Course Catalog 2006-2007

LTT-3106 MEDICAL IMAGING METHODS, 6 cr
Medical Imaging Methods

Courses persons responsible
Juha Nousiainen

Lecturers
Hannu Eskola
Kari Mäkelä
Juha Nousiainen
Ulla Ruotsalainen
Heikki Teriö
Simo Hyödynmaa

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 3 h/week 3 h/week - - -
Exercise - 1 h/week 1 h/week - - -
Exercise work - - 30 h/per - - -
Seminar - - 1 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To clarify physical principles, methods and devices of medical imaging.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. System approach to medical imaging. Image quality parameters. Image formation based on interactions of imaging energy and tissue in a planar and tomographic imaging.       
2. X-ray imaging methods and devices.        
3. Nuclear medicine.        
4. Ultrasound imaging.        
5. Magnetic resonance imaging.       

Requirements for completing the course
Final exam on the Internet (80%) and seminar work and oral presentation (20%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exam 80%, seminar work and presentation 20 %.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book The Physics of Diagnostic Imaging D.J. Dowsett, P.A. Kenny and R.E. Johnston 0-412-40170-3   Chapters 3-10, 13-20. Yes  English 
    Lecture slides Medical imaging methods Several authors.     On the Internet Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-3306 LTT-3306 Radiation and Safety 4 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 5 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 55 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 64
    Exercises 36
    Seminar reports 36
    Information and communication technology 5

    Study materials Hours
    Text book 20

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 164

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-3106 replaces the course LTT-3100.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-3100 Medical Imaging Methods

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    Last modified 10.05.2006
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen