BIOcoretheorySem 3
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
BME 2222
Syllabus
- 01Biomedical transducers: Classification and Selection
- 02Pressure Transducers: Resistive, capacitive, Inductive & Piezo-electric transducers, Photoelectric transducers & its types; Thermal transducers & its types
- 03Electrodes & Amplifiers: Principles of working and their characteristics, Half-cell potential, Types of electrodes, Electrode-Electrolyte model
- 04Physiological Signals & Measurements: Basics of ECG, EMG, EEG, PCG, blood pressure & blood flow and the instrumentation for measuring these signals
- 05Cardiac Pacemakers: Types of pacemakers, Modes of triggering, Pacemaker power supplies, pacemaker codes
- 06Defibrillators: AC and DC defibrillators, Types of electrodes and their features, cardioverters
- 07Lasers: Basic principles, types of lasers and their medical applications
- 08X-ray systems, Fluoroscopic system, principles of tomography
- 09Electrical Hazards & Safety: Safety code standards, Micro and Macro shock and its physiological effects, Methods of electrical safety
References
- Webster JG, Eren H, “Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook” CRC press; Edition 2, 2018.
- John G Webster, “Medical Instrumentation Applications and Design”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, Edition 5, 2020.
- R S Khandpur, “Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation”, McGraw Hill, Delhi, Edition 3, 2014.
- L A Geddes, L E Baker, “Principles of Applied Medical Instrumentation”, Wiley India, New Delhi, Edition 3, 2008.
- Richard Aston, “Principles of biomedical Instrumentation and measurement”, Merrill, New York, 1991.
- Joseph J Carr, John M Brown, “Introduction to Biomedical Equipment technology”, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, Edition 4, 2003.
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total