Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging and Function (GE, IM)

Catalog description

Course combines medical instrumentation with a contrasting engineering and clinical perspective, with a focus on ultrasound cardiac imaging and measurement. The classroom aspect covers the physical basis of ultrasound cardiac imaging and measurements. The clinical component consists of cardiac anatomy and physiology, case studies, and clinical observations. The course includes two cardiac dissections and a hands-on experience in the Human Anatomy Lab. Students are required to develop image analysis software from supplied clinical 3D images to automatically determine quantitative physical descriptors of cardiac function. Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering 354L or instructor consent. Instructor consent required.