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DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2019/2020
Year: 
3
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
1
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
12
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (12 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Course module include this topics:
-Essentials in digital imaging
-Acquiring and processing strategies in Nuclear medicine: static, dynamic, wholebody and gated acquisitions; SPECT, PET, hybrid imaging modalities.
-Post-Processing tools: Image corrections, Fourier analysis (digital filters, temporal filters, gating processing)
-Image reconstruction tools (Filterback projection and iterative algorithms).
-Image segmentation and registration procedures.
-Image Measuring techniques (activity-time curves, fourier analisys, statistical methods)
-Image artfact in nuclear medicine: how to prevent it.
-Dose reduction strategies and mid-term technology developments.

Teacher notes will be available at the end of the course.

Books:
Volterrani, Erba, Mariani: Fondamenti di Medicina Nucleare. Springer Verlag Italia 2010
Marengo La fisica in medicina nucleare Pàtron Editore 2002

Further informations
European Association of Nuclear medicine (EANM) Publications (http://www.eanm.org)
Italian Association of Nuclear medicine (AIMN) Publications (http://www.aimn.it)

Six online Lectures are token into account by the Course module.
All teaching docs are available after lessons on e-learning website.

Professors

MENZAGHI MARCO

Parent course

NUCLEAR MEDICINE