The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to biomedical engineering:
Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes). BME is also traditionally logical sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Also included under the scope of a biomedical engineer is the management of current medical equipment in hospitals while adhering to relevant industry standards. This involves procurement, routine testing, preventive maintenance, and making equipment recommendations, a role also known as a Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) or as a clinical engineer.
What type of thing is biomedical engineering? edit
Biomedical engineering can be described as all of the following:
- A branch of science
- An applied science
- A branch of engineering
- A branch of medicine
- An applied science
Branches of biomedical engineering edit
- Development of devices which are used to enhance life processes, i.e. Kidney dialysis machines, Artificial heart etc
- The use of engineering or physics principles to understand the performance of an organism, e.g. Gait analysis
- The development and/improvement of imaging devices, e.g. X-ray, Magnetic resonance imaging
- The development of sensors and data collection systems to monitor and provide feedback on human body process, such as DNA drug delivery system,
- This is the developments of mechanism to regrow tissues, mostly through provision of environments in which tissues may grow, e.g. IVF treatment
History of biomedical engineering edit
- Main article: History of biomedical engineering
General biomedical engineering concepts edit
Biomedical publications edit
Biomedical organizations edit
Persons influential in biomedical engineering edit
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