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Medical Imaging Ph.D. Track

Biomedical Imaging Track Requirements: (in addition to BME requirements)

PURPOSE:

The Biomedical Imaging Track in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences will provide the student with an extensive background in the major medical imaging modalities including:

Ultrasound
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
X-ray Computed Tomography
Nuclear Medicine
Positron Emission Tomography
X-ray Radiography

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Required MS Courses:

Digital Signal Processing
Stochastic Signals and Systems
Medical Imaging 1
Medical Imaging 2
Image Processing
Statistical Pattern Recognition or Advanced Image Analysis

Required Ph.D. Courses:

Digital Signal Processing
Stochastic Signals and Systems
Medical Imaging 1
Medical Imaging 2
Image Processing
Statistical Pattern Recognition
Advanced Image Analysis
Modality - Specific Advanced Imaging


RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS:

Masters Degree students are required to complete a thesis as part of their degree requirements.  Doctoral students are required to complete a Doctoral thesis as part of their degree requirements.


SAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY:

 

Year 1

Semester

Course

Instructor

Summer

Imaging Sciences

Kraft

Fall

Intro to BME

Berry

Physiology

Phys. Pharm.

Probability and Random Processes

Va Tech

Spring

Medical Imaging 1

Bourland/Munley

DSP/IP

Wicks/Hamilton

Math

 


Year 2

Semester

Course

Instructor

Summer

Clinical Rotation

TBA

Fall

Medical Imaging 2

Kraft

Statistical Pattern Recognition

Santago

Life Science

 

Spring

Advanced Image Analysis

Santago

Topics in Medical Imaging (specific modality)

TBA

Math

 



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