Biomedical Optics

This course examines optics and the optical properties of tissue. Topics include: spectroscopy (intrinsic absorption, scattering contrast, dynamic contrast, fluorescence, Raman contrast mechanisms), tomography (optical coherence, diffuse optical, photoacoustic), state-of-the-art in technology development in a variety of optical imaging modalities and algorithms, molecular imaging, molecular probe development, assistive technology and clinical practice in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prediction as well as decision support. Students will examine real patient data during discussion of imaging modalities for clinical diagnosis.