ECE 480: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Spring 2026)

Course Description

From this course you will learn the fundamental physical, mathematical, and computational principles governing the data acquisition and image reconstruction of magnetic resonance imaging.

Course Information

• Lectures: Tue. & Thur. 15:30-16:50

• Location: 4070 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg

• Instructor: Prof. Zhi-Pei Liang, Email: z-liang AT illinois.edu

• TA: Yuanbo Zhang, Email: yuanbo2 AT illinois.ed

  • Office hours: Wed. & Fri. 15:00-16:00
  • Location: ECEB 4036

• Credits: 3hrs (undergraduate), 3hrs or 4hrs (graduate)

Grading Policy

• Homeworks: 30%

• Midterm: 30%

• Final: 30%

• Project/extra credits: 10%

Academic Integrity

This course will operate under the following honor code: All exams and homework assignments are to be worked out independently without any aid from any person or device. Copying from any source is not permitted and will be considered cheating, hence subject to the stipulated university policies. By enrolling in this course and submitting exams and homework assignments for grading, each student implicitly accepts this honor code.

Reference

• Z.-P. Liang and P. C. Lauterbur, Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, IEEE Press/Wiley, 2000.