11988 (v.3) Medical Imaging Informatics 302

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	309905 (v.1) Medical Imaging Technology 315
Co Requisite(s):	309907 (v.1) Medical Imaging Technology 316
Other Requisite(s):	Admission: to third year of program
Syllabus:	The Human Observer: Characteristics, limitations, basic psychophysics of vision part of the imaging chain Review of Imaging Systems: Digitisation: Digital Imaging Systems: Computer Manipulation of Digital Images: Basic image processing techniques, contrast stretch, edge enhancement, noise reduction, smoothing, various spatial domain transforms, introduction to Fourier transforms. Computer Analysis of Images: Simple feature detection, histographic, statistical analysis parametric imaging: Digital Image Quality: Computer Storage of Digital Images: Hardware, software, file formats, compression techniques. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems: Transfer of data, basic systems, interface protocols, output devices, techniques Hospital and Radiological Information Systems: Basic Systems Developments in diagnostic medical digital imaging systems: Digital department, integrated digital communication systems, expert systems, artificial intelligence.
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Field of Education:	010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External