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Medical image analysis algorithms - course description

General information
Course name Medical image analysis algorithms
Course ID 12.0-WF-FizD-MIAA-S17
Faculty Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study Physics
Education profile academic
Level of studies Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester winter term 2019/2020
Course information
Semester 2
ECTS credits to win 7
Available in specialities Medical Physics
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. Jarosław Piskorski, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 30 2 - - Exam
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to become familiar with basic image analysis algorithms as well as gaining practical skills in medical image analysis.

Prerequisites

The ability to program with the use of the Python programming language. Basic signal analysis course as well as medical diagnostics and instrumentation course.

Scope

  1. Medical image physics, instrumentation and acquisition

  2. 2d and 3d image formation, SNR, CNR (signal-to-noise, contrast-to-noise)

  3. Image enhancement algorithms

  4. Image feature detection

  5. Elements of segmentation techniques

  6. Backprojection algorithm and Radon theorem

  7. Classification and clustering algorithms

  8. Image quality and quality validation

Teaching methods

Lectures and laboratory exercises, discussions, independent work with a specialized scientific literature in Polish and English, and work with the technical documentation and search for information on the Internet.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture: positive evaluation of the test.
Laboratory: positive evaluation of the tests, the execution of the project.
The final evaluation of the laboratory: evaluation of tests of 60%, the assessment of the project 40%.
Before taking the exam the student must be credited with the exercises.
Final grade: arithmetic mean of the completion of the lecture and in excerises.

Recommended reading

[1] Klaus D. Toennies, Guide to Medical Image Analysis: Methods and Algorithms (Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) 2012th Edition.

[2] Atam P. Dhawan, Medical Image Analysis 2nd Edition

Further reading

[1] Kathy McQuillen Martensen, Radiographic Image Analysis, 4e 4th Edition.

Notes


Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 05-03-2020 15:32)