Fundamentals of Medical
Imaging
by
George
Zouridakis, Ph.D.
Associate
Professor and Director
Biomedical
Imaging Lab
Topic |
IntroductionOverview of
mathematics and physics of emerging biomedical imaging, including, Fourier
transforms, Radon transform, convolutions, modulation
and transfer functions. |
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X-Ray Imaging Basic
interactions of ionizing radiation: photon, electron, and neutron
interactions. X-ray radiology, digital radiography. Scanning Methods, Area
Detectors, Mammography, Chest
Radiography, Digital Fluoroscopy |
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Computed Tomography Principle
of Operation, Instrumentation and Technology, X-Ray Tubes, Detector Systems,
Image Reconstruction Techniques. Image Artifacts, Quantitative CT, Requirements
for High-Speed CT, Spiral CT, Electron Beam Techniques, Data
Handling and Display Techniques |
Magnetic Resonance ImagingPrinciple
of Operation, Wave Speed, Relaxation Times, Magnetic Field Gradients, Fourier
Reconstruction, High-speed K-space Coverage Techniques, Vector and Tensor
Tomography, RF Coils, Multiple Receivers, Blood
Flow, Fourier
Velocity Encoding. |
MR SpectroscopyPrinciples.
Injected Paramagnetic Contrast Agents, Signal-to-Noise Ratio Diffusion |
PETPrinciples
of operation, Cyclotrons. Radioactive Substance Preparation, g-ray detectors. 3D
acquisition, Correction, Reconstruction |
SPECTInstrumentation,
g-camera.
Multi-Camera Detectrors, Collimators, Image
Reconstruction, Compensation
Methods, Artifacts. |
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Ultrasound Transducers,
Field Distributions, Acoustics and Vibration, Properties of Ferroelectric
Materials, Ultrasonic Beam Forming, Signal Processing, Scattering |
MSI and ESIForward and
Inverse Problems. Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Magnetically-Shielded Rooms.
Acquisition, Fiducial Points, Whole-Head Scanners, Source Models. |
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Optical Imaging Optical Absorption Mediated Diagnostics:
Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry. Optical Scattering Mediated Diagnostics: Reflectometry and Low Coherence Tomography. |
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Visits to Clinical Sites: X-ray, CT, Ultrasound,
MRI, and PET in the Texas Medical Center. |