Biomedical Engineering, 6 credits (TBMT18)

Main field of study

Biomedical Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

• Biomedical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Basic mathematics and physics. Anatomy and physiology.

Intended learning outcomes

The course aim is to introduce the interdisciplinary field of biomedical engineering. The student should be able to identify and explain aspects of technology in diagnostics and therapeutics. After passing the course the student should be able to:

• Apply and use a language appropriate for the biomedical engineering area.
• Explain and illustrate how important functions of the human body are studied using principles of engineering and quantitative methods.
• Record biomedical signal data and identify the underlying processes.
• Apply biomedical engineering knowledge on physiological problems and questions.
• Describe the use of medical data and the principles of medical decision-making.

 

Course content

The course is subdivided into the following themes:
Theme 1: Introduction: terminology, life and death, health care process.
Theme 2: Biopotentials: measurements of ECG, EMG and EEG.
Theme 3: Biofluids and respiration: circulation, respiration, metabolism.
Theme 4: Medical images: radiation physics, CT, MRI, ultrasound.
Theme 5: Medical data: the medical data record, telemedicine.
Theme 6: Biomaterials, biomechanics
Theme 7: Rehabilitation engineering

Teaching and working methods

The course comprises lectures/demonstrations and seminars (42 h) and laboratory work (8 h).

Examination

LAB1	Laboratory work	U, G	2 credits
UPG1	Hand-in assignments	U, G	4 credits

Grades

Two-grade scale, U, G

Other information

Supplementary courses: Most courses within the program of Biomedical Engineering

Department

Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

Director of Studies or equivalent

Marcus Larsson

Examiner

Neda Haj-Hosseini

Course website and other links

https://www.imt.liu.se/edu/courses/TBMT18/index.html

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 56 h
Recommended self-study hours: 104 h

Course literature

Additional literature

Books

Bertil Jacobson, (2006) Medicin och teknik
ISBN: ISBN 9144047606John D. Enderle and Joseph D. Bronzino (eds), (2010) Introduction to biomedical engineering
ISBN: ISBN 9780123749796