Medical Instrumentation Application and Design [Hardcover]

John G. Webster (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471676004 | ISBN-13: 978-0471676003 | Publication Date: February 3, 2009 | Edition: 4

This book provides biomedical engineers with the premiere reference on medical instrumentation as well as a comprehensive overview of the basic concepts. The revised edition features new material on infant apnea monitors, impedance pneumography, the design of cardiac pacemakers, and disposable defibrillator electrodes and their standards. Each chapter includes new problems and updated reference material that cover the latest medical technologies. The chapters have also been revised with new material in medical imaging, providing biomedical engineers with the most current techniques in the field.

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Describes the principles, uses and design of medical instruments used most commonly in hospitals. Contains worked examples and more than 300 problems which cover a wide variety of applications ranging from analysis of electrocardiogram waves to identification of electric safety hazards. Features sections on the commercial development of medical instruments, biostatistics, the regulation of medical devices, MRI, positron emission tomography and Doppler ultrasonic imagers. Discusses the magnetoencephalogram, the cochlear prosthesis, implantable automatic defibrillators, drug diffusion pumps and the total artifical heart. Deals with the developing field of biosensors. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 713 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471676004
• ISBN-13: 978-0471676003
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 1.3 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The content is almost identical to the second edition, November 12, 1998

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This review is from: Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design (Hardcover)

It was with great enthusiasm that we ordered the 3rd edition of Professor's Webster big hit. With all my respects for Professor Webster, I was personally disapointed to observe that this edition has almost the same content as the second one. Maybe it is worth mentioning that I have adopted this text for my bioinstrumentation course from the very first edition. It is amazing that some of the very good and recent works done by Prof. Webster's team of engineers and students was not at all included. Even the references are almost the same as the second edition. As the second edition had really something to say compared to the first one, the natural expectation was to see a 3rd edition much more elaborated in terms of novelties in the field. The amount of new material put into this edition seems not to justify the publication of the 3rd edition.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Convoluted and confusing, January 9, 2005

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BlueBlur (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design (Hardcover)

This book is not the best as a textbook. Might be useful as a refresher or reference, but that's not what I had to use it for. It is wordy and is sometimes too detailed and sometimes not enough. It has no consistency, thanks to numerous authors. Also, the material is often outdated. Time to look for a different book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Electronic Medical Instrumentation, December 29, 2003

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An Engineer (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design (Hardcover)

As a coursebook, I found 'Medical Instrumentation' to be a sound survey of electrical medical diagnostic instrumentation. The book does review electrical therapeutic medical instrumentation; however, it's coverage is not as thorough.

This is an excellent resource for engineers planning to specialize in medical device design.

A good understanding of physiology is necessary to fully utilize the Medical Instrumentation text. If you have little medical background, I recommend Review of Medical Physiology (by William Ganong) as a companion.