For first year graduate students. Current topics in biomedical engineering. For advanced graduate students. Current topics in biomedical engineering discussed by invited speakers and in prepared presentations by students. Advanced study of computer applications in biomedical engineering.
Topics vary from year to year.
Emphasis on assisted circulation and artificial hearts, noninvasive indice of cardiac disorders and their measurement, and models of coronary circulation. Advanced study of current research areas of brain research. Topics include information processing in the brain, pattern recognition in different sensory modalities, advanced techniques of diagnosing different system disorders, and data recording and techniques of analysis. Topics vary from year to year depending on student interest and faculty availability. Different applications and current literature in the subject are examined and discussed.