chapter Section I. Biomedical Signal Analysis -- chapter 1 Biomedical Signals: Origin and Dynamic Characteristics; Frequency-Domain Analysis -- chapter 2 Digital Biomedical Signal Acquisition and Processing / chapter 3 Compression of Digital Biomedical Signals -- chapter 4 Time-Frequency Signal Representations for Biomedical Signals / chapter 5 Wavelet (Time-Scale) Analysis in Biomedical Signal Processing / chapter 6 Higher-Order Spectral Analysis -- chapter 7 Neural Networks in Biomedical Signal Processing -- chapter 8 Complexity, Scaling, and Fractals in Biomedical Signals -- chapter 9 Future Directions: Biomedical Signal Processing and Networked Multimedia Communications -- chapter Section II. Imaging -- chapter 10 X-Ray -- chapter 11 Computed Tomography -- chapter 12 Magnetic Resonance Imaging / chapter 13 Nuclear Medicine -- chapter 14 Ultrasound -- chapter 15 Magnetic Resonance Microscopy -- chapter 16 Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) -- chapter 17 Electrical Impedance Tomography -- chapter 18 Medical Applications of Virtual Reality Technology -- chapter Section III. Infrared Imaging -- chapter 19 Advances in Medical Infrared Imaging -- chapter 20 The Historical Development of Thermometry and Thermal Imaging in Medicine -- chapter 21 Physiology of Thermal Signals / chapter 22 Quantitative Active Dynamic Thermal IR-Imaging and Thermal Tomography in Medical Diagnostics -- chapter 23 Thermal Texture Maps (TTM): Concept, Theory, and Applications -- chapter 24 IR Imagers as Fever Monitoring Devices: Physics, Physiology, and Clinical Accuracy -- chapter 25 Infrared Imaging of the Breast-An Overview -- chapter 26 Functional Infrared Imaging of the Breast: Historical Perspectives, Current Application, and Future Considerations -- chapter 27 Detecting Breast Cancer from Thermal Infrared Images by Asymmetry Analysis / chapter 28 Advances Thermal Image Processing -- chapter 29 Biometrics: Face Recognition in Thermal Infrared / chapter 30 Infrared Imaging for Tissue Characterization and Function / chapter 31 Thermal Imaging in Diseases of the Skeletal and Neuromuscular Systems -- chapter 32 Functional Infrared Imaging in Clinical Applications -- chapter 33 Thermal Imaging in Surgery -- chapter 34 Infrared Imaging Applied to Dentistry -- chapter 35 Use of Infrared Imaging in Veterinary Medicine / chapter 36 Standard Procedures for Infrared Imaging in Medicine -- chapter 37 Infrared Detectors and Detector Arrays -- chapter 38 Infrared Camera Characterization -- chapter 39 Infrared Camera and Optics for Medical Applications -- chapter Section IV. Medical Informatics -- chapter 40 Hospital Information Systems: Their Function and State -- chapter 41 Computer-Based Patient Records -- chapter 42 Overview of Standards Related to the Emerging Health Care Infromation Infrastructure -- chapter 43 Introduction to Informatics and Nursing / chapter 44 Non-AI Decision Making / chapter 45 Medical Informatics and Biomedical Emergencies: New Training and Simulation Technologies for First Responders -- chapter Section V. Biomedical Sensors -- chapter 46 Physical Measurements -- chapter 47 Biopotential Electrodes -- chapter 48 Electrochemical Sensors -- chapter 49 Optical Sensors -- chapter 50 Bioanalytic Sensors -- chapter 51 Biological Sensors for Diagnostics -- chapter Section VI. Medical Instruments and Devices -- chapter 52 Biopotential Amplifiers -- chapter 53 Bioelectric Impedance Measurements -- chapter 54 Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers -- chapter 55 Noninvasive Arterial Blood Pressure and Mechanics -- chapter 56 Cardiac Output Measurement -- chapter 57 External Dfibrillators -- chapter 58 Implantable Defibrillators -- chapter 59 Implantable Stimulators for Neuromuscular Control -- chapter 60 Respiration -- chapter 61 Mechanical Ventilation -- chapter 62 Essentials of Anesthesia Delivery -- chapter 63 Electrosurgical Devices / chapter 64 Biomedical Lasers -- chapter 65 Instrumentation for Cell Mechanics / chapter 66 Blood Glucose Monitoring -- chapter 76 Atomic Force Microscopy: Probing Biomolecular Interactions -- chapter 68 Parenteral Infusion Devices -- chapter 69 Clinical Laboratory: Separation and Spectral Methods -- chapter 70 Clinical Laboratory: Nonspectral Methods and Automation -- chapter 71 Noninvasive Optical Monitoring -- chapter 72 Medical Instruments and Devices Used in the Home -- chapter 73 Virtual Instrumentation; Applications in Biomedical Engineering -- part Section VII. Clinical Engineering -- chapter 74 Clinical Engineering: Evolution of a Discipline -- chapter 75 Management and Assessment of Medical Technology -- chapter 76 Risk Factors, Safety, and Management of Medical Equipment -- chapter 77 Clinical Engineering Program Indicators -- chapter 78 Quality of Improvement and Team Building -- chapter 79 A Standards Primer for Clincial Engineers -- chapter 80 Regulatory and Assessment Agencies -- chapter 81 Applications of Virtual Instruments in Health Care -- part Section VIII. Ethical Issues Associated with the Use of Medical Technology -- chapter 82 Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, and Medical Technology -- chapter 83 Ethical Issues Related to Clinical Research.