BME 6180 - Principles of Medical Imaging

(crosslisted)
(also ECE 5180, VETCS 6180)

Fall. 1–3 credits, variable.

Prerequisite: 3-credit enrollment requires functional knowledge and skills of linear algebra, calculus, Fourier transformation, and calculus-based physics.

Y. Wang and N. Dykes.

One-credit version requires attendance the first five weeks of lectures on nonmathematical description of imaging principles and field trips to Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) to see imaging in clinical practice. Three-credit version requires attendance for the entire semester. The later part of the lectures focus on mathematical description of imaging principles. The formulations of spatial encoding and image contrasts are presented for all major medical imaging modalities: x-ray, CT, MR, SPECT/PET, US. The inverse problem between detected signal and image source is discussed and the concepts of image resolution, SNR, and scan time is illustrated analytically and quantitatively for all modalities.