Course detail

Practics of Biomedical and Clinical Technology

FEKT-APBTAcad. year: 2010/2011

The subject is focused on operation of some medical devices. In practical exercises the students will deal with problems encountered in operation of medical devices.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Milan Chmelař, CSc.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Control of devices, application on patients, evaluation of measured results.

Prerequisites

Diagnostic medical technology. Therapeutic and protetic technology.

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 successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

Recording of some types of signals, approaches to their evaluation targeted at using the results for diagnostics and therapy.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To develop practical skills in control of medical devices, also with focus on interferences.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Chmelař M.: Lékařská laboratorní technika – VUT Brno 2000 (CS)
Chmelař M. : Lékařská přístrojová technika I – CERM, s.r.o. 1995 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BTBIO-A Bachelor's

    branch A-BTB , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective specialised

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch EE-FLE , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective specialised

Type of course unit

 

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Chmelař, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Electrocardiograph – scanning of EKG signal, the basis of evaluation
2. Electromyograph – scanning of signals from groups of muscles ( using surface electrodes) for different isometric load of muscles
3. For the whole group of above devices – effect of transmission characteristics of the device on the resulting shape of signal (the source will be a simulator). Diagnostic significance of the changes. Simulated defects in devices influence the resulting transmission characteristics.
4. Scanning of the electric activity of brain – impact on the behaviour of the patient and on the nature of the signal, evaluation of the shape of the signal
5. The parameters of scanning electrodes.
6. Blood pressure measurement – use of Korotkov sounds and the oscillometric method and their comparison.
7. Pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry
8. Impact of the discrimination factor of the device on the magnitude of interference with the scanned signal by network frequency of 50 Hz. Impact of the transition resistivity of electrodes on the resulting discrimination factor (difference between the theoretical and practical value).
9. Impact of the discrimination factor of the device on the magnitude of interference with the scanned signal by network frequency of 50 Hz. Impact of the transition resistivity of electrodes on the resulting discrimination factor (difference between the theoretical and practical value).
10. Impedance measurement of blood flow
11. Measurement of blood saturation with oxygen. Possible ways of influencing the final result.
12. Alternative medicine – application of electroacupuncture
13. Substitute exercises + course-unit credit