BME Basics
This is what "BME" stands for.
What is...biomedical engineering?
This instrument, used by healthcare professionals, amplifies internal body sounds like the heartbeat and lung sounds.
What is...a stethoscope
This imaging technique is often used to detect bone fractures and is characterized by its use of X-ray beams.
What is...x-ray imaging?
This is the coolest of the engineering majors, where people use their knowledge of engineering and biology to create technologies that improve health and save lives.
What is...biomedical engineering.
This is the headquarters at UB for the BME department.
What is...Bonner Hall?
This field of study focuses on techniques and technologies used to visualize the internal structures of the body for diagnosis and treatment.
What is...medical imaging?
This small, portable device clips onto a fingertip to measure the oxygen saturation level in the blood.
What is...a pulse oximeter
This type of scan is often used to see babies in the womb using sound waves.
What is...an ultrasound?
This is the number of people (estimated) in the United States who are enrolled in a BME position. (Get within 2,000 of the right number and win the points)
What is...19,800 people?
This is the location for the BMES National Conference this year.
Baltimore, Maryland
This field of study focuses on the design and development of artificial limbs and other body parts to aid those with physical disabilities.
What is...prosthetics?
This device, often used in emergency situations, delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm.
What is...a defibrillator?
This imaging method uses Magnetic fields and Radio waves to create detailed Images of organs and tissues.
What is...MRI? (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
This is the year that the first MRI was performed by Dr. Raymond Damadian. (Get within 10 years and win points)
What is...1977?
What is...Riley.
This is the field of study focusing on the design and development of materials that interact with biological systems for medical purposes.
What is...biomaterials?
This implantable medical device helps regulate abnormal heart rhythms by delivering electrical impulses to the heart.
What is...a pacemaker?
This test is used to see cross-sectional images of the body by combining multiple X-ray pictures.
What is...a CT scan?
This is the year that the first artificial heart was created and successfully implanted in its first patient, Barney Clark. (get within 10 years and win the points)
What is...1982?
These are the two "4+1" options that UB offers to its BME students
What is...BME BS/MBA and BME BS/MS.
This is the field of study focusing on development of biological substitutes to restore, maintain, or improve tissue and organ function.
What is...Tissue Engineering (and Regenerative Medicine).
This device is commonly used in hospitals to help patients who are unable to breathe on their own, often seen in intensive care units.
What is...a ventilator?
This scan uses a special dye to highlight areas inside the body and is often used to find cancers.
What is...a PET scan?
Born in Buffalo, this individual is known for developing the first successful cardiac pacemaker in the 1950s, which revolutionized the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
Who is...Wilson Greatbatch?
This is the total amount of students at UB who graduated with a BME degree in the academic year 2022-2023. (Get within 10 of the correct answer and you get the points)
What is...68 students?