Teaching Methodologies
The teaching methodology includes lectures and tutorial classes.
In the lectures the concepts corresponding to the syllabus are orally exposed. In tutorial classes, students are oriented, examples are given and exercises proposed where appropriate.
The knowledge acquired is evaluated at the final examinations conducted according to the rules in force at ISEC.
Learning Results
Knowledge of the major medical imaging modalities, their physical principles, technical characteristics and main applications.
Program
1 General principles of imaging
Morphological vs . functional
Projective vs . tomographic
2 – Transmission Imaging
Physical principles
Conventional radiography
Digital radiography
Fluoroscopy
Computerized axial tomography (CAT )
3 Emission Imaging ( Nuclear Medicine )
Radioisotopes
Gamma camera
Scintigraphy
SPECT
Positron emission tomography ( PET )
4 Ultrasound imaging
Basics
Transducers
Presentation modes
Factors affecting signal-to-noise
Factors affecting resolution
Eco-doppler
Contrasting agents
5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Physical principles
Principles of imaging
The tomograph
Acquisition sequences
Contrasting agents
6 Mathematical characterization of images
The point spread function
The line and edge spread functions
Resolution
Modulation transfer function
Signal-to-noise ratio
Contrast-to-noise ratio
Internship(s)
NAO