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MEDT4160

Medical Imaging Systems

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2019
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Wave equation for acoustic fields. Solution in one and three dimensions. Approximations for long wavelengths (Poisson's equation) and short wave lengths (ray theory). Ultrasound transducers and beam forming. Scattering of ultrasound from soft tissue. Modelling of ultrasound imaging. The Doppler effect from moving scatterers. Measurement and imaging of blood velocities and contraction in the heart muscle. Wave equation for electromagnetic (EM) fields. Fields from active biological EM sources like neuro and muscle cells. Determination of sources from field measurements (Inverse problem). Optical measurements and imaging. X-Ray computer tomography. Magnetic resonance imaging of soft tissue.

Learning outcome

The course will provide a foundational understanding of physical phenomena, mathematical modelling, and algorithms used in medical imaging.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, calculation exercises, demonstrations. Postponed/repeated exams may be oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

For re-sit examinations, the written examination must be completed over again.

Course materials

Announced at the beginning of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TTK4160 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

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Subject areas

  • Applied Geophysics - Seismics
  • Medical Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Ocean-wave Physics
  • Mathematics/Communication Theory
  • Applied Optics
  • Telecommunications
  • Numerical Mathematics
  • Biophysics and Medical Technology
  • Optics
  • Mathematics
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2019

Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2019-12-18 Time 15:00 Duration 4 hours
Place and room for skriftlig eksamen

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL111 blå sone
20 candidates

Re-sit examination - Spring 2020

Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2020-06-06 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Place and room Not specified yet.

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