BE 4205 - Medical Imaging Systems

• Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental concepts related to radiation physics
• Demonstrate an understanding of general image characteristics across all imaging modalities
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic x-ray system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic CT system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic MRI system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic ultrasound system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic PET (and/or other nuclear medicine systems) works and how images are created
• Proficiently apply fundamental image processing techniques to medical images
• Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dilemmas in the medical imaging field
• Proficiently apply MATLAB (or other computer-aided tools) to perform image analysis

• Ability to write computer programs
• Ability to apply convolution and perform data filtering
• Ability to understand and apply Discrete Fourier Transforms
• Ability to use MATLAB

• Overview of imaging modalities
• Image characteristics
• Image processing techniques
• Fundamentals of radiation physics
• Imaging formation using x-ray
• X-ray imaging systems
• Computer Tomography systems
• Magnetic Resonance systems
• Nuclear Imaging (emphasis on Positron Emission Tomography)
• Ultrasound imaging

• Image visualization and display
• Image processing basics (filtering, edge detection, etc.)
• 2D spatial frequency spectrum
• Digital subtraction angiography
• Filtered backprojection
• Image segmentation
• Image registration