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Medical Imaging Systems I

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 450-4073/01
Abbreviation LZS I
Course title Medical Imaging Systems I
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Martin Černý, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. X-rays - physical principles, X-ray spectrum, interaction with tissues, x-ray tube, x-ray tube structure, electrical circuits necessary for x-ray tubes.
2. X-ray detectors - physical principles, technical and electrical properties, construction. Safety precautions to prevent the undesirable effects of X-rays on the patient, staff and surroundings. Clinical use.
3. Computer tomography (CT) - physical principles, construction of CT device.
4. Magnetic resonance - physical principles, relaxation times, magnetization measurement methods.
5. Magnetic resonance - spatial coding, gradients, resolution, contrast, RF coil, sequences
6. Magnetic resonance - device design, coil for MRI - design. clinical use of MRI.
7. Functional magnetic resonance - principles, clinical use.
8. SPECT - physical principles, design, SPECT quality assessment.
9. PET - The principle of PET emission tomography. Design of PET systems. Quality assessment of PET systems.
10. Infrared imaging systems (IRZS), physical principles, types of sensors, construction, quality assessment.
11. Ultrasound Imaging Systems (UZV) - Physical Principles, Doppler Phenomena, Focusing.
12. UZV - Diagnostic UZV Structure, Detailed analysis of diagnostic UZV components.
13. UZV - Image Quality Assessment, Medical Interpretation of Images.
14. Electrical impedance tomography.

laboratory Exercises:

1. X-rays - computational exercises on physical principles and design of el. circuit. for rentgents.
2. Computer tomography - work with a CT simulator. Acquisition of images.
3. Magnetic resonance - physical pricips, image simulation and reconstruction
4. Magnetic Resonance - Examination Sequences - Simulation
5. PET and SPECT - Physical Principles, Computational Exercises.
6. UZV - Work with diagnostic UZV, phantom, evaluation of image quality.
7. UZV detectors - properties - laboratory exercises.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.
Consultation through MS Teams.

Literature

WEBB, Andrew R. Introduction to biomedical imaging. Hoboken: Wiley, c2003. ISBN 0-471-23766-3.

OPPELT, Arnulf, ed. Imaging systems for medical diagnostics: fundamentals, technical solutions and applications for systems applying ionizing radiation, nuclear magnetic resonance and ultrasound. Erlangen: Publicis Corporate Publishing, 2005. ISBN 3-89578-226-2 .

Advised literature

HOSKINS, P. R., Kevin MARTIN a Abigail THRUSH, ed. Diagnostic ultrasound: physics and equipment. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-75710-2 .

BERNSTEIN, Matt A., Kevin Franklin KING a Ziaohong Joe ZHOU. Handbook of MRI pulse sequences. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, c2004. ISBN 0-12-092861-2 .

HASHEMI, Ray H., William G. BRADLEY a Christopher J. LISANTI. MRI: the basics. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010. ISBN 978-1-60831-115-6.