Course Overview
Through readings from the current radiology literature, assignments, and telephone tutor support, this course will examine the principles, concepts, and applications of digital post processing techniques and 3D imaging in Diagnostic Radiology. In particular, students will evaluate and interpret the complex nature and characteristic of the digital image, digital image post processing operations for digital radiography modalities, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Students will assess the role of digital image compression techniques and provide a justification for the use of three-dimensional imaging techniques in diagnostic radiology. Students are required to conduct a literature review related to any of the topics covered in the course, evaluate the results reported, and to outline the impact of the information on current and future practice in your imaging department.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Construct a graphic map of the features of different digital image acquisition technologies currently used in Digital Radiology.
- Justify the use of digital image post processing in Digital Radiology.
- Outline the characteristics of the digital image.
- Select specific concepts of digital image processing operations applied to Radiology.
- Evaluate the various image post processing operations specific to Computed Radiography (CR), Digital Radiography (DR), Digital Fluoroscopy (DF), and Computed Tomography (CT).
- Assess the role of digital image compression techniques in Digital Radiology.
- Justify the use of different three-dimensional (3D) image processing techniques in Digital Radiology.
- Outline the essential features of image processing and visualization tools used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
- Conduct a literature review for the critical appraisal of the use of any specific digital image post processing/3D topic covered in this course.
Effective as of Fall 2007
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