Physics and Technology of Diagnostic Means

Code:

OPT186

Acronym:

FTMD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Surgery and Physiology Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	0	Plano Oficial 2021	2	-	2	19	54
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide students with the Physical and Technological knowledge underlying a wide range of Diagnostic Instruments to make them capable of understanding their specificities, limitations and fields of application.

On the other hand, students should be able to understand their common aspects, both physical and technological, and be able to classify them in a multidimensional matrix  regarding science, technology and application.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should acquire a multidimensional overview of a wide range of Diagnostic Means, with an emphasis on medical imaging.

Understand their fields of application and limitations based upon the Physical phenomena that underlie them.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Physics and Technology of Diagnostic Instruments

Analysis and characterization of the underlying Physical principles, the technologies employed and the objectives of the following Complementary Means of Diagnosis:

 

• Peripheral Blood Pressure - manual and automatic measurement

•  Oximetry - applications and principles

• ECG, EMG, EEG
  • Common mode noise and differential amplifiers
  • o Analog acquisition vs digital acquisition
    • Resolution
    • Time domain and frequency domain 

• Audiogram and Tympanogram 

• Ultrasound
  • the two-dimensional
  • the three-dimensional
  • the Quadridimensional
  • the Doppler Effect 

• Conventional Rx
  • Rx production
  • Rx detection
  • Rx attenuation
  • Increased contrast - physical media and processing 

• Biphotonic densitometry
  • Differential attenuation
  • Body composition
  • Bone Densitometry 

• X-ray tomography
  • Longitudinal tomography
  • Axial tomography - CT
  • the Angio-TC
  • Tomographic reconstruction 

• MRI tomography
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Tomographic reconstruction
  • Functional Resonance
  • Spectrometry 

• OCT
  • Interferometry
  • the OCT-TD
  • the OCT-FD
  • the Angio-OCT 

• Scintigraphy
  • Radiation and radiation detection
  • Gamma Camera
  • Static acquisitions and dynamic acquisition
  • Simple Photon Tomography
  • Axial tomography
  • Tomographic reconstruction 

• Positron Tomography
  • Electron-positron annihilation
  • Attenuation correction
  • Tomographic reconstruction 

• Hybrid instruments
  • Parametric images
  • PET + CT + MR
  • the SPECT-CT

Mandatory literature

Kane, S. A., & Gelman, B. A.; Introduction To Physics In Modern Medicine, CRC PRESS, 2020. ISBN: 9781138036031

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes with emphasis on the use of simulators and infographic material.
Study visits to services where some of these instruments are used.
Presentation and discussion of sub-themes by the students, as a result of group work.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	19,00
Frequência das aulas	19,00
Trabalho escrito	16,00
Total:	54,00

Eligibility for exams

Attend at least 75% of Theoretical-practical classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Exam (0->10) + Poster (0->10)