COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL IMAGING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERS 5019 MEDICAL IMAGING ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL YURT

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

Aims of the course are to describe diagnostic imaging instruments, to perform acceptance tests, quality control, and calibration and to evaluate image quality. However, the other aim of this course is also to teach dose assessment on the imaging instruments and radiation safety.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe Conventional and Digital Roentgen equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of Roentgen.
2   Able to describe Computed Tomography (CT) and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of CT.
3   Able to describe Fluoroscopy and C-armed equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of them.
4   Able to describe Mammography and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it.
5   Able to describe Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it.
6   Able to describe Ultrasonography and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it.
7   Able to describe DEXA equipment and to perform acceptance tests, calibration and quality control tests of it.
8   Being able to provide radiation protection and radiation safety of these equipment
9   Able to evaluate the relationship between image quality and dose in these equipment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Conventional and digital radiography
2 Conventional and digital radiography, quality control study
3 Computed Tomography Equipment and generations
4 CT image acquisition and image quality assessment
5 CT artefacts, the relationship between dose and image quality
6 Acceptance testing and quality control studies on CT
7 Fluoroscopic systems, C armed equipment Digital Subtraction Angio (DSA) Systems
8 Parameters Affecting Image Quality and Dose in Fluoroscopy
9 Acceptance testing and quality control studies on C-arm systems
10 Conventional and Digital Mammography Systems The parameters affecting image quality in mammography and methods of dose measurement
11 Acceptance testing and quality control studies on Mammography
12 Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment and theory
13 Relaxation Times (T1 and T2), Obtaining MR image, MR sequences
14 Ultrasound(US) systems, and technical specifications DEXA systems and applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Sprawls, Jr. P. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging Wisconsin.
Bushong, S.C., Radiologic Science for Technologist Texas.
Gray, J.E., Winkler N.T., Stears J. And Frank E.D. Quality Control ın Diagnostic Imaging Maryland.
Hendee WR, Ritenour ER., Medical Imaging Physics USA.
Supplementary Book(s):
Bor D. Diagnostik Radyoloji Fiziği , Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-answer
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50+ FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50+ RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Each student selects a homework subject by the end of the third week and presents his/her homework in the classroom at the end of the term. The grade from preparation and presentation of the homework is placed as homework/presentation.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
2. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.yurt@deu.edu.tr, aysegul.yurt@gmail.com

Office Hours

During working hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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