Online Courses Handbook 2003

10149 (v.4) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 214

Area:	Department of Medical Imaging Science
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	4 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	11985 (v.2) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 213 or any previous version
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. Computing component- use of personal computers and PC -based operating systems. Use of word processors, spreadsheets, databases, business graphics and associated solving techniques.