Medical Imaging

Catalog description

Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours. Fundamentals of physics and the engineering principles of medical imaging systems; focus on magnetic resonance imaging, x-ray computer tomography, ultrasonography, optical imaging and nuclear medicine; includes systems, sources, energy tissue interaction, image formation and clinical examples; virtual labs, on- and off-campus lab tours. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MATH 251 or MATH 253 ; ECEN 444 or grade of C or better in ECEN 314 ; junior or senior classification.