RAF714 - BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING | RAF714 | 3rd Semester | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Mete YeÄŸiner | |||||
| Course objective | To give theoretical information about the medical imaging techniques, i.e. radiographic imaging, PET/CT, MRI and etc. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Physical basis of imaging; radiographic image; X-ray production and photon-matter interaction; CT; PET/SPECT; NMR | |||||
| References | Shung, K. Kirk, Smith, Michael B., Tsui, Benjamin, Principles of Medical Imaging, Academic Press, Inc., London,1992. Kak, Avinash C. and Slaney, M., Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging, Academic, SIAM IEEE press, 2001. Hendee, William R., Medical Imaging Physics, Fourth Edition, Wiley, 2002. Macovski, Albert, Medical Imaging Systems, Prentice Hall, 1983. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Imaging; medical imaging |
| Week 2 | Fundamentals of signal processing |
| Week 3 | Radiation-based imaging; X-ray interaction |
| Week 4 | X-ray production and imaging |
| Week 5 | Introduction to CT |
| Week 6 | Image reconstruction and Radon transform |
| Week 7 | Fourier transform and image reconstruction methods |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Introduction to nuclear imaging |
| Week 10 | Nuclear emission computed tomography |
| Week 11 | Gamma Camera |
| Week 12 | SPECT/PET |
| Week 13 | MRI |
| Week 14 | MRI image processing |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 20 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 46 | 126 | 234 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have comprehensive knowledge on radiotherapy machines and their properties to perform the calibration and QA. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehend treatment planning and applications of radiotherapy to make a decision individually. | X | ||||
| 3. Know the weight of ethics in clinics and their research studies along with having advanced knowledge on clinical and basic oncology. | X | ||||
| 4. Follow the advances in radiotherapy physics systematically and adapt them into their research in an original form. | X | ||||
| 5. Prepare complex treatment plans in accuracy and precision. | X | ||||
| 6. Prepare scientific reports and articles by organizing their research. | X | ||||
| 7. Use informatics technology both in clinics and research at an advanced level. | X | ||||
| 8. Find alternative solutions by critical approach to the subjects in radiotherapy. | X | ||||
| 9. Publish their PhD studies and thus scientifically contribute to their field. | X | ||||
| 10. Develop good communication with physicians and other medical staff and handle the problems together to find original solutions. | X | ||||
| 11. Work independently as well as in a team in clinics and research studies. | X | ||||
| 12. Follow the advances in radiotherapy and develop written and verbal communication with colleagues. | X | ||||
| 13. Have experience in interdisciplinary studies and use their knowledge and skills effectively in these studies. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest