Biomedical Instrumentation and Sensors

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Lecturers

Prof.
Igor Lacković
PhD

Course Description

Biomedical sensors and transducers. Bioelectric potential amplifiers. Electromagnetic interference suppression techniques. Electrocardiographs and electroencephalographs. Blood pressure, flow and other cardiovascular measurements and devices. Biological impedance measurement. Respiratory system and its measurement. Intensive and coronary care units. Pacemakers and defibrilators. Electrosurgical devices. Lasers in medicine. Medical imaging equipment. Radiology. Nuclear medicine. Medical ultrasound. Magnetic resonance imaging.

Study Programmes

University graduate
[FER3-HR] Biomedical Engineering - study
(1. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Measure, record, display and analyze different types of bioelectric potentials and biomedical signals
  2. Describe the measuring chain of devices for measuring bioelectric potentials: electrodes, sensors, amplifiers, computer interface
  3. Present the principles of work and describe the application of medical diagnostic devices
  4. Present the principles of work and describe the application of medical therapeutic devices
  5. Connect the basic principles of safety of medical devices with the physiological and anatomical properties of tissues and organs

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Seminars and workshops

Laboratory

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Types: passive, active, biosensors, Electrodes, Sensors: electrical, optical, electrochemical, electromechanical
  2. Lectures: Bioamplifiers in the ECG, EEG, Recording systems, Artefacts and electromagnetic interference, Sensing, conditioning, processing and analysis methods for designing the BMI
  3. Lectures: Blood pressure, sound, flow and volume of blood, respiration sensors, Clinical applications
  4. Lectures: Physiological effects of electricity, Macro and microshock hazards, Risk analysis and groups, Safe equipment design
  5. Lectures: Surgical, Therapeutic, Rehabilitative, Life supporting
  6. Lectures: Biocompatibility of implantable devices, Implantable biomedical devices - passive, Implantable biomedical devices - active, Laboratory: Electrocardiography. SpO2. Blood pressure. Spirometry.
  7. Lectures: Spectrophotometry, Mass spectroscopy, Automated chemical analysers, Electrophoresis, Hematology, Laboratory: Optical and inertial motion recording and tracking systems.
  8. Lectures: Midterm exam
  9. Lectures: X-ray principles, Digital radiography, Computed tomography (CT), Interventional radiology - angiography, Laboratory: Technical features of medical ultrasound devices.
  10. Lectures: Ultrasound diagnostics, Medical infrared imaging, Endoscopy, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  11. Lectures: Interaction of light with cells and tissues, Optical spectroscopy and tissue imaging, Laser systems in the BME, Laboratory: Medical electrical equipment safety analyser.
  12. Lectures: Gamma cameras, SPECT, PET, Radionuclide therapy, Radiation dosimetry, Laboratory: Electrostimulation.
  13. Lectures: International and national standards for safety and quality, EC medical device directives, Regulations in the USA, Testing and post-market controls
  14. Lectures: Visit to a clinical institution
  15. Lectures: Final exam

Literature

Ante Šantić (1995.), Biomedicinska elektronika, Školska knjiga, Zagreb
(.), Almir Badnjević, Mario Cifrek, Ratko Magjarević, Zijad Džemić (2017.), Inspection of Medical Devices, Springer,
(.), Richard C. Fries (2016.), Reliable Design of Medical Devices, CRC Press,
(.), The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition: Four Volume Set Donald R. Peterson,
(.), Noninvasive Instrumentation and Measurement in Medical Diagnosis Robert B. Northrop,
(.), J. G. Webster (1995.), Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, John Wiley&Sons, N.Y.,,
(.), J.J.Carr, J.M.Brown (1998.), Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology, Prentice Hall,

General

ID 261425
  Winter semester
5 ECTS
L3 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
0 Seminar
0 Exercises
15 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises