Bio-Medical Telemetry: Sensing and Transmitting Biological Information from Animals and Man [Paperback]

R. Stuart MacKay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1993 | ISBN-10: 0780310284 | ISBN-13: 978-0780310285 | Edition: 2

Bio-Medical Telemetry: Sensing and Transmitting Biological Information from Animals and Man, Second Edition This second edition of the classic Mackay text provides scientists with the necessary tools for studying animal or human subjects without interfering with normal behavior patterns. It presents engineers, scientists, and physicians with critical information about the possibilities and limitations of telemetering methods so that these may be incorporated intelligently into many fields. With substantial coverage of transducers and physiological measurements, Bio-Medical Telemetry gives biologists the necessary background in electronics to enable them to choose equipment wisely and to recognize proper performance.

You'll find especially valuable and current information on:

• Ultrasonic radio methods for telemetering
• Satellite tracking
• Underwater methods of tracking

In addition, Mackay describes the development and application of the first swallowable radio transmitter which can be telemetered as it travels along the GI tract. Medical practitioners and biologists alike will find this book an invaluable introduction to the applications of bio-medical telemetry.

Of great value to the bio-medical engineer as well as any reader curious about the subject, this volume describes the workings of the human nervous system as seen through the eyes of an engineer. With a broad scope and inviting writing style, it provides a fascinating alternative to the unwieldy sources written by life scientists.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Electrical Engineering/Bio-Medical Engineering Bio-Medical Telemetry: Sensing and Transmitting Biological Information from Animals and Man Second Edition This second edition of the classic Mackay text provides scientists with the necessary tools for studying animal or human subjects without interfering with normal behavior patterns. It presents engineers, scientists, and physicians with critical information about the possibilities and limitations of telemetering methods so that these may be incorporated intelligently into many fields. With substantial coverage of transducers and physiological measurements, Bio-Medical Telemetry gives biologists the necessary background in electronics to enable them to choose equipment wisely and to recognize proper performance. You’ll find especially valuable and current information on:

• Ultrasonic radio methods for telemetering
• Satellite tracking
• Underwater methods of tracking

In addition, Mackay describes the development and application of the first swallowable radio transmitter which can be telemetered as it travels along the GI tract. Medical practitioners and biologists alike will find this book an invaluable introduction to the applications of bio-medical telemetry. Also of Interest Understanding the Nervous System: An Engineering Perspective by Sid Deutsch, Visiting Professor, University of South Florida Alice Deutsch, President, Bioscreen, Inc. Of great value to the bio-medical engineer as well as any reader curious about the subject, this volume describes the workings of the human nervous system as seen through the eyes of an engineer. With a broad scope and inviting writing style, it provides a fascinating alternative to the unwieldy sources written by life scientists. 1993 Softcover 408 pp IEEE Order No. PP0291-5 ISBN 0-87942-2963 Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging edited by Avinash C. Kak, Purdue University and Malcolm Slaney, Schlumberger Palo Alto Research 1988 Hardcover 344 pp IEEE Order No. PC0207-1 ISBN 0-87942-198-3 Softcover IEEE Order No. PP0207-1 ISBN 0-7803-0447-0 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 540 pages
• Publisher: Ieee; 2 edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0780310284
• ISBN-13: 978-0780310285
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,254,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material in biotelemetry, April 22, 2000

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Al "al" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bio-Medical Telemetry: Sensing and Transmitting Biological Information from Animals and Man (Paperback)

This book provides a good overview of telemetry issues focused on living beings. It is difficult to find such detailed explanations of telemetry approaches and solutions in general biomedical engineering books.

Although some of the material described in the book may be obsolote for today's technology, the priciples and approaches still remain quite valid. In any case, this book provides an excellent explanation of telemetry approaches, and those readers interested in finding more technologically modern solutions will be able to transplant the situations described in this book to today's technology. To my knowledge, there is not a similar book in the market today that substites this text.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, January 13, 2007

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G. C. Levine "Doctor Who" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bio-Medical Telemetry: Sensing and Transmitting Biological Information from Animals and Man (Paperback)

I've read the book countless times. From libraries that is. This is now from my copy, bought from a chap on the Marketplace. It is still well written and easy to understand. Strongly suggested.