edited by Cornelius T Leondes (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

Table of Contents (39k)
Preface (29k)
Volume 1:
Chapter 1: Deformable Image Registration for Radiation Therapy Planning: Algorithms and Applications (563k)
Volume 2:
Chapter 1: A Simulation Study of Hemodynamic Benefits and Optimal Control of Axial Flow Pump-Based Left Ventricular Assist Device (567k)
Volume 4:
Chapter 1: Acoustical Signals of Biomechanical Systems (720k)

Because of rapid developments in computer technology and computational techniques, advances in a wide spectrum of technologies, coupled with cross-disciplinary pursuits between technology and its application to human body processes, the field of biomechanics continues to evolve. Many areas of significant progress include dynamics of musculoskeletal systems, mechanics of hard and soft tissues, mechanics of bone remodeling, mechanics of blood and air flow, flow-prosthesis interfaces, mechanics of impact, dynamics of man-machine interaction, and more. Thus, the great breadth and significance of the field in the international scene require a well integrated set of volumes to provide a complete coverage of the exciting subject of biomechanical systems technology. World-renowned contributors tackle the latest technologies in an in-depth and readable manner.

• Volume 1: Computational Methods:
  • On Modeling Soft Biological Tissues with the Natural Element Method (M Doblaré et al.)
  • The Biomedical Applications of Computed Tomography (H S Tuan & D W Hutmacher)
  • Non-linear Analysis of the Respiratory Pattern (P Caminal et al.)
• Volume 2: Cardiovascular Systems:
  • Techniques in Visualization and Evaluation of the In Vivo Microcirculation (S Ichioka)
  • Analyzing Cardiac Biomechanics by Heart Sound (A Voss et al.)
  • Numerical and Experimental Techniques for the Study of Biomechanics in the Arterial System (T P O'Brien et al.)
• Volume 3: Muscular Skeletal Systems:
  • Articular Cartilage Biomechanics, Mechanobiology, and Tissue Engineering (E Koay & K Athanasiou)
  • Kinematic Analysis Techniques and Their Appplication in Biomechanics (R Stagni et al.)
  • Tribology of Metal-on-Metal Artificial Hip Joints (M J Zhong et al.)
  • Structural Analysis of Skeletal Body Elements: Numerical and Experimental Methods (E M Zanetti & C Bignardi)
• Volume 4: General Anatomy:
  • Acoustical Signals of Biomechanical Systems (E Kaniusas)
  • The Auditory Brainstem Implant (H Takahashi et al.)
  • Techniques in the Contour Detection of Kidneys and Their Applications (M Martin-Fernandez et al.)
• and many other papers in each volume