Medical Electrical and Electronic Technologies

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Electrical and electronic methods for biomolecular and cellular based analytical and diagnostic applications
• Physical/electrical properties of human tissues and organs including their biological function
• Physiological measurement
• Human anatomy and physiology (appropriate to an engineer)

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Health related hazards of electrical and electronic devices, nature and approaches taken for hazard management
• The application and operation of medical imaging systems, monitoring and in vivo sensing systems

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Regulation, standardisation of medical technologies and requirements for bringing new technologies to market.

Anatomy - Anatomical terminology - Structural level of the human body - Muscular, skeletal, nervous, cardio-vascular, respiratory systems Physiological instrumentation - Measurement systems - Biopotentials (to include ECG, EMG, EEG and neurostimulation methods) - Cardiovascular instrumentation (to include pacemakers, pressure, dissolved gas measurement) - Biosensing approaches related to remote and intelligent sensing (including evolving technologies i.e. epilepsy and pain management) - Neurological processes, measurement and stimulation - Brain function and memory Imaging and therapeutic technology - Radiation, electrical/electronic technology applied for generation, imaging and therapeutic applications. - X-ray Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Neutron and Proton Therapy - Magnetic resonance imaging (including functional MRI and diffusion MRI) - Ultrasound imaging, including doppler ultrasound Bioanalysis, diagnostic methods - Biophotonic methods for analysis and imaging - Overview of urine, blood and tissue based clinical diagnostic tests (including overview of electronic technologies applied to genomic and proteomic diagnostic tests) Biohazards of electrical and electronic devices and related technology - Electrical safety, particularly for medical applications - Electrical environmental hazards and methods for managing these - Radiation hazards Sources of information and regulations with regard to medical devices - Reports and investigations with respect to electrical/electronic technology on human health aspects - Patent, academic and other research sources for medical technologies - Regulations, standards, and approaches for taking devices from the research lab to the clinic

Lectures, Tutorials, Practical Activities

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.