Course Catalog 2010-2011
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Course Catalog 2010-2011

LTT-3106 Medical Imaging Methods, 6 cr

Person responsible

Hannu Eskola

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
Laboratory work



 
 4 h/week


+1 h/week
 1 h/week
 10 h/per



 



 
LTT-3106 2010-01 Wednesday 16 - 18, SH304
Thursday 12 - 14, SH304

Requirements

Accepted laboratory works and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After completing the course students can describe the physical principles of image formation in different medical imaging methods. Students can apply mathematical descriptions and tests of image quality. They can also describe how the medical imaging devices are constructed.

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.  Special imaging techniques.   
2. Methods and devices of x-ray imaging.      
3. Methods and devices of nuclear medicine.      
4. Methods and devices of ultrasound imaging.      
5. Methods and devices of magnetic resonance imaging.     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Medical Imaging Physics   Hendee WR, Ritenour ER       Chapters 5,9, 12-25      English  
Lecture slides   Medical imaging methods   Several authors.       On the Internet      English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
LTT-3307 Radiation Physics Mandatory    

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
LTT-3106 Medical Imaging Methods, 6 cr BME-3206 Medical Imaging Methods, 6 cr  
LTT-3106 Medical Imaging Methods, 6 cr LTT-3100 Medical Imaging Methods, 6 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
LTT-3106 2010-01   Lectures
Excercises
Other contact teaching
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified28.02.2010