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Course Catalog 2012-2013

BME-2716 Modelling of Physiological Systems, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Jari Hyttinen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Assignment
 4 h/week
 10 h/per

+40 h/per


 


 


 
BME-2716 2012-01 Monday 14 - 17, HB111
Friday 12 - 14, HB111
Wednesday 11 - 12, HB111

Requirements

Accepted final exam, exercise work and seminar presentation.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

Student can recognize the importance of modelling as a tool to study physiological systems and biomeasurement systems. Student can explain different modelling methods and procedures including various model clasess and methods from phsical and analog models to finite element applications as well as how different models can be constructed and used. Student can analyze forward and iverse porblems. Student has got practiced on modelling physiological systems with COMSOL multiphysics foftware.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Modelling of physiological systems compared to pure "engineering" problems. Model classes and types for physiological systems. Model-analogue, descriptive-predictive, empirical-mathematical. How to build models of physiological systems.  Use of apriori information, computational tools and measurements in model contruction.   
2. Finite element modelling (FEM) in modelling 3D physiological systems: basic principles, techniques and applications. FEM, FDM, BEM.     
3. Modelling biological and physiological processes by cellular automata.  Modelling of cardiac activation and neural systems.   
4. Forward and inverse problems. Use of models of physiological systems for determination of forward and inverse solutions, a priori information, data, and model.  Various inverse problem regularization methods and their applications.   

Evaluation criteria for the course

The final grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course. Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Lecture slides   Modelling of Physiological Systems   J. Hyttinen       On the Internet      English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
BME-5106 Cellular Interactions Advisable    
SGN-6186 Mathematical Modeling of Cellular Systems Advisable    

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BME-2716 Modelling of Physiological Systems, 5 cr ELT-63306 Modelling of Physiological Systems, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BME-2716 2012-01   Lectures
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified29.02.2012