Postgraduate Course: Imaging: Techniques and physics (NEME11016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This core course will bring students with a wide variety of backgrounds to a basic common understanding of imaging history, imaging techniques - both in research and clinically, what an image is and how images are processed and manipulated. |
| Course description |
Modules cover but are not limited to: Orientation to imaging, Imaging with ionizing radiation, Computed tomography, MR basics, Ultrasound basics, Doppler ultrasound, SPECT & PET, Light microscopy, Contrast agents in imaging, Images - fundamentals
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 40,
Online Activities 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Revision Session Hours 40,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
72 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessments and a final assessment. In-course assessment will be composed of a mixture of multiple choice-type questions, short essays, practical tasks, contributions to discussions and group learning activities - and will be delivered in time with individual modules making up the course. Final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice-type questions and short essays and it will take place at the end of the course period.
A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of imaging physics and related techniques starting from basics and progressing to specific modalities (including: CT, MR, US, SPECT, PET, Light Microscopy, Contrast agents)
- Critically compare and contrast imaging modalities and effectively communicate their relative merits and pitfalls to peers and other interested parties.
- Debate the relative strengths & weaknesses of imaging techniques applied to specific situations.
- Receive & respond to critical appraisal professionally.
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Reading List
| A list of required and recommended readings will be provided through the institutional online learning environment. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
All courses are delivered online by distance learning, using the institutional learning environment and other online tools (e.g. wiki, objective testing software), accessed by using the standard university EASE login. |
| Keywords | History,Ionizing radiation,Non-ionizing radiation,Computed radiography (CR),X-rays,Computed tom |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
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Course secretary | Dr Charilaos Alexakis
Tel: 0131 537 3125
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