Prince Satam bin Abdul Aziz University College of Applied Medical Sciences Department of Medical Equipment Technology Syllabus of BMTS 484: Computer Applications for Biomedical Systems Dr. Essam Elelimy BMTS 484: Computer Applications for Biomedical Systems, Credit Hours: 3(2+1+0) Prerequisites: BMTS 366 Instructor: Dr. Essam Elelimy Course Description: Course focuses on computer application concerned with medical data acquisition, storage and processing. The course also focuses on medical image compression by studying common image compression algorithms. It gives also a detailed study of medical image format (DICOM) and its storage using PACS. References: - Oleg S. Pianykh, "Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM ( A Practical Introduction and Survival Guide". Springer 2008. Course Objectives: 1- Describe DICOM standard and why it was created. 2- Describe the difference between DICOM, DICOM-Compatible, and DICOM-Ready Equipment. 3- List DICOM Value Representations (VR). 4- Define DICOM Data Dictionary. 5- Name Image compression types and some of their algorithms. 6- Describe PACS systems Evaluation: Your grade will be determined based upon the percentage of the total scores. An "A+" will be allocated to 95 % and above, "A" will be allocated to 90 % and above, "B+" will be allocated to 85 % and above, "B" will be allocated to 80 % and above, "C +" will be allocated to 75 % and above, "C" will be allocated to 70 % and above, "D+" will be allocated to 65 % and above, "D" will be allocated to 60 % and above and "F" will be allocated to 60 % and less. Evaluation components shall include the following: 1st Midterm Exam 2nd Midterm Exam Middle of term 15% Week 13 15% Oral presentation, group projects, and essay During term period 10% Practical exam Final Exam Week 15 20% Week 15 40% 1 General Course Schedule : 1st Semester 1436/1437 Week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Topics Introduction to DICOM standard Introduction to digital imaging using MATLAB Using MATLAB Image TOOLBOX Using MATLAB Image TOOLBOX (continued) DICOM, DICOM-Compatible, and DICOM-Ready Equipment DICOM Grammar: Value Representations Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Midterm Exam DICOM Data Dictionary DICOM Objects Encoding Data Elements and Groups Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Midterm Exam Encoding DICOM Data Objects Image Compression DICOM Service-Object Pairs Week 15 Final Exam 2