DocumentCode
1131625
Title
Technology ´88: medical electronics
Author
Corcoran, E.
Volume
25
Issue
1
fYear
1988
Firstpage
65
Lastpage
67
Abstract
Developments during 1987 are reviewed, namely, the use of movies of the beating heart; increased use of ultrasound; automatic insulin delivery; a laser catheter for cleaning leg arteries of plaque; improved pacemakers; and testing of cochlear devices. An expert opinion is provided by George V. Kondraske, associate professor of electrical and biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, who discusses the growing interest in rehabilitation.<>
Keywords
biomedical electronics; automatic insulin delivery; beating heart; biomedical engineering; cleaning; cochlear devices; laser catheter; leg arteries; medical electronics; pacemakers; plaque; rehabilitation; testing; ultrasound; Arteries; Automatic testing; Catheters; Cleaning; Heart; Insulin; Leg; Motion pictures; Pacemakers; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.4490
Filename
4490
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