Biomedical Engineering

Објавено: October 12, 2018
  1.    Course Title Biomedical Engineering
  2.    Code 3ФЕИТ05З006
  3.    Study program KHIE
  4.    Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
  5.    Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
  6.    Academic year/semester IV/7   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
  8.    Lecturer Dr Branislav Gerazov
  9.    Course Prerequisites Taken course: Mathematics 1

10.    Course Goals (acquired competencies):  The course aims to provide students with an introduction to the basic concepts of biomedical engineering, including biomechanics, biomaterials, and biotechnology. The students will gain an understanding of the structure and function of cells and tissues and the generation of electrical signals in cells. The students will be introduced to biomedical imaging and sensors (X-ray, computer tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, nuclear radiation images). The students will be competent to acquire and process biomedical images with different techniques and algorithms. The students will be acquainted with worldwide and local standards on the matter.

11.    Course Syllabus: Introduction to biomedical engineering, review of human anatomy and physiology. Biomechanics. Material mechanics. Biomaterials, characteristics, types and application. Tissue engineering. Analysis of bioelectric phenomena. Modelling and simulation of physiological systems. Detection, measurement and processing of biomedical signals. Biomedical sensors. Biomedical images, devices for aquisition. Methods for processing biomedical images. X-ray, computer tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, nuclear radiation images. Application of algorithms for processing biomedical images. Biotechnology. Responses of human biological functions to bioengineering applications. Application of engineering principles for analyses, modification and controlling biological systems. Ethics. Standards and regulative (worldwide and local).
12.    Learning methods:  Active participation in class, home and laboratory assignments and projects.
13.    Total number of course hours 3 + 1 + 1 + 0
14.    Distribution of course hours 180
15.    Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 45
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 30
16.    Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 30
16.2. Individual tasks 20
16.3. Homework and self-learning 55
17.    Grading 17.1. Exams 0
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 20
17.3. Activity and participation 30
17.4. Final exam 50
18.    Grading criteria (points) up to 49 points     5 (five) (F)
from 50 to 60 points     6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points     7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points     8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points     9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points   10 (ten) (A)
19.    Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Participation in laboratory classes
20.  Forms of assessment During the semester there are two written partial exams (at the middle and at the end of semester, with duration of 120 minutes). The student can participate in optional team project assignment that should be finished until the end of semester. The final grade is formed as a sum of the results from the partial exams, the laboratory excersises and the project assignments.
In the exam sessions there is written exam (duration 120 minutes). The final grade is formed as a sum of the results from the written exam, the laboratory excersises and the project assignments.
During the exam it is not allowed to use literature or notes, neither calculators, mobile phones or other electronic devices
21.  Language Macedonian and English
22.  Method of monitoring of teaching quality Self-evaluation and surveys
23.   Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Ed. John D. Enerle, Su-san M. Blanchard Introduction to Bio-medical Engineering Second Edition, Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press Series 2005
2 Ed. Joseph D. Bronzino The Biomedical Engineering Hand-Book Second Edition, Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC 2000
3 Klaus D. Toennies Guide to Medical Image Analysis Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro  Biomedical Image Analysis Recipes in MATLAB®  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd  2015
2  Arthur T. Johnson  Biology for Engineers  Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC  2011
3  O. P. Gandhi

Biological Effects and Medical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields

  Prentice Hall  1990