BME 527: Medical Imaging Integration
Lecturers: Liu & Huang
Textbook: Huang “PACS and Imaging Informatics” Wiley & Sons March 2004 (Parts 1 and 2)
BME 527 Fall 2008 Outline
Lecture 1: Medical Imaging Fundamentals (Chapters 1, 2)
- PACS
- Medical images
- Image Quality
- Spatial and Frequency Domains
- Image Transformation
Lecture 2: Imaging Modalities (Chapters 3, 4)
- Projection Radiography, CR, DR, Digital
- Mammography, Sectional Imaging: CT, MR, US,
- NM/PET/SPECT
- Light Imaging
Lecture 3: Introduction to Radiology Workflow (Chapter 6)
- Major Components in a Radiology Department
- Radiology Workflow
Lecture 4: Health Care Information Industrial Standards and
- Workflow Protocols (Chapter 7)
- DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine)
- HL - 7 (Health Level 7)
- IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise)
Lecture 5: Picture Archiving and Communication System (Chapter 6)
- Concept
- Components
- Data Flow
Lecture 6: Medical Image Compression (Chapter 5)
- Lossless
- Lossy
- Cosine Transform
- Wavelet Transform
Lecture 7: Image Acquisition Gateway (Chapter 8)
- Healthcare Data Gateway
Midterm Exam Closed Book
Lecture 8: PACS Controller and Archive Server (Chapter 10)
- Components
- Software Design
- Data Flow
Lecture 9: Display Workstation (Chapter 11)
- Components
- Types
- Functions
- GUI
Lecture 10: Communication Networks (Chapter 9)
- LAN and WAN, Internet and Intranet
- TCP/IP Protocols
- Internet 2
- PACS Networks
- Teleradiology Networks
Lecture 11: Integration of HIS, RIS, PACS, and ePR (Chapter 12)
- HIS: Hospital Information System
- RIS: Radiology Information System
- ePR: electronic Patient Record
Lecture 12: PACS Data Management and Web-based Imaging (Chapter 13)
- Distribution
- PACS Workflow
- DICOM and Web Technologies
- Operation of a Radiology Department
Lecture 13:Introduction to Telemedicine and Teleradiology
(BL, HKH)
- Components
- Trade-off Parameters
- Operation
- Radiology & Clinical Impact
Final Exam Open Book
Homework: 30%
Midterm Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 40%
