| Series Foreword | vi |
| Preface | viii |
| Acknowledgments | xi |
| 1 Evolution of the Modern Health Care System: The Impact of Technological Development | 1 |
| 2 Economics of Medical Technology | 38 |
| Appendix | 78 |
| 3 Ethics of Medical Technology | 87 |
| 4 Cardiac Technology | 136 |
| 5 Critical Care Medicine | 218 |
| 6 Computers in Health Care | 280 |
| 7 Medical Imaging | 369 |
| 8 Contemporary Medical Technology: Major Social and Ethical Issues | 509 |
| Index | 567 |