BME 641Medical Imaging
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cross-listed
- SYDE 677
BME 641 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
This course introduces the fundamental concepts for medical imaging which include medical image formation (X-ray, CT, MRI, sonography); storage and formats (DICOM, DICOM RT, PACS); visualization, detection and analysis (enhancement, segmentation, registration, compression); safety and regulations for imaging devices & software (IEEE standards, Health Canada Licensing, FDA Clearance).
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- SYDE677 - Medical Imaging (0.50)
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Winter 2026
- Graduate Calendar, Winter 2026The archived entry
- Requirements for Winter 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Graduate Calendar
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026 (shown here)
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2024 and earlier in the calendar archives