Medical Electrical and Electronic Technologies | ELEC6227

Module overview

This module aims to provide an in-depth understanding, appropriate to an engineer, of medical technologies for clinical applications and an understanding of the electrical hazards to human health.

Aims and Objectives

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
Human anatomy and physiology (appropriate to an engineer)
Physical/electrical properties of human tissues and organs including their biological function
Physiological measurement

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

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

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.

Syllabus

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

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, Tutorials, Practical Activities

Study time
Type	Hours
Guided independent study	35
Follow-up work	12
Practical	8
Lecture	24
Completion of assessment task	55
Tutorial	4
Total study time	138

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Staff requirements (including teaching assistants and demonstrators). Laboratory support: Demonstrators (x2) (Computer Laboratory - two weeks – 2 sessions a week (with 1/2 of the cohort in each) of 3hrs) Demonstrators (x1) (Electronics Laboratory - two weeks – 4 sessions a week (with 1/4 of the cohort in each) of 3hrs) Access to project laboratory, booking of benches by the students, technical support to manage biosensor storage and safe-keeping.

Textbooks

Bushberg, J.T., Seibert, J.A., Boone, J.M., Leidholdt, E.M. (2000). The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Jennings, D, Flint, A, Turton, BCH, Nokes LDM (1995). Introduction to Medical Electronics Applications. Edward Arnold.

Ellis, H., Logan, B.M., Dixon, A.K (2001). Human Sectional Anatomy: Pocket Atlas of Body Sections, CT and MRI Images. Hodder Arnold.

Chappell, M. (2020). Physiology for Engineers : Applying Engineering Methods to Physiological Systems.. Springer.

Prutchi, D., Norris, M., (2004). Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation: A Practical Perspective of the Design, Construction, and Test of Medical Devices. Wiley Blackwell.

Enderle, John D (2012). Introduction to biomedical engineering San Diego Academic Press.

Webster, John G. (2010). Medical instrumentation : Application and Design. Hoboken: NJ Wiley 4th.

Brown, B.H., Smallwood, R.H., Barber, D.C., Lawford, P.V., Hose, D.R. (1999). Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. CRC Press.

Clément,C. (2019). Brain-Computer Interface Technologies, Accelerating Neuro-Technology for Human Benefit.. Springer Link.

Brown, B. H (1999). Medical physics and biomedical engineering. Taylor and Francis.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Two laboratory activities 1) Individual activity (Computer based) assessed by report (20%) 2) Group Activity (Electronics/Engineering Project) assessed by Group Report and Individual Reflection Reports (50% Total). 3) One individual report based upon material taught in lectures and self-directed reading (30%)

Summative

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

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Group project	50%
Individual report	30%
Laboratory work and associated tasks	20%

Referral

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

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Set Task	100%

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.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Set Task	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal