Medical Engineering

List of ContributorsPrefacePart I Bioengineering and the Health Care System Contributions, Complications, and Crises Introduction Chapter 1 Engineering in Medicine and Biology An Overview Explosive Changes in Perimedical Areas Interactions between Engineers and Life Scientists The Current Scope of Biomedical Engineering Representative Examples of Basic Bioengineering Applied Biomedical Engineering Fertile Fields for Biomedical Engineering Hospital Industrial Engineering Summary References Chapter 2 Health Manpower Problems Potential Role of Biomedical Engineering Historical Perspectives Mobilization and Utilization of Health Manpower Roles of Biomedical Engineering Improved Utilization of Health Personnel References Chapter 3 Health Care Facilities Concentration of Competence and Technology Skyrocketing Costs of Health Care Biomedical Engineering Involvement in a Growing Spectrum of Health Care Facilities Trauma Centers and Emergency Services as Subsystems Prototypes for Ambulance and Emergency Services Consolidated Facilities and Services Shared Services Management Engineering for Hospitals References Chapter 4 Health Care Distribution Requirements for Regional Planning Buying More Medical Care The Impact of Federally Supported Health Insurance European Experiences with Nationwide Programs The Swedish Prototype Integrated Hospital Facilities Regional Planning: An Ekistics Approach References Chapter 5 Data Acquisition, Processing, and Display Components of the Patient's Medical Records Patient Histories Problem-Oriented Medical Records Medical Nomenclature Clinical Laboratory Testing Numerical Data: Processing, Presentation, Interpretation Patient Monitoring Computer Diagnosis References Summary and Conclusions for Part I Health Care Crises and the Technological Implications The Nature of Current Crises in Health Care DeliveryPart II Engineering Approaches to Health Care Requirements Introduction Chapter 6 Biomedical Instrumentation Diagnostic Patterns vs Definitive Tests Nondestructive Testing: An Engineering Concept External Information Sources Sensory Supplements for the Physical Examination Samples as Sources of Information Electron Microscopy, Scan and Probe Quantitative Microscopy Neutron Activation Analysis Internal Information Sources Energy Probes Applications of Ultrasonic Techniques Ultrasonic Echo Ranging References Chapter 7 Medical and Biological Applications of Modeling Techniques Introduction A Medical Service Requirements Model An Ad Hoc Model Blood Glucose Dynamics Models of Cardiac Muscle Mechanics Conclusion References Chapter 8 Biomechanics and Biomaterials Body-Building Blocks Load-Bearing Biomaterials Soft Tissue Substitutes Biological Packaging Material: The Skin Power Sources Artificial Hearts Exchangers Valves Tubes and Conduits Optical Transparency: Artificial Corneas Adhesives Future Requirements for Biomaterials Research References Chapter 9 Technological Training of Medical Manpower Graduate Training in Bioengineering Multidisciplinary Training in Undergraduate Engineering Training Physicians for Applications of New Technologies Training of Physicians' Assistants Chapter 10 Clinical Engineering Future Engineering Requirements by Medical and Surgical Special