Biomedical Imaging

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge and competences in biomedical sciences. The course can be held in both Portuguese or English.

Teaching Methods

Lectures will be given by a group of leading experts in Biomedical Imaging. Beyond that, applications in clinical environment and small group discussions will allow the PhD students to brainstorm around new research ideas and develop new research projects, always with a face to face interaction with the faculty members. Critical analysis of published research articles will also be performed. Continuous evaluation of the students will be performed during course. There will also be a theoretical evaluation.

Learning Outcomes

Biomedical Imaging developed dramatically and has become an essential tool to study biological systems in research environments, while clinical applications have become increasingly popular, diverse and significant. It is therefore increasingly important to understand the fundamentals of biomedical imaging techniques.
The aim is to give a general overview of the main imaging methodologies used in biomedicine. The main physical principles and methodologies used in biomedical imaging techniques, such as data processing coming from morphological (CT, MRI, US/Doppler) or functional (SPECT, PET, Optical) approaches, including multi-modality systems will be analysed. The basics of image formation, detection and measurement, sources of noise and artefacts, corrections, data and image processing and analysis, state-of-the-art and expected future developments will be presented and discussed. Demonstrations and visits to local R&D and imaging centers will occur.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

10 days
13:00-20:00
(M Filomena Botelho, M Abrantes, M Laranjo, F Caramelo, F Caseiro Alves, A Silva, P Belo Soares, M Morgado, N Ferreira, JMP Lima, S Gonçaves, R Bernardes)
Introduction to Biomedical Imaging
Methods of Microscopic Imaging
Medical Imaging. Interest in diagnosis
Radiopharmacya
Sectional image with US. Techniques and its implications
Instrumentation and image processing ção
Nuclear Medicine Particularities
Physics of RMI Imaging. Pulse sequence and main artifacts of the image
Basis of Super-resolution
OCT
Optical Imaging
Basis of CT imaging
Computarized tomography. Recent advances
Critical analysis of papers

Practical session at ICNAS (F Alves, A abrunhosa): Ciclotron, Radiochemistry
Practical session at Image network (Carlos Ferreira): RMI
Practical session at CHUC-HUC Medicina Nuclear (JMP Lima, Nuclear Medicine doctors): Nuclear Medicine PET, Conventional Nuclear Medicine
Elaboration and discussion of reports.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Filomena Rabaça Roque Botelho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 30.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 30.0%
Critical analysis of scientific papers: 40.0%

Bibliography

1. “Biomedical imaging analysis” Rangaraj M. Rangayyan. CRC press
2. “PET molecular imaging and its biological applications” Michael E. Phelps. Springer
3. “Molecular nuclear medicine” L.E. Feinendegen, W.W. Shreeve, W.C. Eckelman, Y.W. Bahk, H.N. Wagner Jr. Springer.