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The document outlines the coursework for a PhD course in Medical Imaging, including 5 modules that cover topics such as the generation and detection of x-rays, ultrasound, nuclear emissions, magnetic resonance imaging as well as diagnostic imaging methods and the biological effects of different types of radiation. Required textbooks are listed for the course, including a primary text on the principles of medical imaging and two reference texts on fundamentals of medical imaging and nuclear medicine.

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Medical Imaging

The document outlines the coursework for a PhD course in Medical Imaging, including 5 modules that cover topics such as the generation and detection of x-rays, ultrasound, nuclear emissions, magnetic resonance imaging as well as diagnostic imaging methods and the biological effects of different types of radiation. Required textbooks are listed for the course, including a primary text on the principles of medical imaging and two reference texts on fundamentals of medical imaging and nuclear medicine.

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VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BELAGAVI

PhD Coursework Courses-2020 (ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION)


As per the regulation 2020

Group no. 6 Subject Code 20EIE322 Exam Duration 03 Hours


Exam Marks 100
Subject Title Medical Imaging

Module-01
Generation and Detection of X-Rays: X-Ray generation and X-Ray generators, Filters, Beam
Restrictors and Grids, Screens, X-Ray Detectors.
X-Ray Diagnostic Methods: Conventional X-Ray Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Angiography,
Mammography, Xeroradiography, Image Subtraction.
X-Ray Image Characteristics: Spatial Resolution, Image Noise, Image contrast.
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Determination of biological effects, Short term and Long
term effects.

Module-02
X-Ray Tomography: Conventional Tomography, Computed Tomography - Projection function,
Algorithms for Image Reconstruction, CT number, Image Artifacts.
Digital Radiography: Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA), Dual Energy Subtraction, K-Edge
subtraction, 3-D Reconstruction.
Recent Developments: Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor (DSR), Imatron or Fastrac Electron Beam
CT.

Module-03
Generation and Detection of Ultrasound: Piezoelectric effect, Ultrasonic Transducers,
Transducer Beam Characteristics, Axial and Lateral resolution, Focusing and Arrays.
Ultrasonic Diagnostic Methods: Pulse Echo systems - A mode, B mode, M mode and C mode,
Transmission Methods, Doppler methods, Duplex Imaging.
Biological Effects of Ultrasound: Acoustic phenomena at high intensity levels, Ultrasound
Bioeffects.

Module-04
Generation and Detection of Nuclear Emission: Nuclear Sources, Radionuclide Generators,
Nuclear Radiation Detectors, Collimators.
Diagnostic methods using Radiation Detector Probes: Thyroid Function test, Renal function
test, Blood volume measurement.
New Radio Nuclide Imaging methods: Longitudinal Section Tomography, SPECT and PET
Characteristics of Radionuclide Images: Spatial Resolution, Image contrast, Image Noise.

Module-05
Generation and Detection of NMR signal: The NMR Coil/Probe, The transmitter and the Receiver,
Data acquisition.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods: Spin Echo Imaging, Gradient Echo Imaging, Blood flow
Imaging.
Characteristics of MRI images: Spatial Resolution, Image Contrast.
Imaging Safety.
Text Book:
‘Principles of Medical Imaging’, Kirk Shung, Michael B Smith, Benjamin M W Tsui, Academic
Press, 2012.

Reference Books:
1. ‘Fundamentals of Medical Imaging’, Zhong Hicho and Manbir Singh, John Wiley, 1993.
2. ‘Nuclear Medicine Introductory Text’, Peter Josefell & Edwards Sydney, William Blackwell
Scientific Publishers, London.

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