Course Description:   The class will review the history, technology, and applications of Medical Imaging, from the X-Ray and Ultrasound to CT, MRI and Nuclear Imaging. We will discuss the technologies and clinical applications of each modality so you can understand why a physician orders a particular exam. During my career I was fortunate to work with many of the people who were developing the new imaging technologies in Ultrasound, in CT, and in MRI. Part of my goal in this course is to tell the story of who they were and how they developed the new tools that led to our ability to see and diagnose disease. 

Location: Pavillion

Dates/Times:  Wednesdays Jan 10 to Mar 6, from 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm. (No class on 02/14/24) 

Instructor: Reuben Mezrich

 Initially trained as an Electrical Engineer, Dr. Mezrich obtained a Ph.D. and worked for 14 years in research, mostly at RCA labs in Princeton. He then went to medical school and completed an internship in medicine and residency in radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. After 11 years of private practice, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught and was appointed Interim Chair of Radiology. He later joined the faculties of Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT, and was then recruited to become Chairman of Radiology at the University of Maryland. He has published 75 papers and received 25 patents.