ACADEMIC COURSE DESCRIPTION SRM University Faculty of Engineering and Technology Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering EC1106 Biomedical Instrumentation Fifth Semester, 2015 16 (odd semester) Course (catalog) description The purpose of this course is to introduce to students to the electro physiology and its measurements, non electrical parameters related to various systems of human body and their measurements, electrodes, and transducers used in bio signal acquisition. This course will enable the students to learn the basic principles of different instruments/equipment used in the health care industry. Also student will get to know about various Medical Imaging techniques used for diagnosis along with other diagnostic and therapeutic device. L T P C EC1106 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION 3 0 0 3 Total Contact Hours 45 Prerequisite: EC1001. PURPOSE INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. To understand the Origin of Bioelectric potential and their measurementsusing appropriate electrodes and Transducers. To understand how to measure various biochemical and nonelectricalparameters of human system. To understand the Electro physiology of various systems and recordingof the bioelectric signals. 4. To understand the working principles of various Imaging techniques 5. To understand the design aspects of various Assist and TherapeuticDevices. Page 1 of 6
SYLLABUS: UNIT I BIOPOTENTIAL ELECTRODES AND TRANSDUCERS Electrode theory Electrode electrolyte interface, half cell potential,hydrogen, Calomel, Ag AgCl electrode, needle and wire electrode, surfaceelectrodes, microelectrode metal micropipette. Physiological Transducers: Resistive transducers Thermistor, InductiveTransducers Capacitive Transducers Photoelectric Transducers Piezoelectric Transducers, Biochemical Transducers ph, pco2 and po2electrodes. UNIT II BIO ELECTRIC POTENTIALS AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS Sources of Bioelectric potentials Resting and Action potential Propagationof Action potentialelectrophysiology of Heart, Nervous System and Muscle ActivityBio signals: ECG EEG, Evoked potential EMG ERG Electrodes andlead System, Typical waveforms and Signal characteristicssignal Conditioning circuits: Design of low Noise Medical Amplifier,Isolation Amplifier, Protection Circuits and Electrical Safety. UNIT III NON ELECTRICAL PARAMETER MEASUREMENTS Measurement of Blood Pressure, Blood Flow, Plethysmography, CardiacOutput, Heart Sounds Lung Volumes and their measurements Auto analyzer Blood cell counters, Oxygen saturation of Blood. UNIT IV MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES X ray machine Computer Tomography Angiography Ultrasonography Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Nuclear Imaging Techniques Thermography Lasers in Medicine Endoscopy. UNIT V TELEMETRY, ASSIST AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICES Bio telemetry Elements and Design of Bio telemetry system. Assist andtherapeutic devices: Cardiac Pacemakers Defibrillators Artificial HeartValves Artificial Heart Lung machine Artificial Kidney OrthopedicProsthetics Respiratory therapy equipment Patient Monitoring System. TEXTBOOKS 1. Leslie Cromwell, Fred J. Weibell and Erich A. Pfeifer, BiomedicalInstrumentation and Measurements, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2006 2. R.S. Khandpur, Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation, 2 ndedition, 12th reprint, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008. REFERENCES 1. Joseph J. Carr and John M. Brown, Introduction to BiomedicalEquipment Technology, 4th edition, Pearson Education, 2008. 2. John G. Webster, Medical Instrumentation Application anddesign, 3rd edition, Wiley India, 2008.. Page 2 of 6
EC1105BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION Course Designed by 1 2 Student Outcome Mapping of instructional objectives with student outcome Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering a b C d e f g h i j k X X X X X X 1,2 1,2,5 3,4 3,5 5 1,2,4,5 3 Category General (G) Basic Sciences (B) Engineering Sciences & Technical Arts (E) Professional Subjects (P) 4 Broad Area Communication Signal Processing Electronics VLSI Embedded 5 Approval 23rd meeting of Academic Council, May 2013 X X Instructional Objectives (IOs): 1. To understand the Origin of Bioelectric potential and their measurements using appropriate electrodes and Transducers. 2. To understand how to measure various biochemical and non electrical parameters of human system. 3. To understand the Electro physiology of various systems and recording of the bioelectric signals. 4. To understand the working principles of various Imaging techniques 5. To understand the design aspects of various Assist and Therapeutic Devices. Compulsory/Elective course: Elective for ECE students Credit hours: 3 credits Course coordinator: Mr. B Srinath Asst. Prof. (O.G) Course Instructor(s):Mr. B Srinath Asst.Prof(O.G) Page 3 of 6
Name of the instructor Class handling Venue Class hours Email (domain: @ktr.srmuniv.ac.in) Consultations Mr. B Srinath TP1106A Srinath.b@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Detailed Session Plan Session Topics Problem solving (Yes/No) Text / Chapter Instructional Objectives (IOs) 1 Electrode theory : Fundamentals [2]Chapter 4 1 2 Types of Electrodes :Microelectrodes [2]Chapter 4 1 3 Depth and Needle Electrodes [2]Chapter 4 1 4 Surface Electrodes and Chemical Electrodes [2]Chapter 4 1 5 Transducers: Thermistor, Inductive Transducers [2]Chapter 2 1 6 Capacitive Transducers [2]Chapter 2 1 7 Piezoelectric transducers [2]Chapter 2 1 8 Photoelectric transducers [2]Chapter 2 1 9 Chemical Electrodes [2]Chapter 4 1 Sources of Bioelectric Potentials : 10 a) Resting and action Potentials [2]Chapter 3 2 b) Propagation of action Potentials 11 Electrophysiology of Heart, Nervous System and Muscle Activity NO [2]chapter 5and 10 12 Electro cardio Graphy(ECG) [2]Chapter 6 2 13 Electro Encephalo Graphy(EEG) [2]Chapter 6 2 14 Electromyo Graphy(EMG) [2]Chapter 6 2 15 Electroretinography(ERG) [2]Chapter 6 2 16 Signal conditioning Circuits : Low noise Amplifier [2]chapter 6 2 17 Isolation amplifier [2]Chapter 6 2 18 Protection Circuits and Electrical Safety [2]Chapter 6 2 19 Measurement of Blood Pressure [2]Chapter 5 3 20 Blood flow meter [2]Chapter 5 3 21 Plethysmography [2]Chapter 5 3 22 Cardiac Output, Heart Sounds [2]Chapter 5 3 23 Lung Volumes and their [2]Chapter 13 3 2 Page 4 of 6
Problem Instructional Text / Session Topics solving Objectives Chapter (Yes/No) (IOs) measurements 24 Auto analyzer [2]Chapter 13 3 25 Blood cell counters [2]Chapter 13 3 26 Oxygen saturation of Blood. [2]Chapter 13 3 27 X ray machine [2]Chapter 13 4 28 Computer Tomography [2]Chapter 13 4 29 Angiography [2]Chapter 13 4 30 Ultrasonography [2]Chapter 13 4 31 Magnetic Resonance Imaging System [2]Chapter 13 4 32 Nuclear Imaging Techniques [2]Chapter 13 4 33 Thermography [2]Chapter 13 4 34 Lasers in Medicine [2]Chapter 13 4 35 Endoscopy. [2]Chapter 13 4 36 Elements of Bio Telemetry system [2]Chapter 7 5 37 Cardiac Pacemakers [2]Chapter 7 5 38 Defibrillators [2]Chapter 7 5 39 Artificial HeartValves [2]Chapter 8 5 40 Artificial Heart Lung machine [2]chapter 8 5 41 Artificial Kidney [2]Chapter 8 5 42 orthopedics Prosthetics [2]chapter 8 5 43 Respiratory therapy equipment [2]chapter 8 5 `44 Patient Monitoring System. [2]Chapter 15 5 Internal assessment Cycle Test I 10% Cycle Test II 10% Model Test 20% Surprise Test 5% Attendance 5% Prepared by: Mr. B Srinath Dated: 24.06.2015 Revision No.: 00 Date of revision: NA Revised by: Page 5 of 6
ABET Outcomes expected of graduates of B.Tech / ECE / program by the time that they graduate: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility an ability to communicate effectively the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life long learning a knowledge of contemporary issues an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Program Educational Objectives PEO1: Graduates will perform as a successful professional engineer in related fields of Electronics and Communication Engineering. PEO2: Graduates will pursue higher education and/or engage themselves in continuous professional development to meet global standards. PEO3: Graduates will work as a team in diverse fields and gradually move into leadership positions. PEO4: Graduates will understand current professional issues, apply latest technologies and come out with innovative solutions for the betterment of the nation and society. Course Coordinator Academic Coordinator Professor In Charge HOD (Mr. K. Ramesh) (Mrs.N.Saraswathi) (Dr. B. Ramachandran) (Dr. S. Malarvizhi) Page 6 of 6