ELEC6227 Medical Electrical and Electronic Technologies

Module Overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

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

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, Tutorials,

Type	Hours
Preparation for scheduled sessions	12
Lecture	24
Follow-up work	12
Completion of assessment task	55
Wider reading or practice	35
Tutorial	12
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

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

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

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

Staff requirements (including teaching assistants and demonstrators).

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

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.

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

Assessment

Assessment Strategy

Three reports of 33.3% each

Summative

Method	Percentage contribution
Continuous Assessment	100%

Repeat

Method	Percentage contribution
Set Task	100%

Referral

Method	Percentage contribution
Set Task	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External