BEC052

Bio-Medical Sensors & Instrumentation

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 2 semesters · 2 branches

B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering · Sem 5 (Department Elective-I) · B.Tech Electronics & Instrumentation / Instrumentation & Control · Sem 5 (Department Elective-I)

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Generalized configurations, functional descriptions, and performance characteristics of measuring instruments: General concepts and terminology of measurement systems, transducer classification, general input-output configuration, static and dynamic characteristics of a measurement system, Statistical analysis of measurement data. Standards and Calibration.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Introduction of Bio-medical Instrumentation, Sources of Bioelectric Potentials and Electrodes: Introduction to man-instrument system, components of the man-instrument system, Physiological system of the body, Problems encountered in measuring a living system. Resting and action potentials, Propagation of action potentials, bioelectric potentials, Bio potential electrodes, Biochemical transducers. Review of transducers.

Unit3

Unit 3: Cardiovascular System and Measurements

8 hrs

The heart and cardiovascular system, ECG, blood pressure and its measurement, respiration and pulse rate, characteristics and measurement of blood flow meter, cardiac output, plethysmography, pacemaker, defibrillators, heart sounds and its measurement.

Unit4

Unit 4: Respiratory and Neuro-muscular System

8 hrs

The physiology of the respiratory system, test and instrument for the mechanics of breathing, the somatic nervous system, EEG, EMG and GSR.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Measurement and Recording of Non-invasive Diagnostic Instrumentation, Patient Care and Electrical Safety: Principle of ultrasonic measurement, ultrasonic, thermography, elements of intensive care monitoring, X-ray, CT – Scan and MRI, tonometer, dialysis, diathermy, Shock hazards from electrical equipment.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the basics of measurement system.
  2. CO2Differentiate and analyse the biomedical signal sources
  3. CO3Elucidate cardiovascular system and related measurements
  4. CO4Exhibit the knowledge of working principle and applications of the respiratory and nervous related measurements.
  5. CO5Measure the parameters non-invasive diagnostic.

Textbooks

  1. Cromwell, L. and Weibell, F.J. and Pfeiffer, E.A., Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement, Dorling Kingsley (2006) 2nd ed.
  2. Carr, J.J. and Brown, J.M., Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology, Prentice Hall (2000) 4th ed.

Reference Books

  1. Geddes, L.A., and Baker, L.E., Principles of Applied Biomedical Instrumentation, Wiley Inter-Science (1989) 3rd ed.
  2. Khandpur, R.S., Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation, McGraw Hill (2003) 2nd ed.
  3. Webster, J.G., Medical Instrumentation Application and Design, John Wiley (2007) 3rd ed.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 9 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗