Biosignals and Instrumentation
Key faculty: Taimoor Afzal, Dirk Albrecht, Songbai Ji, Adam Lammert, Solomon Mensah, Karen Troy
Courses:
- BME 2210- Biomedical Signals, Instruments And Measurements
- BME 2211- Biomedical Data Analysis
- BME 3012- Biomedical Sensors Laboratory
- BME 3013- Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
- BME 3014- Signal Processing Laboratory
- BME 4011- Biomedical Signal Analysis
- BME 4023- Biomedical Instrumentation Design
- BME 4201- Biomedical Imaging
» Sensors and Instrumentation Sub-Track:
Modern health care relies heavily on a large array of sophisticated medical instrumentation and sensors to diagnose health problems, to monitor patient condition and administer therapeutic treatments, most often in a non-invasive or minimally invasive manner. During the past decade, computers have become an essential part of modern bioinstrumentation, from the microprocessor in a single-purpose wearable instrument used to achieve a variety of small tasks to more sophisticated desktop instruments needed to process the large amount of clinical information acquired from patients. The Biomedical Instrumentation track is focused on training students to design, test, and use sensors and biomedical instrumentation to further enhance the quality of health care. Emphasis is placed both on understanding the physiological systems involved in the generation of the measured variable or affected by therapeutic equipment, as well as the electrical engineering principles of biomedical sensors and biomedical devices.
Examples:
- Specialized instrumentation for genetic testing
- Electrocardiography to measure the electrical activity of the heart, brain, or muscles
- Mechanical respirators
- Cardiac pacemakers
- Defibrillators
- Artificial Organs
- Heart-lung machines
- Pulse oximeters
- Drug infusion and insulin pumps
- Electrosurgical equipment
- Anesthesia equipment
- Kidney dialysis machines
- Artificial electronic prosthetics used by disabled people (e.g. hearing aids)\
- Laser systems for surgery
