Online Courses Handbook 2003

11985 (v.2) Medical Imaging Instrumentation 213

Area:	Department of Medical Imaging Science
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s):	10145 (v.5) Medical Imaging Science 213
Other Requisite(s):	Admission: upon completion of first year of program
Ultrasound - tranducers, resolution, frequency, propagation speed, attenuation. Image artifacts. Doppler ultrasound. Nuclear medicine - scintillation counter - spectrum, counting. Rectilinear scanner - components, collimators, usage, future possibilities. Anger gamma camera - comparison with optical camera, collimators, associated equipment. Digital gamma camera system - hardware, software and specialist systems. SPECT and PET. Specialist software.