COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOELECTROMAGNETISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BMT 5001 BIOELECTROMAGNETISM ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EMINE YEŞIM ZORAL

Offered to

Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Biomedical Tehnologies (English)

Course Objective

The course provides an introductory information for bioelectromagnetism and describes its principles and applications in general. Both the theories and experiments which were contributed to the development of the field are accompanied by a discussion of history of bioelectromagnetism. The physiological origin of bioelectric and biomagnetic signal is discussed in detail. The sensitivity in a given measurement situation, the energy distribution in stimulation with the same electrodes, and the measurement of impedance are presented and they are related by the electrode lead field theory. The reciprocity theorem is introduced and it is shown that the bioelectric procedures apply equally well for biomagnetic considerations. The differences between corresponding bioelectric and biomagnetic methods are discussed. It is shown, that all subfields of bioelectromagnetism obey the same basic laws and they are closely tied together through the principle of reciprocity. The course helps to understand the properties of existing bioelectric and biomagnetic measurements and stimulation methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge on bioelectromagnetism and its principles and applications in general.
2   Knowledge on history of bioelectromagnetism
3   Knowledge on physiological origin of bioelectric and biomagnetic signals.
4   Knowledge on the sensitivity in a given measurement situation, the energy distribution in stimulation with the same electrodes, and the measurement of impedance.
5   Knowledge on the electrode lead field theory.
6   Knowledge on the reciprocity theorem.
7   Knowledge on the differences between corresponding bioelectric and biomagnetic methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to bioelectromagnetism, subdivisions of bioelectromagnetism, bioelectric phenomena, generation of bioelectric signals, importance of bioelectromagnetism, and history of bioelectromagnetism are presented
2 Introducing the anatomy and physiology of excitable tissues and the mechanism of bioelectric phenomena. Discussion of the anatomy and physiology of nerve and muscle cells on a cellular level
3 The anatomy and physiology of excitable tissues at the organ level is reviewed on neural tissue and on cardiac tissues. The necessary vocabulary and an overview of the source of bioelectric phenomena is introduced
4 The nature of bioelectric sources, conductors and the human body as a volume conductor are characterized
5 Modeling of the biological volume sources and volume conductors are discussed. The fundamental concepts of forward and inverse problems are defined and their solvability is discussed
6 Theoretical methods that have been developed for analyzing the source-field relationships of bioelectric and biomagnetic phenomena are examined
7 MIDTERM 1
8 The detection of bioelectric and biomagnetic signals, classified on an anatomical basis, as having neural tissues as their sources, are discussed. Wide variety of applications for bioelectric measurements that are utilized in neurophysiology are introduced
9 The detection of bioelectric and biomagnetic signals, classified on an anatomical basis, as having cardiac tissues as their sources, are discussed. Applications of bioelectromagnetism to cardiology are introduced
10 The electric stimulation of peripheral nervous tissue, called functional electric stimulation, especially in order to produce muscular activity is discussed. The principles of magnetic stimulation and its neurological applications are presented
11 The applications of electric stimulation to cardiac (i.e. cardiac pacing and cardiac defibrillation) are discussed. The possible ways of cardiac pacing, and the methods of cardiac defibrillation, are discussed
12 The measurement of intrinsic electric and magnetic properties of biological tissues, such as the measurement of tissue impedance and of the electrodermal response, are discussed
13 Other spontaneous bioelectric signals, especially the electro-oculogram (EOG), magnetic counterpart of this phenomenon (i.e. electronystagmogram (ENG)) and electroretinogram (ERG) are presented
14 MIDTERM 2

Recomended or Required Reading

TEXTBOOK : Jaakko Malmivuo and Robert Plonsey: Bioelectromagnetism -Principles and Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields, Oxford University Press, USA; 1st edition (July 27, 1995) ISBN-10: 0195058232 ISBN-13: 978-0195058239

REFERENCE BOOKS : - Cheng, David Engineering Electromagnetics, Wiley & Sons
New York, 1992.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

There will be minimum 2 homeworks, averaged out grades for which will be 20 % of the overall success of the students. Two mid-term examinations will be averaged and affect the grade by 30 %. Final exam will be 50 % of the resulting grade.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 + MTE 2/2 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 + MTE 2/2 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.zoral@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Midterm 2 5 10
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.155444334
LO.245534
LO.35453324
LO.45552543
LO.5445233
LO.6545233
LO.7434454

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