Cooper Union

Medical Imaging

A survey of modern techniques for medical imaging relevant in clinical and research settings, and associated techniques of image processing. Review of optics; classical microscopy; CT; fluorescence and 2-photon microscopy; interferometry; phase microscopy; ultrasound, CAT and OCT; MRI and f-MRI. Introduction to wavelet theory and sparse coding. Limits and noise sensitivity of various modalities (e.g., speckle nise in OCT, diffraction limit in classical microscopy, phase noise in interferometry); denoising and contrast enhancement. Feature extraction from medical images and 3D stacks.

Prerequisite: ECE211. Recommended prerequisite: ECE310

Credits: 3.00

Course Code: ECE 435

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.