ECS5330

Biomedical computing

Offered subject to sufficient enrolment

T I H Brown

4 points · 26 hours of lectures and practical work · Irregular availability · Clayton

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of computers as used in hospitals and modern medical practice.

Synopsis Statistical methods. Regression, confidence limits, analysis of variance, etc. Standard software packages. Experimental design, sampling techniques, testability. Database management systems. Equipment databases. Management and maintenance of software and software packages, legal issues. Ethics, clinical patient considerations. On-line computing in clinical and laboratory equipment. Networking, portability, remote applications. Simulation and modelling. Data acquisition methods and hardware, image storage and retrieval.

Assessment Assignment and continuous assessment: 100%

Prescribed texts

Bronzino J D The biomedical engineering handbook CRC, 1995

Back to the 1999 Engineering Handbook