ITAvE, 2015. - 420p.
This book introduces a collection of papers organized into three sections that provide state of the art examples of practical applications in Biomedical Engineering in the area of Biomedical Signal Processing and Modelling, Biomaterials and Prosthetic Devices, and Biomedical Image Processing.
Biomedical Engineering is an exciting and emerging interdisciplinary field that combines engineering with life sciences. The relevance of this area can be perceived in our everyday lives every time we go to hospital, receive medical treatment or even when we buy health products such as an automatic blood pressure monitor device.
Over the past years we have experienced a great technological development in health care and this is due to the joint work of engineers, mathematicians, physicians, computer scientists and many other professionals.
Contents.
Biomedical Signal Processing and Modelling.
Human Tremor: Origins, Detection and Quantification.
Second and Third-Order Statistical Characterization of Non-Linearity and Non-Gaussianity of Adult and Fetal ECG Signals and Noise.
Fractal Physiology, Breath-to-Breath Variability and Respiratory Diseases: An Introduction to Complex Systems Theory Application in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Wavelet Filter to Attenuate the Background Activity and High Frequencies in EEG Signals Applied in the Automatic Identification of Epileptiform Events.
Impulse Oscillometric Features and Respiratory System Models Track Small Airway Function in Children.
Simulation of Subject Specific Bone Remodeling.
Biomaterials and Prosthetic Devices.
Prosthesis for Flow Control in the Esophagus as a New Technique for the Treatment of Obesity.
Structure - Functions Relations in Small Interfering RNAs.
Microbiological Chitosan: Potential Application as Anticariogenic Agent.
Antimicrobial and Anti-Adhesive Potential of a Biosurfactants Produced by Candida Species.
Biocompatibility and Immunocompatibility Assessment of Poly(2-Oxazolines).
Bio-Medical Applications of the Electron-Beam Plasma.
Functional Inorganic Nanohybrids for Biomedical Diagnosis.
Biomedical Image Processing.
Study of the Murine Cardiac Mechanical Function Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.
Biomedical Engineering in Epidural Anaesthesia Research.