ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book describes a non-technical introduction to technology and concepts in biomedical electrical impedance tomography. It describes the story of an Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) measurement from tissue properties through measurement, imaging, and interpretation. The book reviews the clinical applications of EIT. It explores the most widespread application for imaging of the lungs, and is currently seeing clinical application for monitoring of ventilation in intensive care and surgical patients. The book describes the application of EIT for imaging the brain and nerves, followed by a description of its use for imaging of cancerous regions. It defines many allied technologies which are relevant to biomedical EIT. The book describes the EIT devices available and details about conferences and proceedings.
