Module Details |
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Title | MEDICAL IMAGING | ||
Code | PHYS855 | ||
Coordinator |
Professor AJ Boston Physics Andrew.Boston@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2024-25 | Level 7 FHEQ | Whole Session | 10 |
Aims |
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The aim is to give the students an understanding of the principles and methods used in medical imaging in a clinical context. The students will cover a range of medical imaging modalities that are in used in hospitals. In addition to the lectures there will be a practical session in which students will use a benchtop CT scanner to obtain x-ray images of an object with the aim of understanding how the image reconstruction is carried out. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) An understanding of both functional and anatomical imaging across a range of modalities |
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(LO2) An understanding of imaging reconstruction techniques including image artefacts |
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(LO3) The ability to understanding the clinical use of different imaging modalities |
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(S1) IT skills |
Syllabus |
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X-rays; planar and computed tomography imaging Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Photoacoustic Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Ultrasound: B-scan Cardiovascular Imaging Breast Thermography Functional imaging imaging artefacts QC ALARA/ALARP image display: hard and soft copy, image perception gated and time-sequence imaging there is a practical session uing a benchtop CT x-ray scanner in the CTL. This is aimed at understanding image reconstruction. There is a visit to a SPECT/CT scanner at Daresbury. There is a one hour formative class test at the end of the module. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial Teaching Method 3 - Laboratory Work |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
15 |
5 |
6 |
26 | |||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 74 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 100 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :end semester 2 | 0 | 60 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :December during semester 1 | 0 | 40 |
Recommended Texts |
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