Published January, 2011
By Robert Cierniak
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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Computed Tomography gives a detailed overview of various aspects of computed tomography. It discusses X-ray CT tomography from a historical point of view, the design and physical operating principles of computed tomography apparatus, the algorithms of image reconstruction and the quality assessment criteria of tomography scanners.

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Published January, 2011
By Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Marcos Pinotti Barbosa, R. M. Natal Jorge, Alan Peter Slade, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares and R.M. Natal Jorge
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press)
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Published January, 2011
By Reiner Wichert and Birgid Eberhardt
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Advanced Technologies and Societal Change
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In this book, 22 authors discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. As the technological innovation raises also social issues, the book addresses micro and macro economical aspects of assistive systems and puts an additional emphasis on the ethical and legal discussion.

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Published January, 2011
By Gerard Cybulski
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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The second part contains the description of foundations of impedance cardiography (ICG), the models used to describe the ICG technique and the description of available systems for ambulatory monitoring of cardiac hemodynamics.

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Published December, 2010
By Bruce J. West, Paulo Grigolini and Paolo Grigolini
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Presenting the common principles, algorithms, and tools governing network behaviour, dynamics, and complexity, this book synthesises modern mathematical developments with the broad range of network applications of interest to the engineer and system scientist. It is richly illustrated with real-world examples from physiology, bioengineering, biophysics, and informational and social networks.

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Published December, 2010
By Thomas J. Webster
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Nanotechnologies are now being applied to health monitoring. Nanotechnology Enabled In Situ Sensors for Monitoring Health summarizes the research efforts to design sensors based on nanotechnology that can be placed into the body to monitor health.

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Published December, 2010
By Taishin Nomura, Yoshiyuki Asai and Masao Tanaka
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
Series: A First Course in “In Silico Medicine”
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This textbook includes a public platform to describe physiological functions using mathematical equations and guides the reader to perform mathematical modeling and computer simulations, to combine existing models as well as to create new models.

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Published December, 2010
By Jacob Rosen, Blake Hannaford and Richard M. Satava
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Surgical robotics plays an important role in surgical procedures. Written from a systems-oriented perspective, this volume discusses various applications from surgical disciplines that include orthopedics, urology, cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.

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Published December, 2010
By Jason A. Burdick and Robert L. Mauck
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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A concise overview of tissue engineering technologies and materials towards specific applications, both past and potential growth areas in this unique discipline is provided to the reader.

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Published December, 2010
By Takeshi Kobayashi, Toshihiko T. Hanai, H. Honda, Shinji Iijima, A. Ito, M. Kamihira, M. Kino-Oka, T. Kobayashi, K. Nishijima, K. Shimizu, T. Hanai, S. Iijima, M. Shinkai, M. Taya and N. Uozumi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
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The areas we deal with in biochemical engineering have expanded to include many various organisms and humans. These two volumes are composed of 15 chapters on microbial cultivation techniques, metabolic engineering, recombinant protein production by transgenic avian cells to biomedical engineering including tissue engineering and cancer therapy.

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