MX4202 Medical Imaging Systems and Radio Therapy Syllabus:
MX4202 Medical Imaging Systems and Radio Therapy Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand the production of x-rays and its application to different medical Imaging
To explore the different types of Radio diagnostic techniques.
To understand the special imaging techniques for visualizing the cross sections of the body.
To understand the production of Magnetic resonance images for various pulse sequences.
To realize the importance of image quality assessments for medical imaging systems.
UNIT I X – RAYS
Principle and production of soft X – Rays, X- ray machine and digital radiography, principles of Angiography and Fluoroscopic Techniques, digital subtraction angiography, mammography.
UNIT II CT AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING
CT principle- Multi section Radiography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Type of Detection, image reconstruction, Spiral CT, Transverse Tomography,3D Imaging. Ultrasonic frequency for medical application, different modes of Display A, B and M, ultrasonic probes, Real time echo and 2D scanner.
UNIT III COMPUTER AIDED TOMOGRAPHY
Need for sectional images, Principles of sectional scanning, Method of convolution and Back Propagation, Methods of reconstruction, Multislice CT, artifacts.
UNIT IV MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING
Principle of MRI, MRI instrumentation, Imaging Different Sections of the Body, Tissue Characterization, MR Spectroscopy, Functional MRI. Alpha, Beta, Gamma Emission, different types of Radiation Detectors, Functions of Gamma Camera, PET, SPECT, PET/CT, PET/MRI.
UNIT V QUALITY METRICS FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS
Global parameter assessment, spatial – frequency assessment, Image – processing assessment, Observer assessment, Image discrimination models, figure of merit, Comparing model to human performance.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
CO1: Explain the functionalities and applications of X ray in medicine.
CO2: Demonstrate the images acquisition procedures using CT.
CO3: Explain the suitable projection methods for anatomy and biology specific.
CO4: Demonstrate the applications of magnetic fields in the field of medicine.
CO5: Explain the assessment method to quantify the presence of noise in the image.
REFERENCES
1. Richard L. Van Metter, Jacob Beutel, Harold L. Kundel, Handbook of Medical Imaging, Volume 1. Physics and Psychophysics, SPIE, 2000
2. Chesney D. N., Chesney M. O. Radio graphic imaging, CBS Publications, New Delhi, 1987.
3. Donald W. McRobbice, Elizabeth A. Moore, Martin J. Grave and Martin R. Prince MRI from Picture to proton, Cambridge University press, second edition, New York 2007.
4. Frederick W Kremkau, Diagnostic Ultrasound Principles & Instruments, Saunders Elsevier, 2005.
5. Jerry L. Prince, Jonathan M. Links, Medical Imaging Signals and Systems- Pearson Education Inc. 2014.
6. Peggy, W., Roger D. Ferimarch, MRI for Technologists, McGraw Hill, New York, second edition, 2000.