Mechanics of skeletal muscle and mechanical models of muscle, solution of the inverse dynamics problem, theoretical and experimental methods of kinematic and kinetic analysis, computation of intersegmental load and muscle forces, applications to gait analysis and sports biomechanics. Overview of the mechanical properties of the various tissues in the musculoskeletal system, the relationship of these properties to anatomic and histologic structure, and the changes in these properties caused by aging and disuse. The tissues covered include bone, cartilage and synovial fluid, ligament and tendon. Offered in alternate years. Lectures review basic, advanced pulse sequences, image reconstruction, display and technology and how these are applied clinically.
Lecture complements a more technical course.
The various imaging technologies used in medical diagnosis will be studied. These include x-ray radiography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, mammography, ultrasound imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine imaging. Boone, Seibert 246. Design and fabrication of sensors. Topics include transduction principles, fabrication technologies specific to microsensors, and design of microsensor systems, including packaging.