Course: Optical Tomography

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Course title Optical Tomography
Course code OPT/OT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hradil Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Řeháček Jaroslav, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1 Introduction to tomografic methjods: history, mathematical background, Fourier analysis, overview of experimntal techniques. 2. Principles of tomography: projection of 3D object, path integrals. 3.Inversion: Radon transformation and inverse Radon transformation 4. Methods based on Fourier transformation. Fourier slice theorem, FFT algorithm. 5. Advanced techniques: back projection and filtred back projection. 6. Experimental tomography, post processing. 7. Diskrete tomography. 8. Principles of MaxLik and MaxEnt tomography, applications 9. Similar reconstruction techniques: wavefront reconstruction, optical coherence tomography 10. Tomography in medicine and technical applications.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Basic principles of tomografic methods and their applications.
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of physics and mathematics on the level of basic course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics (examination)
Recommended literature
  • Brezinski, M. (2006). Optical Coherence Tomography: Principles and applications. Academic Press Amsterdam.
  • Lihong, V. W., Hsin-i, W. (2007). Biomedical optics: Principles and applications. Wiley.
  • Saleh B. (2011). Introduction to Subsurface Imaging. Cambridge University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2021) Category: Physics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) Category: Physics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter