IN3015 – Ultrasound Imaging
Course description
Course content
Ultrasound imaging is a technique used in medicine, sonar, non-destructive testing, and beyond. This course explains the fundamentals of acoustic imaging, beamforming, and ultrasound imaging modes. Particular emphasis is put the medical imaging aspects of ultrasound, but the techniques and methodologies learnt are also applicable in other types of acoustic imaging.
You will get hands-on ultrasound imaging experience through lab experiments, wave-propagation and image reconstruction simulations, as well as data analysis and scientific programming. The course is module-based and each module is accompanied by a small project where theories are put into practice.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, you will:
- Understand the fundamentals of acoustic waves for pulse-echo imaging
- Understand the signal processing principles of ultrasound imaging and how to use an ultrasound scanner
- Understand key properties and sources of error in ultrasound images
- Have knowledge of ultrasound imaging modes such as B-mode and Doppler
- Understand sonar principles and applications
- Be able to process raw sensor data to reconstruct an ultrasound image
- Have knowledge of acoustic field measurements
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.
Special admission requirements
In addition to fulfilling the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, applicants have to meet the following special admission requirements:
- Mathematics R1 or Mathematics (S1+S2)
The special admission requirements may also be covered by equivalent studies from Norwegian upper secondary school or by other equivalent studies. Read more about special admission requirements (in Norwegian).
Recommended previous knowledge
- IN1010 – Object-oriented Programming/IN1910 – Programming with Scientific Applications
- IN3190 – Digital Signal Processing/IN4190 – Digital Signal Processing and MAT1120 – Linear Algebra?should be taken before or in parallel with?this course.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IN4015 – Ultrasound Imaging.
- 6 credits overlap with IN4010 – Acoustic Imaging (continued).
Teaching
Seven modules of 2 weeks duration, each with 4 hours of lectures and 4 hours of project work.
Mandatory assignments must be completed during the course. The mandatory assignments must be approved prior to the exam.?Rules for mandatory assignments.
Note that the first lecture is mandatory.
Examination
Four hours written or oral exam. The form of the exam will be announced at the first lecture. The mandatory assignments must be approved prior to the exam.
It will also be counted as one of?your three?attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: IN4015 – Ultrasound Imaging
Examination support material
If written exam: 2 handwritten A4 sheets with notes.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are?offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.