Combination of traditional lectures (80 hours) and practice at the computer activities (16 hours).
Architecture and performance of a biomedical measurements system. Characteristics of the main biomedical signals. Ultrasonic instrumentation: A-mode/ B-mode/ M-mode ultrasound, Doppler flow meters. Optical microscopy, fluorescence and confocal microscopy. Biomedical instrumentation: system radiography (X-ray, CT scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), EEG. Processing of biomedical images: punctual and local operations, filtering, co-registration, display systems, segmentation, pattern recognition, three dimensional reconstruction.
MARCO MASSIMO FATO (President)
MAURO GIACOMINI
VITTORIO SANGUINETI
approx. from Sept. 21 to Dec. 18 and from Feb. 22 to May 27
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND BIOIMAGING
The final examination will consist an oral test on the course contents and an imaging elaboration project.
Teacher office: Viale Causa 13 A
