BMI Course Information
BMI 591 Informatics in Biomedical Imaging (1)
Instructor Information |
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Fall 2009 |
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Spring 2009 |
SCI Faculty |
Catalog Description
Biomedical Imaging Informatics is an interdisciplinary field of Biomedical Imaging and Biomedical Informatics at the intersection Information Sciences, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Medical Sciences and Imaging Sciences (Radiology). It studies how information about and contained within biomedical images is retrieved, analyzed, enhanced, and exchanged within radiology and throughout the health care enterprise, involving all aspects of the biomedical imaging chain.
Prerequisites
Admission to any SCI graduate program
Course Learning Outcomes
This course will cover image generation (imaging modalities, CT, MRI, CT, MRI, US, Nuclear medicine, Optical), image manipulation (image processing, visualization and analysis), image management (methods for storing, transmitting, displaying, retrieving, and organizing images; DICOM, PACS and PACS/RIS/HIS integration) and image integration (combining images with other information needed for interpretation, management, diagnosis, therapy, surgery, drug development and other tasks). This is a seminar-style course with an emphasis on Biomedical Image Analysis and Computer Aided Diagnosis in Medical Imaging. Speakers will be invited to present specialized topics and the students will read/present papers and do a term project.