Study Programmes 2015-2016
GBIO0008-2  
Medical imaging
Duration :
33h Th, 12h Pr, 8h Labo., 1d FW
Number of credits :
Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in electrical engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in electrical engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in computer science and engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in computer science and engineering (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Christophe Phillips
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Medical imaging refers to the techniques and processes used to create images of the human body (or parts thereof) for clinical purposes or medical science (including the study of normal anatomy and function).
Learning outcomes of the course :
The aim of this course is he presentation of the main medical imaging techniques: X-ray, CT scan, PET, SPECT, US and MRI.
Those techniques will be presented from different perspectives
- physical: where do the detected signal come from ?
- systems: what apparatus can be used to measure those signals ?
- signal processing: how to build an image from the recorded signal(s) ?
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Signal processing
Notions of modern physics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Problem solving, individually or in groups. Practical sessions at the Cyclotron Research Centre: acquisition, reconstruction and processing of PET and MR images. Visits of specific departments at the university hospital: nuclear medecine and radiotherapy at least. Attendance at the festival "ImagéSanté" (http://www.imagesante.org/) if it is organised during the academic year.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Theory is at the Montefiore Institure, B28. Exercises and pratical sessions will be organised at Montefiore or CRC.
The course is taught in English.
Recommended or required readings :
Reference book: Medical Imaging Signals and Systems (544 pages) by Jerry L. Prince, Jonathan Links. Prentice Hall (second edition, March 28, 2014). ISBN-10 0132145189
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral or written exam, to be agreed with the students.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The slides are made available, via the MyULg site, prior to the courses.
Contacts :
Christophe Phillips(c.phillips@ulg.ac.be)
Items online :
Medical imaging: slides & material
Slides for the course of medical imaging.
And material for some practical hands on.