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Masters in

BioMedical Engineering

General information

July 2011


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IntroductionBiomedical EngineeringAre you interested in technology and also in health care? Biomedical Engineeringis the perfect mix of both. In Groningen there is a unique cooperation with theUniversity Medical Center Groningen. Many experts medical doctors andengineers bring students into contact with current clinical practice, whichincreasingly depends on new technologies developed by biomedical engineers. Abiomedical engineer trained in Groningen has learned to cooperate inmultidisciplinary teams and to communicate effectively with medical doctors,other engineers, biologists and biochemists.

The Biomedical EngineerCurrent-day medical practice relies increasingly on technology, such aselectronics, information technology, mechanical and materials engineering. In amultidisciplinary setting of medical sciences, natural sciences and engineeringtechnology, biomedical engineers develop new methods for the diagnosis and

treatment of patients. The results of their efforts may range from ever moreadvanced imaging instruments to scaffolds for tissue engineering, and frommodelling software to new surgical appliances. In a clinical environment theymay be responsible for setting up, adapting and maintaining state-of-the-artmedical facilities. Biomedical engineers are qualified to analyse and solveproblems in health care using a combination of engineering and biologicalperspectives. Hence, they have an understanding of the special difficulties ofworking with living systems and are able to create and evaluate a range ofpossible solutions. Biomedical engineers are trained in analytic and syntheticmethods of physics and chemistry, mathematics and computer science, electricaland mechanical engineering. They are also well versed in medical and biological

basic knowledge and know the rules and standards of professional conduct.

Career prospectsThe programme prepares you for three different jobs:

1. (Fundamental) research on new techniques for diagnosis and therapyUniversities, UMCsCompanies

2. Design of new diagnostics, therapiesCompaniesUniversities, UMCs

3. Application of new diagnostics, therapiesUMCs, Hospitals

The multidisciplinary nature of the MSc programme in Biomedical Engineeringadds significantly to employment possibilities in both research andmanagement-oriented jobs. Industry, research agencies, hospitals,universities and government organizations dealing with health-relatedproducts and services are potential employers. Biomedical engineers maycontribute to research, to engineering design and product development, or tobusiness aspects of engineering and technical management. They are alsoexperts who may advise on the development of long-term strategies andpolicies in the field of medical life sciences.


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Programme contentGeneral aimThe general aim of the study is to train you for solving problem: From bed tobench and back. For patients laying in bed find practical solutions at yourresearch bench = new diagnostics and new therapies and bring them to thepatient, who is still laying in bed.

In the first year you are following topics in all fields of Biomedical Engineering,like imaging techniques, physiological control engineering, rehabilitationengineering, implant and prosthesis engineering, cell and tissue engineering andinfection prevention, as well as on aspects of medical ethics and law. The firstyear is finished with an internship at a company or hospital.

In the second year students choose one of two specializations within theprogramme: Clinical Physics and Prostheses & Implant Interface Technology.These specializations correspond to the research areas briefly described below.

In the first semester courses will be followed and the Masters project will beprepared. In the second semester a Masters project, related to thespecialization, will be performed.

Clinical PhysicsMedical Imaging focuses on the visualization of structures and processes withinthe human body. It ranges from the visualization of metabolic processes within acell to the measurement of electrical activity in the brain. Nowadays a widevariety of imaging techniques are used, such as X-ray and CT, MRI, PET andultrasound cameras for the medium and large scale (down to 1 mm). Differenttypes of optical and electron microscopes cover the range toward micrometre or

even nanometre scale. A further topic is radiation therapy. Medicalinstrumentation is concerned with non-imaging equipment and control systems.Examples include surgical technologies, anaesthesia equipment, non-invasivediagnostic equipment using light, and instruments for the measurement ofparameters of body function, as used in an intensive care environment. Otherimportant topics concern modelling of physiological processes and the physiologyof bioelectrical phenomena at the cellular or organ level, such as in muscle tissueor the neural system. In this specialization students learn to develop or improveimaging and other medical instruments, in hardware and/or software.

Prostheses & Implant Interface Technology

This field deals with techniques that are intended to restore body functions.Examples include implants, artificial organs, prostheses & orthoses. Implantsmust be biocompatible, which means that they will be accepted by the body andwill not evoke a severe rejection reaction. Biomaterials can also bebiodegradable, which means that they are slowly broken down into harmlesssubstances in the body. At present, new tissue engineering techniques for therestoration of tissue structures are being developed.Important topics in this specialization include biomechanics, materials science,design methodology and molecular-cellular techniques. You can choose between: a more engineering specialization, focusing on the design of prostheses,

orthoses and implants;

a more biological specialization, focusing on implant infection and tissueengineering.


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ProceduresCourse selectionBefore the start of the Masters please select the courses that you would like tofollow and discuss them wth Tjar Koiter. When they are approved, please registeryourself at these courses.

Masters project and Industrial internship regulationsThe Masters project (35 EC) is to be conducted at one of the research groups ofthe University of Groningen or University Medical Center Groningen that areactive in Biomedical Engineering. The industrial internship (15 EC) is to beperformed at an industry that develops and/or produces medical products or at ahospital.The Masters project and the industrial internship are arranged by one of the nineMasters project co-ordinators:Prostheses & Implant Interface Technology

dr. M.C. Harmsen, [email protected]

dr. T.G. van Kooten, [email protected] mw. prof. dr. H.C. van der Mei, [email protected]

prof. dr. Ir. G.J. Verkerke, [email protected] physics

prof. dr. P. van Dijk, [email protected]

dr. M.J.W. Greuter, [email protected]

dr. ir. A. van der Schaaf, [email protected]

dr. ir. A.T.M. Willemsen, [email protected]

dr. R.J. Renken, [email protected]

The Masters project will be performed within one of the many research groups

involved with research in the field of Biomedical Engineering. An overview ofthese groups can be found via Nestor, course Biomedical Engineering Generalinformation, Masters 201-2012, semester 3a and 3b.

The procedure is as follows:Industrial Internship1. Contact one of the Masters project co-ordinators as soon as possible,

preferably at the start of your Masters, because it needs much time, at leasthalf a year. Then you can formulate your Masters project. and select aninternship. A supervisor for the Masters project is assigned to you.

2. Fill in the form about the internship (to be found on the Nestorsite) and send

it to the programme coordinator.3. The internship must be finished with a report and a presentation. The report

will be assessed by your local supervisor and your Masters thesis coordinator,using a form that can be found on Nestor.

Research project (Masters project)1. If you have finished the internship and at least 30 EC of mandatory courses,

then you are allowed to start your Masters project.2. Fill in the form about the Masters project (to be found on the Nestorsite

Biomedical Engineering General Information) and send it to the programmecoordinator.

3. During your Masters project you have to follow 7 colloquia. A colloquium is apresentation of a scientist (staff members and guest lecturers) about a
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specific topic. The topics can originate from many disciplines, as long as theyhave a link with BME. Presentations of PhD-students about the progress oftheir research are not valid as colloquium. You can discuss with your Mastersproject coordinator which colloquia you will follow. There is a form availableto mark each followed colloquium; this form can be found as well on Nestor,

course Biomedical Engineering General information.4. Halfway there will be a midterm review. Your supervisor will fill in the mid-term form present it to you and discuss your score. The form can be foundon Nestor.

5. The Masters project is finished with a report and a presentation. For theassessment of your Masters project forms will be used that can be found aswell on Nestor. The assessment will be performed by your supervisor and aco-referent. The co-referent is a staff member from another research groupas the one of your supervisor. You have to name the co-referent on yourreport. For the presentation you have to make an appointment with thesecretariat of the research group, where you perform your Masters project.

A copy of the report that is approved by your supervisor needs to be send tothe secretary of the programme Mrs Ellen Lageman.

For all changes to these rules permission is required of the exam committee.

More informationPlease consult the study guide, it contains all necessary information.For the latest information, please consult Nestor, course Biomedical Engineering General information regularly.


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Specific goals of the Masters programmeSpecific goals of the specialisation Prostheses & Implant Interface

Technology

After following the specialisation Implants and Function Restoration the studentmust be able to:

realise restoration of body functions by designing prototypes of new,technological innovative implants, artificial organs, prostheses and orthosesthat are based on fundamental scientific research.

For this the following courses have to be followed:

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Biomechanics 2 Students have to know how to determine theforces or stresses that will act on their implantsand the resulting movement of limbs.

Biomaterials 2 Students must select the optimal biomaterial for

their implants.Design of implants Student must be able to create the best implant

for a lost body function.

Quality of life Students must realize that the main target fortheir implant is to improve the quality of life ofpatients. So they have to know how it is definedand how it can be determined.

Technology andethics

Students have to realize the impact of newimplants in terms of an increase or decrease ofhealth care costs, increased independency ontechnology.

conduct scientific research on the functioning of implants, from a biological,chemical and mechanical point of view and based on a modelling approach.


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Surfacecharacterization

Students must know how the surface of animplant can be characterised.

Interface biology Students must know the interactions betweenbiomaterials and their surrounding.

improve existing implants concerning interaction with the body, frombiological, chemical and mechanical point of view.


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Recent developm. inbiomaterials

Students must know the latest developments onimproving biomaterials

Colloid and interfacescience

Students must know how they can influence theinterface between biomaterials and theirsurrounding.

Integrated lab

course biomaterials

Students must be able to apply their knowledge

on biomaterials and their interface in practice.


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follow a post-graduate training in Biomedical Engineering.

work in interdisciplinary teams


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Multidisciplinaryproject Students must learn and experience how towork in multidisciplinary teams, composed ofstudents with another background.

Industrial internship Students must learn and experience how towork in multidisciplinary teams, composed ofemployees from industry and/or hospitals.

Thesis project Students must be able to apply their knowledgeon implant design, biomaterials and theirinterface in a multidisciplinary team.

Specific goals of the specialisation Clinical PhysicsAfter following the specialisation Medical Instrumentation and Imaging thestudent must be able to:

conduct scientific research on the functioning of medical instruments, bothfrom a biological and physical point of view and based on a modellingapproach


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Biomedicalinstrumentation

Students should have an overview of the currentpossibilities in diagnostics.

Physiological

instrumentation

Students must have insight in the physical

principles of diagnosticsNeurophysiology Students must know fundamental biophysical

properties order to understand the relatedproperties in the functioning of neuro cells

Medical physics forradiation oncology

Students must know the physical and technicalaspects of delivery of a specific doseof ionizing radiation to destroy a tumour

Radiation physics Students must know the physics behind aradiation treatment

conduct scientific research on medical imaging techniques, both from abiological and physical point of view and based on a modelling approach


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Scientificvisualization

Students must have an overview of currentways to visualise human organs and tissues.

Imaging techniquesin radiology

Students must know the technique and physicsof the commonly used diagnostic techniques inradiology

MR physics Students must have knowledge on the physicsof MRI

Nuclear Medicine,SPECT and PET

Students must know the fundamentals offunctional imaging with radionuclides


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improve diagnosis by designing prototypes of new, technological innovativemedical instruments and imaging techniques that are based on fundamentalscientific research,


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Signal analysis Students must know how to analyse the signals,created by various types of instruments to beable to improve signal analysis

Control systems Students must have knowledge on the basics ofthe control of systems to be able to improvedevices on that aspect.

Lab course controlsystems

Students must apply their knowledge on controlsystems the opportunities and limitations better.

Technology andethics

Students have to realize the impact of newimplants in terms of an increase or decrease ofhealth care costs, increased independency ontechnology.

work in interdisciplinary teams

follow a post-graduate training in Biomedical Engineering


course because

Multidisciplinaryproject

Students must learn and experience how towork in multidisciplinary teams, composed of

students with another background.Industrial internship Students must learn and experience how to

work in multidisciplinary teams, composed ofemployees from industry and/or hospitals.

Thesis project Students must be able to apply their knowledgeon implant design, biomaterials and theirinterface in a multidisciplinary team.

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