Course detail
Analysis of Biomedical Images
FEKT-FABOAcad. year: 2018/2019
The subject is oriented towards providing an overview of the methods of biomedical image analysis, and a good insight into their concepts, as related to the properties of the medical image data obtained by individual imaging modalities used in medicine.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- recommending and critically evaluating suitability of individual methods of medical image analysis to a particular purpose, based on theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the course,
- implementing these methods on a suitable software platform, possibly with commercial software,
- being a valid member of a research / experimental interdisciplinary team in the area of biomedical image data.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
basically:
- obtaining at least 12 points (out of 24 as course-unit credit based on active presence in demonstration exercises),
- successful passing of final written exam (up to 76 points)
Course curriculum
2. Digital image representation, basic image properties, 2D DFT and further 2D transforms, discrete spectra, temporal sequences of 2D and 3D images – 4D data.
3. Pre-processing of medical image data 1: contrast and colour transforms.
4. Pre-processing of medical image data 2: Mask operators, sharpening, noise suppression, field homogenisation, spectral domain processing.
5. Local features, statistical and spectral parameters, parametric images, edge, line and corner detection, raw and pure edge representation.
6. Texture analysis: texture descriptors in original and spectral domains, feature based and syntactic texture analysis, texture parametric images, textural gradient.
7. Image segmentation 1: edge oriented segmentation and Hough transform, segmentation based on parametric and texture-parametric images, region oriented segmentation (region growing, splitting and merging), watershed method.
8. Image segmentation 2: flexible contours, level-set based contours, active contours, pattern recognition based segmentation.
9. Registration and fusion of medical images: similarity criteria, optimization registration, mono- and multimodal registration, fusion based acquisition of image information.
10. Properties of image data in planar X-ray imaging and in X-ray computer tomography (CT).
11. Reconstruction of images from tomographic data: reconstruction from CT projections – algebraic methods, reconstruction via spectral domain, filtered back-projection; modifications needed in nuclear imaging.
12. Image data properties in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and principles of image reconstruction in MRI. Properties of data in nuclear imaging, in ultrasonography, electron microscopy, infra-imaging and electric impedance tomography.
13. Medical image processing environment – hardware and software requirements, data formats of medical images, compatibility of image data. Trends in analysis of medical multidimensional and multimodal images.
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Basically:
- obligatory computer-lab tutorial
- voluntary lecture
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Digital image representation, basic image properties, 2D DFT and other 2D transforms, discrete spectra, temporal sequences of 2D and 3D images - 4D data
3. Data properties in planar X-ray imaging, and in X-Ray computed tomography (CT)
4. Data properties in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging
5. Data properties in ultrasonography, electron microscopy, infrared imaging, electric impedance tomography
6. Pre-processing of medical image data: contrast and colour transforms, mask operations, denoising, field homogenisation, distortion restitution - geometric transforms, frequency domain processing
7. Medical image registration and fusion: similarity criteria, registration via optimisation, methods for monomodal and multimodal registration, fusion of image information
8. Tomographic data reconstruction: reconstruction from X-ray CT projections - algebraic and frequency-domain methods, filtered back projection, modifications needed in nuclear imaging, principles of image reconstruction in MRI
9. Local features, statistical and frequency-domain parameters, parametric images; edge-, line- and corner detection, raw- and modified edge representation
10. Texture analysis: original domain and frequency domain texture descriptors, feature based and syntactic texture analysis, textural parametric images, textural gradient
11. Image segmentation 1: edge based segmentation and Hough transform, segmentation based on parametric and textural images, region-based segmentation (region growing, splitting and merging, watershed-based segmentation)
12. Image segmentation 2: flexible contour segmentation - parametric flexible contours, level-set contours, active shape contours; pattern-recognition based segmentation
13. Medical image processing environment, hardware and software requirements, medical image data formats, compatibility of image data, trends in analysis of medical images and multidimensional image data
Exercise in computer lab
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. PC demonstrations and simulations: Digital image representation, basic image properties, 2D DFT and other 2D transforms, discrete spectra, temporal sequences of 2D and 3D images - 4D data
3. Working with clinical data and visits to clinics: Data properties in planar X-ray imaging, and in X-Ray computed tomography (CT)
4. Working with clinical data and visits to clinics: Data properties in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging
5. Working with clinical data and visits to clinics: Data properties in ultrasonography, electron microscopy, infrared imaging, electric impedance tomography
6. PC demonstrations and simulations: Pre-processing of medical image data: contrast and colour transforms, mask operations, denoising, field homogenisation, distortion restitution - geometric transforms, frequency domain processing
7. PC demonstrations and simulations: Medical image registration and fusion: similarity criteria, registration via optimisation, methods for monomodal and multimodal registration, fusion of image information
8. PC demonstrations and simulations: Tomographic data reconstruction: reconstruction from X-ray CT projections - algebraic and frequency-domain methods, filtered back projection, modifications needed in nuclear imaging, principles of image reconstruction in MRI
9. PC demonstrations and simulations: Local features, statistical and frequency-domain parameters, parametric images; edge-, line- and corner detection, raw- and modified edge representation
10. PC demonstrations and simulations: Texture analysis: original domain and frequency domain texture descriptors, feature based and syntactic texture analysis, textural parametric images, textural gradient
11. PC demonstrations and simulations: Image segmentation 1: edge based segmentation and Hough transform, segmentation based on parametric and textural images, region-based segmentation (region growing, splitting and merging, watershed-based segmentation)
12. PC demonstrations and simulations: Image segmentation 2: flexible contour segmentation - parametric flexible contours, level-set contours, active shape contours; pattern-recognition based segmentation
13. PC demonstrations and simulations: Medical image processing environment, hardware and software requirements, medical image data formats, compatibility of image data, trends in analysis of medical images and multidimensional image data