1st Edition

Minimally Invasive Medical Technology

Edited By John G. Webster Copyright 2001
334 Pages
by CRC Press

334 Pages
by CRC Press

334 Pages
by CRC Press

Minimally invasive medicine has the goal of providing health care with minimal trauma. When minimally invasive surgery is utilized, it reduces the length of hospital stays, lowers costs, lowers pain, and reduces blood loss. Other minimally invasive techniques minimize radiation exposure, tissue damage, and drug side effects. Collecting contributions from workers in various fields within the... Read more
Chemical Sensors. Neuro-Electric Signal Recording. Pressure Sensors. X-Ray-Based Imaging. Nuclear Medicine. MRI. Biomagnetic and Bioelectic Imaging. Ultrasound. Multimodal Imaging. General Techniques and Applications. Endoscopic Surgery. Image-Guided Surgery. Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medicine. Minimally Invasive Surgical Robotics. Ablation. Neuromuscular Stimulation. Helical Tomotherapy. Drug Delivery. Index

Biography

John G Webster Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA