Applied Biomedical Engineering Mechanics demonstrates how to analyze physiological processes from an engineering perspective and apply the results to tertiary medical care.

Applied Biomedical Engineering Mechanics:

• Incorporates material from solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, dynamics and vibrations, control systems, and mathematical modeling
• Provides biomechanical guidelines for internal fixation of bone and spinal fractures as well as the treatment of herniated discs
• Presents the mechanics of heart function, heart structures, noninvasive determination of aortic pressure, characterization of left-ventricular afterload
• Discusses detection of infarcted myocardial segments and
• Assesses the constitutive properties and degeneration of heart valves
• Covers the modeling of lung ventilation, its application to lung disease diagnosis, lung gas-transfer mechanism, and indices to assess its performance
• Examines how human anatomical structures and physiological processes are designed for optimal functionality

Applied Biomedical Engineering Mechanics presents guidelines for prostheses design and explains how to optimize performance in sports games such as soccer, baseball, and gymnastics.

Contents

• Biomechanics in Medical Diagnosis in the Form of
• Nondimensional Physiological Indices

Cardiological Engineering Mechanics

• Left Ventricular Mechanics
• Left Ventricular Contractility Indices
• Vascular Biomechanics

Pulmonary Engineering Mechanics

• Lung Ventilation Modeling for Lung Disease Diagnosis
• Lung Gas Transfer Performance Analysis
• Indicators for Extubation of Mechanically Ventilated COPD Patients, Using Lung Ventilation Modeling

Glucose-Insulin Regulation

• (in Diabetes) Engineering Mechanics
• Glucose-Insulin Dynamics Modeling
• Glucose Tolerance Tests Modeling
• Modeling of OGTT Blood Glucose and Insulin Responses and Diagnostic Indices

Orthopedic Engineering Mechanics

• Analysis for Internal Fixation of a Fractured Bone by Means of Bone-Fixator Plate
• Human Lumbar Vertebral Body: Analysis of Its Funcationally Optimal Structure
• Human Spinal Intervertebral Disc: Optimal Structural Design Characteristics

Fitness and Sports Engineering Mechanics

• Biomechanics of Fitness Index: Optimal Walking and Jogging Modes, and Hip Joint Assessment
• Analysis of Spinning Ball Trajectories of Soccer Kicks and Basketball Throws
• Mechanics of Baseball Pitching and Batting
• Biodynamics Analysis of Women’s Gymnastics

Index

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