| Bioengineering also know as biomedical
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| | parts development, these human organ
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| engineering is a discipline that combines
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| | spare parts include artificial heart and
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| engineering expertise with medical needs
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| | replacement heart's valves, the
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| for the enhancement in healthcare.
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| | artificial kidney and the artificial hip.
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| Bioengineering integrates the engineering
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| | 3. Clinical Engineering
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| sciences with biomedical and clinical
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| | Clinical engineering is the application
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| practice to improve human health in 3
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| | of technology for health care in
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| levels.
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| | hospitals. The clinical engineers work
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| - Advance the knowledge of living systems
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| | along with other medical team to adapt
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| by applying engineering, biology, imaging
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| | instrumentation to the specific needs of
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| and computational sciences as diagnostic
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| | the hospital. This often involves the
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| tools.
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| | interface of instruments with computer
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| - Improve the function of living systems
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| | systems and customized software for
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| by designing devices, systems and
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| | instrument control and data analysis.
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| constructs based on biological and
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| | 4. Rehabilitation Engineering
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| non-biological components.
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| | Rehabilitation engineering is a new and
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| - Prevent the injury to living systems by
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| | growing specialty area of biomedical
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| building models, algorithms and devices
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| | engineering. Rehabilitation engineering
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| that may predict or guide behavior.
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| | involves the design and application of
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| The major advances in bioengineering
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| | devices to restore function to the
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| include the development of artificial
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| | physically disabled. Biomedical engineers
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| joints, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
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| | contribute to every field of
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| the heart pacemaker, arthroscopy,
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| | rehabilitation engineering: communication
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| angioplasty, bioengineered skin, kidney
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| | enhancement for hearing and speech,
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| dialysis, and the heart-lung machine.
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| | wheelchairs and wheeled mobility,
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| Bioengineering Specialties
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| | prosthetics, technologies for orthopedic
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| By combining biology and medicine with
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| | and spinal cord injury.
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| engineering, biomedical engineers develop
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| | Biomedical Engineer's Tasks
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| devices and procedures that solve medical
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| | The examples of major contributions of
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| and health-related problems. A person
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| | biomedical engineers include:
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| that involve in bioengineering field may
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| | - Designing and constructing cardiac
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| choose to specialize in many specialty
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| | pacemakers, defibrillators, artificial
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| areas, among the well know specialty
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| | kidneys, hearts, blood vessels, joints,
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| areas in bioengineering field include:
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| | arms, and legs.
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| 1. Bioinstrumentation
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| | - Designing computer systems to monitor
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| Bioinstrumentation is the application of
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| | patients during surgery or in intensive
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| electronics, measurement principles and
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| | care.
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| techniques to develop devices used in
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| | - Designing instruments and devices for
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| diagnosis and treatment of disease. The
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| | therapeutic uses, such as a laser system
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| advanced technology in computing plays an
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| | for eye surgery or a device for automated
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| important role in bioinstrumentation. One
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| | delivery of insulin.
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| example of bioinstrumentation device is
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| | - Designing clinical laboratories and
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| medical imaging system, a device that
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| | other units within the hospital and
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| enables a medical specialist to view and
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| | health care delivery system that utilize
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| analyze 3 dimensional images captured
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| | advanced technology.
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| from their patients. Enhanced computing
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| | - Designing, building and investigating
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| technology & power is needed to process
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| | medical imaging systems based on X-rays,
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| the large amount of information in a
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| | magnetic fields (magnetic resonance
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| medical imaging system.
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| | imaging), ultrasound, or newer
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| 2. Biomechanics
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| | modalities. In Summary
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| Biomechanics is the study of mechanical
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| | Bioengineering is a discipline that
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| parameters which drive living system
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| | integrates the engineering sciences with
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| motion. The biomechanics experts are the
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| | the life sciences to improve human
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| people contributed in human organ spare
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| | health.
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