Introduction to Medical Imaging

Introduction to medical imaging systems; diagnostic ultrasound: ultrasound techniques, clinical applications. X-ray computed tomography: basic principles of tomographic imaging, reconstruction methods, computed tomography systems, clinical applications, safety issues. Nuclear magnetic resonance: physical principles, pulse sequences, relaxation procedures, image acquisition and reconstruction techniques, magnetic resonance imaging systems, safety issues. Positron emission tomography: basic principles, radioisotope generation and radiation detection, image reconstruction algorithms, clinical applications, safety issues. Telemedicine. Virtual reality (VR) applications in medicine. Robotics applications in medicine.