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Medical Engineering

Studienplan

Master's Degree Programme Medical Engineering, Full-time

Modules

Mathematics

1. 2. 3. 4.

Mathematics

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Mathematics

Applied Mathematics I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 4
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

differential and integral calculus for functions with more than one variable, nonlinear differential equations, partial differential equations, Green-functions

Applied Mathematics II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

scalar fields and vector fields, vector analysis, integral theorems, eigenvalue problems, numerical mathematics, optimization

Applied Statistics
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Revision of basic statistical concepts – hypotheses, data exploration, central tendency and spread, normal distribution, robust measures Sampling design – population, sample, unit, simple/stratified random sample, undercoverage, nonresponse, response bias Experimental design – factor, control group, placebo effect, randomization, bias, single/double-blind, matching, blocking Confidence intervals, sample vs population statistics, standard error Significance testing for a difference in mean (normal data), choosing a sample size, power Correlation and regression Non-normal distributions, non-parametric significance testing Comparing two proportions, two-way tables, chi-squared test ANOVA, main effect, interaction, masking. F statistic False positives, false negatives, sensitivity and specificity, how a good treatment can appear to be paradoxically bad Visualization of statistical datasets

Medicine

1. 2. 3. 4.

Medicine

1 1

Medicine

Selected Topics in Medicine for Medical Engineers I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Pflicht, Vorlesung
  • ECTS: 1
  • Exam type: Mündliche Prüfung

Selected topics in medicine (e.g. sense organs, muscular system) according to medical devices for diagnosis and rehabilitation – part 1.

Selected Topics in Medicine for Medical Engineers II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Vorlesung
  • ECTS: 1
  • Exam type: Mündliche Prüfung

Selected topics in medicine (e.g. sense organs, muscular system) according to medical devices for diagnosis and rehabilitation – part 2.

Advanced Medical Imaging and Diagnosis Systems

1. 2. 3. 4.

Advanced Medical Imaging and Diagnosis Systems

5 2.5

Advanced Medical Imaging and Diagnosis Systems

Advanced Medical Imaging and Diagnosis Systems I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 5
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Diffuse optical imaging, Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) functional and multimodal imaging (fMRI, parallel MRI, PET-CT, MR-PET) - part 1

Advanced Medical Imaging and Diagnosis Systems II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

functional and multimodal imaging - part 2 special topics in x-ray imaging, nuclear medicine and sonography radiation protection (dosimetry, instrumentation, measures for radiation protection)

Bionic Implants

1. 2. 3. 4.

Bionic Implants

2.5 1.5

Bionic Implants

Bionic Implants I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

physiology of hearing; signal processing of acoustic signals; cochlea implants; study design for human studies

Bionic Implants II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 1,5
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

background of myoelectric prostheses; signal analysis of EMG-signals, simple machine learning for prosthesis control

Clinical Treatment Systems

1. 2. 3. 4.

Clinical Treatment Systems

3.5

Clinical Treatment Systems

Clinical Treatment Systems
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Vorlesung
  • ECTS: 3,5
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

electro surgery, deep brain stimulation, navigation systems (cranial, spine, orthopaedic, ENT, Hip), computer assisted surgery, robotic systems for surgery, training systems for surgery, interventional radiology (stenting, coiling,…), endoscopy, hybrid OR and intraoperative imaging, stereotactic radio surgery, awake surgery, CAD-CAM cranioplasty

Technological Innovation in Medicine

1. 2. 3. 4.

Technological Innovation in Medicine

2.5 1.5

Technological Innovation in Medicine

Technological Innovation in Medicine I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Pflicht, Vorlesung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

Current topics in biomedical engineering.

Technological Innovation in Medicine II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 1,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Students face innovation areas based on selected research activities in our TIMed Center of Excellence. In practical group exercises research in appropriate sources like scientific databases, journals or conference proceedings is done to explore new fields of knowledge independently and utilize them for the development of innovative ideas.

Electronics

1. 2. 3. 4.

Electronics

5 5

Electronics

Electronic Circuit Design
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Design of complex analog circuits, alternative circuit topologies and technologies, Circuit simulation including parameter variation, Circuit prototyping and testing Rail2Rail, Switched Capacitor, Current-Mode, Oscillator Elaboration of circuits / schematics e.g. from literature and build-up or simulate circuits in the LAB

Embedded Systems I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Induction, Transformer Main Equation, Analog- and Digital Power Supply, Mixed Signals (DC-, AC-Components, Correlation), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Class-D-Amplifier, Complex Signals in the Time-and Frequency Domain, Modulation, High-Frequency

Embedded Systems II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

CPU selection: μP – Signalprocessor, Families and derivates, Power sav-ing modes, Supervisory circuits: Power and Watchdogs (SW and HW), Interfaces to analog circuits, Digital interfaces: bus interface timing, transmission lines, wireless, FPGA Design and implementation, IP-cores, VHDL, Programming Tools and verification

Power Supply Systems
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Power – Up sequence (Soft-Key, Stand-By), Power Down sequence, Power line supplies: switched mode, wideband; DC-DC-Converter, Battery supplies: charging, regulating, Low Bat – supervision, Energy Harvesting

Biomechanics

1. 2. 3. 4.

Biomechanics

5 5

Biomechanics

3D Motion Capture and Analysis
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Vectors in 3D, Coordinate Systems, Transformation (Rotation) Matrices, Euler Angles, Quaternions, Velocity Vector (Translation and Rotation), Acceleration Vectors, Movement analysis with data from optical systems and from IMUs, Data analysis with Python

Musculoskeletal Systems Modeling and Simulation
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Modelling of the Skeletal System: minimal and generalized coordinates, body-fixed and inertial reference frames, transformation matrices, Euler parameters, angular velocity tensor, principle of linear momentum, principle of conservation of angular momentum, formulation in inertial and body-fixed reference frames, inertia tensor, tensor transformation, equations of motion for multi-body systems, projection equation. Simulation of the Musculoskeletal System: Inverse kinematics problem, constraint optimization, inverse dynamics, computed torque control, computed muscle control.

Biomechanical Laboratory
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Laborübung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

Introduction to the modelling and simulation of the musculoskeletal system with MatLab and OpenSim, Biomechanical Laboratory with application of different 3D motion tracking systems, motion analysis, muscle activation measurement and application of inverse kinematics, inverse dynamics and computed muscle control.

Numerical Methods in Biomechanics
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Part 1: Numerical solution of partial differential equations: Differencing schemes, Finite Difference Method, stability analysis, Finite Element Method Part 2: Transport mechanisms and physical principles: Fick’s law, continuity-equation, diffusion, filtration, convection, diffusion-convection, Navier-Stokes equations, dimensionless representations, Reynolds number, Peclet number Part 3: Application to practical examples: nutrient transport into vertebral disk by diffusion, stationary and in-stationary blood flow simulation around a stenosis, blood flow simulation in an aneurysm, convection-diffusion simulation of drug eluting stents, convection-diffusion simulation of contrast agent in Angiography

Medical Device Software

1. 2. 3. 4.

Medical Device Software

5 5

Medical Device Software

Applied Programming I
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Übung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

Software-Design-Methods for low-level programming (time-triggered-systems, event-triggered-systems), digital Interfaces, timer, interrupts, watchdog, realtime-systems.

Applied Software Life Cycle Processes
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

EN ISO 62304 under consideration of EN ISO 14971 and IEC/TR 80002 incl. safety classification, V-model and Agile Models (SCRUM), automated software tests: planning and reporting, traceability, IEC 82304 health software validation, software architecture (component, module, system), MDR rule 11

Applied Programming II
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Übung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for medical data transfer and data processing via medical IT networks.

Artificial Intelligence
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Advantages in applying AI methods, Methods of Artificial Intelligence (e.g. Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks), supervised Learning and Acceptance Criteria in Medicine and Medical Device Technologies, Approval Criteria

Materials Technology

1. 2. 3. 4.

Materials Technology

5 5

Materials Technology

Advanced Materials
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

from microphysics to nanophysics, scaling and the limits of miniaturization, making of nanostructures (top-down and bottom-up), nano architectures (particles, tubes, film systems, colloidal), sol-gel technology, nano imprint lithography, nano particle assays, microfluidics

Molecular Test Systems
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

lecture: gene expression (from DNA to protein), recombinant plasmid technology (cloning vectors, protein production, antibody production, reporter gene systems, in vitro transcription assays, transfection, evidence of gene expression, molecular sensing methods (ELISA, FACS, FCS, AFM, SDT, FISH, α-Screen-Technology), Introduction to Biosafety Levels lab work: detection methods at various levels: microscopy (fusion proteins), ELISA (antigene-antibody-interaction), Introduction to cell culture, Western-Blot (protein-antibody-interaction), PCR (RT-PCR) test systems for detecting microorganisms and viruses

Surface Technology
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

scale dependency of surface effects, surface properties (surface tension, capillary effects, surface activity, colloid systems, adsorption, physisorption, chemisorption, catalyst activity), surface pretreatment, activation and modification, thin film technologies (PVD, CVD, surface finishing, functionalization, self-assembling, plasma treatment)

Applied Systems Engineering

1. 2. 3. 4.

Applied Systems Engineering

4

Applied Systems Engineering

Applied Systems Engineering
  • Semester: 3
  • Type: Pflicht, Vorlesung
  • ECTS: 4
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

System engineering process, system design in time and frequency domain, reliability, safety, maintainablity, linear- and nonlinear distortions, analog-to-digital-conversion, noise, oversampling quadrature modulation, scattering matrix, smith card, state-of-the-art (EN ISO 60601, et al), bringing medical systems into being, patents

Requirements and Usability Engineering

1. 2. 3. 4.

Requirements and Usability Engineering

2.5

Requirements and Usability Engineering

Requirements and Usability Engineering
  • Semester: 3
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Requirements analysis and engineering, design for testability, usability engineering process (EN ISO 62366), interface design, hardware and software usability concepts considering patients, users and third parties.

International Product Management

1. 2. 3. 4.

International Product Management

2

International Product Management

International Product Management
  • Semester: 3
  • Type: Pflicht, Vorlesung
  • ECTS: 2
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Product management in international markets. How do regulatory affairs influence product strategy planning? Where / how is “Europe” different to the US and other markets? Fundamentals in international marketing and sales. Analysis of competition. Submissions.

Regulatory Affairs

1. 2. 3. 4.

Regulatory Affairs

2.5

Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory Affairs
  • Semester: 3
  • Type: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

European, US market and others. Principles of and differences in approval processes; EU: MDR/IVDR+MDCG Documents, FDA, Preparing Audits, Documentation

Project

1. 2. 3. 4.

Project

19

Project

Project: Scientific or Professional
  • Semester: 3
  • Type: Pflicht, Projekt
  • ECTS: 19
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

The project can be performed within current research projects of the degree program and/or in cooperation with external partners (industry, healthcare institutions or research institutions), supervision by teaching staff of the degree program.

Master Thesis

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Master Thesis

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Master Thesis

Master Examination
  • Semester: 4
  • Type: Pflicht, Abschlussprüfung
  • ECTS: 2
  • Exam type: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung
Master Thesis
  • Semester: 4
  • Type: Pflicht, Masterarbeit
  • ECTS: 28
  • Exam type: Schriftliche Prüfung

Autonomous planning and realization of the master thesis on a subject in the field of medical engineering. Supervision by teaching staff of the degree program.

German Language

1. 2. 3. 4.

German Language

3 3

German Language

German Language I A1.1.
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Frei, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 3
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

German Language

German Language II A1.2.
  • Semester: 2
  • Type: Frei, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 3
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

German Language

Introduction to Programming-Tools

1. 2. 3. 4.

Introduction to Programming-Tools

2.5

Introduction to Programming-Tools

Introduction to Programming-Tools
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Frei, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 2,5
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

Introduction to new IDE’s (Integrated Development Environments) and systematic implementation of algorithmic solutions for selected problems in medical engineering by means of scientific programming languages (e.g. MATLAB, Scientific Python, C).

Cellular Biophysics

1. 2. 3. 4.

Cellular Biophysics

1

Cellular Biophysics

Cellular Biophysics
  • Semester: 1
  • Type: Frei, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
  • ECTS: 1
  • Exam type: Immanente Beurteilung

Composition and Function of Cell Membranes; History and Traditional Techniques of Studying the Structure of Cell Membranes; The Biophysics of Cell Membranes, Cell Surface Diffusion, Adsorption, Interaction and Transport of Nanoparticles (Drugs, Virus, Biomolecules); Quantum Mechanics of the Cell; Practical exercise: Biophysical description of cellular processes using learned theoretical models and practical visualisation of cellular processes.

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