Medical Imaging Systems Med Elec 8th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Medical Imaging Systems detail syllabus for Medical Electronics (Med Elec), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17ML81), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Module 1

X-Ray Imaging: Fundamentals of X-ray – Electromagnetic radiation, Interactions between X-rays and matter, Intensity of X-ray beam, Attenuation, Generation and Detection of X-rays – X-ray generation, X-ray generators, Filters, Beam restrictors and grids, Intensifying screens, fluorescent screens, and image intensifiers, X-ray detectors, Biological effects of ionizing radiation. X-Ray Diagnostic Methods: Conventional X-ray radiography, Fluoroscopy, Angiography, Mammography and Xeroradiography. Computed Tomography: Conventional tomography, Computed tomography – Projection function, Algorithms for image reconstruction, CT number, Spiral CT. Recent developments – Digital radiography, Digital subtraction angiography (DSA), Dynamic spatial reconstructor (DSR),

Module 2

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Module 3

Radionuclide Imaging: Introduction, Fundamentals of Radioactivity – Nuclear particles, Nuclear activity and half-life, Units of measuring nuclear activity, Specific activity, Interaction of nuclear particles and matter, Attenuation of Gamma radiation, Radionuclides, Generation & Detection of Nuclear Emission – Radionuclide generators, nuclear radiation detectors, Collimators, Diagnostic methods using radiation detector probes – Thyroid function test, Renal function test, Blood volume measurement, Radionuclide imaging systems- Rectilinear scanner, Scintillation camera, SPECT, PET.

Module 4

Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Fundamentals of nuclear magnetic resonance- Angular momentum, magnetic dipole moment, magnetization, Larmor frequency, Free induction decay (FID), Fourier spectrum of the NMR signal, Spin density, Relaxation times, Pulse sequences. MRI System & Imaging Methods: Introduction, Magnet, NMR Coil/Probe, Transmitter, Receiver, Data acquisition. Imaging Methods- Introduction, slice selection, frequency encoding, phase encoding, Spin-Echo imaging- Gradient echo imaging, Characteristics of MRI images- Spatial resolution, image contrast. Biological effects of magnetic fields- Static magnetic fields, Radiofrequency fields, Gradient magnetic fields, Imaging safety, Functional MRI (brief introduction only).

Module 5 :

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Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the fundamentals of x-ray radiography and computed tomography, and analyze the system requirements.
2. Explain principles of ultrasound imaging and diagnostic methods and analyze the system requirements.
3. Discuss the fundamentals of radionuclide imaging, MRI, thermal imaging and analyze the system requirements.
4. Describe the concepts of image Guided Intervention and image guided surgery.
5. Design and develop prototype of simple medical imaging system.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have TEN questions.
• Each full question carries 16 marks
• There will be TWO full questions (with maximum of THREE sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer FIVE full questions, selecting ONE full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Principles of Medical Imaging – by Kirk Shung, Michael B. Smith and Banjamin Tsui, Academic Press, 1992.
2. Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation – by R.S.Khandpur, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2003.
3. Fundamentals of Medical Imaging – by Paul Suetens, Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Reference Books:

1. The Physics of Medical Imaging – by Steve Webb (Editor), Adam Hilger, Bristol and Philadelphia Publications, 1988.

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