Course detail

Medical diagnostic devices

FEKT-BLDTAcad. year: 2010/2011

Principles of functions and the description of construction of the diagnostics equipments and systems for sensing of the electrical and non electrical quantities from organism (ECG,EEG,EMG, impedance measurement, blood pressure measurement, blod flow measurement). Fundamental principles of the medical imaging systems ( X-ray systems, gama imaging systems and ultrasound imaging systems). Principles of construction and using of the medical systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The undergraduate will obtain the principal knowlidge about function of the diagnostic technique which is the most frequently used in practice.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level and electric circuit theory are required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

Sensing, recording and transmission of the biological signals. Sensing electrodes, polarization of the electrodes.
Amplifiers for biological signals, technical parameters of the amplifiers and its design.
Electrocardiography, record and interpretation of the ECG. Recording systems which are used for ECG, automatic equipment with diagnostics.
Method of EEG sensing and the EEG interpretation. Additive equipment for EEG.
Electromyography, record and assessment of electrical signal from muscles. The technical parameters of the EMG. Additive equipment for EMG.
Principles of the impedance technique. Using of the impedance technique in the clinical praxis.
Blood pressure measurement (invasive and non invasive methods). The semiautomatic equimpment for blood pressure measurement.
Rewiev of the monitoring systems: function and principles, list of physiological variables for monitoring, monitoring system and its coupling at the hospital information system.
X-ray imaging systems. Description both the convenctionaland digital skiascopic and the skigraphics systems. Using of the X-ray systems for the diagnostics purpose.
Computerized X-ray tomography. Elementary principles of construction of the standard and the helical computerised tomographs. Description of the CT X-ray assessment.
Gama-ray imaging systems. Construction principles of the planar Gama-ray imaging systems. Using of the Gama-ray imaging systems for the diagnostic purpose.
Tissue ultrasound imaging systems. Description of the quality assessment. Using of the ultrasound imaging systems for the diagnosti purpose.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduction to the principal knowledge about medical diagnostics technique.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Laboratory works, test

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Chmelař M.: Lékařská přístrojová technika 1, Akademické nakladatelství CERM1995
Chmelař M.: Lékarská laboratorní technika, skriptum VUT 2000
Drastich A.: Zobrazovací systémy v lékařství, VUT FEI, Brno 1989
Drastich A.:Netelevizní zobrazovací systémy, UBMI FEI VUT v Brně 2001
Krstel E.: Imaging Systems for Medical Diagnostics, Siemens aktiengesellschaft, Berlin 1990
Bronzino, J.D. The Biomedical engineering Handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton 1995
Rozman,J. a kol. Elektronické přístroje v lékařství, Academia, 2006

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-B Bachelor's

    branch B-AMT , 3. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized
    branch B-EST , 3. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized
    branch B-MET , 3. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Sensing of the biological signals - sensing electrodes, polarization of the electrodes.
2. Amplifiers for biological signals - technical parameters of the amplifiers and its design.
3. Electroencephalography - equipment, principle of its function and technical parameters. Additive equipment for EEG.
4. Electrocardiography - equipment, principle of its function and technical parameters.
5. Electromyography - equipment, principle of its function and technical parameters. Additive equipment for EMG. 6. 6. 6. Blood pressure measurement - invasive and non invasive methods; principle of function.
7. Blood flow measurment - dilution techniques, Doppler techniques.
8. Pletysmography - capacitance principle, photoelectric method, impedance measurement.
9. Rewiev of the monitoring systems - function and principles, list of physiological variables for monitoring, monitoring system and its coupling at the hospital information system.
10. X-ray imaging systems - description both the convenctional and digital skiascopic and the skigraphics systems; using of the X-ray systems for the diagnostics purpose.
11. Computerized X-ray tomography - elementary principles of construction of the standard and the helical computerised tomographs; using of the X-ray systems for the diagnostics purpose.
12. Gama-ray imaging systems - construction principles of the planar Gama-ray imaging systems; using of the Gama-ray imaging systems for the diagnostic purpose.
13. Tissue ultrasound imaging systems - principle of the imaging method; using of the ultrasound imaging systems for the diagnostic purposes.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vratislav Harabiš, Ph.D.
Ing. Vladimír Slávik

Syllabus

1. Basic of programming in LabView.
2. Basic signal processing method in LabView
3. ECG processing and filtering in LabView.
4. R-wave detection in LabView.
5. Real-time measurment in LabView.
6. Desing and implementation of the basic cardio-monitor.
7. Design and construction of diferential amplifier for biological signal.
8. Design and construction of antialiasing filter.
9. Design and construction of ECG amplifier.