promote international cooperation within different specific fields of acoustics, provide assistance in organizing EAA events, suggest special issues for Acta Acustica or Acoustics in Practice, initiate studies and prepare documents such as strategies, policy statements, state-of-the-art assessments, reports, etc, within its defined technical field.

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Medical Acoustics: Technologies for Hearing Systems and Ultrasound

RWTH Aachen University

Docent
  • Janina Fels
Type
Lecture
Term
winter semester
Subject type
['Elective', 'Yes']
Study path
Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Technische Informatik, Mathematik, others
Specialisation/branch
Biomedical Engineering, Medical Acoustics, Acoustics, Psychoacoustics
Keywords
"This lecture provides an overview on various acoustical methods of medical diagnosis and therapy. The students get an insight into the fundamentals of the physiology of hearing and binaural technology, enabling them to analyze and evaluate the underlying complex processes of binaural hearing. After completing this lecture, students are further capable of understanding and applying various biomedical applications in the field of acoustics, such as hearing aid technology, ultrasound diagnosis and treatment. Topics: Fundamentals of Acoustics, Basic acoustic measurement technology, Resonators, modes and acoustic transmission lines, Loudspeaker and microphone arrays, Binaural Technology and Psychoaoustics, ENT: Physiology of Hearing, ENT: Hearing Aids and , Cochlea Implants, Noise: Sources and Effects, Ultrasound"
Total ECTS credit
4.0
Examination
written exam
Language
Webpage
https://online.rwth-aachen.de/RWTHonline/ee/ui/ca2/app/desktop/#/slc.tm.cp/student/courses/398668?$c
Last modified
May 2, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

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