BE307
Biomedical Ciruits and Signals
Designed for Biomedical Engineering juniors. Explores fundamental knowledge of biological signals and the circuitry and software used to acquire, analyze, and process these circuits and signals. Reviews basic properties of signals and systems, develops an in-depth knowledge of electronic circuit design, and exposes students to problem-oriented design with special emphasis on problems particular to biomedical applications, and integrates the physiological concepts with electronic design to prepare the students for solving problems in any area of biomedical engineering. Teaches LabView, a graphical programming tool for virtual instrumentation. Students will develop skills to analyze, design, and build both real and virtual instruments for biomedical research applications and prototyping of medical devices.
BE304
Principles of Medical Imaging
This course is a one-semester course covering the basic aspects of medical imaging. The most commonly used imaging modalities (projection x-ray, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, and ultrasound) are discussed in terms of the mathematics, the physical systems, the data produced, and the quality of these data.
BE422/BE522
Introduction to Biomedical Optics and Ultrasound
This course is designed for Biomedical Engineering seniors and graduate students. This course content covers the fundamentals of biomedical optics and ultrasound and their applications in medical imaging and therapy. The first half of the course covers the fundamentals of optics such as the various miscrocopy available, Diffuse Optical Tomoragphy (DOT), laser classification and its safety hazards. While, the second half, exposes the students to the ultrasound's components and its features. Ranging from the transmission capacity to the ways to improve imaging resolution and reconstruction in photoacoustic tomography.
BE630
Research Techniques in Biomedical Engineering
This is the first part of a two semester course intended for PhD students in biomedical engineering. Its purpose is to train students in methodologies and practices used in biomedical engineering research. In the first semester, PhD students will be given exposure to materials that will bolster their research abilities and awareness. The students will be taught how to conduct literature searches, identify all published research, develop the new ideas, understand biomedical experimental designs, indentify relevant in vivo models and formulate these into a research proposal.