Course Code: 47570, 48250, 15850, 88000 Quarter:03F
Office Hours: Mon, Fri at
This is the first quarter of a two quarter course sequence, offered during the fall and winter quarters to advanced undergraduates and graduate students who are interested in imaging, biomedical engineering and medical physics. The first quarter emphasizes the fundamental principles of imaging systems. The second quarter specializes to medical imaging systems. After a brief review of the relevant mathematics, the subjects of linear systems and random processes are introduced, with specific attention to their importance in the description of imaging systems. We then introduce the description and parameterization that are used to specify the performance of a generalized imaging system and discuss the basics of image processing. The latter part of the first quarter deals with projection and tomographic imaging systems in general, introducing the basic concepts of these techniques without specific modality dependent details. During the second quarter, emphasis is placed upon the physical phenomena underlying medical imaging techniques. We discuss current methods in x-ray imaging, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, NMR, optical imaging, EEG, MEG, and impedance tomography.
Tues Thurs 12:30PM-1:50PM PSCB 230
No specific text is required. Handouts will be provided by the instructor. Material will be taken from the following sources.
· 1. H. Barrett and W. Swindell, Radiological Imaging: Volumes 1 and 2
· 2. A. Macovski, Medical Imaging Systems
· 3. R. Bracewell, The Fourier Transformation and its Applications
· 4. P. Mansfield and P. Morris, NMR Imaging in Biomedicine
· 5. K. Castleman, Digital Image Processing
· 6. R. Hobbie, Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology
EVALUATION OF COURSE GRADE:
· 30% First Exam
· 30% Second Exam
· 30% Final Exam
· 10% Attendance and participation in discussions
Each exam will focus on the six preceeding lectures.