Course: Electric and Magnetic Field of Living Organisms

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Course title Electric and Magnetic Field of Living Organisms
Course code FZS/EMPO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Richter Aleš, prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Souček Tomáš, Ing.
Course content
1. General foundations of the theory of electric and magnetic fields 2. Bioelectrical activity of the cells, the action potential propagation 3. Methods of scanning and digital signal processing 4. The electrical activity of the heart, electrocardiography, electromyography, electroencephalography, electrooculography 5. Use of electric and magnetic fields to treat - electrotherapy, electrical stimulation of the heart, electrosurgery, hyperthermia 6. Use of electric and magnetic fields to diagnose - electrical impedance tomography, pletysmography 7. Principles of magnetic resonance imaging

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Goal of the subject is to show connections between sensing biopotentials and bioelectromagnetic effects inside biological object with utilization of basic knowledge about electromagnetic field.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Requirements for credit: Attendance at seminars, the successful completion of a set laboratory task, presentation, successful written test. Requirements for the exam: Pass the exam from MTI/TEE. Reaching terms of credit. Oral examination of the material covered in lectures and seminars. 1. Electrostatic field 2. Electrostatic field in general environment 3. Stationary current field 4. Stationary magnetic field 5. Non-stationary electromagnetic field, Maxwell equations 6. Homogenous and non-homogenous volume sources and conductors 7. Bioelectric sources and their electric field 8. Electric activity of the heart and the heart transmission system 9. Electrocardiography, leak systems 10. Vectorcardiography 11. Modeling of the electric sources of the heart 12. Mappin of the electric activity of the heart 13. Electromyography 14. Electroencefalography 15. Biomagnetic measurements, MKG and MEG 16. Electrical impedance tomography 17. Pletysmography 18. Electric stimulation of the heart 19. Cochlear neuroprotheses 20. Hyperthermy
Recommended literature
  • ČSN EN 60601-1 Zdravotnické elektrické přístroje, Část 1: Všeobecné požadavky na bezpečnost. Český normalizační institut, Praha, 1993.
  • Zákon č. 123/200 Sb., o zdravotnických prostředcích.
  • Zákon č. 18/1997 Sb., atomový zákon.
  • Vejrosta, V. Konstrukce zdravotnických elektrických přístrojů - aplikace požadavků mezinárodních a evropských norem. Česká společnost pro zdravotnickou techniku, Praha, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Biomedical Technology (12) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter