Course syllabus for Biomedical instrumentation

Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-15 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameMedicintekniska system
  • CodeEEN160
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKMED
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyBiomedical engineering
  • ThemeMTS 1.5 c
  • DepartmentELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 73120
  • Maximum participants80
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0121 Laboratory 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c1.5 c0 c0 c
0221 Project 1.5 c
Grading: TH		0 c0 c0 c1.5 c0 c0 c
0321 Examination 4.5 c
Grading: TH		0 c0 c0 c4.5 c0 c0 c
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Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Medicine for engineers, Introductory course in biomedical engineering, Biomedical electronics.

Aim

This course teaches basic knowledge in how to use traditional engineering disciplines, sensors and complex systems for clinical diagnosis and therapy, by for example discussing biopotentials, blood pressure and blood flow. Further, the course aims to give deeper practical knowledge about electromyography (EMG) amplifiers and the students get to extend their knowledge about a specific biomedical instrumentation system via a project work. Another aim is to train the ability to communicated information in an effective way.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • explain how sensors and measurement systems can be used to monitor physiological functions of the human body, how these data can be used to improve and support decisions by health care personnel, and in some applications analyze what is limiting the system performance;
  • describe how a biomedical instrumentation system is used in selected applications, show awareness of gender aspects within research and development, and how the system is used regarding equality;
  • describe, simulate, construct and operate an EMG biopotential amplifier and analyze the result;
  • estimate and describe safety aspects of biomedical instrumentation systems;
  • in oral and written communication, describe a biomedical system and motivate it by explaining which clinical problem it solves;
  • seek information from relevant scientific publications when working in a project team and integrate the content of source texts into project reports in an unbiassed and reliable way;
  • describe how the technical development has affected the health care historically, the role of the technology in health care, and give examples of older devices and techniques that has been used since a long time; and
  • explain how different scientific disciplines and approaches contribute to the development of biomedical engineering solutions.

Content

The course provides an overview of the biomedical engineering field from a system-oriented perspective, primarily in clinical diagnostics using examples from clinical physiology (for example electrocardiography (ECG), electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), respiratory function, blood pressure, blood flow). Principles and techniques used in electro-physiological measurement equipment are analyzed, designed, and verified. Most electronic equipment for biomedical use comprises sensors, amplifiers, and instruments for storage and presentation of the signal. Aspects of these units and their usage for various medical applications are discussed. A laboratory part of the course is the design and verification of electronics for electro-physiological registrations of the muscles, i.e. an EMG amplifier.

Organisation

The course is composed of lectures, supervised laboratory exercises, and a project group work. More information will be given on the course homepage before the course starts.

Literature

J.G. Webster, A.J. Nimunkar. Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, 5th ed, 2020.

Examination including compulsory elements

The theoretical outcomes are assessed with a graded written exam at the end of the course. The course assessment design also consists of home assignments, laboratory exercises and a project team task. Mandatory attendance is required on the laboratory exercises and the project presentations. The final grade is given as a weighted average of the grade on the exam and the grade on the project.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.