Engineering in Medicine

Engineering in Medicine: Advances and Challenges documents the historical development, cutting-edge research and future perspectives on applying engineering technology to medical and healthcare challenges. The book has 22 chapters under 5 sections: cardiovascular engineering, neuroengineering, cellular and molecular bioengineering, medical and biological imaging, and medical devices.The challenges and future perspectives of engineering in medicine are discussed, with novel methodologies that have been implemented in innovative medical device development being described.This is an ideal general resource for biomedical engineering researchers at both universities and in industry as well as for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Presents a broad perspective on the state-of-the-art research in applying engineering technology to medical and healthcare challenges that cover cardiovascular engineering, neuroengineering, cellular and molecular bioengineering, medical and biological imaging, and medical devices
- Presents the challenges and future perspectives of engineering in medicine
- Written by members of the University of Minnesota's prestigious Institute of Engineering in Medicine (IEM), in collaboration with other experts around the world

Section 1: Cardiovascular Engineering1. Cardiac tissue engineering2. Benchtop optical mapping approaches to study arrhythmias3. A new era for improving cardiothoracic transplantations4. Cardiac Ablation technologies5. Visible Heart as a novel means to study cardiac device technologies6. Cardiac pacemakers7. Less invasive cardiac surgeries and transcatheter technologies Section 2: Neuroengineering8. TMS9. tDCS10. Optogentics11. Neural recording and stimulation devices12. Seizure Prediction Section 3: Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering13. Bioengineering Exogenic Organs and Cells for Regenerative Medicine14. Modelling of cancer cell migration15. Nano optical biosensing technologies Section 4: Medical and Biological Imaging16. Ultrahigh field functional MRI and neuoscience17. Brain structure and fiber tracking imaging for PD patient at ultrahigh field18. Advanced metabolic Imaging for studying brain energy and function19. RF challenges and new solution for ultrahigh filed MRI20. Ultrahigh field human body imaging Section 5: Medical Devices 21. The medical device innovation process22. Teaching innovation: workshops, NPDBD, fellows program, etc23. 3D printing: role for prototyping and pre-surgical planning24. The role of a MDC for promoting innovation with an academic institution25. Virtual prototyping