Springer Handbook of Medical Technology
This concise, user-oriented and up-to-date desk reference offers a broad introduction to the fascinating world of medical technology, fully considering today’s progress and further development in all relevant fields. The Springer Handbook of Medical Techn
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Springer Handbook provides a concise compilation of approved key information on methods of research, general principles, and functional relationships in physics and engineering. The world’s leading experts in the fields of physics and engineering will be assigned by one or several renowned editors to write the chapters comprising each volume. The content is selected by these experts from Springer sources (books, journals, online content) and other systematic and approved recent publications of physical and technical information. The volumes will be designed to be useful as readable desk reference book to give a fast and comprehensive overview and easy retrieval of essential reliable key information, including tables, graphs, and bibliographies. References to extensive sources are provided.
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Handbook of Medical Technology
Rüdiger Kramme, Klaus-Peter Hoffmann, Robert S. Pozos (Eds.) With 1008 Figures and 139 Tables
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Editors Rüdiger Kramme Titisee, Germany Klaus-Peter Hoffmann Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering Medical Engineering and Neuroprosthetics St. Ingbert, Germany Robert S. Pozos San Diego State University Department of Biology San Diego, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-540-74657-7 ISBN 978-3-540-74658-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-74658-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number:
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Preface
This Springer Handbook is an overview of the expanding and exciting field of medical technology in which the reader will find a modern presentation of the relevant aspects of research,