Handbook of Biomedical Telemetry

A must–have compendium on biomedical telemetry for all biomedical professional engineers, researchers, and graduate students in the field Handbook of Biomedical Telemetry describes the main components of a typical biomedical telemetry system, as well as its technical challenges. Written by a diverse group of experts in the field, it is filled with overviews, highly–detailed scientific analyses, and example applications of biomedical telemetry. The book also addresses technologies for biomedical sensing and design of biomedical telemetry devices with special emphasis on powering/integration issues and materials for biomedical telemetry applications. Handbook of Biomedical Telemetry: Describes the main components of a typical biomedical telemetry system, along with the technical challenges Discusses issues of spectrum regulations, standards, and interoperabilitywhile major technical challenges related to advanced materials, miniaturization, and biocompatibility issues are also included Covers body area electromagnetics, inductive coupling, antennas for biomedical telemetry, intra–body communications, non–RF communication links for biomedical telemetry (optical biotelemetry), as well as safety issues, human phantoms, and exposure assessment to high–frequency biotelemetry fields Presents biosensor network topologies and standards; context–aware sensing and multi–sensor fusion; security and privacy issues in biomedical telemetry; and the connection between biomedical telemetry and telemedicine Introduces clinical applications of Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) in addition to selected examples of wearable, implantable, ingestible devices, stimulator and integrated mobile healthcare system paradigms for monitoring and therapeutic intervention Covering biomedical telemetry devices, biosensor network topologies and standards, clinical applications, wearable and implantable devices, and the effects on the mobile healthcare system, this compendium is a must–have for professional engineers, researchers, and graduate students.

KONSTANTINA S. NIKITA is a Professor within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NTUA (National Technical University of Athens). She has authored or coauthored six books, 170 papers in refereed international journals, and over 300 papers in international conference proceedings. The holder of two patents, Dr. Nikita is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, the Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, and the Bioelectromagnetics Journal; a member of the EMBS BHI Technical Committee; the Founding Chair and Ambassador of the IEEE–Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Greece Chapter; and Vice Chair of the IEEE Greece Section.