Course details
Sources of Medical Data
IZDM Acad. year 2007/2008 Winter semester 5 credits
Information and control subsystems of human organism. Neural system and its electrical properties. Generation of electrical biosignals. Electroencephalography, electromyography, electrocardiography, phonocardiography. Measuring of blood pressure and flow, temperature, etc., monitoring systems. Vascular diagnostics. Examination of respiratory system, functional stress tests, measurement of properties of sensory organs. Elements of medical imaging systems: digital radiography, X-ray computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging systems, gamma imaging systems, single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission computed tomography, digital sonography. Haematological and biochemical analyses.
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Time span
- 26 hrs lectures
- 13 hrs laboratories
- 13 hrs pc labs
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Basic knowledge about principles and applications of the most important diagnostic methods and systems.
Learning objectives
Gaining knowledge on biological sources of signals and data and on technical possibilities of the data acquisition. Overview, and explanation of principles, of the most important systems for medical diagnostics, with respect to the data provided. The knowledge enables insight into specific properties of medical data acquisition and analysis, and is necessary for communication in medical/hospital environment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
There are no prerequisites
Syllabus of lectures
- Information and control subsystems of human organism. Neural system and its electrical properties.
- Generation of the electrical biosignals. Electroencephalography, electromyography, electrocardiography, phonocardiography.
- Measuring of blood pressure, temperature, examination of respiratory system, further physiological measurements
- Blood flow measurement, Doppler ultrasound systems. Complex vascular diagnostics
- Monitoring systems, intensive care units, functional stress tests
- Measuring characteristics of auditory and visual sensory systems
- Digital radiography.
- X-ray computed tomography.
- Magnetic resonance imaging systems.
- Gamma imaging systems.
- Single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission computed tomography.
- Digital sonography.
- Principles of methods used in biochemical and haematological laboratories
Syllabus of laboratory exercises
- Measurement of electrical activity of brain -lead systems, changes in the signal character as dependent on patient's activity
- Measurement of ECG, VCG, admeasurements and signal description
- Excursion to a hospital clinic, measurement of ECG and respiration during stress test. Holter ECG and pressure systems, continuous pH measurement of stomach content
- Presentation of ultrasound bi-directional Doppler velocity meter, and of IMEXLAB 9000 - a diagnostic system for Doppler and plethysmographic measurement. Measurement of blood pressure. The demonstration of classification algorithms for AVG and plethysmographic signals implemented on a PC
- Measuring characteristics of hearing, electrooculography optokinetic and post rotational nystagmus
- Excursion to a radiography clinic using digital radiography systems and x-ray computed tomography system
- Excursion to a radiography clinic: magnetic resonance imaging system.
- Excursion to a hospital clinic: presentation of a gamma-imaging system and a single photon computed tomography system.
Syllabus of computer exercises
- ECG shape recognition, admeasurements and signal classification
- Suppressing of pacemaker pulses in patient's ECG. Detection of the ineffective stimulation
- Segmentation of EEG signal and analysis of sections
- Processing and presentation of medical image data
Progress assessment
Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.
Active attendance at laboratory sessions.
Controlled instruction
No compensation possible.