Virtual Bio-Instrumentation: Biomedical, Clinical, and Healthcare Applications in LabVIEW

1 Introduction

General Goals of VBI Applications

Educational Objectives

Professional Objectives

Previous Knowledge Requirements

Organization of the Book

Book Conventions

What This Book Is

What This Book Is Not

Research and Clinical Applications

Medical Device Development and Test Applications

Healthcare and Informatics Applications

Advanced Applications

Contents of the CD-ROM

Virtual bio-instrumentation (VBI) is a phrase we coined to encompass the nearly unbounded potential for innovative utilization of virtual instrumentation in biomedicine, healthcare, and related industries. Thus, this book is designed as a reference tool for a wide variety of biomedical and healthcare professionals, from practitioners to clinical engineers, to administrators, ...