22.56J | Fall 2005 | Graduate

Noninvasive Imaging in Biology and Medicine

Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Overview of Imaging

Imaging Radiation

2 Interactions of Radiation with Matter Homework 1 out
3 X-ray Generation and Planar Imaging

4 X-ray CT Overview Homework 1 due

Homework 2 out

5 Fourier Transforms and Convolution

6 Central Slice Theorem and Projection/Reconstruction Homework 2 due

Homework 3 out

7 Class Demo: X-ray CT

8 Application: Quantitative Anatomy from CT Homework 3 due

Homework 4 out

9 Tracers for Nuclear Imaging Homework 4 due

Homework 5 out

10 Nuclear Imaging Detectors and Cameras

11 Principles of PET and SPECT Homework 5 due

Homework 6 out

12 Application: Binding Measurements with PET

13 Application: Functional Imaging using FDG Uptake Homework 6 due

Homework 7 out

14 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Physics I

15 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Physics II Homework 7 due

Homework 8 out

16 Magnetic Resonance Imaging I

17 Magnetic Resonance Imaging II Homework 8 due

Homework 9 out

18 MRI Contrast Agents

19 Application: BOLD Effect in Functional MRI Homework 9 due

Homework 10 out

20 Application: Neural Fiber Tracking with MRI

21 Class Demo: MRI

22 Diffuse Optical Tomography I Homework 10 due
23 Diffuse Optical Tomography II

24 Optical Molecular Imaging

25 Final Presentations