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COMP4424: Information Technology in Biomedicine

2025 unit information

Information technology (IT) has significantly contributed to the research and practice of medicine, biology and health care. The IT field is growing enormously in scope with biomedicine taking a lead role in utilising the evolving applications to its best advantage. The goal of this unit of study is to provide students with the necessary knowledge to understand the information technology in biomedicine. The major emphasis will be on the principles associated with biomedical digital imaging systems and related biomedicine data processing, analysis, visualisation, registration, modelling, retrieval and management. A broad range of practical integrated clinical applications will be also elaborated.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Engineering

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Computer Science
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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DATA3888 or COMP3888 or COMP3988 or CSEC3888 or SOFT3888 or ENGG3112 or SCPU3001
Corequisites:
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Enrolment in a thesis unit INFO4001 or INFO4911 or INFO4991 or INFO4992 or AMME4111 or BMET4111 or CHNG4811 or CIVL4022 or ELEC4712 or COMP4103 or SOFT4103 or DATA4103 or ISYS4103
Prohibitions:
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COMP5424
Assumed knowledge:
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A major in a computer science area

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. apply biomedical data processing and analysis techniques to ITB real cases and applications
  • LO2. apply learned core ITB knowledge to solve problems and provide optimal ITB solutions
  • LO3. understanding key sampling and acquisition techniques for biomedical data
  • LO4. understand various registration and fusion approaches for biomedical data
  • LO5. understand the-state-of-the-art of biomedical data visualization applications
  • LO6. have obtained research and development skills in advanced biomedical data modelling

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal evening Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal evening Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2023
Normal evening Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal evening Remote

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