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Fully revised since its original publication, this reference illuminates the equipment, devices, and techniques used in modern medicine to diagnose, treat, and monitor human illnesses. With topics ranging from basic procedures like blood pressure measurements to cutting-edge imaging equipment, biological tests, and genetic engineering, the book is organized to navigate smoothly from simple procedures and concepts to more sophisticated and complex ones. Each section contains a description of the technique, its technical considerations, and its use according to its applications and relevant body systems.

Offers an integrated view of opto-mechatronic systems, fusing optical systems and devices from the design through manufacturing stages. This book creates an awareness of the roles that optical systems play in overall systems performance. It encourages the innovation of products and systems by laying a groundwork of technological knowledge.