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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BME4006 | Principles of Medical Imaging | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BORA BÜYÜKSARAÇ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. NAFİZ ARICA |
Course Objectives: | • To introduce the major techniques of imaging modalities. • To present the underlying physics, image formation theories and selected applications of each modality. • To teach the functions of the primary components of the widely used imaging modalities. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; • Learn the functions of the primary components of the widely used imaging modalities. • Know the physics and image formation theories of the imaging modalities. • Gain the ability to decide on imaging parameters of each modality. |
The underlying physics, image formation theories and selected applications of each modality will be presented. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to medical imaging, overview of the modalities (radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography) | |
2) | Overview of the modalities (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging, Doppler Ultrasound) | |
3) | Nuclear medicine imaging, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), combined imaging modalities, image properties (Contrast, Spatial Resolution) | |
4) | X-ray production, X-ray tubes, and X-ray generators, Bremsstrahlung spectrum, Characteristic x-ray spectrum | |
5) | x-ray tubes, cathode, anode | |
6) | Anode configurations: stationary and rotating, measurement of focal spot size | |
7) | Anode angle, field coverage, and focal spot size, heel effect, off-focal radiation, collimators | |
8) | Filtration, attenuation of x-rays, linear attenuation coefficient, mass attenuation coefficient, half-value layer, factors affecting x-ray emission, quality, quantity, and exposure | |
9) | Mammography, focal spot considerations | |
10) | Tube port, tube filtration, and beam quality, magnification techniques | |
11) | CT system designs, basic concepts and definitions | |
12) | X-ray tubes, filters, and collimation in CT scanners, x-ray interactions (rayleigh scattering, compton scattering) | |
13) | X-ray interactions (the photoelectric effect) | |
14) | Hounsfield Unit (HU) |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Jerrold T. Bushberg, J. Anthony Seibert, Edwin M. Leidholdt Jr., John M. Boone “The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging” ISBN: 9780781780575, 3rd Edition, Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2012). |
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Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |