Area: | Department of Medical Imaging Science |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 4 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11985 (v.2) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 213 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Instrumentation component-radiography - specialised imaging equipment design. Computed Tomography (CT) - image production, data collection, data manipulation, data display, conventional and spiral CT units. Magnetic resonance imaging - magnets, gradient magnets, radiofrequency systems, encoding, data collection and image formation, parameters and trade offs. Computer applications in computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and computed radiography. |
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Unit Outcomes: | To develop a working knowledge of the operation and purpose of the instruments used in the imaging modalities of CT (Computed tomography), MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) and specialised radiography. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Bushberg, GI, Seibert, JA, Leidholdt, EM, and Boone, JM, 1994, The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 70%. Mid-Semester Test 30%. |
Field of Education: | 10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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