Course: Survey of Medical Devices and Biostatistics

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Course title Survey of Medical Devices and Biostatistics
Course code LBF/VCA21
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolářová Hana, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Doležal Ladislav, Ing. CSc.
  • Langová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zapletalová Jana, Mgr. Dr.
  • Bajgar Robert, MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Maceček Jaroslav, MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vachutka Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Binder Svatopluk, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sněhota Martin, MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Biostatistics. Hypothesis testing. Parametric methods. Non-parametric tests. Categorical data analysis. Chi-square test. Dependency measurement. Principles of linear regression. Measurement of electrical quantities. Recording, transferring and processing of biosignals. Electromagnetic radiation. Fundamentals of electrotechnique. Fundamentals of molecular physics. Nuclear physics. Mechanics of oscillation and waves. Sound propagation. Fundamentals of optics and imaging methods. Demonstration of instrumental technique.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to familiarize the students with basic principles of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods and with statistic processing of medical data and complete education useful for medical biophysics tutorials.
The students will be able to understand basic principles of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods and will be able statistic processing of medical data.
Prerequisites
Students ought to have fundamental mathematics and physics attainments at the secondary education level.
LBF/VCA11
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LBF/ZUA11

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

100% active attendance at seminars
Recommended literature
  • Hrazdira, I., & Mornstein, V. (2001). Lékařská biofyzika a přístrojová technika. Brno: Neptun.
  • Navrátil, L., Rosina, J. a kol. (2005). Medicínská biofyzika. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Penhaker, M. a kol. (2004). Lékařské diagnostické přístroje. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO.
  • Penhaker, M. (2007). Lékařské terapeutické přístroje. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO.
  • Rosina, J. a kol. (2013). Biofyzika: pro zdravotnické a biomedicínské obory. Praha: Grada.
  • Rozman, J. a kol. (2006). Elektronické přístroje v lékařství. Praha: Academia.
  • Tomášková, H. (2007). Základy biostatistiky. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter