Course details

Medical Imaging Systems

BPC-ZSL FEKT BPC-ZSL Acad. year 2020/2021 Summer semester 5 credits

Current academic year

The basic theory of imaging process and general quantitative evaluation of its quality. Fundamentals physical and technical aspects of structure specific imaging systems. Clinical application of medical imaging systems.

Guarantor

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

  • 39 hrs lectures
  • 13 hrs laboratories

Department

Lecturer

Instructor

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

After passing of the course student can describe all clinically used imaging systems. Student knows physical principles, constructional aspects and clinical use of different imaging systems.

Learning objectives

Introduce students with physical and technical principles the most important medical imaging systems.

Study literature

  • Zang-Hee, Cho., Jones, Joi,P., Singh Manbir.: Foundations of Medical Imaging. Wiley, 1993
  • Hendee, W, R., Ritenour, E,R.: Medical Imaging Physics, Wiley-Liss, 2002

Fundamental literature

  • Bushberg, J.T., Seibert, J. A., Leidhotl, E.M.jr., Boone J.M.: The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, third edition. Wolters Kluwer - 2012. ISBN: 0781780578

Syllabus of lectures

1. Introduction, signal, imaging flow and its discretisation, data collection techniques.
2. General process of imaging, the basic of image data processing.
3. Conventional projection X-ray imaging systems.
4. Digital projection X-ray imaging systems.
5. CT X-ray imaging systems: the principles of construction, the principles of image reconstruction.
6. CT X-ray imaging systems: feature evaluation and trends of development.
7. MRI imaging systems: signal, basic of magnetic resonance, the principles of construction.
8. MRI imaging systems: the principles of image reconstruction, feature evaluation.
9. Planar gammagraphy: the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
10. SPECT: the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
11. PET: signal, the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
12. Ultrasound imaging systems: signal, the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
13. Alternative imaging systems.

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

1. The human eye as an imaging system. Feature evaluation.
2. The simulation of image presentation and image discrimination.
3. The simulation of image distortions.
4. The simulation of the basic image processing.
5. The simulation of projection reconstruction process.
6. The simulation of magnetic resonance effect.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
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