Title :
History, present status and future of bioelectromagnetism
Author :
Malmivuo, Jaakko
Author_Institution :
Ragner Granit Inst., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
The discipline of bioelectromagnetism is 6000 years old. Bioelectric methods have developed to very important diagnostic and therapeutic methods in the modern medicine. Large investments are made to develop also the biomagnetic applications for medical use. Their future is, however, still unclear
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomagnetism; history; patient diagnosis; patient treatment; reviews; 6000 y; bioelectric methods; bioelectromagnetism future; bioelectromagnetism history; bioelectromagnetism present status; biomagnetic applications; diagnostic methods; modern medicine; therapeutic methods; Bioelectric phenomena; Biomagnetics; Coils; Heart; History; Instruments; Investments; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic flux; Medical diagnostic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3867-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666365
