Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Duration
Contact Hours
Campus
Prerequisite
Corequisite
1 Semester/Teaching Period
58 hours
Hawthorn
Nil
Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points
A unit of study in the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems), Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)/ Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences) and Bachelor of Science (Medical Biophysics) programs.
To gain a solid theoretical understanding of major imaging modalities currently used in clinical and biomedical research settings, together with a review of new technology and its possible applications to medicine.
Lectures, tutorials and laboratory work.
Assignments, examinations, pracs.
Biomedical imaging: image reconstructions from projections, diagnostic ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound, projection radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), spatially localised spectroscopy, radioisotope imaging, gamma scintigraphy, emission computed tomography, miscellaneous imaging modalities.General aspects of image display.Laser scanning confocal microscopy: multiphoton imaging nanotechnology.Fabrication methods including excimer laser.Physical properties of biological materials: visco-elastic properties.Methods of static and dynamic testing of bone, skin, muscle, arteries etc.Cell-cell adhesion, CAMs, adhesion to non living materials.Power sources for implantable medical devices: packaging, battery life and power density.Examples of biocompatible materials: woven fabrics, PMMA, ceramics, fibres, metals. Electrode materials.Examples of devices: cochlear implant, glucose sensors, optical and membrane-based biosensors, implantable pumps operated by feedback.Rehabilitation technology: gait analysis.
Webb, S, The Physics of Medical Imaging, IOP Publishing, Bristol, 1992.