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Valid for year : 2003
 
TBMT02 Medical Imaging, 6 ECTS credits.
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  Area of Education: Medicine

Subject area: Biomedical Engineering

  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
The course comprise various aspects of imaging and visualisation of biomedical structure and functions. This rapidly expanding field comprises X-ray technology, MR and ultrasonic imaging as well as more specialised techniques for dynamic studies of specific body functions. The course comprise problem-based project work with in-depth analysis of various imaging and visualisation techniques.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
TSIT64 Signal Theory Y or TSIT65 Signal Theory D, TBME50 Biomedical Engineering, TBME02 Anatomy and Physiology, TBMT01 Biomedical Signal Processing.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
TBMI26 Neural networks and learning systems, TBMIxx Medical image analysis.

Organisation:
The course is based on problem based learning. This includes tutorial sessions, seminars, lectures, workshops and laboratory work.

Course contents:
Radio biology, radio physics, nuclear medicine.
Image generation technology, X-ray, CT, MR, ultrasound and microscopy.
Laboratory experiment: X-ray systems, digital images.


Course literature:
Tortora G, Grabowski S. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Wiley, 9th ed. 2000.
Bertil Jacobson, Medicin och teknik, Studentlitteratur 1995.
Dendy PP, Heaton B. Physics for diagnostic radiology, IoP Medical Sciences Series 2nd ed. 1999.
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Examination:
Written examination
Labratory work
3 p
1 p
 
If the amount of exchange students are numerous the education is performed in English. If not, exchange students will be tutored individually in English.



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IMT.
Director of Studies: Göran Salerud
Examiner: Göran Salerud
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 10/13/2003