Some students not meeting the prereq courses may still obtain admission to this course. Please contact the course convenor.
This course covers the physical concept behind the bio-signal transduction that leads to the acquisition of signals from a biological system. It will also provide a framework towards the understanding of interpretation of these signals into multi-dimensional data for imaging and analysis. The images or signal are then used for understanding biological systems and also diagnostics purposes. Key concept behind these techniques such as MRI, ultrasound, biophotonics, microscopy, EEG, and medical imaging processing will be taught in this course. There will be examples of qualitative performance in the context of molecular and clinical settings.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Apply physics and engineering concepts to different imaging modalities.2. Explain the complexity of system biology from cellular to tissue and organ (immune, circulatory system), understanding the basic bioengineering: cell culture and tissue engineering.
3. Select the appropriate imaging system for different biological levels: organ, tissues, cells, molecule, justifying the pros and cons of each technique, whilst also demonstrating an understanding of appropriate handling procedures.
4. Demonstrate understanding of how different signal (optical, acoustic, high energy radiation) are converted to an image (2D, 3D) through numerical and statistical methods.
5. Utilise identify an engineering approach to physical and numerical concepts in new state-of-the-art bioimaging system, whilst also identifying the design factors that contribute to construction of advanced bioimaging system.
6. Analyse and compare the performance of each imaging modalities using basic numerical methods.
Professional Skills Mapping:
Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
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Requisite and Incompatibility
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Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3480 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4069 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | In Person | N/A |
