SRM UNIVERSITY
Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Bioengineering
Syllabus for Ph.D Entrance Examination
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Electrophysiological measurements- Blood gas analyzer, and oximeters- Patient monitoring devices- Ear
and ophthalmological instruments- Clinical lab devices
MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENTS
X-ray – Fluoroscopy –Computed and digital X-ray -CT –MRI -Gamma camera, SPECT, and PET- Ultrasound
THERAPEUTIC AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
Neonatal care therapeutic equipments- infusion devices- Physiotherapy equipments- Surgical operation
theater equipments- Surgical scopy and diathermy
BIOMEDICAL LASER TECHNOLOGY
Basics of LASER and its fabrication-LASER tissue interaction- LASER in medical diagnostics
MEDICAL ELECTRONICS
Semiconductor- Transistor- MOSFET- Thyristors- CMOS
BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS
Biomedical signals: Electro-neurogram, Electro-oculogram, Electro-encephalogram, Electro-cardiogram,
Electro-gastrogram – Nuurological and Cardiological Signal processing- Adaptive filters for noise
cancellation in bio-signals- Pattern classification and diagnostic decision using bio-signal
MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS
Digital image fundamentals, and transforms- Image enhancement- Image segmentation, and future
extraction- Medical image registration, and fusion- Applications of medical image analysis
PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELING AND COMPUTATION
Introduction to physiological modeling- Frequency domain analysis and transient response analysis-
Modeling body dynamics- Modeling of eye and homeostatic systems- Parametric, and non-parametric
modeling
BIOMECHANICS: Kinematics and kinetics for analyzing human motion and bone growth- Biomechanics
of human lower extremity and upper extremity- Biomechanics of spine, linear, and angular kinetics, and
kinematics of human movement
BIOMATERIALS: Biomaterials- Polymeric and ceramic materials- Active and nonmaterials-
Biocompatibility, and clinical applications
REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
Biomechanics of mobility, and universal design- Personal transportation, manual, and powered wheel
chairs- Prosthetics, orthotics, and rehabilitation robotics- Sensorial prostheses- Rehabilitation medicine,
and advocacy.