Physics of Medical Imaging
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Theoretical image science

This is a PhD course of 7.5 credits (or a smaller 4-credits version) covering the basics of how imaging systems can be described mathematically, image quality assessment and image reconstruction. If you want to take the course, please send an email to Mats Persson at mats.persson@mi.physics.kth.se.

Week Class number Class time & place (All classes are also streamed on zoom) Office hours
18 1 Wed 2026-04-29, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Thu 2026-04-30, 12.00-13.00 on zoom
19 2 Wed 2026-05-06, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Thu 2026-05-07, 12.00-13.00 on zoom
20 3 Wed 2026-05-13, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Wed 2026-05-13, 15.00-16.00 in A2:1069 and zoom (Note the time!)
21 4 Wed 2026-05-20, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Thu 2026-05-21, 12.00-13.00 on zoom
22 5 Wed 2026-05-27, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Thu 2026-05-28, 12.00-13.00 on zoom
23 No class (Mats is away)
24 6 Wed 2026-06-10, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Thu 2026-06-11, 12.00-13.00 on zoom
25 7 Wed 2026-06-17, 13.15-15.00 in A2:1069 Thu 2026-06-18, 12.00-13.00 on zoom
Project presentation seminar TBD (after summer)

Resources

Course memo (last update 2026-04-29: added note on allowed use of AI tools)

Course plan (7.5 credits)

Course plan (4 credits)

Information about how to get the course credit registered in Ladok through credit transfer. (This is for the SCI school ar KTH - for PhD students at other schools, please check the procedure with your director of studies)

Instructions for credit transfer for students at Karolinska Institutet.