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Course Name Deep Learning in Healthcare
Course Code 25BI731
Program M. Tech. in Biomedical Engineering & Artificial Intelligence (For Working Professionals and Regular Students)
Credits 3
Campus Amritapuri

Syllabus

Syllabus

Introduction to Deep Learning in Healthcare, covering diagnostic, prognostic, and personalized medicine applications with real-world case studies; Biomedical Data Types and Challenges, focusing on imaging, signals, text, and omics data along with issues like annotation, bias, and class imbalance; Tools and Frameworks for Implementation, introducing Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, MONAI, and MedPy; CNNs for Medical Image Classification, including transfer learning and fine-tuning; Tumor Detection and Grading, with hands-on case studies using MRI/CT; Semantic Segmentation in Radiology, exploring U-Net and organ-specific tasks; 3D Medical Image Analysis, focusing on volumetric data and 3D architectures; Image Registration and Localization, covering alignment and landmark detection; Time-Series Signal Processing, centered on ECG, EEG, and wearable sensor data; RNNs and LSTMs for Biomedical Signals, including arrhythmia detection; Sleep Stage Classification using EEG, highlighting models like DeepSleepNet; Multimodal Biosignal Fusion, integrating multiple physiological signals for diagnosis; Clinical NLP and Predictive Modeling, including BERT and transformer-based approaches for EHR analysis; Explainable AI in Healthcare, introducing GradCAM, SHAP, and LIME for model interpretability; and Project-Based Learning, with hands-on demos such as retinal image analysis, biosignal-based stress/seizure detection, and a clinical triage assistant. 

Objectives and Outcomes

Learning Objectives 

LO1 To provide basic introduction to deep learning and its role in biomedicine and healthcare. 

LO2 To introduce different concepts, methods, and potential intelligent systems in medicine.  

 

Course Outcomes 

CO1 Ability to understand decision support systems. 

CO2 Ability to apply neural networks and deep neural networks for healthcare problems. CO3 Ability to apply time-series forecasting for healthcare applications. 

Text Books / References

  1. Begg, Rezaul, Daniel TH Lai, and Marimuthu Palaniswami, computational intelligence in biomedical engineering. CRC Press, 2007. 
  2. Hudson, Donna L., and Maurice E. Cohen. Neural networks and artificial intelligence for biomedical engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2000. 
  3. Agah, Arvin, Introduction to medical applications of artificial intelligence, Medical Applications of Artificial Intelligence, CRC Press, 2013. 18-25. 

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