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B026972 - BIOELECTROMAGNETISM
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Course program
Academic Year 2020-21
Coorte 2018 - 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
Course year
Third year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Information Engineering (DINFO)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
ING-INF/02 - ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
54
Teaching Term
01/03/2021 ⇒ 11/06/2021
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
- Biological interactions of electromagnetic fields;
- Clinical and diagnostic applications of electromagnetic fields;
- Clinical and diagnostic applications of electromagnetic fields;
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Jaakko M, Robert P(1995) Bioelectromagnetism - Principles and
Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields, Oxford University
Press, New York.
Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields, Oxford University
Press, New York.
Learning Objectives
The course introduces the students to the interaction between the electromagnetic field and biological tissues, as a mechanism which is at the basis of various bioengineeristic applications.
Prerequisites
Electromagnetic Fields
Teaching Methods
Frontal lesson
Type of Assessment
Oral examination on:
* Mechanisms of biological interaction of electromagnetic fields
* Peculiarity of the propagation of the electromagnetic signal in the human body
* SAR evaluation of a given tissue
* Principles of operation of biomedical equipment studied in the course
* Mechanisms of biological interaction of electromagnetic fields
* Peculiarity of the propagation of the electromagnetic signal in the human body
* SAR evaluation of a given tissue
* Principles of operation of biomedical equipment studied in the course
Course program
Short recall of the course of Electromagnetic Fields
- Biological interaction of electromagnetic fields:
electromagnetic characterization of biological material, propagation in biological tissues, average power absorbed by tissues, biological effects of electromagnetic fields and biological sources of electromagnetic fields.
- Clinical and Diagnostic Applications of Electromagnetic Fields:
Electro-scalpel, Electromagnetic Flowmeter, Microwave Thermo-ablation Systems, Imaging Devices (Magnetic Resonance and Similar)
- Other biomedical applications:
Inductive loading and electromagnetic energy harvesting for biomedical systems, RFID techniques for hospital processes.
- Clinical seminars
- Biological interaction of electromagnetic fields:
electromagnetic characterization of biological material, propagation in biological tissues, average power absorbed by tissues, biological effects of electromagnetic fields and biological sources of electromagnetic fields.
- Clinical and Diagnostic Applications of Electromagnetic Fields:
Electro-scalpel, Electromagnetic Flowmeter, Microwave Thermo-ablation Systems, Imaging Devices (Magnetic Resonance and Similar)
- Other biomedical applications:
Inductive loading and electromagnetic energy harvesting for biomedical systems, RFID techniques for hospital processes.
- Clinical seminars