Unit name | Medical Robotics and Image-Guided Surgery (UWE) |
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Unit code | EMATM0040 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Dogramadzi |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Engineering Mathematics |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This module will provide you with:
You will learn:
Students' explorations of these topics will be supported by the use of tools such as LabView, Unity and Matlab.
The group research projects have been designed to teach some of the core experimental and computational skills required to complete the module.
The module objectives are:
On successful completion of the module the students will understand:
Sessions will include lectures and facilitated group work in practical sessions. The lectures are designed to cover the major areas of medical robotics and image guided intervention and should be a starting point for further reading and study, and for the group research project.
36 scheduled learning and teaching hours; 114 independent study hours
The module will be assessed in two components. Component A contains one exams dealing with the material covered during the lectures/workshops. Component B comprises one coursework and one oral presentation dealing with the material covered in the group research project.
Component A (50%) consists of one assessment:
Component B (50%) consists of two assessments:
Second Assessment Opportunity
Students who fail either or both of Components A & B will have an opportunity to sit an exam and/or complete a report. Each of these assessments will cover all the material covered in the module.
If a student is permitted an EXCEPTIONAL RETAKE of the module the assessment will be that indicated by the Module Description at the time that retake commences.
A list of textbooks is reported in the next section. Students are encouraged to read widely, using textbooks but more importantly, journals for reviews and original articles. Most lectures are accompanied by handouts and a reading list. The library stocks a wide range of books and journals. A limited number of books are also available at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. Students will be taught - and subsequently expected - to perform literature searches as most up-to-date information can only be obtained from journals. The following journals provide good review articles that may be useful for various aspects of the module: Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Transactions on Medical Imaging, International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, International Journal of Medical Robotics, Journal of Robotic Surgery, Proceedings of MICCAI, Proceedings of Hamlyn Symposium, Proceedings of ICRA, etc...
The following list is offered to provide validation panels/accrediting bodies with an indication of the type and level of information students may be expected to consult. As such, its currency may wane during the life span of the module specification. However, as indicated above, CURRENT advice on readings will be available via other more frequently updated mechanisms.