An individual mini-project on a self-selected clinical diagnostics topic (but NOT one of the three topics covered in the laboratories i.e. not EMG, ECG or EEG). This should be written up as a formal report with a 1200 word limit. This assignment accounts for 30% of the module assessment.Coursework will be assessed based on the following marking scheme:15% Clinical need Concentrate on a specific pathology or group of pathologies Include the clinical significance of this pathology for patients and nationally/globally10% Diagnostic test overview Specify the diagnostic technology that your report focuses on Give an overview of what the test sets out to do and its limitations20% Physiological basis of the signal
Describe the biological processes that generate the signal20% Physical basis of the measurement
Describe how the physiological signal is detected for use diagnostically10% Analysis of the clinical signal
Describe how the clinical signal is processed to provide a diagnostic test10% Future developments Outline current research and development of the diagnostic technology15% Significance of the diagnostic technology Summarise the clinical significance of the technology Compare this technology to alternative approaches
