Work in progress: cost-effective table-top ultrasound systems as platform for biomedical engineering education
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Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
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6
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41163
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https://peer.asee.org/41163
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308
Paper Authors
Bryan Ranger Babcock & Wilcox Company
Bryan Ranger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Boston College. He earned his Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and M.S.E. and B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan. His research interests include medical devices and instrumentation, ultrasound, global health, AI/machine learning for image analysis, healthcare innovation, and biomedical engineering education.
Avneet Hira Boston College
Avneet Hira is an Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Engineering program at Boston College with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Society. Her scholarship is motivated by the fundamental question of how engineering and technology can support people in living well in an increasingly engineered world. Her research, which is in engineering education, focuses on affordances of technology, humanistic design, and engineering epistemology. Her work is inspired by Making and tinkering practices, especially those from different local knowledge systems.
Brian Smith Babcock & Wilcox Company
Brian K Smith is the Honorable David S. Nelson Professional Chair and Associate Dean for Research at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College. His research interests include the design of computer-based learning environments, human-computer interaction, design sciences, out-of-school learning, creativity and innovation, and computer science education. Earlier, he served as senior associate dean of academic affairs at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics, and as program director in the Division of Research on Learning at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Xiang Zhang Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brian Anthony Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Ultrasound is a relatively low-cost and safe imaging modality, and is widely used in various applications in healthcare. The principles associated with ultrasound imaging represent an interplay between math, physics, engineering, and medicine. As such, it has the potential to act as an educational platform that integrates many different fundamental disciplines, particularly those that may be initially daunting for students, into a real-world application. Our team is currently developing a low-cost, high-precision, table-top ultrasound system optimized for education and student-led research. In parallel to hardware design, we are also creating an integrated curriculum for fundamental engineering concepts relevant to undergraduates in biomedical, mechanical, and general engineering programs. To evaluate the ultrasound system and educational materials, we will run courses and evaluate learning outcomes in at least two Boston area educational institutions.
Ranger, B., & Hira, A., & Smith, B., & Zhang, X., & Anthony, B. (2022, August), Work in progress: cost-effective table-top ultrasound systems as platform for biomedical engineering education Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41163
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