Undergraduate Course: Neuroimaging (BIME10009)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Neuroimaging is burgeoning due to neurological, neurosurgical and neuropsychological advances, which require increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques. As well, the technology which allows the neural axis to be imaged is rapidly advancing, as are post-processing and image analysis techniques. The scope of neuroimaging applications range from laboratory-type research, through translational medicine, clinical application, physics and engineering, mathematics and statistics, as well as informatics and computing sciences. This course will introduce students to cutting edge neuroimaging basic sciences, techniques, applications in research and clinical situations, neuroanatomy, safety issues and practical applications. |
| Course description |
Neuroimaging has already run a 10 credit elective course for the programme, using materials derived from its 180 credit, 3 year part time MSc programme. We propose elaborating on the 10 credit elective materials by drawing on more materials from the existing MSc. See www.neuroimage.ed.ac.uk for details of the content which will support the 20 credit elective.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
In course MCQs ¿ 10%
In course assignment ¿ 40%
End of elective assessment ¿ 50%
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| Feedback |
Tutor marks for all of the components in the small group discussion activities will be returned to you. Where appropriate, tutor feedback and marks will be provided after each of the activity components, and before the next activity stage is finished. In addition to marks, content tutors may choose to provide you with some individual or whole class feedback.
In addition to tutor feedback at the end, activities are designed so that you benefit from peer-to-peer feedback and self-reflection while they are in progress. We also provide you with formative feedback opportunities via module self-assessment tests and module discussion boards which are not formally marked.
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Neuroimaging | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe neuroimaging techniques (e.g. CT, MRI, PET, SPECT), including the basic underlying physics principles, benefits and drawbacks of each technique, and applications clinically and in research.
- Discuss selected neuro research topics / diseases (e.g. neurosurgery, stroke, neuropsychology, ageing, dementia) with a focus on how neuroimaging is used to investigate and study these topics.
- List safety issues and the practicalities of scanning subjects / patients for each neuroimaging technique. Relate the safety issues and practicalities to scanning in the research and clinical environments, as well as to specific topics / diseases under investigation.
- Identify and locate important neuroanatomy on neuroimaging. Relate abnormalities on neuroimaging to anatomy to effects on function.
- Demonstrate effective literature review, synopsis, dissemination of knowledge of neuroimaging, through independent work and group activity.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Classes will be delivered online via the University of Edinburgh LEARN platform. |
| Keywords | Neuroimaging, Radiology, X-rays, Computed Tomography, CT, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, Functiona |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: |
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