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MRTY5132: Medical Image Perception
2022 unit information
This unit investigates the interaction of the human reader with a medical image. It will start with an examination of the human visual system, including its characteristics and limitations. This will be followed by in-depth studies of the perceptual and cognitive factors that affect the reading of medical images including reader experience, task instructions, and satisfaction of search (as well as other heuristics and biases). The overall aim of this unit is to ensure that students obtain an understanding of the intricacies of image interpretation, and to highlight the components of the process that are technology-independent.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Clinical Imaging
| Code | MRTY5132 |
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| Academic unit | Clinical Imaging |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the role of image perception in medical imaging, including the role of perceptual and cognitive factors in medical image interpretation
- LO2. demonstrate knowledge of mechanisms behind visual search of medical images and factors that affect it
- LO3. understand the role of image quality and expertise in medical image interpretation
- LO4. demonstrate knowledge of the design of perceptual experiments
- LO5. demonstrate knowledge of methodology for quantitative observer performance evaluation, such as receiver operating characteristic curve, free-response characteristic curve, etc
- LO6. understand the role of computer-aided detection in medical imaging
- LO7. debate and discuss any of these topics in a collegial online forum
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