Overview

This unit provides students with an understanding of major imaging techniques currently used in clinical and biomedical research settings, and provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of medical imaging

Requisites

Prerequisites
BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology
MBP10001 Technology and Data Acquisition
PHY10001 Energy and Motion
ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems
COS10009 Introduction to Programming

Rules

Pre-requisite
BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology and

MBP10001 Technology and Data Acquisition

OR

PHY10001 Energy and Motion
AND
ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems or 

COS10009 Introduction to Programming

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe commonly used medical imaging techniques and their principle of operation
  • Compare and contrast the capabilities and applications of medical imaging technologies
  • Quantify and interpret basic physical and biophysical measures associated with medical imaging
  • Determine the suitability of different medical imaging techniques for research and clinical diagnostics
  • Identify safety and regulatory issues associated with medical imaging

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		2.00 12 weeks 24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial		1.00 12 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial Labs		2.00 6 weeks 12
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		3.00 6 weeks 18
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		7.00 12 weeks 84
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 25% 2,4 
ExaminationIndividual 50% 1,2,3,4,5 
Laboratory LogIndividual 25% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Overview of commonly used medical imaging techniques
  • Basic principles of optics, acoustics and nuclear physics for medical imaging
  • Principles of imaging capture, processing and analysis
  • General microscopy
  • Fluorescence and confocal microscopy
  • Live cell and molecular imaging techniques
  • Ultrasound
  • Radiography imaging techniques (Xray, Computer Tomography)
  • Magnetic imaging techniques (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, magnetoencephalography and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)
  • Nuclear imaging techniques (Positron Emission Tomography)
  • Medical imaging safety

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.