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Selected chapters from the publisher's The Biomedical Engineering Handbook are collected here to shed light the integration of medical technology with clinical practice. The book describes the range of responsibilities clinical engineers encounter, details processes of technology management and assessment, and outlines standards and regulatory agencies. Various biomedical sensors are detailed from the point of view of both biologic and electronic factors in sensor performance. Bioinstrumentation is also covered. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A volume in the Principles and Applications in Engineering series, Clinical Engineering focuses on managing the deployment of medical technology and integrating it appropriately with desired clinical practices. It provides a description of the wide range of responsibilities clinical engineers encounter, describes technology management and assessment in detail, and reviews the standards and regulatory agencies of interest. Then the book details various biomedical sensors, considering both biologic and electronic factors in sensor performance. Finally, the book covers bioinstrumentation, addressing traditional topics and recently developed instruments and devices such as pulse oximeters and home-care monitoring devices.
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