Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Human anatomy and physiology (appropriate to an engineer)
- Electrical and electronic methods for biomolecular and cellular based analytical and diagnostic applications
- Physical/electrical properties of human tissues and organs including their biological function
- Physiological measurement
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Regulation, standardisation of medical technologies and requirements for bringing new technologies to market.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- The application and operation of medical imaging systems, monitoring and in vivo sensing systems
- Health related hazards of electrical and electronic devices, nature and approaches taken for hazard management
Syllabus
Anatomy
- Anatomical terminology
- Structural level of the human body
- Muscular, skeletal, nervous, cardio-vascular, respiratory systems
Physiological instrumentation
- Measurement systems
- Biopotentials (to include ECG, EMG, EEG and neurostimulation methods)
- Cardiovascular instrumentation (to include pacemakers, pressure, dissolved gas measurement)
- Biosensing approaches related to remote and intelligent sensing (including evolving technologies i.e. epilepsy and pain management)
- Neurological processes, measurement and stimulation
- Brain function and memory
Imaging and therapeutic technology
- Radiation, electrical/electronic technology applied for generation, imaging and therapeutic applications.
- X-ray Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Neutron and Proton Therapy
- Magnetic resonance imaging (including functional MRI and diffusion MRI)
- Ultrasound imaging, including doppler ultrasound
Bioanalysis, diagnostic methods
- Biophotonic methods for analysis and imaging
- Overview of urine, blood and tissue based clinical diagnostic tests (including overview of electronic technologies applied to genomic and proteomic diagnostic tests)
Biohazards of electrical and electronic devices and related technology
- Electrical safety, particularly for medical applications
- Electrical environmental hazards and methods for managing these
- Radiation hazards
Sources of information and regulations with regard to medical devices
- Reports and investigations with respect to electrical/electronic technology on human health aspects
- Patent, academic and other research sources for medical technologies
- Regulations, standards, and approaches for taking devices from the research lab to the clinic
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Practical Activities
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Follow-up work | 12 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Completion of assessment task | 55 |
| Practical | 8 |
| Guided independent study | 35 |
| Total study time | 138 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Staff requirements (including teaching assistants and demonstrators). Laboratory support: Demonstrators (x2) (Computer Laboratory - two weeks – 2 sessions a week (with 1/2 of the cohort in each) of 3hrs) Demonstrators (x1) (Electronics Laboratory - two weeks – 4 sessions a week (with 1/4 of the cohort in each) of 3hrs) Access to project laboratory, booking of benches by the students, technical support to manage biosensor storage and safe-keeping.
Textbooks
Jennings, D, Flint, A, Turton, BCH, Nokes LDM (1995). Introduction to Medical Electronics Applications. Edward Arnold.
Chappell, M. (2020). Physiology for Engineers : Applying Engineering Methods to Physiological Systems.. Springer.
Bushberg, J.T., Seibert, J.A., Boone, J.M., Leidholdt, E.M. (2000). The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Brown, B. H (1999). Medical physics and biomedical engineering. Taylor and Francis.
Ellis, H., Logan, B.M., Dixon, A.K (2001). Human Sectional Anatomy: Pocket Atlas of Body Sections, CT and MRI Images. Hodder Arnold.
Webster, John G. (2010). Medical instrumentation : Application and Design. Hoboken: NJ Wiley 4th.
Enderle, John D (2012). Introduction to biomedical engineering San Diego Academic Press.
Brown, B.H., Smallwood, R.H., Barber, D.C., Lawford, P.V., Hose, D.R. (1999). Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. CRC Press.
Prutchi, D., Norris, M., (2004). Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation: A Practical Perspective of the Design, Construction, and Test of Medical Devices. Wiley Blackwell.
Clément,C. (2019). Brain-Computer Interface Technologies, Accelerating Neuro-Technology for Human Benefit.. Springer Link.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Two laboratory activities
1) Individual activity (Computer based) assessed by report (20%)
2) Group Activity (Electronics/Engineering Project) assessed by Group Report and Individual Reflection Reports (50% Total).
3) One individual report based upon material taught in lectures and self-directed reading (30%)
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual report | 30% |
| Group project | 50% |
| Laboratory work and associated tasks | 20% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal