Published December, 2010
By Bin He
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Bioelectric Engineering
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Over the past several decades, much progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of electrical activity in biological tissues and systems, and for developing non-invasive functional imaging technologies to aid clinical diagnosis of dysfunction in the human body.

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Published December, 2010
By Peter D Wagner, Robert C. Roach and Peter H. Hackett
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Furthermore, experts in the field have combined topics such as skeletal muscle angiogenesis and hypoxia, high altitude pulmonary edema, new insights into the biology of the erythropoietin receptor, and the latest advances in cardiorespiratory control in hypoxia.

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Published December, 2010
By Fernando Silveira and Denis Flandre
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science
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Low Power Analog CMOS for Cardiac Pacemakers proposes new techniques for the reduction of power consumption in analog integrated circuits. There from, the book discusses the means for reduction of power consumption at three levels: base technology, power-oriented analytical synthesis procedures and circuit architecture.

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Published December, 2010
By Mark G. Davies, Alan B. Lumsden, William E. Kline and Ioannis Kakadiaris
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The Pumps and Pipes collaboration and conference brings together energy, medicine, and higher education in a unique shared effort, exploring ideas and research common to these important fields and stimulating discussion and sharing technologies that can further the reach and goals of each individual area.

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Published December, 2010
By Joseph M. Reinhardt, Krishnan B. Chandran, H.S. Udaykumar and H. S. Udaykumar
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Image-Based Computational Modeling of the Human Circulatory and Pulmonary Systems provides an overview of the current modeling methods and applications enhancing interventional treatments and computer-aided surgery.

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Published December, 2010
By Annalisa Bonfiglio, Danilo Emilio de Rossi and Danilo De Rossi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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As electronic and information systems on the human body, their role is to collect relevant physiological information, and to interface between humans and local and/or global information systems.

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Published December, 2010
By Lars Hoff and L. Hoff
Publisher: Springer
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Contrast agents for medical ultrasound imaging is a field of growing interest. The following chapters, 4, 5, 6, and 7, describe experimental and theoretical methods used to characterize the acoustic properties of the agents, and results of studies on some agents.

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Published December, 2010
By James C. Lin and Sol M. Michaelson
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Because the treatment is multidisciplinary, wherever possible analy sis is begun with basic background information that may appear elementary to some readers but is essential to understanding for those from a different discipline.

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Published December, 2010
By W. Lemm
Publisher: Springer
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The demand for hemocompatibility is one of the fundamental requirements for a safe and sufficient application of artificial surfaces in contact with blood. This volume addresses the need for hemocompatibility standards by presenting the results of tests performed on the surfaces of the Reference Materials of the European Communities.

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Published December, 2010
By Richard R. Fay, Fang-Gang Zeng and Fan-Gang Zeng
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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These and other auditory prostheses are discussed in the context of historical treatments, engineering, psychophysics and clinical issues as well as implications for speech, behavior, cognition and long-term effects on people.

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