ELEC 384 Medical Imaging, Spring 2008

Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 3PM-3:50PM

Room: 3416

Instructor: Yu, Weichuan

TA: Yang, Can and Wen, Xing

This course introduces medical imaging methods to senior undergraduate and graduate students. It covers the following topics: radiation, radiography, computer tomography, radioisotope imaging, diagnostic ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and applications of different imaging modalities.

This course requires basic knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, and geometry. Familiarity with a programming language such as MATLAB is needed.

Prerequisite: ELEC211

Grade is based on homework (20%), mid-term (30%) and final exam (50%). A tentative schedule is described as follows. More materials (lecture notes, homework assignment, etc.) can be found at http://lmes2.ust.hk/portal/:

Week 1 Introduction

Week 2 X-Ray Projection Imaging 1

Week 3 X-Ray Projection Imaging 2

Week 4 Computed Tomography 1

Week 5 Computed Tomography 2

Week 6 Nuclear Medicine Imaging 1

Week 7 Nuclear Medicine Imaging 2

Week 8 Mid-term Exam

Week 9 Ultrasound Imaging 1

Week 10 Ultrasound Imaging 2

Week 11 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1

Week 12 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2

Week 13 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 3

Week 14 Final review