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Foundations of Image Quality
Credits: 2
Course Number: 10-605-219
Course Description
10-605-219 FOUNDATIONS OF IMAGE QUALITY ...Discusses methods and measures to assess medical image quality of various imaging modalities. Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) and its component factors will be a focus of discussion, which includes the appropriate test equipment and methodologies. (Prerequisite: 10-605-218, Image Detector Technology and Its Management)
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What will I learn?
- Calculate an image system’s modulation transfer function (MTF) value using its component factors
- Compare and contrast medical imaging systems as they are expressed in MTF values
- Analyze selected medical images for acceptability using established clinical benchmarks
- Demonstrate the proper method(s) for testing medical images using correct instrumentation
- Recommend possible corrective measures to bring medical image quality into acceptance
- Discuss limitations presented when measuring image quality for selected imaging modalities
- Relate medical image quality assessment to clinical outcomes
- Distinguish between spatial, contrast and temporal resolution and their measurements
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