Executive Post Graduate Program in Medical Technology

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12 Months

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Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Campus Based/Physical Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

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The syllabus

Course 1: Anatomy and Physiology

Module 1 - Introduction to Cells
  • Basic Unit of the Human Body - Cells and Tissues
  • Components of the Blood
  • Types of Blood Cells 
  • Anatomical Planes, Terms, and Positions
Module 2 - Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Systems
  • Types of Connective Tissues
  • Structure of Bone & Cartilage 
  • Bones in the Body   
  • Special Types of Bones 
  • Structure of Joints
  • Structure and Types of Muscle 
  • Structure of Motor Unit
Module 3 - Anatomy of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems – Nose to Alveoli
  • Arteries and Veins
  • Components of the Blood
  • Types of Blood Cells
  • Blood Vessels of Various Regions in the Body
  • Pericardium 
  • Structure & External Features of the Heart 
  • Chambers of the Heart 
  • Blood Supply to the heart
  • Nasal Cavity 
  • Larynx                                           
  • Trachea
  • Bronchial Tree 
  • Lungs 
  • Alveoli
Module 4 - Anatomy of the Digestive System - Mouth to Large Intestine & Urogenital System
  • Oral Cavity 
  • Pharynx
  • Structure and Function of the Esophagus
  • Structure and Function of the Stomach 
  • Structure and Function of Small Intestine 
  • Structure and Function of the Large Intestines
  • Glands in the Digestive System  
  • Structure of Kidney, Ureter, and Urinary Bladder 
  • Male and Female External Genitalia 
  • Female Pelvis & Structure of Uterus, Ovary, & Fallopian Tube 
  • Male Pelvis & Structure of Prostate Gland and Testis
Module 5 - Anatomy of the Nervous System & Special Senses
  • Sympathetic Nervous System 
  • Parasympathetic Nervous System 
  • Coverings of Brain 
  • Sulci & Gyri and Functional Areas of the Brain
  • Ventricles of the Brain 
  • Blood Supply of the Brain 
  • Structure & External Features of Spinal Cord 
  • Tracts of the Spinal Cord
  • Structure of Ear
  • Structure of Eyeball
Module 6 - Anatomy of Endocrine System
  • Endocrine Glands: Overview 
  • Structure of Pituitary Gland 
  • Structure of Thyroid Gland 
  • Structure of Adrenal Gland 
  • Structure of Pancreas
  • Structure of Pineal Gland
Module 7 - Introduction to Physiological Systems
  • Terms and Positions
  • Basic Unit of Human Body - Cell and its Function
  • Each System and its Function
  • Homeostasis
Module 8 - Gastrointestinal System
  • G.I. Tract
  • Esophagus and Stomach
  • Small Intestine and Large intestine
  • Accessory Organs
  • Salivary Glands, Liver, and Pancreas
  • Ingestion, Digestion, and Absorption
  • Factors Regulating Movements in the GI tract
  • Common Problems Associated
  • Surgeries Associated
  • Common Techniques
  • Products Available in the Market for Procedures
Module 9 - Urinary System (Urology and Nephrology)
  • Anatomy/Structure of Kidney
  • Nephron, Ureter, and Urethra
  • Urine Formation
  • Kidney Stone – Major problems associated
  • Common Surgeries
  • Urology vs Nephrology
  • Products Available in the Market for the Procedure
Module 10 - Respiratory System
  • Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, and Trachea
  • Primary Bronchi
  • Lungs
  • Mechanism of Breathing
  • Respiratory Volume
  • Measurement and Artificial Respiration
Module 11 - Cardiovascular System
  • Blood vessel – Type and Structure
  • Cardiac Muscle – Structure
  • Action Potential
  • Anatomy of Heart
  • Conducting System of the Heart
  • Sounds of Heart
  • Blood pressure – Regulation and Measurement Technique
  • Common Problems Associated
  • Surgical Procedures Associated
Module 12 - Nervous and Endocrine Systems
  • Organization and Structure of the Nervous System
  • Neurons and Action Potential
  • Central and Peripheral Nervous System
  • Brain
  • Lobes and Cortical Areas
  • Spinal cord – Introductions
  • Arrangement and Plexus Formation
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Divisions and Controls
  • Reflex Mechanism
  • Common Problems Associated
  • Surgery Techniques Associated
  • Introduction to Endocrine System
  • General Functions

Course 2: Medical Instrumentation and Biomedical Signals

Module 1 - Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation
  • What biomedical instrumentation is
  • Components of the biomedical instrumentation system
  • Static and dynamic characteristics of instrumentation
  • Measurement accuracy
  • Measurement and development of standards
Module 2 - Bioelectric Signals
  • What bioelectric signals are
  • How biomedical signals are generated
  • Man-instrument system block diagram
Module 3 - Biomedical Transducers
  • Transducer and its characteristics
  • Types of transducers
  • Common transducers for physiological signals
Module 4 - Different Types of Bioelectric Signals with Waveforms
  • ECG, EEG, EMG, EOG, ERG, PCG, PPG, EGG, Capnogram, VCG
  • Biopotential electrodes and their types
  • Common noise associated with biomedical signals
  • Introduction to operational amplifiers (Op-amps), their characteristics, and basic configuration
Module 5 - Biopotential Amplifiers
  • Biopotential amplifiers
  • Signal conditioning circuits for noise processing (active filters)
  • Isolation circuits
  • Instrumentation amplifier ICs and analog front end ICs
Module 6 - ECG and EEG Acquisition Systems
  • ECG lead configuration
  • ECG machine
  • Multipara monitoring system
  • EEG machine
  • Parameters of respiration and spirometer
Module 7 - Hemodialysis Machine
  • Dialysis
    • Renal system and its functions
    • What dialysis is and why it is needed
    • Glomerular filtration rate
    • Filtration factor
    • Renal clearance
  • Types of renal replacement therapy
  • Hemodialysis
    • Working principle
    • Hemodialysis machine
    • Types of hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Artificial kidney
  • Impact on healthcare and economics
Module 8 - Electric Impulse Generator
  • What an electric impulse generator is 
  • Cardiac pacemaker 
  • Natural pacemaker of the heart 
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Artificial pacemaker
  • External and temporary pacing 
  • Implantable cardiac pacemaker
  • Cardiac defibrillator 
  • Neuro-stimulator
  • Non-invasive neurostimulation 
  • Transcranial electrical stimulation 
  • Invasive neurostimulation
Module 9 - Ventilator Machine and Oxygen Concentrator
  • Artificial Ventilation
    • What artificial ventilation is
    • Types of artificial ventilation
  • Ventilator machine
    • Goal of mechanical ventilation
    • Working principle of ventilator machine
    • Modes of ventilator machine
    • 10 maxims of ventilator design
    • Open-source ventiators
  • Oxygen concentrators
    • Oxygen therapy
    • How an oxygen concentrator works
    • Portable oxygen concentrators
    • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
    • Manufacturers of oxygen concentrators
Module 10 - Heart-Lung Support Systems
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass
    • What cardiopulmonary bypass is and when it is needed
    • Applications of CPB
    • Block diagram and functioning of CPB
    • Components of the heart-lung machine
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
    • What an ECMO machine is and when it is used
    • Applications of ECMO
    • Types of ECMO
  • Ventricular assist devices (VAD)
    • What is a VAD and when is it used
    • Application of VAD
    • Types of VAD
  • Artificial heart
Module 11 - Medical Robotics
  • Medical Robots
  • Surgical Robots
  • Applications of Surgical Robots
  • Rehabilitation Robots
  • Robotic Prosthesis
  • Patient-assist Robots
  • Pharmacy Automation
  • Disinfection Robot
  • Endoscopy Robot
  • Microrobots and Nanorobots
  • Clinical Training Robots
Module 12 - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Safety Guidelines, and Job Roles
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare
    • What AI is
    • Rise of AI in healthcare
    • Common AI terms
  • Clinical applications of AI
  • System applications of AI
  • Healthcare AI in industry
  • Ethical concerns in medical research
  • Regulations
  • Medical device classification
    • Indian standards
    • FDA standards
    • EU standards
  • General safety and maintenance guidelines for medical devices
    • Need for safety and maintenance
    • Preoperation setup and calibration
    • Perioperative care
    • Postoperative cleaning
  • Job roles in the healthcare field

Course 3: Medical Informatics

Module 1 - Introduction to Medical Informatics
  • Medical Informatics: Overview
  • Electronic Health Records / Hospital Information System
  • Health Information Technology Standards in Medical Informatics
  • Essential Concepts for Biomedical Computing and Coding Systems for Biomedical Data
  • Data Analytics and Reporting
  • Clinical Decision Support Systems and Artificial Intelligence
Module 2 - Application Areas of Medical Informatics
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)/Electronic Health Record (EHR)
  • Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
  • Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)
  • Radiology Information System (RIS)
  • Clinical Information System (CIS)
  • Device Integration
  • Other Areas of Application
  • Global Emerging Trends
Module 3 - Healthcare Standards and Regulations
  • Quality Planning of Hospital Support System
  • Quality Assurance to Patients, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH), and Joint Commission International (JCI)
  • Patient Safety Trends And Incidents Management
  • Risk Management in Healthcare
  • Potential Medical Error
  • Mandatory Federal Regulations
  • Legislations Impacting the Field of Healthcare
Module 4 - Medical Informatics Tools
  • Tools used in Healthcare Information Technology (HCIT)
  • Understanding Database
  • Understanding HL7 Standard
  • Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)
  • Software Development Tool
  • Interfacing Technologies
  • Reporting Technologies
  • Admit, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) Sample Message
  • Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) and Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
  • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Server / TCP Client Collection
Module 5 - IoT - Medical technologies
  • Cloud Computing and Data Analytics
  • Mobile Health - Telemedicine and Patient Monitoring
  • The Future of Computer Applications in Biomedicine
  • Point of Care Telemedicine
  • Computational Model of Physiology
Module 6 - Artificial Intelligence and its Future in Healthcare
  • Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Technology
  • Understanding machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and data science
  • Algorithms used in AI
  • Application and Usage of AI and Data Analytics
  • Technologies and Tools used for AI
  • Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
  • Regression Algorithms
  • Decision Tree and Random Forest

Course 4: Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare

Module 1 - Introduction to IoT
  • Basics of IoT and Communication Technologies
  • Uses of IoT – Smart Cities, Smart Living, Smart Energy, Smart Learning, and Smart Health
  • Wireless Communication Standards – ZigBee, Bluetooth, and WiFi.
  • Challenges of using IoT in Healthcare
  • Uses of IoT in Healthcare Systems – Patient monitoring & diagnostics, home healthcare, personal health care, and fitness
Module 2 - Wearable Health Monitoring System (WHMS)
  • Basics of Wearable Health Monitoring System (WHMS)
  • Need for Wearable Systems
  • Applications of WHMS - Soldiers, Astronauts, SIDS, Home Healthcare, Sports/Fitness, Disaster, COVID, Haptics, and more
  • Design of Wearable Computer - Introduction, Architecture, and Attributes
  • Design of Smart Textiles, Wearable Electronics, Dry Electrodes, and Textile Electrodes
  • Issues of WHMS & Factors Inhibiting Growth
Module 3 - IoT Architecture and Protocols
  • Networking Architectures, OSI and TCP/IP
  • Protocols and Standardization for IoT - M2M, RFID, SCADA, and BACNet
  • Basic Client-Server Communication Model
  • Network Sockets, Ports, IP and APIs
  • Sensor Interfaces – ECG, EEG, PPG, Pulse Oximeter, Temperature Sensors, and Pressure Sensors
  • Raspberry Pi and Python Programming
Module 4 - Wireless Body Area Network and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
  • Basics of Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications
  • Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)
  • WBAN Architecture and Topology.
  • Routing Protocols and Security
  • Energy Harvesting
  • IoMT in Healthcare Introduction and Architecture
  • Wearable IoMT
  • Data Handling, Analysis, and Cloud Computing

Course 5: Product Design and Development - from A to Z

Week 1 - Introduction to Product Design
  • Fundamentals of product design 
  • Overview of each design process and development stage 
  • Products that have demonstrated social impact and economic success
  • Reasons behind success of products
Week 2 - Integrated Product Development
  • What Integrated Product Development (IPD) methodology is
  • How design, market, and production are integrated in the process 
  • Different phases of product design (with complexity and maturity)
Week 3 - Product Idealization and Planning
  • Methods for screening and identifying new product 
  • How to choose the most compelling concept 
  • Identifying customer needs 
  • Key processes in the concept generation phase 
  • How to plan for product development
Week 4 - Systems-Based Design Approach
  • Key aspects of systems engineering-based design approach 
  • Defining operational concepts, requirements for subsystems 
  • Verification and validation of software and hardware components 
  • Systems integration
Week 5 - Product Architecture
  • Schematics of a product 
  • Various functions and features 
  • How each element influences final products 
  • How function and form or products are integrated 
  • Cost analysis of product development 
  • Fundamentals of product architecture (modular and integral types)
Week 6 - Industrial Design Fundamentals
  • Key elements of successful industrial design 
  • Role of industrial designers 
  • Addressing key design challenges faced in
  • Human interface 
  • Aesthetics
  • Physical ergonomics 
  • Form and size 
  • Social normal 
  • Combination of functionality and art
Week 7 - Computer Aided Design
  • Use of CAD to create 3D models
  • Use of CAD to draft engineering drawings 
  • Use of CAD to perform finite element analysis in multi-physics domains.  
  • Basics of popular software used in the industry
Week 8 - Design for Reliability, Availability , Maintainability, and Safety
  • Importance of design of reliability, availability, and maintainability for product design
  • Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) methodology to identify product risks 
  • How to mitigate risks in the design and development stage 
  • Different types of FMEAs
Week 9 - Reverse Engineering
  • Reverse engineering 
  • Procedures followed in reverse engineering (mechanical reverse engineering)
  • Common 3D scanning techniques and the differences between them 
  • Basics of reverse engineering software
Week 10 - Design for Manufacture and Assembly
  • Principles of design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)
  • Fundamental methodology for DFMA 
  • Manufacturing readiness levels (MRL)
  • Evaluate manufacturing maturity for each stage 
  • Real-world examples of design modifications that improve manufacturing and assembly
Week 11 - Design for Environment and Sustainability
  • Industrial trends of conscious product design (with focus on environmental safety and sustainability)
  • Material sourcing 
  • Process control and management 
  • Product recycling stages and their impact on the environment
Week 12 - Product Prototyping
  • Industrial leading prototype method
  • 3D printing 
  • Additive manufacturing for design iterations 
  • Advantages of each prototyping method 
  • Methods of testing and validation
Week 13 - Project Management
  • Project management in product design 
  • Product breakdown structure 
  • Project schedule 
  • Project budget 
  • Risk registers 
  • Project execution 
  • Performance evaluation and feedback
Week 14 - Patents and Intellectual Property
  • Patent and intellectual property (IP)
  • Types of IP and their use cases 
  • Formulate filing strategy 
  • Prior art investigation
  • Claim drafting 
  • Claim refinements 
  • Application procedure 
  • Internationally protected patents
Week 15 - Trends in Product Development
  • Trends and popular methods used in the product development process 
  • Real-world applications of the methods
  • Industrial best practices for future product design

Course 6: Regulatory processes for medical devices

Module 1 - Overview of Indian MDR2017 Part I
  • Introduction
  • Preliminary
  • Regulation of Medical Device
  • Authorities, Officers, Bodies
  • Manufacture of Medical Devices for Sale and Distribution
  • Import of Medical Devices
  • Labeling of Medical Devices
Module 2 - Overview of Indian MDR2017 Part II
  • Clinical Investigation of Medical Devices and Clinical Performance Evaluation of New In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices
  • Import or Manufacture a Medical Device that does not Have a Predicate Device
  • Duties of Medical Device Officer, Medical Device Testing Officer, and Notified Bodies
  • Registration of Laboratory for Carrying out Test or Evaluation
  • Sale of Medical Devices
Module 3 - Schedules of MDR - Part 1
  • First Schedule - Parameters for classification of
    • Medical devices
    • In Vitro diagnostic medical devices
  • Second Schedule - Fee payable for license, permission, and registration certificate
  • Third Schedule - Documents required for registration of Notified Body, its duties, and functions.
Module 4 - Schedules of MDR - Part 2
  • Fourth Schedule
    • Documents required for grant of license to manufacture for sale or for distribution or import
Module 5 - Schedule - CE marking
  • Fifth Schedule
    • Quality Management System for Medical Devices
    • In vitro diagnostic medical devices
Module 6 - Overview of the two important Global regulations - EU MDR and US FDA
  • Sixth Schedule - Post approval change
  • Seventh Schedule - Requirements for permission to import or manufacture an investigational medical device for conducting a clinical investigation
  • Eighth Schedule - Exemptions
Module 7 - Indian MDR,2017 vs EU regulations (MDR-2017/745 & IVDR-2017/746)
  • Introduction about EU MDR-2017/745 & IVDR - 2017/746
  • How Indian Medical device rules, 2017 will interlink with MDR - 2017/745 & IVDR - 2017/746
Module 8 - Other Countries Regulation which Interlinked with Indian Medical Device Rules
  • WHO-PQ (Prequalification)
  • US-FDA
  • TGA Medical Device Regulations

Course 7: Standards, certifications, and accreditations

Module 1 - Standards-1
  • Elements of Quality Infrastructure
  • Basic Concept of Standards
  • Types of Standards and its Benefits
  • National Standards Bodies and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • Standards Development Process
  • Harmonization of Standards
Module 2 - Standards-2
  • Applicable Standards for Medical Devices/Equipment
  • Key aspects of ISO 13485
  • Key aspects of other Standards like IEC 60601-1,
  • ISO 16142-1 and ISO 16142-2
Module 3 - Certification-1
  • Key aspects of ISO 14971 – Risk Assessment Management Systems
  • Basic Concept of Conformity Assessments
  • Types of Conformity Assessments
  • Types of Certifications
    • Product Certification
    • Management System Certifications (MS)
    • Personal Certification
Module 4 - Certification-2
  • Difference between Certification and Inspections
  • International Standards used for Conformity Assessments
  • Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)
  • MS Certification Process
Module 5 - Accreditation-1
  • Basic Concept of Accreditation
  • Accreditation Standards
  • National Accreditation Framework - India
  • International Accreditation Systems
  • Global Acceptance Mechanism
Module 6 - Accreditation-2
  • Accreditation Process
  • Emerging Structure of Quality Infrastructure
  • Authentic Certification
  • Regulatory Reliance on Accreditation
  • Benefits of Accredited Certifications and Laboratories

Course 8: Manufacturing

Module 1 - Introduction to Manufacturing
  • What is manufacturing?
    • Various definitions or concepts of manufacturing- Primary and secondary manufacturing processes
  • Manufacturing methods of metallic materials
    • Manufacturing from the liquid state
    • Manufacturing by material removal process,
    • Manufacturing by material shaping in solid state-Metal forming processes
  • Manufacturing methods of non-metallic materials- polymeric materials, composite materials
  • Types of manufacturing defects
  • Knowledge on safe disposal/recycling or re-use of manufactured products including scrap- a must to know on the concept of cremation of manufactured products
  • Case studies on simulation tests for improving the robustness of manufactured products- either on existing products or conceptual innovative products
Module 2 - Manufacturing of metallic materials from Liquid State (Metal Casting Process)
  • What is casting? Classification of casting processes.
  • Elements of casting process patterns, moulds- permanent & expendable, cores.
  • Elements of gating systems.
  • Melting furnaces-classification.
  • Mould making, melting, pouring, fettling and finishing
  • Casting defects-causes and remedies.
Module 3 - Manufacturing of metallic materials by metal removal process
  • Classification of the material removal process
  • Material removal using the lathe-classifications brief concept of chip formation and their types
  • Drilling, milling, and grinding processes
  • Superfinishing operations- polishing, honing, and lapping
Module 4 - Manufacturing of metallic metals by shaping in solid state-Metal forming processes
  • Forging
  • Extrusion
  • Rolling
  • Drawing- Wire and tube drawing
Module 5 - Manufacturing of metallic materials by shaping in solid state-Metal forming processes & Joining Processes
  • Spinning
  • Concepts of welding, brazing, and soldering
  • Defects-causes and remedies
Module 6 - Manufacturing methods of non-metallic materials- polymeric materials
  • Polymer material classification
    • Thermoplastics
    • Thermosets
  • Extrusion and Film Blowing.
  • Sheet Thermoforming. Blow Molding. Compression Molding
  • Injection Molding and Hot compression molding
Module 7 - Manufacturing methods of composite materials
  • Classification of composite materials
  • Manufacturing of polymer composites
  • Hand lay-up, Vacuum moulding, Spray lay-up, Pultrusion, Resin transfer moulding (RTM), Filament winding
  • Manufacturing of metal matrix composites
    • Vapour deposition
    • In-situ fabrication
    • Liquid state fabrication
    • Semi-solid state & Solid state method
  • Manufacturing of ceramic matrix composites
Module 8 - Concepts of Joining, welding, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, and shrink fitting
  • Joining, welding, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, and shrink fitting
  • Assembling of parts to make finished or semi-finished parts
  • Fabrication methods employing the joining and assembling of parts to realise the final product.
Module 9 - Concepts of non-traditional machining and 3D printing
  • Non-Conventional manufacturing methods
  • Additive manufacturing methods
  • 3D Printing
Module 10 - Bench marking of manufacturing process
  • Benching marking and its importance
  • Concepts like on time delivery
  • Capacity utilization
  • Cycle time, change over time
  • Customer returns/complaints
  • Cause and effect analysis and remedial measures
Module 11 - Elements of costing in manufacturing
  • Concepts of interest-types simple interest, compound interest, interest factors
  • Present worth analysis, Future worth analysis
  • Annual worth analysis
  • Replacement analysis-contender vs defender
  • Concept of depreciation, Cost analysis of product and concept of life cycle cost
Module 12 - Introduction to intellectual properties and Importance of the same in safe guarding the manufactured products
  • All about patents
  • Design registrations
  • Copyrights
  • Geographical indicators
  • How to get an IP right and its maintenance or selling of the IP rights

Course 9: Core and Advanced Python Programming

Week 1 - Introduction to Python, Python Basics
  • Features and uses of Python
  • Program execution
  • Installation of IDE
  • Identifiers and keywords
  • Types of comments
  • Data types
  • Variables
  • Arithmetic operators
  • Assignment operators
  • Input and print statements
Week 2 - Strings, Decision Control Statements
  • Definition of string
  • Operations accessing string elements
  • Relational operators
  • Logical operators
  • Conditional expressions
  • If, If..else, If..elif
Week 3 - Repetition Statements and Console Input-Output
  • Use of while and for
  • Break and continue
  • Pass and else statements
  • Formatted input and output
Week 4 - Lists, Tuples, Sets, Dictionary
  • Use of while and for
  • Break and continue
  • Pass and else statements
  • Formatted input and output
Week 5 - Functions and Recursion, Functional Programming and Lambda Functions
  • Defining a function
  • Types of arguments
  • Global and local variables
  • Functions as arguments
  • Implementing Lambda functions
  • Map, Reduce, and Filter functions
Week 6 - File Input-Output and Modules
  • Read-write operations
  • With the keyword
  • File opening modes
  • Moving within a file
  • Serialization
  • File and directory operations
  • Importing a module
  • Variations of import
  • Third-party packages
Week 7 - Classes and Objects
  • Class variables
  • Methods
  • Operator overloading
  • Reuse
  • Containership
  • Inheritance
Week 8 - Exception Handling, Iterators and Generators
  • Iterables and iterators
  • Syntax errors and exceptions for:
  • try-except
  • else
  • finally blocks
Week 9 - Data Analysis with Pandas
  • Installing Pandas
  • Loading files
  • CSV files
  • JSON files
  • Dataframes
Week 10 - Numeric and Scientific Computing using NumPy
  • NumPy: Introduction
  • OpenCV
  • Images and NumPy Arrays
Week 11 - Graphical User Interfaces with Tkinter
  • Introduction to Tkinter
  • Setting up a GUI with widgets
  • Connecting GUI widgets with callback functions
Week 12 - Interacting with Databases
  • SQLite: Introduction
  • Connecting and inserting data to SQLite via Python
  • Selecting, deleting, and updating SQLite records

Course 10: Radiology

Module 1 - Introduction to Radiology
  • What is Radiology?
  • Usage of Medical Imaging
    • Diagnostic Radiology
    • Interventional Radiology
  • Types of Radiation
    • Ionizing
    • Non-ionizing
  • Penetration & Safety
  • Radiographic Densities
Module 2 - X-Ray
  • Introduction
  • What are X-rays?
  • How are X-rays made?
  • Production of X-rays
    • X-ray generators
    • X-ray detector
  • Applications of X-ray
Module 3 - Computed Tomography
  • History of CT
  • CT scan methodology
  • Development in CT Generations
  • Axial vs Spiral Scanning
  • Image Reconstruction and Processing
    • Simple Back Projection
    • Filtered Back Projection (FBP)
    • Algebraic Reconstruction
    • Iterative Reconstruction
  • Image Aquisition Techniques
    • Scan Projection radiograph
    • Axial CT Scan
    • Helical CT Scan
    • MultiSclice CT Scan
    • Cardiac CT
    • CT Fluoroscopy
    • Dental CT
    • Contrast-Enhanced CT
Module 4 - MRI
  • Physics Behind MRI and NMR
  • T1 & T2 Relaxation
  • Coils used in MRI
  • Instrumentation of MRI
Module 5 - MRI Sequence Imaging
  • MRI Sequence Imaging
    • Spin Echo
    • Gradient Echo
    • Diffusion-Weighted
    • Functional MRI
    • Perfusion Weighted
  • Clinical Applications
Module 6 - Nuclear Medicine
  • Basics in Nuclear Medicine
  • Gamma-Ray Detectors & Cameras
  • Nuclear Medicine Equipments
    • PET
    • SPECT
  • Clinical Applications
Module 7 - Radiation Safety & Quality
  • Effects of Radiation
  • Classification of Radiation Damage
  • Radiation dosage in X-ray and CT exams
  • FDA Safety regulations for medical Imaging devices
    • CT
    • MRI
    • Fluoroscopy
    • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiation Safety
    • Operational safety
    • Built-in safety
Module 8 - Mammography (X-Ray)
  • Health problems addressed
  • Mammography Technology
  • X-Ray Equipment for Mammography
  • Receptors & Display Systems
  • Radiation Dosage
Module 9 - Radiation Therapy for Cancer
  • Introduction to Palliative Radiation Therapy
  • Delivering Radiation Therapy
    • External-Beam Radiation Therapy
    • Internal Radiation Therapy
    • Systematic Radiation Therapy
  • Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
  • Clinical Uses in Radiation Oncology
  • Safety in Radiation Therapy
  • Risk of Second Cancers from Radiation Therapy
Module 10 - Fluroscopic Image Systems
  • Introduction
  • Fluoroscopic Equipment
  • Imaging Factors
  • Fluoroscopic Designs with Applications
  • Radiation Safety for Patient & Operator
Module 11 - An Introduction to DICOM and PACS
  • DICOM file format
  • Different DICOM viewers
  • Picture Archive Communication System (PACS) Architecture
  • Understanding DICOM and PACS Software

Course 11: Imaging and Optics

Module 1 - Ultrasound
  • Introduction
    • Basics and Fundamentals
    • Advantages in the medical industry
    • Overview of Applications
  • Ultrasonic Transducers
    • Transducer materials
    • Scanning with Array Transducers
    • Different Transducers and probes
  • Imaging Modalities
    • A mode Imaging
    • B mode Imaging
    • Image reconstruction Techniques
Module 2 - Ultrasound and its clinical applications
  • Blood flow measurement using ultrasound
    • Doppler Imaging 
    • Colour Doppler Imaging 
  • Advanced and Modern Imaging methods 
    • 3D ultrasound imaging 
    • Advanced research applications
    • Clinical applications
Module 3 - Optical Imaging Techniques
  • Optical Properties of Biological Tissue
    • Light Interaction with Tissues
  • Lasers
    • Principle and Mechanism
    • Laser Instrumentation
    • Laser Safety and Hazards
    • Laser Applications
Module 4 - LASERS in Opthalmology
  • Human Eye Anatomy and Physiology
  • Different types of LASER light Delivery modes
  • Therapeutic uses of LASERS
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Photo Dynamic Therapy and Clinical Applications
  • LASIK and clinical Applications
Module 5 - LASERS in Dermatology and Cosmetics
  • Introduction to dermatology
    • Interaction between LASER light and Human skin
  • Types of LASERS used in Dermatology
    • Nd: YAG LASER
    • Alexandrite LASER
    • Co2 LASER
  • Different Applications of LASER
    • Tattoo removal and removal of Pigmented Lesions
    • Hair removal
    • Ablative skin resurfacing
Module 6 - LASERS in Urology
  • Introduction
  • Holmium Laser
    • Instrumentation
    • Applications
  • Thulium fibre laser
    • Instrumentation
    • Applications
  • Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
Module 7 - Fiber Optics in Medicine
  • Principles of light propagation through a fibre
    • Different types of fibres and their properties
    • Optical sources
    • Optical detectors
  • Fibre optic instrumentation system
  • Endoscopy imaging
    • Instrumentation
    • flexible endoscope
    • Rigid Endoscope
    • capsule Endoscope
    • Applications and complications
  • Non-robotic minimally invasive surgery
    • Laparoscopic surgery
    • “Keyhole” surgery
    • Clinical applications
Module 8 - Fiber optic-based Biosensors
  • Optical Biosensors -Fundamentals
    • Principles and Instrumentation
    • Different Types
  • Biosensors for physiological vitals monitoring
  • Photodetector Based Biosensors
  • Spectroscopy and Biomedical applications
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance based Biosensors
  • Low-cost biosensor development strategies and applications
Module 9 - Microscopy and clinical Applications
  • Introduction to Ray Optics
  • Microscope Instrumentation 
  • Different types of Microscopes 
    • DIC and Phase contrast 
  • Fluorescence microscopy 
    • Instrumentation 
    • Filters & fluorophores 
    • Microscopy Clinical Applications
  • Applications in Cellular, molecular and clinical diagnostics
Module 10 - Super Resolution Microscopy and Applications
  • Introduction to High Power Lasers
  • Two-Photon Microscopy
  • Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy
  • Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy
  • Photo Activated Localization Microscopy
  • Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy
  • Electron Microscopy
Module 11 - Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Introduction
  • Principle and Instrumentation
  • OCT vs Ultrasound
  • OCT in Ophthalmology
  • OCT as a diagnostic tool for cancer
  • Catheter and Endoscopic OCT imaging
Module 12 - Advanced Imaging Techniques
  • Photoacoustic Imaging Systems
    • Introduction
    • Instrumentation
    • Cancer Imaging
    • Clinical Applications
  • Laser speckle contrast Imaging Systems
    • Introduction
    • Instrumentation
    • Clinical Applications

Course 12: Medical Image Processing

Module 1 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing
  • Fundamental steps in image processing
  • Components of Image Processing System
  • Image sensing and acquisition
  • Image Quality Metrics
  • MTF (DQE)
  • SNR
  • Contrast
  • SSIM (Structural Similarity Index)
  • PSNR
Module 2 - Image sampling and quantization
  • Mathematical tools for Image processing
  • Basic Intensity Transformation
  • Spatial Filtering Techniques
  • Frequency domain filtering
    • Fourier Transform
    • Other transforms (e.g. Wavelet)
  • Example of Image rotation with C++ and OpenCV plugin
Module 3 - System Decomposition
  • Ultrasound
  • Basics and Principle
  • Image Acquisition
  • Image processing
  • Image Artifacts
Module 4 - System Decomposition
  • X-ray
    • Basics and principle
    • Image acquisition
    • Radiography and fluoroscopy
    • Image processing
  • System Decomposition
    • CT (Computed tomography)
    • Basics
    • Image acquisition
    • Image reconstruction – Basics (Radon transform).
    • Image artifacts
Module 5 - System Decomposition
  • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
  • Basics and principle
  • Image acquisition
  • Image reconstruction – Basics
  • Image artifacts
Module 6 - System Decomposition
  • Cathlab (Catheter Laboratory)
    • Basics
    • Image acquisition
  • Nuclear Medicine
    • Emission tomography
    • SPECT
  • Standards applicable for Medical Imaging modalities
    • IEC
    • FDA
Module 7 - Tools for Image Processing
  • Python
  • ITK framework – Segmentation and registration
  • RTK and VTK framework (not too much detail) - (Brief) Introduction to HPC (High-Performance Computing)
  • GPU, FPGA, CUDA, and OpenCL – Overview of architectures
  • Image enhancement
  • Contrast enhancement
  • Image visualization
  • Gamma correction
Module 8 - Neural Networks
  • Introduction and types
  • Deep Learning – Concepts and algorithms
  • CNN (Convolutional Neural Network)
  • Introduction to TensorFlow framework
  • Image Segmentation
    • NN based segmentation
  • Practical examples with ITK and simple ITK framework
Module 9 - Image Registration with example (DSA) using ITK
  • Statistical methods applied to image processing
  • PCA (Principal Component Analysis) and applications
  • Introduction to Bayesian theorem
  • Application to image segmentation
  • Significance tests for comparing machine learning algorithms
Module 10 - Image denoising
  • Statistical methods
  • Transform based denoising
  • Feature extraction
  • Example – Biometrics (fingerprint and retinal scan)
Module 11 - Introduction to Image Classification
  • Types of classification
  • Pattern classification
  • Classification by prototype matching
  • Bayesian classification
  • Example – Classification problem using CNN and DL framework
Module 12 - Trends in Image Processing
  • Artificial Intelligence and methods
  • Clinical basis for AI
  • Ecosystem nurturing for AI
  • Example AI – X-ray diagnosis
  • Data science in pathology and haematology
  • Surgical robotics – Assisted navigation
  • Use of AR / VR (augmented / virtual reality)

Course 13: Advanced Medical Image Processing

Module 1 - Introduction
  • Graphics System
  • Graphics Pipeline
  • An illustrative example: Approaches
  • Introduction to OpenGL
    • Primitives
    • Approximating a Sphere
    • Attributes
    • Viewing and Interaction
Module 2 - Object Transformations
  • 2D and 3D Primitives
  • Homogeneous Coordinates
  • Frames
  • Data Structures for Object Representation
  • Transformations
  • 3D Example Demonstration
Module 3 - Viewing
  • Projection Models
  • Camera Position and Normalization
  • Interactive Viewer
  • Parallel and Perspective Projection with OpenGL
  • Need for Hidden Surface Removal
  • Fly Throw
  • Lighting and Shading
Module 4 - Digital Image
  • Writing to buffers
  • Mapping Methods
  • Texture Mapping
  • Reflection Mapping
  • Bump Mapping
  • Sampling and Aliasing
Module 5 - Hierarchical Models
  • Trees and Traversal
  • Stack-based Traversal
  • An Example
  • Scene Graph
  • CSG Tress
  • Quadtree and Octree
Module 6 - Medical Visualization
  • Multi-planar Reformatting
  • Maximum Intensity Projection
  • Surface Shaded Display
  • Iso-Surface Rendering
  • Multi-texture Interpolation
  • Shaded Iso-surfaces
Module 7 - Image Pre-Processing
  • Filtering
  • Resampling
  • Histogram Transformation
  • Noise Reduction
  • Inhomogeneity Correction
  • Edge Detection
  • Segmentation
  • Registration and Fusion
Module 8 - Surface Rendering
  • Surface from Contours
  • Marching Cubes
  • Advanced Methods
  • Unsegmented Data
  • Segmented Data
  • Mesh Smoothing
Module 9 - Volume Rendering
  • Rendering Model
  • Rendering Pipeline
  • Compositing
  • Ray Casting
  • Volume Rendering
Module 10 - Vascular Structures
  • Enhancement
  • Bone Removal
  • Projection Based Visualization
  • Vessel Analysis
  • Surface Visualization
  • Vessel Visualization
Module 11 - Rendering for Medical Diagnosis
  • Curvature Estimation
  • Feature Lines
  • Stippling
  • Hatching
  • Vascular Trees
Module 12 - Reformation
  • Anatomical Unfolding
  • Cortex Flattening
  • Tubular Straightening

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