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- 01-December-2008:
Here are the
slides from the info event:
Koch,
Ferguson.
- 22-October-2008: Sign up for the
Swiss IEEE EMBS
newsletter if you are interested in biomedical engineering events.
Overview and Goals
This is a compulsory course for all students enrolled in the
biomedical engineering master's degree program. Most students will
take it during their first semester.
The main goal of this course is
to introduce the basics of biomedical instrumentation:
- Physiology: Where are biological signals generated?
- Signals: What are they like?
- Sensors: How can we record them?
- Signal processing and applications: What can we do with them?
Many lectures start with an application (e.g., a cardiac pacemaker) or a practical biomedical
problem (e.g., the analysis of blood for medical diagnosis). We then
examine what can be measured and how it can be acquired, processed, analyzed,
and used.
Dates, Topics, Files
The documents, animations, videos etc. on this page are copyright
protected. They can be used for teaching purposes only. Please do not
distribute them. Note: To access the following documents, a
password is required.
01) CW
38
Topics: exemplary
application (cardiac pacemakers), course overview and information
Files:
presentation,
problem set
Links:
animation
(function of the heart),
animation
(ECG generation),
pacemaker slide show,
New York Times article (first patient with fully implanted cardiac
pacemaker),
New York Times article (hacking of a pacemaker)
02)
CW 39
Topics:
EE fundamentals, LabVIEW introduction, BFH-TI lab tour (biomed lab, optics
lab, robotics lab)
Files:
presentation,
problem set
03) CW 40
Topics: origin of biosignals (resting and action potentials, nerve conduction), electromyography, LabVIEW
Files:
presentation,
problem set,
LabVIEW
Introduction,
CircuitMaker
file (first pacemaker)
04) CW 41
Topics: medical imaging (x-rays, CT, MRI, fMRI),
LabVIEW (ECG measurement demonstration)
Files:
presentation,
problem set,
patent,
paper
05) CW 42
Topics: biosignal acquisition (electrodes)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
NYT article
06) CW 43
Topics: biosignal acquisition
(electrodes, analog processing with op amps)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
patent
07) CW 44
Topics: biosignal acquisition
(analog processing with op amps, A/D conversion), biosignal processing and analysis
(time and frequency domain, some methods and applications)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
DFT Applet
08) CW 45
Topics: image processing and
analysis
Files: presentation,
problem set
09) CW 46
Topics: problem set (review,
opportunity to ask questions, and exam preparation)
Files: problem set
10) CW 47
Topics: circulatory system (blood
pressure)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
Blutdruckmesser-Test
11) CW 48
Topics: circulatory system (blood
flow),
ethics (lobotomy)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
article, IEEE Code of Ethics
12) CW 49
Topics: respiratory system (lung
volume), body fat, ethics (brain surgery)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
patent
13) CW 50
Topics: flow measurement,
hydrocephalus, bioelectrical impedance analysis
Files: presentation,
problem set,
paper (thermal flow
sensor for hydrocephalus),
manual (body
composition analyzer), patent
(body fat measurement)
14) CW 51
Topics: electronic implants
(internal defibrillators, cochlear implants, retinal implants)
Files: presentation,
problem set
Location and Time
- Bern, Stauffacherstr. 78, basement (015 seminar room 1)
- 09:25–12:40
Exam
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Written exam, closed book, no aids.
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January 29, 2009; 9:00 - 11:00
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Location: Bern, Stauffacherstr. 78, basement (015 seminar room 1)
- the usual room
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Relevant for the exam are
– Exercises
- Lectures and slides
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All exam problems will be in English. I will provide
help if you do not understand a question because of the language.
Your answers should also be in English. This is the preferred
language. If you cannot write something in English, German words are
OK. No penalty is given if you write everything in German.
Course Book
- Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design
John G. Webster
3rd edition, 1998
Further Literature
- Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
John Enderle, Susan Blanchard, Joseph Bronzino
2nd edition, 2005
- Schaum's Outline of Electric Circuits
Amazon (about 14 €)
I recommend to review chapters 1-5 if you do not have a background
in electrical engineering.
Downloads
- CircuitMaker (password
protected)
1) Download it
2) Unzip it
3) Move directory "My electronics" into
the directory "C:\"
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