Course detail
Diagnostics of the bio- and ecosystems
FEKT-MDBEAcad. year: 2012/2013
Sensing principles of electrical signals generated by organism, sensing principles of the nonelectrical signals generated by organism, devices for operation rooms, devices for physiological research, devices for diagnostic laboratories (physical principles used for testing hearing, eye field of view, properties of muscles and for the blood vessel system). Physical principles of devices for biochemical laboratories. Physical principles of devices for environmental diagnostics.
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Course curriculum
ECG - properties and design.
EMG, ENG, conduction studies.
EEG - measurement, polygraphy, subdural EEG.
Principle and construction of systems for eye diagnostics: eye anatomy and properties, field of view, intra-eye pressure, EOG, ERG, eye ultrasound biometry, fundus camera, confocal microscope.
Diagnostics of hearing: subjective and objective audiometry, otoacoustic emmission, tympanometry.
Principle and construction of systems used for breathing mechanic diagnostics: spirometry, gass analysers, full body plethysmography.
Invasive blood pressure monitoring.
TIP catheter.
Spectrophotometry and its applications.
Blood sample analysis - blood cell counting, pH, cytometry, biosenzors.
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Basic literature
Kline I. et al.: Handbook of Biomedical Engineering, Academic Press, San Diego 1988
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ECG - properties and design.
EMG, ENG, conduction studies.
EEG - measurement, polygraphy, subdural EEG.
Principle and construction of systems for eye diagnostics: eye anatomy and properties, field of view, intra-eye pressure, EOG, ERG, eye ultrasound biometry, fundus camera, confocal microscope.
Diagnostics of hearing: subjective and objective audiometry, otoacoustic emmission, tympanometry.
Principle and construction of systems used for breathing mechanic diagnostics: spirometry, gass analysers, full body plethysmography.
Invasive blood pressure monitoring.
TIP catheter.
Spectrophotometry and its applications.
Blood sample analysis - blood cell counting, pH, cytometry, biosenzors.
Fundamentals seminar
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2. Design of stabilized voltage source.
3. Design of the input circuit of the alcohol tester with a fuel cell.
Laboratory exercise
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2. Detector of Korotkov's sound in LabView.
3. Detector of Korotkov's sound using analog electronic components.