Introduction to Medical Imaging

Enrollment Requirements: Undergraduate Prerequisite: CASPY 212 and ENGBE 403; Graduate Prerequisite: Graduate Standing Medical imaging has become an indispensable tool for health care. The goal of this course is to present a comprehensive overview of the four major classes of medical imaging methods: radiography, nuclear medicine imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound imaging. The course will focus on the underlying physics and engineering principles of these methods, and on mathematical approaches for image reconstruction. Students will be assigned exercises and will be required to present an oral report on a current research topic of their choice involving medical imaging instrumentation. There will also be three in-class exams.