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11988 (v.2) Imaging Principles 335



 

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Contact Hours:

5.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

3 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Admission: to third year of program
Factors effecting contrast and image quality. Quantum mottle. Sharpness and resolution. Line spread and modulation transfer functions as measures of sharpness and resolution. Noise and the Wiener spectrum. Fourier analysis - use in radiographic imaging. Image intensifier and electronic images. Filters. Images in radiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, digital and digital subtraction, tomography, PET and SPECT. Image quality. Image systems, digital imaging, digitisation, computer manipulation, computer storage of digital images, computer analysis of images, digital image quality, image display devices, interactive programming, hard copy imaging production and the development of diagnostic imaging systems.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

- 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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