Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL IMAGING II

Department: Bioengineering

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is directed towards graduate and senior undergraduate students interested in acquiring an in depth knowledge of Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The course will focus on PET physical principles, image formation, and processing. The course will also cover the various correction techniques used to quantify PET images as well as lay the foundations for understanding tracer kinetic modeling. A field trip to MD Anderson's PET facility will be organized to provide the students with hands on experience of PET imaging and data analysis. The use of PET imaging in various medical applications will also be covered. Cross-list: COMP 486, ELEC 486.