Medical Imaging and Analysis

This course is about medical imaging and how it can be applied to study the human body in health and disease. The course deals with various methods that are common in both clinical practice and in medical research to study organ function and detect diseases. The course introduces general image properties and common reconstruction and analysis techniques. The course then deals with the four major imaging modalities: X-ray / computed tomography, nuclear medicine with emphasis on positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). For each imaging modality, an overview of the instrumentation and relevant physics theory is given. A significant part of the course is devoted to algorithms used in the analysis of medical images. Computer laboratories for medical image analysis provide relevant practical experience with methods to facilitate the interpretation of collected data.  The laboratories are structured based on problems in medical image processing, taken from ongoing research projects at the department. The course is given in English.   The course consists of two modules:  Module 1, theoretical work, 5 credits Module 2, laboratory work, 2.5 credits