Course

Syllabus

Introduction to biomedical instruments and data – purpose – types – data characteristics – data acquisition and analysis.

Biomedical signals and their measurements – Biopotentials – Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electroencephalogram (EEG), Electromyography (EMG), Photoplethysmography (PPG).

Medical images and their measurements – X-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), PET, and SPECT, Ultrasonography.

Surgical Instruments, ENT, and Ophthalmic Instruments. Medical equipment safety. The course will include a hospital field visit.

Learning Objectives 

LO1 To familiarize with major signal and image acquisition modalities in healthcare.

LO2 To understand instrumentation and signal characteristics associated with each modality.

Course Outcomes 

CO1 To get familiarized with

1. Biomedical signal acquisition modalities like ECG, EEG, EMG,
2. Biomedical imaging modalities like x-ray, MRI, CT and
3. Surgical and other analytic equipment.

CO2 Ability to read and interpret data from diverse modalities.

1. Ananthi, S. A, “Textbook of medical instruments”, New Age International, 2005.
2. Webster, J. G. (ed.), “Medical instrumentation: application and design”, Fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken
3. J.J.Carr&J.M.Brown, “Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology” Pearson Education, Asia.