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Advanced Biomedical Image Analysis


Course Description

Introduction to advanced approaches to, and applications of, biomedical image analysis, including imaging biomarker discovery, computer-aided diagnosis, computer-aided follow-up, image-guided therapy, molecular imaging, functional imaging, and translational imaging. Advanced applications of state-of- the-art biomedical image analysis software systems will be emphasized.


Athena Title

ADV BIO IMAGE ANALY


Prerequisite

CSCI 4850/6850 or permission of department


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

The students will have a thorough understanding of the most common biomedical image analysis problems and approaches, as well as their advanced applications. This course is aimed at graduate students in computer science, psychology, neuroscience, cell biology, bioinformatics, and engineering.


Topical Outline

1. Overview of the course. 2. Biomedical imaging modalities. 3. Molecular and functional imaging. 4. Neuroimaging. 5. Translational imaging. 6. Imaging biomarker discovery. 7. Computer-aided diagnosis. 8. Image-guided therapy. 9. computer-aided follow-up. 10. Advanced medical image segmentation and registration. 11. Advanced shape representation and analysis. 12. Theory of diffusion tenor imaging and computing. 13. fMRI analysis. 14. Advanced biomedical imaging informatics and software systems. 15. Trends in biomedical imaging and image analysis.