Course Catalog 2007-2008

LTT-3106 MEDICAL IMAGING METHODS, 6 cr
Medical Imaging Methods

Courses persons responsible
Hannu Eskola

Lecturers
Hannu Eskola
Kari Mäkelä
Ulla Ruotsalainen
Heikki Teriö
Simo Hyödynmaa

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 3 h/week 3 h/week - - -
Exercise - 1 h/week 1 h/week - - -
Exercise work - - 30 h/per - - -
Seminar - - 1 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To clarify physical principles, methods and devices of medical imaging.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. System approach to medical imaging. Image quality parameters. Image formation based on interactions of imaging energy and tissue in a planar and tomographic imaging.  Special imaging techniques.    
2. Methods and devices of x-ray imaging .        
3. Methods and devices of nuclear medicine.        
4. Methods and devices of ultrasound imaging.        
5. Methods and devices of magnetic resonance imaging.       

Requirements for completing the course
Final exam (80%), seminar work and oral presentation (20%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Medical Imaging Signals and Systems J.L. Prince and J.M. Links 0-13-065353-5     Yes  English 
    Lecture slides Medical imaging methods Several authors.     On the Internet Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-3307 LTT-3307 Radiation Physics 3 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 5 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 55 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 90
    Exercises 30
    Seminar reports 31
    Information and communication technology 5
    Other contact teaching 4

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 163

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-3106 replaces the course LTT-3100.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-3100 Medical Imaging Methods

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    Last modified 28.02.2007
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen