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Bioelectromagnetism : principles and applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields / Jaakko Malmivuo, Robert Plonsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malmivuo, Jaakko, author.
- Plonsey, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electrophysiology.
- Biomagnetism.
- Electromagnetic Phenomena.
- Medical Subjects:
- Electrophysiology.
- Electromagnetic Phenomena.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 482 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Principles and applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text applies engineering science and technology to biological cells and tissues that are electrically conducting and excitable. It describes the theory and a wide range of applications in both electric and magnetic fields.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nerve and Muscle Cells
- 3. Subthreshold Membrane Phenomena
- 4. Active Behavior of the Membrane
- 5. Synapse, Receptor Cells, and Brain
- 6. The Heart
- 7. Volume Source and Volume Conductor
- 8. Source-Field Models
- 9. Bidomain Model of Multicellular Volume Conductors
- 10. Electronic Neuron Models
- 11. Theoretical Methods for Analyzing Volume Sources and Volume Conductors
- 12. Theory of Biomagnetic Measurements
- 13. Electroencephalography
- 14. Magnetoencephalography
- 15. 12-Lead ECG System
- 16. Vectorcardiographic Lead Systems
- 17. Other ECG Lead Systems
- 18. Distortion Factors in the ECG
- 19. The Basis of ECG Diagnosis
- 20. Magnetocardiography
- 21. Functional Electric Stimulation
- 22. Magnetic Stimulation of Neural Tissue
- 23. Cardiac Pacing
- 24. Cardiac Defibrillation
- 25. Impedance Plethysmography
- 26. Impedance Tomography
- 27. The Electrodermal Response
- 28. The Electric Signals Originating in the Eye
- App. A. Consistent System of Rectangular and Spherical Coordinates for Electrocardiology and Magnetocardiology
- App. B. Application of Maxwell's Equations in Bioelectromagnetism.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
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