307709 (v.2) Imaging Principles 633

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
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Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	307704 (v.1) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 614 or any previous version AND 307708 (v.2) Medical Physics 632 or any previous version
Syllabus:	The Human Observer: characteristics, limitations, and 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, and introduction to Fourier transforms. Computer analysis of images: simple feature detection and histographic. Statistical analysis parametric imaging. Digital image quality. Computer storage of digital images: hardware, software, file formats, and 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

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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