Published December, 2008
By Luca Mainardi, Leif Sornmo, Sergio Cerutti and Leif Soernmo
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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The book presents recent advances in signal processing techniques for modeling, analysis, and understanding of the heart's electrical activity during atrial fibrillation.

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Published December, 2008
By Thomas J. Webster
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Nanostructure Science and Technology
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In spite of the potential use of nanomaterials as tissue engineering devices, implants, biosensors, drug delivery devices, etc., there has yet to be a compilation of the risks associated with the in vivo use of nanomaterials.

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Published December, 2008
By Anil Bharath
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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This book provides an introduction to the principles of several of the more widely used methods in medical imaging.Table of Contents: Introduction / Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging / X-Ray CT / Ultrasonics / Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Imaging / Doppler Velocimetry / An Introduction to MRI

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Published December, 2008
By Yury E. Khudyakov
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Medicinal Protein Engineering provides a comprehensive overview of one of the most complex areas of molecular research. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book moves readers from experiment and theory to actual applications. In particular, this text focuses on cutting-edge research in protein engineering and medicinal

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Published November, 2008
By Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, R. M. Natal Jorge, Jorge R. M. Natal, Joao Tavares and Renato Natal Jorge
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences
Rating: 1.00
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Computational methodologies of signal processing and imaging analysis, namely considering 2D and 3D images, are commonly used in different applications of the human society.

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Published November, 2008
By Hadji Hadjileontiadis
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Advanced denoising techniques that effectively circumvent the noise presence (e.g., heart sound interference, background noise) in lung sound recordings are described, providing the physician with high-quality auscultative data.

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Published November, 2008
By John L. VandeBerg, Sarah Williams-Blangero and Suzette D. Tardif
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
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Nonhuman primates have played critical roles in biomedical research, and they are among the few animals whose use in research continues to increase.

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Published November, 2008
By Ira J. Kalet, Ph.D.
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Gives a foundation for understanding the fundamentals of biomedical informatics, which deals with the storage, retrieval, and use of biomedical data for biological problem solving and medical decision making. This work covers the application of these principles to three biomedical domains of basic biology, clinical medicine, and public health.

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Published November, 2008
By Syamal K. Dana, Prodyot K. Roy and Jurgen Kurths
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Understanding Complex Systems
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Nonlinear dynamics has become an important field of research in recent years in many areas of the natural sciences. This book focuses on the current trends of research concerning the prediction of sudden cardiac death and the onset of epileptic seizures, using the nonlinear analysis based on ECG and EEG data.

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Published October, 2008
By Refet Firat Yazicioglu, Chris van Hoof, Robert Puers and Chris Hoof
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing
Rating: 2.00
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Biopotential Readout Circuits for Portable Acquisition Systems describes one of the main building blocks of such miniaturized biomedical signal acquisition systems. These amplifiers are used to implement complete acquisition demonstrator systems that are a stepping stone towards practical miniaturized and low-power systems.

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