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Medical Imaging
Session 2, 2010
Introduction 3
Course staff 3
Course information 3
Assessment 5
Academic honesty and plagiarism 7
Course schedule 8
Resources 12
Administrative matters 12
Introduction
Medical imaging technology has played a pivotal role in the development of modern
medicine. Medical imaging was born with the discovery of X-rays by Röntgen in
1895. During the early part of the 20th century, the development of modern physics
led to both harmful and beneficial applications that have had profound influences on
society. This marriage between physics, engineering and medicine led to development
of X-ray imaging, nuclear isotope imaging, magnetic resonance imaging and
ultrasound. The fields of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are undergoing
rapid change. Therefore it is important for biomedical engineering students to be
receptive to these advancing technological areas because it is likely that they will gain
employment in these or related areas.
Course staff
COURSE CONVENOR:
Dr Robert Nordon (r.nordon@unsw.edu.au)
OTHER LECTURERS:
Dr Michael Braun (michael.braun@uts.edu.au)
Dr Joseph Paul (paul@unsw.edu.au)
Dr Stefan Eberl (stefan@cs.usyd.edu.au)
Course information
Units of credit: 6
The University expects that you will devote 10-11 hours per week to this course. In
addition to the 3 hours in class, you should spend 7-8 hours reading and working on
problems and assignments.
Aims
To develop an understanding of the principles of medical imaging technologies from
an engineering perspective.
Teaching Strategy
This six-unit credit course is a series of 12 x 3 hour lecture/tutorials that cover the
three main medical imaging modalities: X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine and
Magnetic Resonance imaging. The course includes two outside lecturers who have
specialized in magnetic reasonance imaging (Dr Michael Braun, University of
Technology, Sydney) and Nuclear Medical Imaging (Dr Stefan Eberl, Hospital
Physicist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital).
The course caters for both undergraduate and post-graduate students drawn from
diverse backgrounds, so we endeavor to provide introductory lectures and tutorials for
the relevant fields of signal analysis (Weeks 1-3). Assignments, which constitute 50%
of the assessment, provide students with the opportunity to interact with lecturers at a
problem solving level.
Assessment
Assignments (50%)
There will be four assignments, one for each modality. The students will have 2
weeks to complete each assignment, and they should receive their marked assignment
before the last lecture for that modality (see timetable).
Marked
Assignment Assignment assignment
Week Date Lecturers Subjects covered
release date due date returned to
students
8-Sep-10
Magnetic resonance: principles of nuclear magnetic
Dr Michael Braun
8 15-Sep-10 resonance 15-Sep-10 5-Oct-10 15-Oct-10
9 22-Sep-10 Dr Michael Braun Magnetic resonance: from spins to images, rapid imaging
10 29-Sep-10 Dr Stefan Eberl Nuclear medicine: digital imaging and data processing
11 6-Oct-10 Dr Joseph Paul Ultrasound Doppler
Magnetic resonance: image characteristics, special This material will be in final exam
Dr Michael Braun
12 13-Oct-10 techniques, hardware, safety /Revision
13 20-Oct-10 Dr Daniel Moses Visit to POWH radiology department/revision
Academic honesty and plagiarism
Please see the plagiarism policy of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering.
All assignments submitted in hardcopy form must be accompanied by a signed
GSBmE cover sheet (available from the above web page).
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as one’s own.*
Examples include:
For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been
submitted for academic credit elsewhere may be considered plagiarism.
Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live
presentation, may similarly contain plagiarised material.
The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the
academic discipline does not amount to plagiarism.
The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on
plagiarism and academic honesty. These resources can be located via:
www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism
The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials,
workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for example, in:
Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study
and one of the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management. Students
should allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing of
sources in preparing all assessment items.
Course schedule
TIME: 6.00 – 9.00pm Wednesday
Lecture Synopsis
Week 1 Interaction of X-rays with tissue
Lecturer: Dr Robert Nordon
The lecture will cover the quantum nature of x-rays and the
interaction of x-ray photons with tissues. The student will be
introduced to the concepts of linear attenuation and x-ray
projection sets. The computer lab will cover an introduction
to Matlab and the Radon transform.
Week 2 Plain X-ray imaging, sampling and noise
Lecturer: Dr Robert Nordon
Administrative matters
Expectations of students
UNSW and the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering expect regular attendance
at lectures and tutorials.
It is expected that assignments will be submitted on the time specified by the lecturer
or the course convenor. Late submission may incur a penalty.