Course Title and Code

Introduction to Biomedical Imaging Systems(EE5601M)

Credit

3-0-0-3 (Lecture-Tutorial-Practical-Total Credits)

Category

Elective

Target Programme

UG/PG

Target Discipline

EE

Prerequisite

Signals and Systems, Linear Algebra

Course Content

Week Topic
1 Introduction and overview of the course
2 Types of signals, System, Linear Space Invariance, Image Quality
3 Local Contrast, Blurring and Noise, Physics of Radiography
4 Types of Ionizing Radiations, EM Radiation, Attenuation Models, Radiation Dosimetry
5 Projection Radiography Instrumentation, Contrast Agents, Image Formation, Imaging Equations
6 Optical Density and Image Quality, Computed Tomography Instrumentation
7 Computed Tomography Back Projection, Fan Beam and Image Quality, Artefacts
8 Nuclear Medicine – Physics, Radiotracers, Instrumentation of Planar Scintigraphy, Imaging, and Image Quality
9 SPECT, Ultrasound Physics and Introduction, Instrumentation, Doppler Ultrasound
10 Ultrasound Beam Pattern and Approximations, Equation modes, Parameters of Interest, Phase Array and Beam Steering
11 Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Physics of MRI
12 MRI Instrumentation, Slice Selection, Frequency Encoding, Data Acquisition, Reconstruction, Image Quality

Total: 12 weeks

Teaching Methodology

NPTEL lectures

Assessment Methods

As per the instructor

Learning Outcomes

  • Thorough understanding of biomedical imaging systems.
  • Understanding of medical image interpretation and visualization.

Text/Reference Books

  • Medical Imaging Signals and Systems by J. L. Prince and J. M. Links, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 0130653535.
  • Webb’s Physics of Medical Imaging, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, ISBN 9780750305730.