3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4017091DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.
Position of the course
The goal of this course is to make the students familiar with medical imaging and image processing techniques. An overview will be given of the working mechanisms of the most important medical imaging techniques, their advantages and disadadvantages, their applications and recent technical developments.
Contents
Introduction to images and image processing: sampling, filters convolution theorem X- rays radiography and principle of computed tomography and analytical reconstruction SPECT imaging: collimation, detection and image degrading effects PET imaging: principle, image degrading effects and iterative reconstruction Ultrasonic imaging MRI: basic principles of magnetic resonance and image formation Image processing and segmentation techniques
For more information, please look at the course specification on the following link:
http://studiegids.ugent.be/2015/EN/studiefiches/E010370.pdf
This course contributes to the following programme outcomes of the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering:
MA_A: KNOWLEDGE ORIENTED COMPETENCES
1. exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering
3. the advanced methods and theories to schematize and model complex problems or processes
4. reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)
6. correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper
8. collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team
MA_B: ATTITUDE
12. a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society
MA_C: SPECIFIC BIOMEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
18. To apply acquired knowledge and skills for the design, development, implementation and evaluation of biomedical products, systems and techniques in the health care sector
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Report determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:
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This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.