Conference paper
Teaching the physics of medical imaging: an active learning approach involving imaging of biological tissue
Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte3
Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark4
The Hevesy Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark5
Introduction to medical imaging is an experimentally oriented course in the physics of medical imaging, where the students record, process and analyse 3D data of an unknown piece of formalin fixed animal tissue embedded in agar in order to estimate the tissue types present. Planar X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound and SPECT/PET images are recorded, showing the tissue in very different ways.
In order for the students to estimate the tissue type, they need to study the physical principles of the imaging modalities. The “true” answer is subsequently revealed by slicing the tissue.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2008 |
| Proceedings: | INTED 2008 - International Technology, Education and Development Conference |
| Types: | Conference paper |
| ORCIDs: | Wilhjelm, Jens E. and Jensen, Mikael |
