2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

MEDP2001 Medical Imaging and Cancer

10 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Laura Treadgold
Email: l.a.rhodes@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

This module is suitable for students who have studied a physical science (or related subject) at A level and at least ten credits in a physical science (or related subject) at level 1.

Module replaces

MEDP2311Diagnostic Imaging: How do we see disease?

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module is the level 2 component of the Medical Imaging Discovery pathway which runs from level 1 to 3. The other modules in the pathway are MEDP1001 and MEDP3001. This module provides an appreciation and understanding of how medical imaging modalities are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and an introduction to medical image analysis. Students may take this module without having taken the other medical imaging modules.

Objectives

To provide an appreciation and understanding of the basic principles underpinning the common medical imaging modalities and how they are used to identify and monitor cancer;
To provide an introduction to the principles of digital image processing and analysis as applied to the field of medical imaging.

Learning outcomes
On completing the module the students will be able to:

- Describe the specific medical imaging modalities and how they form an image;
- Understanding the basic physics underpinning the modalities;
- Introduce cancer, basic anatomy and physiology and treatment by radiotherapy;
- Understand how the major imaging modalities are used independently and collectively to identify cancer;
- Understand the principles and key concepts used in medical image registration and use of a image processing package.

Skills outcomes
Understand how medical imaging modalities can be used to identity and monitor cancer, processing of medical images and treatment of cancer by radiotherapy.

Syllabus

Introduction to cancer including basic anatomy and physiology and presentation of disease on diagnostic images;
Physics of Computed Tomography (CT), Mammography and Nuclear Medicine, including applications within the clinical setting;
Introduction to medical image registration including the use of an image processing package;
Introduction to the use of radiotherapy in cancer care.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	18	1.00	18.00
Practical	2	2.00	2.00
Tutorial	1	1.00	1.00
Private study hours			79.00
Total Contact hours			21.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Ongoing formative e-learning based exercises to support traditional learning and substantive preparation for final exam.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress will be monitored through question and answer sessions which will take place within lectures. Students are also provided with formative online self assessment questions throughout the course through which the module leader will be able to monitor progress.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr 30 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 17/05/2017

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