FYS9239 – Electrical Bioimpedance

After completing the course:

• you have knowledge about how biological tissues conduct electrical current and how electrochemical processes and relaxation phenomena affect this conductivity.
• you can assemble a measurement set-up to make measurements of electrical bioimpedance.
• you are familiar with statistical methods to relate measurement data to physiological conditions.
• you can choose the right type of electrodes and electrode systems for different measurement situations.
• you have knowledge about modeling current distribution in biological tissues, including using the finite element Method.
• you can explain "exotic" electrical properties, such as memristance, universality and constant phase element.
• you know a variety of applications of bioimpedance measurements in medicine and healthcare.
• you have the ability to focus on a specific subject and write an essay on a bioimpedance application.

PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.

• FYS1210 – Elementary Electronics with Project Work
• FYS1120 – Electromagnetism

• Six to eight hours of colloquiums in the latter half of the semester.

A mandatory essay on a self-selected bioimpedance application must be submitted and approved before the final exam.

See rules for mandatory activities/assignments.

• Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.

This course has mandatory exercises that must be approved before you can sit the final exam

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FYS4239 – Electrical Bioimpedance

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.