2020-2021 / PHYS3129-1

Medical imaging: physical basis

Duration

20h Th, 4h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in veterinary medicine2 crédits 

Lecturer

Alain Seret

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is mainly an introduction to the physics of in-vivo medical imaging.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

See french version.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Some of the concepts on material and electromagnetic waves and on quantum and nuclear physics studied in the courses Physics II and Physics III.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

This learning unit make use of different leraning and teaching activities such as on-line courses, face-to-face courses and practical works. Video documents are projected during the courses. They are full part of the course contents.
See french version for more details.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The theoretical course is mainly online. Much more active participation of the students is expected during the few face-to-face courses, the courses dealing with the introduction to digital images and for the practical works.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

See french version.

Recommended or required readings

The recommanded textbook (in french) is "Imagerie médicale - bases physiques" par A. Seret & M. Hoebeke, 2012 or later edition, Presses Universitaires de Liège.
Laboratory manual is downloadable from eCampus.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

All texts, all lectures and all examinations are in french. Please see the french version of this text.

Work placement(s)

None

Organizational remarks

All texts, all lectures and all examinations are in french. Please see the french version of this text.

Contacts

Alain SERET - Phone: +32-4-3663705 - E-mail: aseret@uliege.be
Université de Liège - Institute of Physics B5a Quartier Agora - Allée du Six Aout 19 - Sart Tilman - 4000 Liège - BELGIUM.
No answer on the course content by e-mail.