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A study of the similarities and differences between the various modalities that are used for medical imaging
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course starts with a study of the various metrics that are used to characterise the quality of medical images, such as resolution, noise, signal noise ratio, contrast and contrast to noise ratio. The common medical imaging modalities (X-ray, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and Ultrasound) are then introduced and compared in terms of these metrics. In the latter part of the course we consider the common “imaging targets” for various disease processes and learn how to design an imaging study to answer a specific diagnostic or research question.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback on essay given via rubrics |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the principles of operation of the main medical imaging modalities |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Online test with feedback on each question |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the various metrics that are used to quantify image quality and the relationships between them |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Online test with feedback on each question |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Compare the performance of the main medical imaging modalities in terms of the image quality measures |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Online test with feedback on each question |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the principles of operation of the main medical imaging modalities |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
3000 words. Feedback given via rubric. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the various metrics that are used to quantify image quality and the relationships between them |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
30 minutes. Feedback will be provided after the oral exam. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Design an imaging study to answer a specific diagnostic or research question in a specific context |
| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the principles of operation of the main medical imaging modalities |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Determine the imaging targets for given disease processes |
| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the various metrics that are used to quantify image quality and the relationships between them |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Compare the performance of the main medical imaging modalities in terms of the image quality measures |
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