Introduction to Medical Imaging: Acquisition and Biomedical Applications

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The course is designed for graduate students and those who are interested in learning about how various medical imaging modalities ––X-Ray, CT, PET, SPECT, Ultrasound, MRI and fMRI–– are applied in basic and clinical research. The course is cross-listed with BIME 560, which covers the mathematical and physics foundations of medical imaging and principles of image formation and analyses. The graduate-level component of the course focuses on the research applications. Selected papers from literature will be used to learn and discuss aspects of medical imaging research such as experimental design, safety and cost considerations, difference between clinical and basic applications of medical imaging, and advantages and shortcomings of each modality in various contexts.