Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC4303 : Biomedical Instrumentation { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Sudip Kundu
Syllabus
Module 1: INTRODUCTION:
Generalized Medical Instrumentation System, Roles of Engineering in Healthcare systems, Biometrics, Problems encountered in measuring physiological parameters. (6 hrs.)
Module 2: PHYSIOLOGICAL TRANSDUCERS:
Various types of transducers for measurement of temperature, pressure, flow etc. and their selection for medical applications, Different types of electrodes. (6 hrs.)
Module 3: ELECTRIC SIGNALS AND ELECTRONICS:
Origin of bio-electric signals, Bioelectric potentials, Biopotential electrodes, Measurement of electrical activities in heart, muscles and brain: Electrocardiograph, Electroencephalograph, Electromyograph and their interpretations. (8 hrs.)
Module 4: CARDIOVASCULAR MEASUREMENT:
Electrocardiograph, Measurement of ECG, ECG electrodes, ECG Amplifiers, Common mode interference reduction circuits, Cardiac pacemaker, Phonocardiograph, Measurement of heart rate, Plethysmography. (10 hrs.)
Module 5: DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM:
Blood pressure measurement, BLOOD FLOW METERS: Electromagnetic blood flow meter, Ultrasonic blood flow meter, Doppler flow meter, Measurement of temperature, Respiratory System Measurement: Respiration rate measurement, Lung Volume and Capacity, Spirometer, Ventilators, Instrumentation for Clinical laboratory: BLOOD GAS ANALYZERS: Blood pH Measurement, Pulse oximeter, BLOOD CELL COUNTERS: Coulter counters, Automatic recognition and differential counting of cells, GSR measurement Medical Imaging: Ultrasonography, X-ray. (10 hrs.)
Course Objectives
- To understand the necessity of Electronics Engineering in health care system and to comprehend different physiological transduction mechanisms to develop the medical equipments.
- To understand the origin and characteristics of different bio-potential signals.
- To grasp knowledge on different physiological parameters measurement systems.
- To grasp knowledge on different monitoring / imaging systems used for health care domain.
Course Outcomes
After the completion of this course, students will be able to: <br /> <br />CO1: explain the transduction mechanism and the basic architecture or the block-diagram of instrumentation system used for biomedical signal acquisition. <br />CO2: describe the different basic physiological activities and their characteristics, such as generation of the different bio-potential signals, blood flow in human body, activities of heart, blood pressure, etc. <br />CO3: understand the design principle of capturing different electrical and non-electrical physiological parameters and medical imaging techniques. <br />CO4: design the basic electronics system to acquire the different physiological parameters. <br />CO5: analyse the critical requirements and find the solution to design the necessary electronics.
Essential Reading
- L. Cromwell, F. J. Weibell, E. A. Pfeiffer, Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements, Pearson Education
- J. G. Webster, Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, Wiley
Supplementary Reading
- R. S. Khandpur, Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation, Tata Mc Graw Hill
- J. G. Webster, Bioinstrumentation, Wiley Student Edition
Journal and Conferences
- IEEE Transaction of Biomedical Engineering
- EMBC conference