14043 - Applied Biophysics

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Docente: Ivan Corazza
  • Credits: 2
  • SSD: FIS/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Neurophysiopathology techniques (cod. 8482)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will know the basic operating principles of the most important medical instrumentations in a neurological laboratoy setting.

Course contents

Signal acquisition systems (transducers, amplifiers, filters, frequency response, data visualization and storing, ADC converters)

Biolectrical signal: origin and acquisition

Electrical safety for patients and operators

Defibrillator

Pressures measurmentes in a clinical setting

Echography and flussimetry

HRV (Heart Rate Variability)

Readings/Bibliography

Material provided by the teacher

Teaching methods

The course is made up of lectures with the support of Power Point presentations.

Assessment methods

The exam will be a multiple-choice quiz. An oral examination will be performed only if necessary. The final score will be weighted averaged with the scores of the other modules, to obtain the global grade.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Slides in MS Powerpoint.

Office hours

See the website of Ivan Corazza