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ELK4040 | 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 | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Temel KAYIKÇIOĞLU | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To provide knowledge on fundamentals of medical imaging systems. |
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. | 1,3,5,8,11,14 | 1 | LO - 2 : | explain the physical principles, usages and limitations of each imaging modalityç | 1,3,5,8,11,14 | 1 | LO - 3 : | explain how a imaging equipment acquires the image. | 1,3,5,8,11,14 | 1 | LO - 4 : | recognize major parts in each imaging modality. | 1,3,4,6,7,9,12,14,15 | 1 | LO - 5 : | desribe image quality and noise sources of each modality. | 1,3,5,8,11,14 | 1 | LO - 6 : | become familiar with medical imaging equipment safety. | 1,5,6,9,11,12,14 | 1 | 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 | |
Medical physics and imaging principles: intensity, resolution, contrast,; X-ray physics: photon interactions, attenuation; X-ray production, detection; Computed tomography; Mammography; Floroscopy; Nuclear medicine physics: radioactivity; Nuclear medicine imaging; SPECT, PET; Radiation exposure principles: safety, risk, radiation therapy, radiation protection; Ultrasound physics: waves, reflection, transmission, attenuation; Magnetic resonance physics: magnetic moment,magnetization, relaxation; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Medical physics and imaging principles: intensity, resolution, contrast | | Week 2 | photon interactions, attenuation | | Week 3 | x-ray production, detection | | Week 4 | Computed tomography | | Week 5 | Mammography | | Week 6 | Floroscopy | | Week 7 | Nuclear medicine physics: radioactivity | | Week 8 | Nuclear medicine imaging | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | Week 10 | SPECT, PET | | Week 11 | Radiation exposure principles: safety, risk, radiation therapy, radiation protection | | Week 12 | Ultrasound physics: waves, reflection, transmission, attenuation | | Week 13 | Ultrasound imaging | | Week 14 | Magnetic resonance physics: magnetic moment,magnetization, relaxation | | Week 15 | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | | Week 16 | Finalexam | | |
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 | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2013 | 2,00 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2014 | 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 | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total work load | | | 100 |
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