ZLBF0222p Medical Physics and Informatics II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Aleš Bourek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladan Bernard, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Lenka Forýtková, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniel Vlk, CSc. (lecturer)
Marta Vágnerová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
ZLBF0121c Med.Physics and Inf. I -pract. && ZLBF0121p Med.Physics and Inform.I-lect.
Basic knowledge of high school physics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: to understand the principles of devices used in dental medicine; to recognize possible risks connected with the use of some medical devices (of mechanical, electromagnetic or optical character, ionizing radiation); to accept rules and methods of safe use of this devices - both in patients and in the healthcare professionals; to understand physical principles of some physiological processes and their affection by external physical/environmental conditions (cardiovascular system, respiration, origin of membrane potentials; to understand the main concepts of the biophysics of sensory organs; to understand the main concepts in information theory and namely the healthcare informatics
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course students will:
- understand the principles of devices used in dental medicine, and in limited extent also in general medicine;
- recognize risks connected with the use of some medical devices;
- understand rules and methods of safe use of this devices - both in patients and in the medical staff;
- understand physical principles of some physiological processes and their affection by external physical conditions (cardiovascular system, respiration, origin of membrane potentials;
- understand the main concepts of the biophysics of sensory organs; orientate in the healthcare informatics.
Syllabus
  • Physical principles of medical technology. 1. Medicine and technology. Biosignals and their processing. 2. Conventional X-ray imaging methods. 3. Modern tomographic methods (CT, MRI). 4. Radionuclide diagnostics. 5. Methods and instruments for ionising radiation therapy. 6. Measurement and registration of temperature. 7. Optical laboratory instruments. 8. Electrodiagnostic methods. 9. Ultrasound imaging. 10. Ultrasound Doppler and duplex methods. 11. Measurement and registration of mechanical quantities, namely blood pressure measurement. 12. Methods and instruments used in physiotherapy. 13. Modern physical methods in surgery.
Literature
    required literature
  • MORNSTEIN, Vojtěch. Lékařská fyzika a biofyzika. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 339 stran. ISBN 9788021089846. info
    recommended literature
  • MORNSTEIN, Vojtěch, Ivo HRAZDIRA and Aleš BOUREK. Lékařská fyzika a informatika : (se zaměřením na zubní lékařství). [1. vydání]. Brno: Neptun, 2007, 352 stran. ISBN 9788086850023. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
The practical exercises in Biophysics are compulsory, missing practicals have to be substituted. The exam has theoretical character but can be done only with the credits gained for practicals. The exam consists of written test consisting of 25 questions and oral part, which can be done only when the number of correctly answered questions is 14 or more. This limit is lowered to 11 in the last exam resit. The oral part consists of 2 questions as a rule. They are chosen from the list which is available in department web page. The examined student has to be able to explain the problems and characterise their possible clinical importance.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/biofyz/vlzl.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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