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| EEE4046 | Medical Imaging Techniques | 2+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ELECTRICAL and ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Temel KAYIKÇIOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the physical principles, structure, and operating mechanisms of fundamental medical imaging systems used in biomedical engineering, electrical-electronics engineering, physics, and related disciplines. Students will learn the image formation process, the factors affecting image quality, and the advantages and disadvantages of different imaging modalities. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | describe the most common techniques for generating biomedical images. | 1.1 - 1.2 - 11.1 | 1,3, | | LO - 2 : | explain the physical principles, usages and limitations of each imaging modalityç | 1.1 - 1.2 - 11.1 | 1,3, | | LO - 3 : | explain how a imaging equipment acquires the image. | 1.1 - 1.2 - 11.1 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | recognize major parts in each imaging modality. | 1.1 - 1.2 - 11.1 | 1,3, | | LO - 5 : | desribe image quality and noise sources of each modality. | 1.1 - 1.2 - 11.1 | 1,3, | | LO - 6 : | become familiar with medical imaging equipment safety. | 1.1 - 1.2 - 11.1 | 1,3, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The physical principles, structures, and image formation processes of X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasonography (US), and Nuclear Medicine (PET, SPECT) systems; optical and near-infrared imaging methods; next-generation hybrid systems (PET/CT, PET/MRI); factors affecting image quality, radiation safety, and ethical principles |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Medical Imaging: Historical development, clinical applications, and classification of imaging systems | | | Week 2 | Introduction to Imaging Physics: Electromagnetic spectrum, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation | | | Week 3 | X-ray generation, basic physics, and radiographic system structure | | | Week 4 | X Detectors, film and digital systems, contrast, and dose safety | | | Week 5 | Basic principles, scanning geometries, and reconstruction algorithms of Computed Tomography | | | Week 6 | Spiral and Multislice CT Systems, Clinical Applications, and Artifacts | | | Week 7 | Nuclear magnetic resonance principle, T1,T2 relaxation concepts | | | Week 8 | MR hardware, pulse sequences, contrast agents, and safety | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Interaction of sound waves with tissues, the piezoelectric effect, and the operating principles of transducers in ultrasonography | | | Week 11 | A-, B-, and M-Mode in Ultrasonography, Doppler and 3D Ultrasound, and Artifacts in Ultrasonography | | | Week 12 | Radioisotopes, gamma cameras, SPECT, and PET systems in nuclear medicine imaging. | | | Week 13 | Optical and Near-Infrared Imaging: Fluorescence, biophotonics, and optical tomography | | | Week 14 | Next-Generation Imaging Technologies: Hybrid systems (PET/CT, PET/MRI), functional and molecular imaging, AI-based analysis | | | Week 15 | Image Quality, Ethics, and Safety: Resolution, contrast, SNR, calibration, radiation safety, patient privacy, and ethical principles | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Bushberg J. T., Seibert J. A., Leidholdt E. M., Boone J. M., 2002, The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging (2nd Edition), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, USA | | | |
| 1 | Nadine Barrie Smith & Andrew Web, 2010, Introduction to Medical Imaging: Physics, Engineering and Clinical Applications, Cambridge University Press,, ISBN: 978-0521190654 | | | 2 | Jerry L. Prince & John W. Fisher, 2023, Medical Imaging Signals and Systems, Pearson, ISBN: 978-0136788265 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2013 | 2,00 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | | 1 hafta | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2,00 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 124 |
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