This is a premiere text and reference for students and professionals in the medical instrumentation area. It provides a comprehensive overview of the basic concepts of medical instrumentation showing the interdisciplinary nature of Bioinstrumentation. This book enlists information on infant apnea monitors, impedance pneumography, the design of cardiac pacemakers and disposable defibrillator electrodes and their standards.


Table of Contents:
· Basic Concepts of Medical Instrumentation · Basic Sensors and Principles · Amplifiers and Signal Processing · The Origin of Biopotentials · Biopotential Electrodes · Biopotential Amplifiers · Blood Pressure and Sound · Measurement of Flow and Volume of Blood · Measurements of the Respiratory System · Chemical Biosensors · Clinical Laboratory Instrumentation · Medical Imaging Systems · Therapeutic and Prosthetic Devices · Electrical Safety Appendix Index