Course Description
Software screenshots: Segasist Technologies
This course will introduce the fundamental concepts for medical imaging which include medical image formation (X-ray, CT, MRI, sonography); storage and formats (DICOM, DICOM RT, PACS); visualization, detection and analysis (enhancement, segmentation, registration, compression); safety and regulations for imaging devices & software (IEEE standards, Health Canada Licensing, FDA Clearance)
| Week | Category | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General | Introduction |
| 2 | Image Formation | X-Ray, CT (Computed Tomography) |
| 3 | MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
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| 4 | Sonography (Ultrasound) and other modalities | |
| 5 | Storage and Formats | DICOM, DICOM RT |
| 6 | PACS | |
| 7 | Visualization, Detection & Analysis | Enhancement: Contrast, Noise, Artefacts etc. |
| 8 | Segmentation & Detection | |
| 9 | Registration: Rigid vs. Non-Rigid | |
| 10 | Image Retrieval | |
| 11 | Safety and Regulations for Medical Imaging Devices | IEEE Standards |
| 12 | Health Canada, FDA |
Textbooks (recommended)
- The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging Bushberg et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2011
- Digital Image Processing for Medical Applications Dougherty Cambridge University Press; 2009
- Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy Pawlicki et al. Taylor & Francis; 2010
- PACS and Imaging Informatics Huang Wiley-Blackwell; 2010