meditronics

VOLUME
V
ISSUE 4
MEDITRONICS
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Inside this
Issue
“HOD SPEAK”
Bio Medical field develops the problem solving
skills in the area of healthcare. It is highly interdisciplinary field having close
connections with many other engineering and medical fields.
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Biomedical Engineering Department has taken a successful lead in the removal
of Biology subject for FE (BIOM) admission. This will be helpful for Biomedical
aspirants.
Faculty Profile Prof. Swapna Jaywant
Prof. Arun Kumar Ram
Technology Update–
ALPHA ACTIVE MONITORS
01 APRIL
2015
Prof. Swapna Jaywant
Dr. Gajanan Nagare
Head of Department
Head of Department
Biomedical
Engineering
In the last semester, BE students successfully completed the Project work and
also obtained best project award in Mumbai University.
“All the Best for the coming semester “.
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Technology Highlight
Digital Radiography
Visit to GLOBAL HOSPITAL for TE Biomedical Students.
Know an Alumnus - Fareen S.
Tandur
Events organized in the
DepartmentVisit to GLOBAL HOSPITAL for
TE Biomedical Students.
Industrial visit to Draeger Design Centre for BE students
Visit to Thyocare for SE students
Seminar on Biomedical Symposium on Career and Challenge”
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Visit to GLOBAL HOSPITAL for TE Biomedical Students.
Quiz
Student Speak
Event Updates
Student
Spotlight
Two companies visited for campus recruitment
1.
Thyrocare Technologies
Ltd.
2.
Sahaj Enterprises.
We appreciate placement cell
on this fantastic achievement.
To show the students the general hospital layout as well as the equipment involved in each of the department
and to get an insight into the basic biomedical engineer’s role in hospital like troubleshooting, daily maintenance,
servicing, planning, etc. global hospital visit was arranged.
This visit would help the students to better understand the role of a biomedical engineer in hospital, the hospital
and the equipment. This will also clarify their knowledge about Biomedical Instrumentation and Medical Imaging
subjects studying in current semester. The entire class of TE students was divided into 2 groups. Group I
(Batches 1 and 2) had their visit on Wednesday and Group II (Batches 3 and 4) had their visit on Thursday. Further the groups were split into subgroups of 5 to 6 students each allotted with a biomedical engineer as their
guide who showed them in and around the hospital. Most of the equipment in hospital were from GE healthcare
The guides while visiting the global hospitals were the biomedical engineers and the technician working in the hospital. They explained in detail about the various departments, devices involved
and also their basic troubleshooting. Around 55 students visited the hospital.
and Mindray.
The students got a clear visualization and understanding which will help them in the preparation of BMI
and MI subject studying during current semester.
‘The only way to do great work is to love what you do’ —Steve Jobs
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Industrial visit to Draeger Design Centre for BE
Faculty Profile
Name: Prof. Swapna Jaywant
Industrial visit to Draeger Design Centre
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Qualification: M.E. Biomedical
Teaching Experience : 13 years
Areas of Interest: Biomedical Instrumentation
On the 28th of February 2014, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering organized an industrial visit for the students of
Biomedical engineering to the design center of Dräger, who are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of
medical equipment. The company offers products and services including Emergency Care, Perioperative Care,
Critical Care, Perinatal Care and Home Care. A batch of B.E. Bio-Medical engineering students taken to visit
the design center accompanied by Prof. Arunkumar Ram from Biomedical Department. The aim of the visit was
to expose the students to the latest technology that is used in medical equipment such as ventilators, monitors,
ECG machine and oximeters, something that they wouldn’t ordinarily see in their textbooks. The design center
consisted of a fully functional Operation Theatre; the equipment in the operation theatre was explained and
practically demonstrated to the students by two professional clinical technicians. Students interacted with the
technicians solving the minutest of the query they had and Draeger representatives were happy in answering
the same.
ALPHA-ACTIVE MONITORS
Alpha-Active Ltd is a company dedicated to the design
and provision of brainwave monitoring and training products
in sports and therapeutic applications.
Potentially the main field of application of Alpha-Active is in
helping individuals to achieve their personal best consistently in challenging situations. These include sporting
events, appearing in front of the public (e.g. performing
arts, speeches, business meetings, etc.), and in any stressful situation where clear focus and composure are required.
In the sports field, this is often known as being 'in the zone'.
‘Alpha Active monitors
Alpha-Active technology may also be potentially beneficial as an aid to users for:¨ home use (e.g. relaxation,
meditation, etc.,)¨ assisting practitioners to judge mental receptiveness in a range of neuro feedback therapies
(e.g. pain relief, treatment of anxieties, phobias, cessation therapy, hypnotherapy, counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, etc.,) ¨ clinical fields (e.g. psychology, determining states of consciousness, detection of
drugs use, etc.).
An EEG (electroencephalogram) monitors the electrical activity of the brain. Brainwaves may be a measure of
a person’concentration or 'focus' and are optimised routinely by sports men and women to improve performance. Alpha-Active' products can be used to monitor changes in brainwaves simultaneous with the carrying
out of actions by atheletes etc.
Name: Prof. Arunkumar Ram
Designation: Asst.Professor
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Qualification:
(Pursuing)
M.E.
Biomedical
Teaching Experience : 5 years
Areas
of
Interest:
Instrumentation, Simulations,
materias, Medical Imaging.
Most EEGs are large, expensive, complicated-to-use, mains-powered devices. Whereas Alpha-Active's range
of product builds on patented and proprietary technology and techniques to provide a pocket-sized, robust,
cost-effective, simple-to-use laptop-powered product which can work in the sports field even when athletes are
moving about because the software is more robust to the movement of the user. Sophisticated user-friendly
software allows sports coaches, practitioners, therapists, etc., and their clients, to relate peaks of performance
to EEG recorded at the time - hence providing a 'neuro biofeedback mechanism to help reproduce the appropriate brainwave activity at key pressure moments - thereby providing the competitive edge.
BioBio“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter
don't mind.” ― Bernard M. Baruch
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Know an Alumnus
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
Digital Radiography a new era for medical X-ray imaging.
Radiographs can be recorded using digital image receptors and enhanced using computer processing. They can
also be transferred to databases for archival and transmission throughout hospitals and clinics. The change
from traditional film-based image receptors is similar in
many respects to those occurring in digital photography
and digital television. Greater precision can now be applied to each stage of the imaging process so that the
balance between image quality and radiation dose can at
last be controlled accurately
Name of Alumnus: Afreen S. Tandur
Batch: 2007 - 2011.
Where are you doing currently?
I'm currently working as a Technical
Lead in IGATE Global Solutions.
How has VIT helped you?
VIT has helped me hone my people
skills in a lot of ways (be it public
speaking,team
interactions,presentations,organizing
and
managing
events,etc).I now find these of great
importance when dealing with
different situations in corporate life.
What advice would you give to all
the juniors?
The latest development in digital radiography is dynamic
flat-panel detectors for digital fluoroscopy and angiography. The most obvious advantage of digital detectors
is that they allow implementation of a fully digital picture
archiving and communication system, with images stored
digitally and available anytime. Thus, distribution of images in hospitals can be achieved electronically by means of
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
web-based technology without the risk of losing images.
Other advantages include higher patient throughput, increased dose efficiency, and the greater dynamic range of digital detectors with possible reduction of x-ray exposure to the patient.
The physical principles of digital radiography do not differ much from those of screen-film radiography. However,
in contrast to screen-film radiography, in which the film serves as both detector and storage medium, digital detectors are used only to generate the digital image, which is then stored on a digital medium. Digital imaging comprises four separate steps: generation, processing, archiving, and presentation of the image.
The digital detector is exposed to x-rays generated by a standard tube. Ultimately, the energy absorbed by the
detector must be transformed into electrical charges, which are then recorded, digitized, and quantified into a
gray scale that represents the amount of x-ray energy deposited at each digitization locus in the resultant digital
image. After sampling, postprocessing software is needed for organizing the raw data into a clinically meaningful
image. After final image generation, images are sent to a digitized storage archive. A digital header file containing
patient demographic information is linked to each image. Although it is possible to print digital images as hardcopy film, the advantages of digital radiography are not realized completely unless images are viewed digitally on
a computer workstation. Digital images can be manipulated during viewing with functions like panning, zooming,
inverting the gray scale, measuring distance and angle, and windowing. Image distribution over local area networks is possible. Digital images and associated reports can be linked to a digital patient record for enhanced
access to diagnostic data.
“Seminar on Biomedical Symposium on Career and Challenge”
Well, While choosing a career,it's
important
that
you
like/love what you do. Cause your
work would be a veyy big part of
your life,something you would be
stuck doing for almost more than half
your life.So you better be happy and
content! :)
All the best for future....!
“Seminar on Biomedical Symposium on Career and Challenge
The BMESI committee conducted the seminar on Biomedical Symposium on Career and Challenge. The Biomedical Symposium was first of its kind interactive session arranged by BMESI-VIT chapter for biomedical students.
The session was conducted by Mr. Paresh Modh (Pamtrons). It started with the various specializations in the field
for choosing a bright career and then students were acquainted with the current scenario of jobs in field, expectations from graduates, skills required, and how to develop them. Challenges like troubleshooting of devices, researching on the latest developments and how to make the idea a million dollar for company were some of the
higlights of the session. The session ended with the queries by the students. There were 58 students who were
present for the seminar. More lectures could be arranged giving a more practical outlook to Biomedical students.
“Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination . The best is yet to come.”—
William Jennings
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Quiz on Electronics:
Upcoming Events
Workshop
Equipment
face
on Biomedical
advance inter-
About: A workshop on Biomedical
Equipment advance interface will be
organized by BIomedical committee. In this session demonstration of
Biomedical Equipments will be
given to Biomedical Students.
Q1) _____________________ is an example of primary active transport mechanism.
A) Sodium potassium pump
B) Sodium calcium pump
C) Sodium phosphates pump
D) Calcium potassium pump
Q2) The minimum number of flip-flops required to construct a mod-75 counter is
A)
5
B) 6
C)
7
D) 8
Q3)The software used to drive microprocessor-based systems is called:
A)
assembly language
B) firmware
C)
machine language code
D) BASIC interpreter instructions
Organizer: VIT
Q4) The commutative law of Boolean addition states that A + B = A × B.
Where: VIT
When : 15 June to 19 June 2015
Seminar and Hands on Arduino
About: Seminar and Hands on
Arduino ” will be organized by
BMSA Committee. A demonstration of Arduino will be given to the
students.
Organizer: VIT
Where: VIT
When: April, 2015
A)
True
B)
False
Student Speak
As I walked through the gates of Vidyalankar institute of technology for the first time one year back, my mind was a battleground of
various emotions striving to emerge dominant. Apprehension,
excitement, anxiety, pride and a tad bit of fear had slowly and
stubbornly acquired, encompassed and claimed various bits of my
mind as their own, as I made my way towards the admission
booth. My first thought on entering the premises was that the
place looked deceptively like a mall. Finally the admission forms
were submitted, and I was handed out an ID. I was finally in VIT
In the past one year that I have spent here, I have not only
warmed up to the institution, but also intricately observed the
many aspects of this institution which make it what it today is. The
scrumptious and the appetizingly delicious dishes of various forms
offered by the canteen of the college, have never once failed to
URJA KAULGI
satisfactorily satiate me. The library is profound and perspicaciously informative, and the reading room has been luxuriously
equipped with air conditioners, thus enabling us students to study in comfort. The faculty of Vidyalankar is
one of the major reasons behind why it is revered and respected the way it today is. In-depth knowledge of
topics, ability to create an understanding amongst students about the concerned topics with crystal clear
clarity, and an easy approachability concerning the clearance of doubts are some of the qualities of the professors here, which pave a way for a comprehensive learning experience. Summing up, Vidyalankar made
Go The Distance
TANTRAVIHAR
About: TANTRAVIHAR is been
organized in VIT. The exhibition of
BE Biomedical Projects will be
held in VIT in the month of April.
The Industry Experts, respective
guides and the other professors
will give their views on the project
and also on the advancements
that could be incorporated in the
project
Organizer: VIT
International Conference on Electrical, International Conference on Electrical, ElecElectronics & Communication Engineering tronics and Computer Engineering (IRAJ(ICEECE)
ICEECE- 2014)
The aim objective of ICEECE is to present the latest
research and results of scientists related to Electrical,
Electronics & Electronics & Communication Engineering . The conference will be held at Pune on
April 12th ,2014.This conference provides opportunities for the different areas delegates to exchange
new ideas and application experiences face to face,
to establish business or research relations and to find
global partners for future collaboration.
International Conference on Innovative Trends in
Electronics, Electrical and Computation Engineering,
will be held during May 17th, 2015 in Lonawala Conference proceedings will be published online with
ISBN No. and will be submitted to all the platforms.
Selected papers will also be published in an International Journal indexed in Google Scholar, get CITED,
DOAJ etc.
Website: http://www.iraj.in/Conference/2015/
Website: http://www.iraj.in/Conference/2015/Pune/
lonawala
ICEECE3/
Where: VIT
When: 7 th April, 2014
Editorial Team
Editor –Prof. Komal lawand
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