BMME 111 - Introduction to Biomedical
Instrumentation (3 credit
hours)
Lectures -
Instructor - H. S. Hsiao 435
MacNider phone 6-2188 hsiao@med.unc.edu
Textbook - Webster, Medical Instrumentation: Applications and Design
Website - http://www.med.unc.edu/~hsiao/BMME111.htm
Goals- The students will be introduced to biomedical
and clinical instruments used in research and in the hospital. Basic techniques and principles in the design
and use of electronic instruments and physiologic transducers will be
presented. Hands on experience will be
provided in the laboratory and visits to hospital clinics.
Lecture Topics
Laboratory
2
Use of Lab instruments Lab/Homwork 1 - lab equip
4
RC Circuit/Op Amp
Circuit RC
Circuit
5
Op Amp circuit II Op Amp Circuits
6
Systems ECG
Amplifier
8 ECG Instrument Design ECG
Lab/Holter Monitors
9 Digital Systems ECG
Counter Lab
10 Electrodes I Visit
electrode Lab
11 Electrodes II Visit
EEG Lab
12 Blood Pressure I Blood
Pressure Lab
14 Blood Pressure II Visit
Hospital Comp sys
15 Temperature Bridge
Circuit
16-17 Spring Break
18 Midterm Thermistor
lab
19 Force/Displacement Coronary Intensive Care
20 Respiration I Spirometer
21 Respiration II Visit Pulmonary Laboratory
22 Medical Imaging I Visit Imaging Laboratory
23 Medical Imaging II Visit Radiation Therapy
24 Medical Imaging III Graphics Demonstration
25 Computer Interfacing I Computer Interfacing
26 Computer Interfacing II Labview Pulmonary Project
27 Blood Flow I Individual
Projects
28 Blood Flow
II
29 Ion Electrodes
30 Saftety/ FDA regulations
31 Review
Final Examination
Course Requirements-Project:, Project Report, Lab assignments,
Homework, Hospital visits