Brown / Dickson Advances in Biomedical Engineering

Published Under the Auspices of the Biomedical Engineering Society
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-1494-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Web PDF

Advances in Biomedical Engineering, Volume 3, is a collection of papers that discusses circulatory system models, linguistics in computer usage, and clinical applications on patient monitoring. One paper describes the use of comparative models of overall circulatory mechanics that include models of the cardiac pump, of the vascular systems, and of the overall systems behavior. Another paper describes a model in processing medical language data that employs an explicit semantic structure, becoming the basis for the computer-based, artificial intelligence of the system. One paper cites studies by Weetal (1970), Anderson and co-workers (1972), and Martin and co-workers (1971) of the possibility of using biopolymers as biomaterials in artificial kidneys and blood oxygenators. Another paper describes a system for regionalization of special laboratory and data services, the integration of laboratory data acquisition and data management, as well as the incorporation of a centralized computer configuration for hospital administrative functions. The collection can prove valuable for biochemists, bio-engineers, chemical engineers, and investigators/technicians whose works involve biomaterials research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, J. H. U.

Dickson, James F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Biomedical Engineering;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contributors;8
6;Preface;10
7;Contents of Previous Volumes;11
8;Chapter 1. Comparative Models of Overall Circulatory Mechanics;12
8.1;I. Definition and Use of Modeling;12
8.2;II. Models of the Cardiac Pump;14
8.3;III. Models of the Vascular Systems;55
8.4;IV. Models of Overall Systems Behavior;82
8.5;References;103
9;Chapter 2. Medicine, Computers, and Linguistics;108
9.1;I. Introduction;108
9.2;II. A Comment on Language and Linguistics;113
9.3;III. Management of Medical Language Data;122
9.4;IV. Computer-Based Processing of Medical Language Data;130
9.5;V. Concluding Comments;148
9.6;References;149
10;Chapter 3. New Biomaterials;152
10.1;I. Introduction;152
10.2;II. Armamentarium of Biological Materials;153
10.3;References;189
11;Chapter 4. Patients, Doctors, Hospitals, Laboratories, and Computers—A Systems Approach;194
11.1;I. Introduction;194
11.2;II. The Patient/Laboratory Sample Linkage;199
11.3;III. Application to Clinical Laboratory Procedures;203
11.4;IV. Summary;209
12;Chapter 5. Multiphasic Screening—A Survey;210
12.1;I. Introduction;211
12.2;II. Methodology;214
12.3;III. Results;214
12.4;IV. Testing Process;220
12.5;V. Discussion;226
12.6;VI. Conclusions;229
12.7;Appendix;230
12.8;References;232
13;Chapter 6. Electric Shock;234
13.1;I. Introduction;234
13.2;II. Body Impedance;235
13.3;III. Perception of Currents;236
13.4;IV. Fibrillating Currents;241
13.5;V. Other Effects;245
13.6;VI. Rules for Electrical Safety;247
13.7;VII. Reduction of Shock Hazard;247
13.8;VIII. Summary;258
13.9;References;258
14;Author Index;260
15;Subject Index;267