Advanced Medical Imaging (B-KUL-E05N0A)
Aims
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The aim of this course is to familiarise the student with different modalities, acquisition issues and analysis techniques. For a specific biomedical problem, the student should be able to advise the most suitable modality and to contribute to acquisition issues. Furthermore, the student should be able to identify the different steps in the analysis of the data.
Previous knowledge
The student has basic knowledge (physical principles and basic applications) about the different imaging modalities.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
FLEXIBLE(E08C5D) OR FLEXIBLE(U04D3A)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
E08C5D : Bachelorproef
U04D3A : Bachelorproef
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
E05N1A : Hot Topics in Medical Imaging I
E05N2A : Hot Topics in Medical Imaging II
Is included in these courses of study
- Postgraduate Studies in Advanced Medical Imaging (Leuven) 57 ects.
- Master of Biomedical Sciences (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master in de biomedische wetenschappen (Leuven) 120 ects.
- Master in de biomedische wetenschappen (Leuven) (Afstudeerrichting Biomedisch basis- en translationeel onderzoek) 120 ects.
Activities
5 ects. Advanced Medical Imaging (B-KUL-E05N0a)
Content
The content of this academic year will be:
- Introduction and overview
- Applications in neuro imaging
- Functional MRI
- Diffusion MRI
- Basics of image analysis
- Image segmentation
- Image registration
- Quantification in PET and SPECT
- Small animal imaging
Course material
Recent review articles and presentation slides.
Format: more information
Starting from a biomedical problem, the choice of the modality, acquisition issues and image analysis techniques will be discussed. We expect an active participation of the students during the lectures.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Advanced Medical Imaging (B-KUL-E25N0a)
Explanation
Starting from a biomedical problem, the student has to provide argumentation for the choice of techniques, acquisition issues and data processing. This is an open book exam.