Concise yet comprehensive, the Biomedical Technology and Devices Handbook illuminates the equipment, devices, and techniques used in modern medicine to diagnose, treat, and monitor human illnesses. With topics ranging from the basic procedures like blood pressure measurement to cutting-edge imaging equipment, biological tests, and genetic engineering, this book is organized to navigate smoothly from simple procedures and concepts to the more sophisticated and complex ones. Each section contains a description of the technique, its technical considerations, and its use according to its applications and relevant body systems. The book includes references to relevant Web sites, protocols, problems, and solutions.
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Frederick K. Byaruhanga is the founder and Executive Director, Uganda AIDS Orphaned Children Foundation (Non-profit 501 C (3)). He is an editorial board member, UFHAMU: A journal of African studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is affiliated with UCLA and a member of the African Studies Association. He recently published the article Higher Education in Africa and the Labyrinth of Dependency: Who will Unravel the Threads?
[A] concise resource that covers equipment, devices and techniques used in the practice of modern medicine. This book is recommended to a variety of user groups. Seasoned biomedical engineers will appreciate its updates on recent advancements in the field, while students will use it to gain basic knowledge of the technology used in diagnosing and treating disease. ... Any medical library, particularly the hospital library, would benefit from having this reference tool on its shelves.
- E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 10, Oct. 2004
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