Computer-Integrated Surgery (600.445)

Professor Russell H. Taylor

Office: NEB 322 
Lab: NEB B21; NEB B26
Personal Assistant: Jennifer Trentowski; jentren@cs.jhu.edu; 410-516-0740 
Office Hours: By appointment

Fall 2002 Information

Schedule

• Fall 2003 Schedule
• Fall 2002 Schedule
• Fall 2001 Schedule

Homework Assignments

Resources

NEWS

• CIS library link posted in the Resources section.

Teaching Assistants

Ameet Jain

Email: jain@cs.jhu.edu 
Office: B21 NEB 
Office Phone: (410) 516 4779 
Office Hours: Wednesday 3-5 PM (B21), Thursday 5-7 PM 3rd Floor Shaffer

Kathryn Hayes

Email: hayes@cs.jhu.edu 
Office:B26 NEB
Office Phone:  
Office Hours: Monday 2:15 - 3:15

General Information

Course Concept

This course focuses on computer-based techniques, systems, and applications exploiting quantitative information from medical images and sensors to assist clinicians in all phases of treatment, from diagnosis to preoperative planning, execution, and follow-up. It emphasizes the relationship between problem definition, computer-based technology, and clinical application and includes a number of guest lectures given by surgeons and other experts on requirements and opportunities in particular clinical areas. An optional term project may be undertaken under supervision of the instructor and clinician end users. Although this course is primarily intended for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students interested in doing research in this area, it may also be of interest to medical or qualified premedical students wanting to obtain a broader background in this emerging field. 

Prerequisites

• Required: linear algebra or permission of instructor; reasonable skills in programming 
• Recommended: 600.226 or equivalent 600.457, 600.461, image processing. 

Related Courses

• 600.145 - Introduction to Computer-Integrated Surgery
• 600.446 - Advanced Computer-Integrated Surgery (Projects course)

Required Text

• Computer Integrated Surgery, R.Taylor, S. Lavalee, G, Burdea, R. Moesges, MIT Press, 1995

Grading Policy

• 6 graded homework assignments
• 5 programming projects
• Throw out grade for one programming assignment and one homework
• Must hand in  PA#5 & make reasonable effort.  
  If grade is less than 60, I may throw out the lowest of the other assignments instead .
• Numerical grade formula Max(0.4P+0.6H,0.6H+0.4P)
  H is homework average and P is the programming average
• Letter grade thresholds vary but usually fairly close to 90-80-70
• Optional project with negotiated modification to formula
  See me by add/drop date if you want to do this

General Information

Course Concept

This course focuses on computer-based techniques, systems, and applications exploiting quantitative information from medical images and sensors to assist clinicians in all phases of treatment, from diagnosis to preoperative planning, execution, and follow-up. It emphasizes the relationship between problem definition, computer-based technology, and clinical application and includes a number of guest lectures given by surgeons and other experts on requirements and opportunities in particular clinical areas. An optional term project may be undertaken under supervision of the instructor and clinician end users. Although this course is primarily intended for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students interested in doing research in this area, it may also be of interest to medical or qualified premedical students wanting to obtain a broader background in this emerging field. 

Prerequisites

• Required: linear algebra or permission of instructor; reasonable skills in programming 
• Recommended: 600.226 or equivalent 600.457, 600.461, image processing. 

Related Courses

• 600.145 - Introduction to Computer-Integrated Surgery
• 600.446 - Advanced Computer-Integrated Surgery (Projects course)

Required Text

• Computer Integrated Surgery, R.Taylor, S. Lavalee, G, Burdea, R. Moesges, MIT Press, 1995

Grading Policy

• 6 graded homework assignments
• 5 programming projects
• Throw out grade for one programming assignment and one homework
• Must hand in  PA#5 & make reasonable effort.  
  If grade is less than 60, I may throw out the lowest of the other assignments instead .
• Numerical grade formula Max(0.4P+0.6H,0.6H+0.4P)
  H is homework average and P is the programming average
• Letter grade thresholds vary but usually fairly close to 90-80-70
• Optional project with negotiated modification to formula
  See me by add/drop date if you want to do this