NON-INVASIVE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS

Features •Provides an overview and history of the use of simple, non-invasive, procedures to diagnose the disease as practiced in the 19th century and earlier, showing how these techniques continue to apply to modern medicine today. •Describes basic NIMD instrumentation including the stethoscope, microphones, filters, and the use of FFT frequency analysis. •Examines non-invasive instrumentation from a quantitative and analytical perspective. •Discusses the therapeutic uses of externally applied electric currents, electric and magnetic fields, heat, and percutaneous ultrasound energy to treat a variety of medical conditions, including but not limited to bone fractures, cancers, glioblastomas, and osteoarthritis. Summary Non-Invasive Instrumentation and Measurement in Medical Diagnosis, Second Edition discusses NIMD as a rapidly growing, interdisciplinary field. The contents within this second edition text are derived from Professor Robert B. Northrop’s experience teaching for over 35 y