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PHYS 464 - Medical Instrumentation (Cross-listed as BIOL 464)


Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours lab activity per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 434 /BIOL 434 /HLTH 434
The detection, acquisition, processing and display of diagnostic clinical images. The course will concentrate on the fundamentals of the design of the instruments and the use of appropriate reconstruction algorithms in (computed) radiography, (digital) fluoroscopy, computed tomography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and radionuclide imaging. Activities will include image reconstruction examples, investigation of recent innovations, and two trips to local radiology departments.
Lab fee $25
Same as: BIOL 464 



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