BME 3310

BME 3310

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

This course teaches the fundamentals and applications of medical imaging techniques, including x-ray imaging and computed tomography, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and optical imaging. Through lecture and demonstration labs, the class provides a rigorous introduction to medical imaging, beginning with the basic physical principles of image formation on to image reconstruction and descriptions and demonstrations of the hardware used in clinical applications. Concepts covered include resolution, point-spread-functions, modulation transfer functions, signal-to-noise, multi-dimensional Fourier transformation, image filtering in spatial domain and the structure and function of the human visual system.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BME 2310 or equivalent, Engineering Core complete or permission of instructor.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11345 BME 3310   LEC 001

    • MWF Olin Hall 165
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Nishimura, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Professor will be teaching remotely via Zoom.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19757 BME 3310   LEC 002

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Nishimura, N

  • Instruction Mode: Online