 'Medical Instrumentation' to be a sound survey of electrical medical diagnostic instrumentation. The book does review electrical therapeutic medical instrumentation; however, it's coverage is not as thorough.This is an excellent resource for engineers planning to specialize in medical device design. A good understanding of physiology is necessary to fully utilize the Medical Instrumentation text. If you have little medical background, I recommend Review of Medical Physiology (by William Ganong) as a companion. |
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