Course detail

Diagnostics of the bio- and ecosystems

FEKT-MDBEAcad. year: 2009/2010

Sensing principles of electrical signals generated by organism, sensing principles of the nonelectrical signals generated by organism, devices for operation rooms, devices for physiological research, devices for diagnostic laboratories (physical principles used for testing hearing, eye field of view, properties of muscles and for the blood vessel system). Physical principles of devices for biochemical laboratories. Physical principles of devices for environmental diagnostics.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Milan Chmelař, CSc.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will acquire a compendium of the properties of the selected diagnostic methods for health care and ecology.

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 aim of the course is to introduce the students to selected diagnostics methods for health care and ecology.

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

Laboratory works.
1. Essential creation of apliccation in LabView
2. The signal acquisition in LabView by measure cards
3. The signal generation by LabView card
4. The frequency characteristc measurement by LabView
5. The Korotkoff sounds detector by using LabView
6. The Korotkoff sounds detector from analog components

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bronzino J.:The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, CRC Preess, Boca Raton 1995
Kline I. et al.: Handbook of Biomedical Engineering, Academic Press, San Diego 1988

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-M Master's

    branch M-BEI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Chmelař, CSc.
doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Jana Kolářová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Sensing electrodes
Amplfiers for biological signals
Electrocardiograph
Electromyograph
Electroencephalograph
Tympanometer
Audiometer
Fundamental princples form optics, difraction, abberation, lcoherence of light
Biometry of eye, intraeye pressure measurement
Investigation of anterior and rear segment of eye
Monitoring systems
Blood flow
Gas analysers
Breathing parameters measurement
Blood pressure measurement
Pulse oximeter
Biosensors
Chemical sensors
Detection of ionize radiation
Laboratory technique
Enviromental influnce and its parameters to human

Fundamentals seminar

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Chmelař, CSc.

Syllabus

Design and calculation of simple medical devices. Examples are calculated with actual components. These devices may be realized.

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vratislav Harabiš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Essential creation of apliccation in LabView
2. The signal acquisition in LabView by measure cards
3. The signal generation by LabView card
4. The frequency characteristc measurement by LabView
5. The Korotkoff sounds detector by using LabView
6. The Korotkoff sounds detector from analog components