Encyclopedia Of Medical Devices And Instrumentation 2nd Edition

Format:Hardcover

Published:February 24, 2006

Dimensions:3666 Pages, 22.15 x 28.55 x 20.59 CM

Published By:John Wiley & Sons

ISBN:0471263583

From the Publisher

The articles in The Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation focus on what is currently useful or is likely to be useful in future medicine. They answer the question, "What are the branches of medicine and how does technology assist each of them?" Articles focus on the practice of medicine that is assisted by devices, rather than including, for example, the use of drugs to treat disease. The title is the only resource on the market dealing with the subject in encyclopedic detail.* …+ read moreThe articles in The Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation focus on what is currently useful or is likely to be useful in future medicine. They answer the question, "What are the branches of medicine and how does technology assist each of them?" Articles focus on the practice of medicine that is assisted by devices, rather than including, for example, the use of drugs to treat disease. The title is the only resource on the market dealing with the subject in encyclopedic detail.
* Accessible to practitioners with a broad range of backgrounds from students to researchers and physicians
* Articles cover the latest developments such as nanotechnology, fiber optics, and signal processing-

About the Author

"John G. Webster, PhD., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, is the Editor of the Encyclopedia. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, the Editor of the 24-volume Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and has developed 20 other books. "