Study Field: Information and Communication Technology
Speciality: Electronics
Master Study

IEM 0070  Biomedical Electronics
B i o m e d i t s i i n i e l e k t r o o n i k a
Biomeditsinskaya Elektronika

3.0 credits        3 h   (2 + 0 + 1) (lect.- exerc.- labs) of autitory work per week       E(xam)         Semester: Autumn / Sügis

Official information on the Internet pages of the Study Information System (the ÕIS) of the TUT :
http://ar.va.ttu.ee/v/v/p/ois.ineti_aine.andmed?AINEKESE_ID=30538&TAG=1 in the register of study subjects.

Prerequisite courses / Eeldusained: 
I : -----         II: -----

Contents / Sisu: 
Introduction to the BioMedical Electronics (the BME)
Sissejuhatus biomeditsiinielektroonikasse.
Bio-electrical phenomena and signals in living organisms (electroencephalographic, electrocardiographic, electromyographic (ECG, EEG, EMG), etc.). Electrical properties of bio-objects (conductivity, etc.).
Bioelektrilised nähtused ja signaalid (elektroentsefalograafiline, elektrokardiograafiline, elektromüograafiline (EKG, EEG, EMG), jt.). Bio-objektide elektrilised omadused (juhtivus jm.).
Electrodes and electronic bio-sensors and transducers. Electronic means for measuring physiological parameters.
Elektroodid ja elektroonsed biosensorid ja andurid. Füsioloogiliste parameetrite mõõtmise elektroonsed vahendid.
Electronic circuits for pick-up of the biopotentials. Means for analogue processing of the bioelectrical signals (ECG, EEG, EMG, etc.), their components: amplifiers, filters, sample-and-hold circuits, detectors, etc.
Elektronlülitused biopotentsiaalide ülesvõtmiseks. Bioelektriliste signaalide (ECG; EEG; EMG etc.) analoogtöötluse vahendid ja nende koostisosad: võimendid, filtrid, analoogmälud, detektorid jne.
Electrical Bio-Impedance (EBI), and the methods and means for measurement of the EBI. The means for impedance cardiography (ICG), impedance plethysmography, electrical impedance tomography (EIT), etc.
Bioelektriline impedants ja selle mõõtmise meetodid ja vahendid. Impedantskardiograafia, -pletismograafia, -tomograafia jms. vahendid.
Electronic means for medical monitoring, data processing, data displaying, and medical diagnostics.
Monitooringu, andmetöötluse, andmeesituse ja diagnostika elektroonsed vahendid.
Means for digital signal processing (DSP) and data communication in biomedical systems. Analogue interfaces for them.
Digitaalse signaalitöötluse ja andmeside vahendid biomeditsiinitehnikas, nende analoogliidesed.
Biotelemetric devices.
Biotelemeetrilised seadmed.
Bio-electronic stimulators, and electronic means in therapy.
Bioelektroonsed stimulaatorid ja elektroonsed teraapiavahendid.
Electronic prosthetic appliances (cardiac pacemakers, hearing aid, prosthetics of vision, etc.).
Elektronproteesid (südamestimulaatorid, kuulde-ja nägemisaparaadid jt.).
Bionics. Electronic models of neural system. Artificial neural networks. Fuzzy logic.
Bioonika. Närvisüsteemi elektronmudelid. Tehisnärvivõrgud, hägusloogika.
Audiological/audiometrical, myometrical, ergometrical, and other electronic biometric devices.
Audioloogilised/audiomeetrilised, müomeetrilised, ergomeetrilised jt. elektroonsed biomeetrilised vahendid.
Special topics of medical electronics (EMC and galvanic isolation, electrical supply, norms and standards, accuracy (errors) and calibration, test and technical diagnostics, etc.).
Meditsiinielektroonika eriküsimused (EMC ja galvaaniline isoleerimine, elektritoide, normid ja standardid, täpsus (vead) ja kalibreerimine, testimine ja diagnostika, jne.).

Please see the more detailed contents of the study subject with the links to the lecture notes.

Teaching / Õpetavad:
Senior researcher/Vanemteadur
Toomas Parve,
Senior researcher/Vanemteadur Rauno Gordon,
Professor/Professor Mart Min.

Study books / Õppekirjandus:
R.B.Northrop. Analysis and Application of Analog Electronic Circuits to Biomedical Instrumentation.
Boca Raton, Florida, USA, FL: CRC Press, 2004 (The Biomedical Engineering Series).
J.D.Bronzino (ed.). Biomedical Engineering Handbook.
CRC Press & IEEE Press, 1995.
Metin Akay (ed.), Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering,
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, 2006. Vol.1 - 6. (Incl. M.Min, R.W.Salo, T.Parve. Biomedical electronics. In Vol. 1, pp.500-514).
More complete bibliographic information .

Laboratory works / Laboratoorsed tööd: 
Please,  see also the current information below.
Some useful information can be found also at the corresponding laboratory work pages of LEM5010 / Huvipakkuvat informatsiooni võite leida ka LEM5010 laboritööde lehekülgedel.
LEM5010 on aine IEM0070 varasem versioon / LEM5010 is the earlier version of the course IEM0070.


Other similar study subjects / Muud sarnased õppeained:
LEM5010 Biomedical Electronics / Biomeditsiinielektroonika http://www.elin.ttu.ee/BME-Lab/StudSubj/5010_BME/Index.htm (mostly in Estonian).

Current information / Jooksev informatsioon :
The exam will take place on January 16 (Friday) and 20 (Tuesday), 2009, at 14.oo.
Consulting is available on previous to the first term working day (January 15th, Thursday) at 14.oo in the room 2-204.
Please, see also the bureau times of the teaching persons.
The laboratory works are still available during the examination session. Please contact the teachers.


Note! The lecture notes of the earlier similar subject LEM5010 are available in Russian.

18.09.2001 red. Last revised: 15.01.2009. T.Parve.