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IPLUSO 19637

Medical Image Processing

Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    The CU includes the treatment, processing and reconstruction of medical images in the context of radiological, metabolic and hybrid imaging. It is intended to give students tools for understanding the process of reconstruction and processing of medical images in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, accompanied by practical classes where this process is put into practice.
  • ProgramaProgramme
    Radiologic Imaging Formation of the radiological image: definition of the image as a signal Signal and image processing: image presentation techniques Image reconstruction Metabolic Imaging (Nuclear Medicine) Principles of metabolic imaging: pharmacokinetic component and signal statistics Signal and image processing: planar image presentation techniques (2D) Image Reconstruction Tomographic image reconstruction techniques (3D), filters, segmentation and alignment of tomographic slices Quantitative metrics: manual and automatic/semi-automatic quantification Image Fusion (Hybrid Imaging) Image fusion general principles Hybrid vs. images coming from different equipment Technical aspects of image fusion Clinical utility Main clinical uses
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    Realize the general concepts of image formation. Understand the application of the general concepts of image formation in the reading and visualization of radiographic, metabolic and image fusion images. Understand the physical principles of image construction and their diagnostic relationship. Understand and know how to evaluate the entire process of building radiographic and nuclear medicine images and the fundamental tools for their acquisition. Stimulate the discussion and criticism of radiographic images and nuclear medicine. Demonstrate knowledge of the technology involved in image acquisition and relate it to radiographic and nuclear medicine imaging. Know advanced signal and image processing tools for both clinical and research areas in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy.
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    Gonzalez, R. & Woods, R. E. (2017). Digital image processing. 4th Ed. Pearson Brown, B.H. et al. (1999). Medical physics and biomedical engineering. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing. Rangayyan, R. (2004). Biomedical image analysis. Washington: CRC Press Bailey, D.L., Humm, J.L., Todd-Pokropek, A., Aswegen, A. (2014). Nuclear Medicine Physics – A Handbook for Teachers and Students. IAEA Cherry, S.R., Sorenson, J.A., Phelps, M.E. (2012). Physics in Nuclear Medicine. 4th edition. Elsevier  
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    The course is expository, demonstrative, participatory, and involves problem-solving. The course unit can be assessed through continuous evaluation or a final evaluation. The final grade (CF) for the course through continuous evaluation is obtained from the grades obtained in the Radiology module (50%) and the Nuclear Medicine module (50%). In each module, the content is evaluated in a Theoretical component (50%) and a Practical component (RAD + NM). The minimum grade at each assessment point is 9.5 points.
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    5
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não