ECE5808

Biomedical computing ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: T I H Brown

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

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: Continuous: 100%

Contact Hours: 26 hours of lectures and 26 hours practical work