This handbook presents a quantitative physical description of all aspects of cellular and organ performance and methods used to measure these functions. Moreover, it covers the physics necessary to understand the theoretical and practical basis for development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools. It offers readers a foundation in relevant physical principles and technology critical to understanding biological functioning for application to biomedical research and healthcare. Throughout, expert contributors emphasize aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in relation to normal physiological functions.
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Systems Biology
Radiology
Biomedical Engineering
Reference
Professional

This is the first comprehensive, introductory book describing both diagnostic and therapeutic optical methods in medicine. The first section covers the history of optics theory and the basic science behind light-tissue interactions. It also introduces the relevant approaches and approximations used to describe light propagation in turbid biological media. In the second section, the authors look more closely at light-tissue interactions and their applications in different medical areas, such as wound healing and tissue welding. The final section examines the various diagnostic methods that are employed using optical techniques. Throughout, the text employs numerical examples of clinical and research requirements.
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Radiology
Optoelectronics
Biomedical Engineering
Textbook
Undergraduate

Biomedical Signal and Image Processing describes the fundamental signal and image processing techniques that are used to process biomedical information. The application of these techniques for processing biomedical signals and images, such as EEG, ECG, MRI, and CT, are discussed in separate chapters. The book uses an efficient method to describe mathematical concepts in simple and understandable terms and presents both the biomedical and computational background required to understand the concepts. Throughout the book, the authors rely on practical examples using real data from biomedical systems. They supply several programming examples in MATLAB® to provide hands-on experience and insight.
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Biomedical Engineering
Image Processing
Textbook
Undergraduate