Egészségügyi mérnöki mesterképzés = Master course in biomedical engineering

Az európai felsőoktatási struktúra harmonizálását célul kitűző Bolognai Nyilatkozatnak megfelelően 2009-től Magyarországon az egészségügyimérnök-képzés mesterképzés (MSc) lesz. A BME Villamosmérnöki és Informatikai Kar gesztorálásával 1995-ben indult orvosbiológiai (2002 óta egészségügyi) mérnöki szakon a tanulmányok megkezdésének feltétele volt a mérnöki vagy orvosi, vagy természettudományos alapképzésben megszerzett legalább 180 kredit. Ennek megléte esetén a tanulmányokat meg lehetett kezdeni az alapképzéssel párhuzamosan is. A szak lényegében mesterképzésnek volt tekinthető. Kimérete 130 kredit volt. Figyelembe véve, hogy a mintatantervben az első három félévben a szokásos hallgatói terhelés egyharmada szerepelt, az ekvivalens képzési idő 4 félév volt. Így az áttérés a jelenlegi, egyetemi szintű diplomát adó képzésről a mesterképzésre minimális változást jelent. A cikk ismerteti az egészségügyi mérnöki mesterképzést, megadva a mintatantervben szereplő tantárgyakat is. | The Bologna Declaration aims at harmonizing the European higher education structure. In accordance with the Declaration, biomedical engineering will be offered as a master (MSc) course also in Hungary, from year 2009. Since 1995 biomedical engineering course has been held in cooperation of three universities: Semmelweis University, Budapest Veterinary University, and Budapest University of Technology and Economics. One of the latter’s faculties, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, has been responsible for the course. Students could start their biomedical engineering studies – usually in parallel with their first degree course – after they collected at least 180 ECTS credits. Consequently, the biomedical engineering course could have been considered as a master course even before the Bologna Declaration. Students had to collect 130 ECTS credits during the six-semester course. This is equivalent to four-semester full-time studies, because during the first three semesters the curriculum required to gain only one third of the usual ECTS credits. The paper gives a survey on the new biomedical engineering master course, briefly summing up also the subjects in the curriculum

A simple standard technique for labyrinthectomy in the rat: A methodical communication with a detailed description of the surgical process

Aims: Labyrinthectomized rats are suitable models to test consequences of vestibular lesion and are widely used to study neural plasticity. We describe a combined microsurgical–chemical technique that can be routinely performed with minimum damage. Methods Caudal leaflet of the parotis is elevated. The tendinous fascia covering the bulla is opened frontally from the sternomastoid muscle’s tendon while sparing facial nerve branches. A 4 mm diameter hole is drilled into the bulla’s hind lower lateral wall to open the common (in rodents) mastoid-tympanic cavity. The cochlear crista (promontory) at the lower posterior part of its medial wall is identified as a bony prominence. A 1 mm diameter hole is drilled into its lower part. The perilymphatic/endolymphatic fluids with tissue debris of the Corti organ are suctioned. Ethanol is injected into the hole. Finally, 10 µL of sodium arsenite solution (50 µM/mL) is pumped into the labyrinth and left in place for 15 min. Simple closure in two layers (fascia and skin) is sufficient. Results and conclusion All rats had neurological symptoms specific for labyrinthectomy (muscle tone, body position, rotatory movements, nystagmus, central deafness). Otherwise, their behavior was unaffected, drinking and eating normally. After a few days, they learned to balance relying on visual and somatic stimuli (neuroplasticity)