Biomedical Signals, Imaging, and Informatics

Download or read book Biomedical Signals, Imaging, and Informatics written by Joseph D. Bronzino and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 1416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the third volume of The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition, this book covers broad areas such as biosignal processing, medical imaging, infrared imaging, and medical informatics. More than three dozen specific topics are examined including biomedical signal acquisition, thermographs, infrared cameras, mammography, computed tomography, positron-emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, hospital information systems, and computer-based patient records. The material is presented in a systematic manner and has been updated to reflect the latest applications and research findings.