Code No: R05221103

Set No. 1

II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007 BIO TRANSDUCERS AND APPLICATIONS (Bio-Medical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Explain the following characteristics (a) Linearity (b) Accuracy (c) Range (d) Frequency response [4x4]

2. (a) Explain the principle and measurement of temperature using a thermocouple. (b) What are the medical applications of thermistors. Explain in detail. [8+8]

3. Explain the method of linearization in a thermistor thermometer. With a neat circuit diagram explain the linearized thermistor temperature measuring circuit. [6+10] 4. Dene inductive transducer? How many types of these are in use? Describe L.V.D.T in detail with necessary schematics. [16] 5. Explain about the velocity transducers based on electromagnetic principle. Describe one application with neat schematic. [16] 6. With neat block diagram and necessary waveforms explain the indirect measurement of blood pressure measurement using ultrasonic Doppler eect. [16] 7. What is dilution technique? Describe the Fick, Dye and thermo dilution method. [4+12] 8. (a) Describe portable telemetry system with diagram. (b) Explain the term CMRR (c) Write a note on log amplier. [8+3+5]

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Set No. 2

II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007 BIO TRANSDUCERS AND APPLICATIONS (Bio-Medical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Explain the following characteristics (a) Linearity (b) Accuracy (c) Range (d) Frequency response [4x4]

2. What is thermograph? Describe in detail with thermo graphic unit for medical use. How it can be used in determination of disease? [2+8+6] 3. (a) Write note on chemical thermometry. (b) Explain the terms: i. Radiation thermometry. ii. Clinical thermometry [4+4] 4. What is the principle of operation of resistive strain gauge? Explain the advantages of semiconductor strain gauge over resistive one? Explain two applications of strain gauges in medical instrumentation. [4+8+4] 5. Write short notes on (a) Elastic transducer (b) Capacitive transducer. (c) Optical transducer. [5+6+5] [8]

6. List dierent methods used for measurement of pressure in an organism. Explain any one method with necessary schematic. [16] 7. What is the use of plethysmograph? Describe with circuit diagram. Find the potential generated if blood owing vessel with a radius of 0.9cm cuts a magnetic eld of 250 G. assume a volume ow rate of 175 cm3/sec. [2+8+6] 8. With a neat circuit diagram explain the operation of an instrumentation amplier. Give the gain calculations [16]

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Set No. 3

II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007 BIO TRANSDUCERS AND APPLICATIONS (Bio-Medical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Explain Signal to noise ratio with reference to the bio transducers (b) Explain Stability with reference to the bio transducers (c) A wheat stone bridge shown below consisting the following resistance R1 =2 K, R2= 1c) 1 K, R3 = 10 K & R4 = 5 K. Show that the null condition exists.(gure [5+5+6]

Figure 1c 2. What is thermograph? Describe in detail with thermo graphic unit for medical use. How it can be used in determination of disease? [2+8+6] 3. (a) Write note on chemical thermometry. (b) Explain the terms: i. Radiation thermometry. ii. Clinical thermometry [4+4] 4. What is the principle of operation of resistive strain gauge? Explain the advantages of semiconductor strain gauge over resistive one? Explain two applications of strain gauges in medical instrumentation. [4+8+4] 5. (a) Explain the dierentiation and integration techniques that are used to measure distance related parameters (b) Explain the operation of piezoelectric transducers. Mention its applications [8+8] 6. How do you measure blood pressure? What are the methods and explain them in brief? [4+12] 7. Can you compare blood ow with any electrical phenomena? Describe in detail drawing analogy. Describe mean arterial pressure. [16] 1 of 2 [8]

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8. What are the features of a dierential amplier used in biomedical instrumentation? How the linearity and the frequency response of the amplier are is improved? [8+4+4]

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Set No. 4

II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007 BIO TRANSDUCERS AND APPLICATIONS (Bio-Medical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Briey explain the factors that will inuence the design of a transducer. (b) What is amplitude and phase distortion and explain how they will inuence the signal. [8+8] 2. What is thermistor? Give the basic science of the thermistor with circuit symbols and packing style. A thermistor has a positive temperature coecient of +0.002 / /0 c at 250 c . What is its resistance at 98.60 c if the normal resistance is 12.1k ? [3+6+7] 3. (a) Write note on chemical thermometry. (b) Explain the terms: i. Radiation thermometry. ii. Clinical thermometry [4+4] 4. Explain the construction of elastic strain gauge? What are the problems associated with the use of elastic resistance strain gauges how can you nd such a small resistance. [7+4+5] 5. (a) Describe a transducer that can be used to measure angular velocity. (b) Describe in detail the piezo electric transducers used to measure acceleration. [8+8] 6. How do you measure blood pressure? What are the methods and explain them in brief? [4+12] 7. Explain the various methods of blood ow measurement. 8. (a) Explain the transmission of biological data through radio telemetry. (b) Explain in detail any two concrete application of telemetry in the eld of medicine. [8+8] [16] [8]

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