2023-2024 / RADI2004-4

Elements of Medical IT

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in Nuclear Medicine2 crédits 

Lecturer

Christophe Phillips

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course provides the basics to better understand informatics and tackle problems from the medical informatics world.

The 5 courses will cover the following topics:

  • introduction: history of computing, various OS & programming languages, networking;
  • data: representation formats, DICOM, database & PACS, transfer, security;
  • algorithmic: principle of thinking, pseudo-code, functions and sub-functions, complexity;
  • data processing: quality, contrast, noise, basic operations, filters, segmentation, registration;
  • AI and machine learning: principles, algorithms, deep learning, validation.
 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The goal is that medical students who have attened this course can better understand and grasp the fundamental concepts linked to computer science, medical or not. This will allow them to better communicate and interact with professionals in the IT field.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex cathedra.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

The date of the exam will be decided together with the students.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Christophe Phillips, c.phillips@uliege.be

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