Biomedical Instrumentation – Special Considerations
• Sensors and Biosensors: Mechanical sensors, temperature sensors, optical sensors, fiber-optic biosensors and fluorescence biosensors
• Chemical biosensors: pH sensors, oxygen sensors, blood glucose sensors
• Widely used medical lasers, fundamental characteristics of medical laser systems, and applications in Biomedicine. Safety of medical laser systems
• Ultrasound in biomedicine: Ultrasound wave equation, generation and detection of ultrasound, transducers – phased-array transducers. Imaging methods: B-mode, M-mode. Use of the Doppler effect
• Clinical laboratory: Spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, automated analyzers, optical analyzers, light sources, monochromators, ICCD detectors, MCP detectors
• Operating principles of atomic force imaging microscopy – AFM
- Teacher: Κωνσταντίνος Πολιτόπουλος
ECTS : 4
Study Load : theory 3, lab 0
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : The aim of the course is to analyze, at the level of schematic diagrams, the fundamental instruments used in medicine that are related to the field of Electrical Engineering.
The course content focuses on understanding the physical operating principles, as well as the structure and function of widely used medical instruments. It also aims to explore methods for measuring various quantities by examining different types of sensors and the required signal processing. Specifically, the course covers mechanical sensors, temperature sensors, chemical sensors, optical sensors, and ultrasound sensors. Another objective is to address the physical limitations imposed by noise and design constraints. The course further aims to present the basic structure of instruments used for measurements based on the aforementioned sensor types.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Know and understand the fundamental physical principles of sensors used to measure mechanical, chemical, optical quantities, and ultrasound.
• Analyze the structure and operation of medical instruments used to measure clinical parameters based on the above sensor types.
• Combine their existing knowledge to design simple and complex instruments intended for such measurements.
• Analyze and/or calculate the dynamic range and measurement accuracy of these instruments, and propose potential improvements.