Medical Imaging Systems

• 39 hrs lectures
• 13 hrs laboratories

After passing of the course student can describe all clinically used imaging systems. Student knows physical principles, constructional aspects and clinical use of different imaging systems.

Introduce students with physical and technical principles the most important medical imaging systems.

• Zang-Hee, Cho., Jones, Joi,P., Singh Manbir.: Foundations of Medical Imaging. Wiley, 1993
• Hendee, W, R., Ritenour, E,R.: Medical Imaging Physics, Wiley-Liss, 2002

• Bushberg, J.T., Seibert, J. A., Leidhotl, E.M.jr., Boone J.M.: The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, third edition. Wolters Kluwer - 2012. ISBN: 0781780578

1. Introduction, signal, imaging flow and its discretisation, data collection techniques.
2. General process of imaging, the basic of image data processing.
3. Conventional projection X-ray imaging systems.
4. Digital projection X-ray imaging systems.
5. CT X-ray imaging systems: the principles of construction, the principles of image reconstruction.
6. CT X-ray imaging systems: feature evaluation and trends of development.
7. MRI imaging systems: signal, basic of magnetic resonance, the principles of construction.
8. MRI imaging systems: the principles of image reconstruction, feature evaluation.
9. Planar gammagraphy: the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
10. SPECT: the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
11. PET: signal, the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
12. Ultrasound imaging systems: signal, the principles of construction, image syntheses, feature evaluation.
13. Alternative imaging systems.

1. The human eye as an imaging system. Feature evaluation.
2. The simulation of image presentation and image discrimination.
3. The simulation of image distortions.
4. The simulation of the basic image processing.
5. The simulation of projection reconstruction process.
6. The simulation of magnetic resonance effect.