Biomedical Engineering MSc
Advanced Imaging and Therapy M ENG5285
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Engineering
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The course will explore the applications of imaging to real life medical challenges and explore in-depth recent advances made in imaging physics.
Timetable
3 hrs of lectures per week
1hr tutorial
Excluded Courses
none
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
70% Written Examination
30% Report
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
The aims of this course are to:
■ explore in-depth real life clinical applications of imaging;
■ explain the importance, capabilities and limitations of imaging in diagnostics, treatment planning and monitoring and surgical intervention;
■ describe recent and emerging developments in imaging physics.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ demonstrate knowledge of a range of advanced medical imaging techniques, evaluate when they should be applied, and their relevance in the planning and execution of therapy;
■ explain the physical principles relevant to a range of advanced medical imaging and therapy techniques;
■ evaluate the utility of various advanced imaging techniques for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment planning and monitoring and surgical intervention;
■ describe how the integration of more than one imaging techniques may be accomplished and used in treatment planning;
■ apply the ideas and techniques developed in the lectures to solve problems of imaging co-registration.
■ discuss ethical, inclusion and societal aspects of medical imaging technology