Full Description
Written to meet the needs of sophomore students in biomedical engineering courses, this textbook covers the span of biomedical engineering from the basic life sciences to practical clinical applications. Primary consideration is given to biomaterials, biomechanics, instrumentation, imaging, and clinical biomedical engineering, but other topics are discussed as well. It offers many illustrations and graphics within the chapters to clarify concepts and facts. Sidebar descriptions of biomedical engineering careers related to the text section are provided as well. This textbook also includes many homework and discussion problems. A solutions manual is provided as well, upon qualification.
Contents
Prologue (Introduction) What is BME? Subfields of BME Types of careers in BME Places of employment in BME Training of Biomedical Engineers Information sources for biomedical engineering Ethics in biomedical engineering Introductory biology for biomedical engineers Modern biology Molecular biology Cellular biology Tissue biology Organisms Sidebar: ethics in modern biology Physiological modeling Definition of a physiological model Model complexity Model types Process of modeling Example of arterial compliance Example of drug in cardiovascular system Finite element model Biomaterials Biomaterials defined Material properties Tissue response to foreign materials Regulatory and ethical issues Selection of implant materials Sidebar: Career examples in biomaterials Sidebar: ethics in biomaterials - silicone breast implants Tissue engineering - regenerative medicine Definition of tissue engineering Internal and extra corporeal engineered organs Growing replacement tissues and organs Problems of scale Still in the research stage Examples currently being developed Sidebar: Career examples in tissue engineering Biomechanics Definition of biomechanics Musculoskeletal system Review of Newton's laws of motion Musculoskeletal statics Musculoskeletal dynamics Strength of biological materials Mechanobiology Human motion analysis - the gait laboratory Sidebar: Career examples in biomechanics Sidebar: Ethical case in biomechanics Artificial organs Definition Example of an external device - artificial kidney Example of an internal device - cardiac assist device Significant problems to be overcome with artificial organs Sidebar: Career examples in artificial organs Sidebar: Ethical decisions in artificial organs - who gets the device? Bioinstrumentation Fundamental medical instrumentation system Measurement fundamentals Sensors and transducers Signal processing Wireless transmission Data display and storage Examples of instrumentation systems Sidebar: Career examples in biomedical instrumentation Sidebar: Ethics in bioinstrumentation - health monitoring and invasion of privacy Medical imaging Overview Ultrasound X-ray Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nuclear medicine imaging Risks of imaging devices Filmless radiology Molecular imaging Sidebar: Career examples in medical imaging Sidebar: Ethics in medical imaging Biomedical computing Application of computing technology to clinical medicine Medical informatics Picture (image) archiving technology Computerized interpretation of medical data Career examples in biomedical computing (sidebar) Biomedical engineering in the clinic Special roles for biomedical engineers in the hospital Clinical engineering Rehabilitation engineering Sidebar: Career examples for biomedical engineers in the clinic Sidebar: Ethics in clinical medicine - therapeutic value versus safety Epilogue Biomedical engineering is a broad, interdisciplinary field Increasing opportunities for employment and economic growth Engineering and technology offer opportunities for new, quantitative understanding of fundamental life science and disease as well as treatment of disease Biomedical engineer must, as the physician, do no harm Biomedical engineering is an exciting frontier in biology, medicine and engineering
