Research Focus:
The imaging science curriculum provides advanced training in the physical, chemical, engineering, mathematical, medical, and biological aspects of modern in vivo imaging and spectroscopy. Students have access to an extensive didactic curriculum that includes core courses on the fundamental aspects of imaging science, courses in specialized areas of imaging sciences, and the biomedical sciences. Students may also select from a wide variety of research project opportunities, ranging from the fundamental physical aspects of image formation and contrast generation through to applications of imaging methods in clinical populations. Example research areas include:
Imaging Systems Hardware
MRI Pulse Sequence Development
Image Reconstruction
Functional and Structural Neuroimaging
In Vivo Spectroscopy
Imaging and Spectroscopy with Hyperpolarized Species
Physiological and Metabolic Imaging
Image-based Modeling
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Computational Imaging
Ultrasound: Imaging and Therapy
Contrast Mechanisms in MRI
Nuclear Imaging Methods and Applications
Statistical Image Analysis
Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Cancer Imaging
Optical Imaging
Imaging Biomarkers
Examples of Coursework
Foundations of Medical Imaging
Physics of Medical Imaging
Biological Basis of Imaging
Quantitative and Functional Imaging
Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Current Topics in Imaging Science
Image Processing
Advanced Image Processing
Neuroimaging
Mathematical Methods in Imaging Science
Cancer Imaging
Mathematical Methods for Physicists
Quantitative Methods in Biomedical Engineering
Molecular Probe Development
Magnetic Resonance Imaging