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This book gathers the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on E-Health and Bioengineering, EHB2023, held in hybrid form on November 9–10, 2023, in/from Bucharest, Romania. This second volume of a 3-volume set reports on methods for and results from health technology assessment processes, on advances in biosignal processing, medical imaging, informatics and big data in medicine, and current knowledge concerning the design and evaluation of medical devices. It addresses a broad audience of researchers and professionals working at the interface between medicine, informatics, bioengineering, and electrical and mechanical engineering.

This book reports on cutting-edge research and best practices in the broad fiel of biomedical engineering. Based on the XLVI Mexican Congress on Biomedical Engineering, CNIB 2023, held on November 2-4, 2023 in Villahermosa Tabasco, Mexico, this first volume of the proceedings covers research topics in biomedical signals and image processing, artificial intelligence, biosensors, and wearable systems, with applications ranging from disease classification and diagnosis, to health monitoring and medical therapy. All in all, this book provides a timely snapshot on state-of-the-art achievements in biomedical engineering and current challenges in the field. It addresses both researchers and professionals, and it is expect to foster future collaborations between the two groups, as well as international collaborations..

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery: Medical and Biomedical Engineering and Science Concepts provides an extensive overview of the most recent technological advancements in facial plastic and reconstructive surgeries and head and neck surgery through a thorough review of the literature in biomedical engineering, technology, and medicine. Coverage includes the most recent engineering and computing techniques, such as robotics, biomechanics, artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning (DL), machine learning (ML), and optimization, as well as the medical and surgical aspects of medical and scientific methods, surgical and non-surgical procedure types, complications, patient care, and psychological factors. This book will be a valuable introduction to concepts and advances for otorhinolaryngology, biomedical researchers, academics, and students.

This book coherently presents the advances in technological principles, processes, and methods of Additive Manufacturing (AM), Augmented reality (AR), and Internet of things (IoT) in biomedical technology. It offers an overview of these high-impact technologies in terms of materials, processes, and in-situ monitoring of fabricating biomedical devices, implants, and prosthetics. Furthermore, the book also aimed to cover pedagogical applications, including the design and development of high-fidelity anatomical and hybrid physiological human models, for medical and design students and clinicians for learning, understanding, and gaining insights into the structures and functions of human organs and pathology. In turn, the book also discusses the applications of artificial intelligence in the 3-D printing of pharmaceuticals. This book is a useful resource for manufacturers, scientists, engineers, and young research scholars understand disruptive technology's real potential in biomedicalapplications.

This book presents various practical breakthroughs of 3D printing (3DP) technologies in developing different types of tool and gadgets to be used against COVID-19 pandemic. It presents multidisciplinary aspects of 3DP technology in social, medical, administration, and scientific areas. This book presents state-of-the-art applications of 3DP technology in the development of PPE, ventilators, respiratory equipments, and customized drugs. It provides a comprehensive collection of the technical notes, research designs, literature prospective, and clinical applications of 3DP technologies to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. This book will be beneficial for the medical professionals, pharmacists, manufacturing enterprises, and young scholars in understanding the real potential of 3DP technologies in aiding humans-based activities against the COVID-19 crisis. Having interdisciplinary applications in applied science, this book will also be useful for wide range of academicians,research scholars and industry stakeholders.

This book gathers the proceedings of MEDICON 2019 – the XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – which was held in September 26-28, 2019, in Coimbra, Portugal. A special emphasis has been given to practical findings, techniques and methods, aimed at fostering an effective patient empowerment, i.e. to position the patient at the heart of the health system and encourages them to be actively involved in managing their own healthcare needs. The book reports on research and development in electrical engineering, computing, data science and instrumentation, and on many topics at the interface between those disciplines. It provides academics and professionals with extensive knowledge on cutting-edge techniques and tools for detection, prevention, treatment and management of diseases. A special emphasis is given to effective advances, as well as new directions and challenges towards improving healthcare through holistic patient empowerment.