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Overview and Goals
The main goal of this course is
to introduce the basics of biomedical instrumentation:
- Applications: What do we want to diagnose?
- Physiology: Where are biological signals generated?
- Sensors: How can we record these signals?
- Signals: What properties do these signals
have?
- Signal processing and analysis: How can we
extract useful information from these signals?
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. Further info:
Course description,
Vorlesungsverzeichnis
News and Messages
- The slides of the presentation about the major
module "Electronic Implants" are available
here.
- Sign up for the
Swiss IEEE EMBS
newsletter if you are interested in biomedical engineering events.
Dates, Topics, Files
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protected. They can be used for teaching purposes only. Please do not
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Table of Contents
01) CW
38
Introduction: exemplary
application (cardiac pacemakers), course overview
Files:
presentation,
problem set,
solutions
02)
CW 39
Origin of biosignals (resting and action potentials, nerve
conduction, volume conductor) by Volker Koch;
Guest lecture by Dr. Justin H. G. Dauwels, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology,
abstract and bio
Files:
presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
Octave download,
MATLAB primer,
Dauwels' talk,
Dauwels' bio
03) CW 40
Biosignal acquisition (electrodes)
Files:
presentation,
problem set,
solutions
04) CW 41
Biosignal processing (amplifiers,
filters, AD conversion, ECG, Octave)
Files:
presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
op amp animation
05) CW 42
Biosignal analysis (ECG signals, EMG signals, fMRI signals)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
qucs files (program,
voltage divider,
driven right leg)
06) CW 43
Biosignal
analysis (time and frequency domain, LabVIEW introduction), electrical stimulation
Files: presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
paper,
Octave problem,
ECG signal,
Octave solution
07) CW 44
Electronic implants (internal
defibrillators, cochlear implants, retinal implants), ethics
Files: presentation,
problem set,
solutions
08) CW 45
Measurements of
the respiratory system (breathing, gas flow)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
patent
09) CW 46
Measurements of
the respiratory system (spirometry, plethysmography), pulse oximetry
Files: presentation,
problem set,
solutions
10) CW 47
Measurement of
the circulatory system (blood pressure)
Files: presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
data sheet about ratiometric pressure sensing
11) CW 48
Measurement of
the circulatory system (blood flow)
Files:
no presentation,
problem set,
solutions,
email with instructions
12) CW 49
Presentation of
various projects related to biomedical instrumentation
Location: the usual lecture hall (Inselspital, Sahli-Haus 1, HS 3 Med)
Files:
multi-electrode
array, bruxism,
hydrocephalus,
distractor,
energy harvesting,
vaginal sensor
13) CW 50
Excursion to BFH-TI with talks
(optical coherence tomography, biomedical signal processing,
optoacoustics) and
lab tours (biomedical engineering lab, optics lab, robotics lab, electronics lab)
Location: Berner Fachhochschule, Quellgasse 21, 2501
Biel
(map)
Files:
info email,
OCT slides,
optoacoustics
slides,
optoacoustics article (checked for correctness by J. Justiz)
14) CW 51
Excursion to Bernafon
Location: Bernafon (see info flyer)
Files: info flyer
Class Location and Time
- Location: Inselspital, Sahli-Haus 1, HS 3 Med (map,
entrance
37)
- Lecture time: Tuesdays, 14:45 - 18:00
- Exercise session and individual consultation hour: Tuesdays,
18:00 - 18:45
- Dates: 15.9./22.9./29.9./6.10./13.10./20.10./27.10./3.11./10.11./17.11./24.11./1.12./8.12.
/15.12.
Required Course Book
- Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design
John G. Webster
4th edition, 2009
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.
Exam
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Written exam, closed book, no aids.
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Date and time: Friday, February 5, 2010 at
14:00-16:00 (120 minutes)
- Location: "HS
2 Chirurgie" (map,
entrance 34)
- Relevant for the exam are
– Exercises
– Lectures and slides
- The course book and the sample solutions
can help to understand certain topics better.
- All exam problems will be in English.
- Statistics of the exam results can be found
here.
Course Evaluation
Excursion to Bernafon
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