Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation and Its Applications

Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation and Its Applications delivers a detailed overview of the various instruments used in the biomedical and healthcare domain, focusing on both their main features and their uses in the medical industry. Each chapter focuses on biomedical instrumentation in a different medical discipline, covering a range of different topics including radiological devices, instruments used for blood analysis, defibrillators, ventilators, nerve stimulators and baby incubators. This book seeks to provide the reader with in-depth knowledge on biomedical devices, thus enabling them to contribute to the future development of instruments in the healthcare domain.

This is a concise handbook that will be useful to students, researchers and practitioners involved in biomedical engineering, as well as doctors and clinicians who specialize in areas such as cardiology, anesthesiology and physiotherapy.

• Provides detailed insights into a variety of biomedical instruments for use in different medical areas such as radiology, cardiology and physiotherapy
• Considers the advantages, disadvantages and future developments of various biomedical instruments
• Equips researchers with an understanding of the working principles of various instruments, thus preparing them for the future development and design of innovative devices in the health domain
• Contains various mathematical derivations and numerical data that connect theory with the practical environment
• Features a section on patient safety and infection control in relation to the use of biomedical instruments

Dr. Sudip Paul presently holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India. He conducted his post-doctoral research at the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, under the Biotechnology Overseas Associateship scheme for scientists from the North-Eastern States of India (2017-18), supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, specializing in Electrophysiology and brain signal analysis. He organized numerous workshops and conferences, notably the 40th Indian Academy of Neuroscience Annual Meeting in 2022, the IEEE Conference on Computational Performance Evaluation in 2020 and 2021, the IRBO/APRC Associate School in 2017, the IBRO Global Engagement in 2021, the IBRO Meeting in 2021, and the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neurochemistry, India in 2015. Dr. Sudip has published about 60 publications in international and national journals, as well as over 50 conference papers across several international and national platforms. He possesses 7 granted patents and 6 granted copyrights. He has finalized 20 book projects as an editor or author with Springer Nature, Elsevier, IGI Global, and others. Dr. Sudip is a Senior Member of IEEE and belongs to various societies and professional organizations, including IAN, IEEE-EMBS, APSN, ISN, and IBRO. He was honored with numerous accolades, notably the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) traveling fellowship, the Young Investigator Award, the IBRO Travel Award, and the ISN Travel Award. Dr. Sudip also imparted his expertise to other international publications as a member of the editorial board and as a reviewer. He has showcased his research achievements in several nations, including the USA, Greece, France, South Africa, and Australia.

Angana Saikia is a research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. She is also pursuing a research degree in biomedical engineering. She previously worked as a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University. She completed her B.E in applied electronics and instrumentation from Gauhati University, Assam, India and her M-Tech in bioelectronics from Tezpur Central University, Assam, India. She has published 5 international journal papers and 3 book chapters.

Vinayak Majhi is currently working as a junior research fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India and is pursuing research degree in biomedical engineering. He completed his M.Tech in computer science and engineering from Calcutta University, Kolkata, India. He has published 3 journal papers and book chapters in international platforms.

Vinay Kumar Pandey is CSIR-Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. He is also pursuing his research degree in biomedical engineering. He completed his master’s degree in VLSI design at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, India. He published a book on cranial nerves and oral motor disorder in infants and adults with Copal Publication, India.