Title Medical Image Informatics (医用画像情報学)
Term Autumn Semester   Credits 2-0-0  
Lecturer  
Assoc. Prof. Takashi Obi Suzukakedai G2 Building, Room 701 (ext.5482)
E-mail: obi@ip.titech.ac.jp
【Aim】
  This course will feature an image and information aspects of a medical engineering, such as a mechanism of X-ray CT, SPECT and PET, image reconstruction methods etc. In addition, a diagnostic technique will be will be presented in the lecture.
【Schedule】
  1. Linear Inverse Problems
  2. Maximum Liklihood and EM Algorithm
  3. Baysian Estimation
  4. Theory of the Computed Tomography
  5. X-ray Computed Tomography
  6. Single Photon Emission Tomography and Positoron Emission Tomography
  7. Medical information systems
  8. Computed Aided and Assited Diagonosis
【Texts, etc】
  Reference book are "Computed Tomography," J.Hsieh, SPIE Press, "The EM Algorithm and Extensions," G.J.McLachlan and T.Krishnan ,WILEY-INTERSCIENCE, "The Theory and Practice of 3D PET," B.Bendriem and D.W.Townsend, Kluwer Academic Publishers and "放射線診断機器工学" 医歯薬出版(株)        
【Prerequisite】
  This class requires knowledge of fundamentals on the image processing in undergraduate levels.  
【How to Grade】
  Evaluation will be based on the term-end examination.
【Message form the Lecturer】
  This course gives you comprehensive theory and practice related to the latest medical image processing and informatics. Anytime you can visit my office with permission by email.