Medical Imaging, 3D Modelling and 3D Printing – Beginners

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Disclaimer

Lecture 3: Course Creation and Update

Lecture 4: Download 3D Slicer

Lecture 5: Installing 3D Slicer

Lecture 6: Installing Extension to 3D Slicer

Chapter 2: Radiology

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: X-Rays

Lecture 3: Computed Tomography

Lecture 4: How to Understand X-Rays and CT Scans?

Lecture 5: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Lecture 6: How to Differentiate between MRI and CT Scans?

Chapter 3: Introduction to 3D Slicer

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Basic Layout of 3D Slicer

Lecture 3: Customize 3D Slicer

Lecture 4: Layout – Top Section

Lecture 5: Layout – Right Section

Lecture 6: Maneuvering using Mouse Buttons and Keys

Lecture 7: Slicer Viewer Menu – Part 1

Lecture 8: Slicer Viewer Menu – Part 2

Lecture 9: Slicer Viewer Menu – Part 3

Lecture 10: How to load your DICOM Data?

Lecture 11: How to Qualify a Scan?

Lecture 12: Scan Filter – Binomial Blur

Lecture 13: Rejection of Scan

Lecture 14: Metal Artifact Reduction – Median Filter

Chapter 4: Case Study 1 – CT Segmentation – Spine

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Scan Reading Recap and Anatomy Orientation of DICOM Views

Lecture 3: Multi Planar Reconstruction (MPR)

Lecture 4: Reading Spine Anatomy on 2D and 3D

Lecture 5: Update to Volume Rendering – Annotation ROI

Lecture 6: Volume Rendering

Lecture 7: Segmentation

Lecture 8: Method 1 – Threshold – Spine

Lecture 9: Method 1 – Scissors and Islands – Spine

Lecture 10: What is a Voxel?

Lecture 11: Method 1 – Paint and Erase – Spine

Lecture 12: Method 2 – Local Threshold, Scissors – Spine

Lecture 13: Method 1 – Paint – Lumbar

Lecture 14: Method 2 – Level Tracing, Paint, Fill Between Slices – Lumbar

Lecture 15: Logical Operations – Lumbar

Lecture 16: Saving Data

Lecture 17: Points to Remember

Lecture 18: Software Warning

Chapter 5: Case Study 2 – MRI Segmentation – Brain Tumour

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Reading Brain and Tumour Anatomy

Lecture 3: Paint – Tumour

Lecture 4: (Bonus) Threshold, Scissors and Erase – Tumour

Lecture 5: Fill Between Slices – Tumour

Lecture 6: Grow From Seeds – Tumour

Lecture 7: Watershed – Tumour

Lecture 8: Draw Tube – Tumour

Lecture 9: Local Threshold and Histogram – Brain and Head

Lecture 10: Segmentations Module

Lecture 11: Models Module – Clipping

Lecture 12: The Power is in YOUR Hands

Chapter 6: Case Study 3 – CT Segmentation – Mandible and Maxilla

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Reading Facial Bones Anatomy and Base Segmentation

Lecture 3: Grow From Seeds – Mandible and Maxilla Separation

Lecture 4: Watershed – Mandible Correction

Chapter 7: Case Study 4 – CT Segmentation – Trachea and Lungs

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Reading Trachea and Lung Anatomy

Lecture 3: Fast Marching and Margins – Trachea and Lung Segmentation

Lecture 4: Flood Fill and Smoothing – Trachea

Lecture 5: Hollow – Trachea

Chapter 8: Case Study 5 – Volume Manipulation – Kidneys and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Reading Kidney and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Anatomy

Lecture 3: Scissors and Mask Volume – Right Kidney

Lecture 4: Surface Cut and Mask Volume – Left Kidney

Lecture 5: Fast Marching and Split Volume – AAA

Chapter 9: 3D File Fixing

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: Downloading and Installing Meshmixer

Lecture 3: Basic Layout

Lecture 4: File Fixing

Chapter 10: 3D Printing Technologies – Overview

Lecture 1: Overview of Section

Lecture 2: History and Basics of 3D Printing

Lecture 3: FDM – Fused Deposition Modelling

Lecture 4: SLA – Stereolithography

Lecture 5: SLS – Selective Laser Sintering

Lecture 6: CJP – Colour Jet Printing

Lecture 7: Polyjet Technology

Lecture 8: DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Sintering