ELEC6227 Medical Electrical and Electronic Technologies

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. drug delivery, diabetic monitoring, epilepsy and pain management) - Neurological processes, measurement and stimulation - Brain function and memory Imaging technology - X-Ray, gamma camera - Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging - Ultrasound imaging, including doppler ultrasound Bioanalysis, diagnostic methods - Electrophoresis, isoelectric focussing as applied to genomic and proteomic applications - Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging as applied to metabolomics applications - Biophotonic methods for analysis and imaging - Overview of urine, blood and tissue based clinical 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

Special Features

The assessed reports build upon taught material with self-study of literature in topics aligned to previous study in electronics/electrical/electromechanical engineering or another engineering discipline. There is support for the report preparation (academic and other literature) through tutorials.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, Tutorials,

Resources & Reading list

Staff requirements (including teaching assistants and demonstrators). 

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

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

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

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

Webster, John G. (2010). Medical instrumentation : Application and Design. 

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

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

Assessment Strategy

Three reports of 33.3% each

Summative

Repeat

Referral

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External