Non-invasive Sensors for Medical Diagnostics (5 ECTS)

Overview

Description:
TU Non-invasive Sensors for Medical Diagnostics" aims to introduce the physical concepts, sensors, and their medical applications in three major fields: infrared, MRI, and ultrasound.

Objectives:

• Acquire the necessary scientific knowledge in the field of IR, acoustic, and high-energy detectors to understand the operating principles of the main radiographic equipment used in the medical field.
• Distinguish between the various technologies used in radiography and be able to select the appropriate type of examination for a given medical diagnostic problem.

Hourly volumes:

Lectures: 15 hours
Tutorials: 10.5 hours
Labs: 15 hours
Fieldwork: 0 hours

Required prerequisites:

Bachelor's degree in science or health sciences.

Recommended prerequisites:

No changes

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Assessment:

Continuous Integral Control (CIC)

Course Syllabus:

I. Infrared Detectors: IR radiometry, thermal and quantum detectors, performance of IR imagers, IR thermography, and medical applications.

II. High-energy detectors: energy-matter interaction, photomultipliers, tomography, scintigraphy, X-ray imaging, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance).

III. Acoustic Sensors: Piezoelectric sensors, ultrasound, imaging, velocimetry. IV. Practical Sessions: 1 IR Thermography Lab, 1 Ultrasound Lab, 1 NMR Lab

Contacts

Directors: Philippe Christol, Emmanuel Le Clézio
Administrative contact(s): Claudie Fabry