Reference Books

This well-illustrated book provides a broad and highly practical introduction to all aspects of biomedical instrumentation from design and use to maintenance. Readers having an elementary technical background in electronics or engineering and a casual familiarity with physiology should find this book quite beneficial. Besides, students of life sciences and other allied fields with some knowledge of instrumentation should also find this text useful. Furthermore, it should prove to be an excellent reference book for medical/paramedical personnel. Table of Contents Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Introduction to Biomedical Instru-mentation. Basic Transducer Principles. Sources of Bioelectric Potentials. Electrodes. The Cardiovascular System. Cardiovascular Measurements. Patient Care and Monitoring. Measurements in the Respiratory System. Noninvasive Diagnostic Instrumentation. The Nervous System. Instrumentation for Sensory Measurements and the Study of Behavior. Biotelemetry. Instrumentation for the Clinical Laboratory. X-Ray and Radioisotope Instrumentation. The Computer in Biomedical Instru-mentation. Electrical Safety of Medical Equipment. Appendices: A. Medical Terminology and Glossary. B. Physiological Measurements Summary. C. SI Metric Units and Equivalencies. D. Problems and Exercises. Index. 

Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation by R S Khandpur is a presentation of the engineering principles behind machines and equipment used in the electro medical arena. This book provides updated content on the subject of principles of operation and the parameters of the equipment performance. The book is broadly arranged in four sections titled Recording and Monitoring Instruments, Modern Imaging Systems, Measurement and Analysis Techniques and Therapeutic Equipment. This book discusses how the latest technological inventions function and what improvements have been made to medical-treatment methods. Another salient feature of this book is the addition of content around Telemedicine Technology. This topic educates the readers about the enhancements that communication and information brought to traditional ways of medical treatments. With around twenty-six chapters on subjects like Radiography, Tomography, Oximeters, Physiological Transducers and Cardiac Pacemakers, the contents of this book are useful for medical students, doctors and instrument manufacturers. The third edition of Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation was published by McGraw-Hill Education in 2014. It is available in hardcover.