Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.53 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.36 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Spring 2027
Non-ionizing Diagnostic Imaging
Non-Ionizing Diagnostic Imaging covers the physics of MRI and diagnostic ultrasound, focusing on techniques used in medical diagnostic imaging.
offering recorded4 credits
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.53 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.36 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Accurately describe, using the correct mathematics and terminology, how the signals for MRI and ultrasound are generated, the sensitivity of these techniques to tissue variations
Accurately describe, using the correct mathematics and terminology, spatial encoding methods for MRI and ultrasound and trade offs in imaging parameter and hardware selection
Identify and develop strategies to mitigate common artifacts
Understand how to apply the knowledge to their own research projects
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
Grade history
↗ average GPA
174174 letter grades
A28.7%28.7%
AB39.1%39.1%
B30.5%30.5%
BC1.7%1.7%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
Course mapMATH 234, (MATH 319 or 320) and (PHYSICS 202, 208, 241 or 248), or graduate/professional standing
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Professors
Spring 2027Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.53 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.36 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
IVAN ROSADO-MENDEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KEVIN JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 15 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.53 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.36 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
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Topics
- Physics of MR, pulse sequences, hardware, imaging techniques, artifacts, and spectroscopic localization
- Propagation of ultrasonic waves, principles of ultrasonic instrumentation, performance evaluation tools, and biological effects of ultrasound
Skills
- Describe signal generation and spatial encoding for MRI and ultrasound using correct mathematics and terminology
- Develop strategies to mitigate common imaging artifacts
- Design and use tools for performance evaluation of diagnostic instrumentation
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A9.5%9.5%
AB57.1%57.1%
B28.6%28.6%
BC4.8%4.8%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Spring 2026
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Non-Ionizing Diagnostic Imaging
Recorded 2026-10-14Non-Ionizing Diagnostic Imaging
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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