Course detail

Analysis and interpretation of biological data

FEKT-MABDAcad. year: 2009/2010

Suppression of a disturbances. Diagnostic feature extraction and diagnostic systems. Fetal ECG. Blood pressure curve (AVG). Analysis of the heart rate variability. Neurophysiological signals: EEG - signal characteristics, rhythms and typical isolated waveforms, noise and artifacts. Spectral analysis of EEG and EEG, time domain analysis. Evoked potentials - features, noise suppression, interpretation. Other biomedical signals: EMG, features and analysis. Signals of respiratory system, signals of digestive system. Data storage and transfer. Lossy and lossless data compression.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Kozumplík, CSc.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Design and implementation of methods for preprocessing, analysis and interpretation of the most important biological signals.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course provides in-depth treatment of analysis, processing and interpetation of biological signals, namely signals of the cardiovascular system and neurophysiological signals.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-M Master's

    branch M-BEI , 2. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jiří Kozumplík, CSc.

Syllabus

Signals of the cardiovascular system. Electrocardiogram (ECG), time domain and frequency domain characteristics of ECG, vectorcardiogram, mapping.
Rest and stress ECG - processing and interpretation.
Linear, adaptive and nonlinear methods for suppression of disturbances in ECG (baseline drift, power-line interferences and myopotetials).
Waves detection, measured parameters and diagnostic systems for automated rest ECG classification.
Ventricular late potentials, T-wave alternans - standards for processing and analysis.
Phonocardiogram - characteristics and processing.
Analysis of the heart rate variability in frequency domain.
Neurophysiological signals: EEG - signal characteristics, rhythms and typical isolated waveforms, noise and artifacts. Spectral analysis of EEG.
EEG analysis in time domain. Correlation analysis of EEG. Spike and sharp wave detection.
Evoked potentials - features, noise suppression.
EMG signals, features and analysis.
Data storage and transfer. Lossy and lossless data compression.

Exercise in computer lab

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Linear methods for suppression of baseline drift and power-line interferences in ECG.
Nonlinear methods for suppression of baseline drift and power-line interferences in ECG.
Vectorcardiography (VCG) and electrical heart axis.
ECG QRS detection.
Analysis of the heart rate variability (HRV) in time and frequency domain.
Detection of the first and second heart sound in phonocardiography.
Estimation of muscle contraction from surface EMG.
Quantification of muscle fatigue in spectral domain.
Presentation of project results

Topics for projects:
QRS-complex detectors
Spectral analysis of HRV
Filtering of ECG signals
Detection of T-wave alternans (TWA)
Spectral analysis of EEG signals
Analysis of surface EMG signals