Bioe220/Rad220: Intro to Imaging and Image-based Neuroanatomy

Winter Quarter 2011-2012

General Course Description

Goals of the course

• to learn the fundamentals of each imaging modality including X-ray Imaging, Ultrasound, CT, and MRI.

• to learn normal human neuro-anatomy and how it appears on medical images

• to learn the relative strengths of the modalities and

• to answer, “What am I looking at?"

Change in 2012 from Previous Years

This year we will focus on neuroimaging and neuroanatomy. This is a change from previous years when we surveyed the whole body.

Time and Location

We will meet in S361 of the Clark Center on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:15-3:05.

Open to…

The course is open to Engineering students, Medical students, and H&S students.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites are introductory college physics, biology, and calculus.