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

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, Tutorials,

Resources & Reading list

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

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

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. 

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. 

Staff requirements (including teaching assistants and demonstrators). 

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

Assessment Strategy

Three reports of 33.3% each

Summative

Repeat

Referral

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External