Engineering in Medicine: Advances and Challenges

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 contains 35 chapters under 5 sections that cover cardiovascular engineering, neuroengineering, cellular and molecular bioengineering, medical and biological imaging, and medical devices. The challenges and future perspectives of engineering in medicine are also discussed, along with novel methodologies that have been implemented in innovative medical device development. While this book will serve as an ideal resource for biomedical engineering researchers in universities and industry, it will also be useful for both 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 devicesPresents the challenges and future perspectives of engineering in medicineWritten 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 Engineering 1. Cardiac tissue engineering 2. Benchtop optical mapping approaches to study arrhythmias 3. A new era for improving cardiothoracic transplantations 4. Cardiac Ablation technologies 5. Visible Heart as a novel means to study cardiac device technologies 6. Cardiac pacemakers 7. Less invasive cardiac surgeries and transcatheter technologies

Section 2: Neuroengineering 8. TMS 9. tDCS 10. Optogentics 11. Neural recording and stimulation devices 12. Seizure Prediction

Section 3: Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering 13. Bioengineering Exogenic Organs and Cells for Regenerative Medicine 14. Modelling of cancer cell migration 15. Nano optical biosensing technologies

Section 4: Medical and Biological Imaging 16. Ultrahigh field functional MRI and neuoscience 17. Brain structure and fiber tracking imaging for PD patient at ultrahigh field 18. Advanced metabolic Imaging for studying brain energy and function 19. RF challenges and new solution for ultrahigh filed MRI 20. Ultrahigh field human body imaging

Section 5: Medical Devices 21. The medical device innovation process 22. Teaching innovation: workshops, NPDBD, fellows program, etc 23. 3D printing: role for prototyping and pre-surgical planning 24. The role of a MDC for promoting innovation with an academic institution 25. Virtual prototyping