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Program Title : Biomedical instrumentation
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Program code and number: BMT 414
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Faculty member responsible for the program : Dr. Ali Saad
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Qualification required for faculty member: Ph.D. or M.Sc.
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No. of units/Credit hours: 3 hrs.
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level at which this course is offered : 9
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Pre-requisites: Electronics (BMT 313)
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Co-requisites: NA
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General Goal of program:
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Understand basics of instrumentation.
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Study of medical instrumentation the design and function
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Develop an ability to design and analyze medical instrument.
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Short Description of the course: The course focus on studying several biomedical instrument including defibrillators, cardioverters, electrosurgical unit, medical Laser, Peacemakers and instrument and techniques dealing with electrophysiological signals like EEG, EMG and ENG.

. 11. Topics to be Covered
Topic No of
Weeks
Defibrillators/Cardioversio n
Defibrillation Strength
Duration Curve
External Defibrillators
Capacitive Discharge
Defibrillator
Square Wave Defibrillators
Defibrillation Electrodes
Electrode Placement
Electrodes used in cardiac defibrillation
A cardioverter
Implantable Defibrillators
Pacemakers
Short History of Pacemakers
Cardiac Conduction System
Atrioventricular block
Normal ECG followed by an ectopic beat
Modern Pacemakers asynchronous cardiac pacemaker
Demand Synchronous
Pacing rate-responsive pacemaker
Evolution of implantable pacemaker technology
Dual Chamber Pacemaker
Bipolar Pacemaker
Electrodes
Unipolar Pacemaker
Electrodes commonly applied cardiac pacemaker electrodes
Pacemaker Placement
2
2
Total hours
6
6
Lecture
4
4
Tutorial/
Practical
4
4

Electrosurgery and ablation
Electrosurgery works by cutting, fulguration or desiccation typical electrosurgical unit
Components of a modern electrosurgical system
Elastomeric silicone-coated cutting electrodes
Structure of the commonly used electrodes in laparoscopy return electrode monitoring system
Argon beam coagulator
Examples of ablation procedures
The Joule heat generated from the catheter tip
A typical ablation electrode system
An ablation catheter
Common cardiac ablation sites
FEM for Hepatic Ablation
Important Parameters Affecting
Lesion Dimension
A simplified optical diagram of components of the laser system
System for prostate cryoablation block diagram of a microwave power supply
Medical L-A-S-E-R
Laser Elements
Laser Characteristics
Laser Tissue Interaction
Carbon Dioxide Laser
ND:Yag Laser
Argon and argon dye laser
Diode and Holmium Laser
Electroneurogram (ENG
Electromyogram (EMG)
EMG Affected by Disease
Evoked EMG
Measurements/ENG
EEG Brain signal measurement and analysis
Brain Structure
Brain Function
Electroencephalogram
(EEG)
Unipolar EEG Recording
Evoked Potential
Estimation
Signal Power Estimates
2
1
1
6
3
3
2 4
1
1
2
2

Catheterization &
Cardiac Output
Measurement of Heart
Valve Surface Area
Heart Sound Generation
Heart Sound
Measurement
Measurement of Blood
Flow
Indicator Dilution
Methods
Indicator Dilution via
Rapid Injection
Example of Swan Ganz
Catheter
2 6 2 4
2 6 2 4
Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI)
How MRI Works
Timeline of MR Imaging
MRI whole system
Magnetic and
Electromagnetic
Fields
Shimming Coils
Proton in magnetic field frequency encoding
MRI image formation
12Teaching Strategies, program Outcomes, and methods of Assessment:
Knowledge Cognitive Skills
Interpersonal
Skills and
Responsibility
Analytic and
Communicati on skills.
Teaching
Strategies program
Outcomes
Home works and practical helps student to works together in groups, and train them to assume responsibility in writing reports and deliver them at time. methods of
Assessment
2 mid-terms written exams
(40)and one final written exam (40)+ practical exam and reports (20)
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Teaching Sources:

a) Books or notes : Medical instrumentation Application and design, third edition,
John Webster, John Wiley &Sons, 1998. b) Extra references: NA c) Electronic sources : NA d) Teaching aids : NA
Date of approval of program specification Date of major program review