Syllabus
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Course Code: EP-1003 Course Name: Modern Medical Imaging Systems |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | X-ray Machine and digital Radiography: Basis of diagnostic radiology, Nature of X-rays, Properties of X-rays, units of X-radiation, Production of X-rays; stationary anode tube, collimators and grids, exposure timing systems, automated exposure control, Visualization of X-rays Machine; X-ray films, fluorescent screens, x-ray image intensifier television system. X-ray computed tomography: Basic principle, Contrast Scale, System components- scanning system, processing system, viewing system; Patient dose in CT Scanners. |
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| 2 | Ultrasonic imaging systems: Diagnostic ultrasound, Physics of ultrasonic waves-Characteristic impedance, wavelength and frequency, velocity of propagation, absorption of ultrasonic energy, beam width, resolution, generation and detection ultrasound; Medical ultrasound; Basic pulse echo apparatus; A scan- applications; B scanner- types of scan, imaging instrumentation; Biological effects of ultrasound. | |
| 3 | Nuclear Magnetic imaging systems: Radio-isotopes in medical diagnosis; Physics of radioactivity: time decay of radioactive isotopes, units of radioactivity, types and properties of particles emitted in radioactive decay; The gamma camera-basic idea and it’s electronics; emission computed tomography (ECT); Single-Photon-Emission computed tomography (SPECT); Position Emission tomography (PET scanner). | |
| 4 | Magnetic imaging system: Principles of NMR imaging system, Free induction decay (FID), Fourier Transformation of FID, The Bloch equation; Image reconstruction technique- Sequential point method, sequential line method, sequential plane method; Discrimination based on relaxation rates- saturation recovery, inversion recovery, spin-eco-imaging technique; Types of imaging sequences; Basic NMR components; Biological effects of NMR imaging system; Advantages of NMR imaging systems. | |
