Biomedical Instrumentation and Imaging
About the course
The course is available as a singular course. The course is also available to exchange students and free-movers.
The course will only be taught if there is a sufficient number of students. Are you interested in following the course, please contact the student advisor as soon as possible.
The main purpose of this course is to present an overview of well-established biomedical imaging systems and their image interpretation. The course will examine various imaging modalities including X-Ray, ultrasound, nuclear, MRI, microwave, and optical techniques. Emphasis will be put on how these images are formed and various types of information that can be extracted, together with underlying physical and technical mechanisms for image generation. Specific imaging techniques presented in the course include medical ultrasound (ultrasonography), mammography, MRI functional imaging, IR thermography, CT, UWB EM radar, and passive microwave radiometry.
Admission requirements
Objectives of the course
Knowledge - The student will be able to:
- understand various principles for medical imaging and potential patient side effects of each modality
- get an overview of the design and implementation stages of medical measurement systems
- understand explicitly how images are formed through excitation and signal processing of the received waveforms
Skills - The student will be able to:
- analyze and quantify the performance of medical measurement systems based on performance parameters
- identify medical modalities and know which diagnostic cases they are typically used
General competence - The student will be able to:
- understand the physical principles used in modern medicine
- understand technological applications based on different physical measurement principles
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
FYS-2008 Measurement techniques, FYS-2010 Image Analysis
Credit reduction
If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:
- FYS-8024 Biomedical Instrumentation and Imaging 8 ects
Teaching methods
Lectures: 45 hours Project work and supervision: 30 hours
The course is offered for the last time in the autumn 2025
Language of instruction and examination
The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.Final exam
The course is closed and the last opportunity to take the exam after this semester is autumn 2026
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is open for exchanges students with a Bachelor's degree in physics or similar education.
Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: INBOUND STUDENT MOBILITY: COURSE COORDINATORS AT THE FACULTIES | UiT
Examination
| Oral exam |
Grade: A–E, fail F |
To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements
| Submitted project assignment | Grade: Approved – not approved |
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