Module 4B: Biophotonics and bioimaging (MAT6750)
Imaging in biology and medicine, basic concepts, biophotonics and applications.
Above: Optical coherence tomography scan of human finger tip in-vivo.
This module will provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts of imaging. It will also cover the applications of biophotonics and bioimaging in biology and medicine.
Outline syllabus
- Imaging overview.
- Basic physics of EM waves.
- Optical microscopy.
- Fluorescence microscopy.
- Optical properties of tissues.
- Multi-photon microscopy.
- Spectral Imaging.
- Ultrasound imaging.
- Optical coherence tomography.
- x-ray CT.
- Magnetic resonance imaging.
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