Description
Book SynopsisThrough the stories of patients whose lives have been saved and improved by biomedical devices, Montaigne reveals the marriage of medicine and engineering to be one of society's greatest advances.
Trade ReviewMontaigne writes engagingly... the book is a wonderful introduction to the field of biomedical engineering. Biofeedback Featuring some of the most recognized names in bioengineering as well as up-and-comers... this is the fascinating story of a discipline only dreamed of by Mary Shelley. Booklist 2006 College-level collections-and many a public library-will find it engrossing. Midwest Book Review 2006 The writing is this book's strength because it makes technical developments accessible to the nonspecialist. Doody's Review Service 2006 The book is well written and... it is easy to follow all the stories. -- George Demiris IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology 2007
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Prologue
1. The Rise of a New Field
2. The New Generation
3. Beyond the Artificial Heart
4. The Pump and Its Pipes
5. To Breathe Again
6. The Wires
7. Moving into the Brain
8. The da Vinci
9. The Virtual Surgeon
10. Bones
11. The Pictures
12. Seeing the Unseen
13. The Business
14. Weng's Wars
15. Tissues
16. Body Builders
17. The Road Ahead
Index
