EE580: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

To develop the ability to use Engineering principles and practices to solve problems encountered in the practice of medicine.

NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COMPULSORY/OPTIONAL: OPTIONAL
PREREQUISITES: EE252 OR EE281 OR EE285

MAIN TOPICS AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

TOPICS

Introduction to subareas of Biomedical Engineering, Moral and Ethical Issues

Anatomy and Physiology

Bio-electromagnetism

Cardiac System and ECG

Bioinstrumentation

Biomaterials

Biomechanics and EMG

Electrical Safety and Regulation

Mechanical & Electrical Models of physiological systems

Biomedical Imaging Systems

Student will be able to,

ILO1: To represent a neuronal cell using the Hodgkin and Huxley model and derive the voltage waveforms for a given set of conditions.

ILO2: To design an electronic signal conditioning circuit to interface biopotentials such as EEG and ECG into a computer via a data acquisition card.

ILO3: To refer relevant standards and design an electrical wiring system for a critical care area or an operating theater of a healthcare facility in compliance with the standards.

ILO4: To reconstruct CT images using Fourier slice theorem, filtered back projection, and algebraic reconstruction technique.

ILO5: To process functional MRI data and identify the brain areas activated during a specific task.

NO	RECOMMENDED TEXT
1	Enderle, John D., Susan M. Blanchard, and Joseph D. Bronzino, eds. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Boston: Elsevier Academic Press, 2005
2	J. Webster, ed., Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design (4th edition), John Wiley & Sons, 2009
3	Duane Knudson, Fundamentals of Biomechanics (2nd edition), Springer 2007
4	Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman , Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, Elsevier, 1996
5	W. Mark Saltzman, Biomedical Engineering: Bridging Medicine and Technology, Cambridge University Press, 2009

TIME ALLOCATION	HOURS
Lectures	33
Tutorials	3
Assignments	6
Laboratories	12

ASSESMENT	PERCENTAGE
Assignments	15
Laboratory Work	15
MID Semester Evaluation	20
END Semester Exam	50