Medical Informatics detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 9th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 9th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Sandwich Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of medical informatics is as follows.
Preamble:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL INFORMATICS Introduction – Structure of Medical Informatics -Internet and Medicine -Security issues , Computer based medical information retrieval, Hospital management and information system, Functional capabilities of a computerized HIS, Health Informatics – Medical Informatics, Bioinformatics
Unit II
COMPUTERS IN CLINICAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL IMAGING Automated clinical laboratories-Automated methods in hematology, cytology and histology, Intelligent Laboratory Information System – Computer assisted medical imaging- nuclear medicine, ultrasound imaging, computed X-ray tomography, Radiation therapy and planning, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
Unit III
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Unit IV
COMPUTER ASSISTED MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING Neuro computers and Artificial Neural Networks application, Expert system-General model of CMD, Computer-assisted decision support system-production rule system cognitive model, semantic networks, decisions analysis inclinical medicine-computers in the care of critically ill patients, Computer aids for the handicapped.
Unit V
RECENT TRENDS IN MEDICAL INFORMATICS Virtual reality applications in medicine, Virtual endoscopy, Computer assisted surgery, Surgical simulation, Telemedicine – Tele surgery, Computer assisted patient education and health- Medical education and healthcare information, computer assisted instruction in medicine.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain the structure and functional capabilities of Hospital Information System.
- Describe the need of computers in medical imaging and automated clinical laboratory.
- Articulate the functioning of information storage and retrieval in computerized patient record system.
- Apply the suitable decision support system for automated clinical diagnosis.
- Discuss the application of virtual reality and telehealth technology in medical industry.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Kathryn J. Hannah, Marion J Ball, “Health Informatics”, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2006.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 9th Sem, visit Mech Sandwich 9th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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