CS7594: Computational Issues in Medicine

Course description

Topics discussed in this seminar will include: the role of IT in clinical practice; medical imaging problems in CT and MR; data mining; clinical decision support; workflow optimization; electronic medical records and healthcare IT standards. Lectures will be given primarily by attending physicians from the Radiology department at Weill Cornell Medical College. The seminar is open to students at all levels.

Credit: 1 credit, S/U.

Meeting: Wednesdays at 4:00 in 315 Upson Hall.

Announcements

Announcements will be posted here as they come up.

Lectures

27 January: An overview of computational challenges in radiology (Gary Dorfman, MD).
3 February: Computational issues in hospital IT (George Shih, MD).
Information about upcoming lectures will be posted as it becomes available.
10 February: IDEAL lab research projects (Ashish Raj, PhD)
17 February: Medical Informatics at Siemens (Sam Brandt, MD).
24 February: Imaging Informatics (Krishna Juluru, MD).
3 March: No class (BOOM).
10 March: Imaging as a Biomarker (Gary Dorfman, MD)..
17 March: No class.
24 March: No class (spring break).
31 March: Automated Analysis of 1H Magnetic Resonance Metabolic Imaging Data as an Aid to Clinical Decision-Making in the Evaluation of Intracranial Lesions (Dikoma Shungu, Ph.D.).
7 April: John-Paul Mead, MD.
14 April: TBA.
21 April: Curt Cole, MD.
28 April: Keith Hentel, MD.
5 May: TBA.