| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview of Imaging Imaging Radiation |
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| 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 |
