DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

ECE - 495/595/695

TOPICS IN MEDICAL IMAGING & SIMULATION

Summer Semester (May 29 through July 19) 2007

FLYER

SYLLABUS

READINGS:

             I.          COURSE INTRODUCTION                                     – Tuesday, May 29

                        A.  Course Intro

                        B.  Imaging Modalities: IM1, IM2, IM3, IM4, IM5 (Read these for June 6th)

            II.          VISUALIZATION                                                        – May 31

                        A.  Visualization Techniques

            III.         SEGMENTATION                                                     – June 5

                        A.  Visualization Tools and Results

                        B.  Segmentation Tools and Results

            IV.        STANDARDIZED PATIENTS                                 – June 7 (Dr. Hubbard)

                        A. Professional Skills Center at EVMS: SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4 (Read for this class)

                                http://www.evms.edu/education/skills/

            V.        TELE-MEDICINE                                                      – June 12 (Dr. Combs)

            VI.        RECONSTRUCTION & REGISTRATION             – June 14

                            Also Study Abroad Travel Info

             VII.       CLINICAL APPLICATION vs TRAINING                 – June 19 (Dr. Combs)

                        A.  Skills-based Simulations CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4

                        B.  Pre-operative Visualizations

                        C.  Image Guided Surgery

                        D.  Patient Specific Data     PS, PS2

                        E.  Clinical Concerns of Simulations

                               CC1, CC2, CC3a, CC3b, CC5 (Read for this class)

            VIII.      CASE STUDIES                                                      

                        A.  ODU Labs                                                            – June 21

                                WD1, WD2, WD3

                        B.  TBD         

                                HS1, HS2, HS3

            IX.        STUDY ABROAD & PREPARE PROJECT          – June 23-July 5, 10, 12

            X.         COURSE CONCLUSION                                        – July 17, 19

                        A.  Presentations