Anna University to Organize Short-Term course on Medical Imaging Techniques

Department of Medical Physics (Anna University) under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) is organizing a short-term course on Medical Imaging Techniques. The course duration will be between October 30, 2017 and November 10, 2017. The course will be imparted at the Physics Seminar hall at the Anna University campus.

What is Medical Imaging?

Anna University is a technical public university in Tamil Nadu and the main campus is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The set of techniques to create the visual representation of inner part of the body non-invasively is known as Medical Imaging. Due to advancement in medical imaging technologies, doctors able to detect, diagnose and treat many diseases in its early stages for a lesser cost and more accurately. Therefore, medical imaging technologies are starting new and more powerful generation of diagnosis.

The medical imaging course will provide a basic knowledge for all the participants and provides a scientific basis of the Physical principles underpinning imaging in medicine like:

This course will take on a problem-based approach, with emphasis on real clinical systems like system specifications, performance, and quality control.

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Presiding Faculty for Medical Imaging Techniques Course at Anna University:

• Prof. Usha Sinha: Chair of Physics & Director of Medical Physics at San Diego State University, California, USA. With a Ph.D from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc). Her research specialisations include: imaging informatics, diffusion tensor imaging, Image processing etc.
• Prof. Shantanu Sinha: Professor in Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA. He is also a Ph. D alumni from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc). Research specialisations include: Novel methods of MR imaging, pulse programming and image processing etc.

Main objectives of Medical Imaging course at Anna University:

• Divulge the hardware for imaging ultrasound scanning, quality of image and formation of the image
• Find the fundamental equations of MRI from the knowledge of imaging principles
• Introduce some of the concepts of computed tomography, reconstruction, and systems such as multi-scale and helical CT scanners
• Introduce the participants to some of the advanced MR techniques including MR angiography, diffusion and perfusion theory and sequences, echo planar imaging, magnetization prepared sequences and fast spin echoes
• Build the physics background of an interaction of radiation with matter and train them to assess image distortions, image attenuation for x-ray radiography systems

Eligibility Criteria to Attend Medical Imaging Course:

• Graduates, Postgraduates and Doctoral students with specialisation on Bio-Medical Engineering, Bio Physics, Medical Physics and Physics.
• Faculty of Science and Engineeringwith an interest in medical imaging.
• Industry/ hospitals and academia researchers specialisaing in imaging informatics, medical imaging & mage processing

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Registration for Medical Imaging Course at Anna University:

• Step 1: Register for GIAN

One time payment of Rs 500 should be made at the official website

• Step 2: Register for Course

After filling the form, candicates can submit it with a DD drawn in favour of The Director, CTDT, Anna university payable at Chennai

Form Submission at Anna University:

Professor and Head,
Department of Medical Physics,
Anna University,
Sardar Patel Road, Guindy,
Chennai - 600 025
Tamil Nadu, India