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| BYF5006 | Introduction to Imaging Techniques | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOPHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Selcen ABİDİN | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İsmail Abidin
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Harun Başoğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn the physics principles and application areas of imaging techniques that are frequently used in the clinic. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Define the types of energy penetrating into living tissue. | 1,3,4 | | | PO - 2 : | Explain the basics of medical imaging systems using X-rays. | 1,3,4 | | | PO - 3 : | Explain the basic principles of magnetic resonance imaging. | 1,3,4 | | | PO - 4 : | Defines imaging systems using ultrasound. | 1,3,4 | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Ultrasound, X-ray, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Imaging Techniques, General working principles and clinical application areas |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Properties of X-rays, Production of X-rays | | | Week 2 | X-ray attenuation mechanisms, compton scattering | | | Week 3 | X-ray imaging, contrast enhancement, image enhancement | | | Week 4 | Computer tomography (CT) | | | Week 5 | Fluoroscopy, angiography | | | Week 6 | Magnetic resonance working principle, Magnet, Coils | | | Week 7 | Nuclear magnetic dipole, precession motion, larmor frequency | | | Week 8 | Midterm | | | Week 9 | Radio frequency pulses, T2 relaxation, T1 relaxation | | | Week 10 | Nuclear medicine imaging techniques, Radioactive tracers | | | Week 11 | Scintigraphy, Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) | | | Week 12 | Positron emission tomography (PET) | | | Week 13 | Properties of mechanical waves, Doppler effect, Doppler ultrasonography | | | Week 14 | Acoustic impedance, transmission and reflection of sound waves | | | Week 15 | Piezoelectric, ultrasound transducers, ultrasound imaging | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Introduction to Medical Imaging: Physics, Engineering and Clinical Applications. Smith NB, Webb A. Cambridge Uni. Pres 2011 | | | |
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