The doctoral (Ph.D.) degree programme entitled “Imaging Methods in Medicine” covers various qualitative and quantitative methods of image analysis in biology and medicine. Research and the development of new imaging techniques and procedures, as well as the analysis, processing and interpretation of data are also emphasized, including artificial intelligence. The degree programme is closely related to molecular biology, molecular imaging, radiology, nuclear medicine, pathology and many other fundamental and clinical fields of biomedicine. The standard length of study is four (4) years.

Study obligations
- Completion of courses organized either by the field board or, depending on the specialization, in another study program - at least 2 courses (one course focusing on the theoretical foundations of scientific work is recommended), courses must be completed with credit.
- English language examination (examination at the Institute of History of Medicine and Foreign Languages, state language examination or internationally recognised language examination, e.g. TOEFL, Cambridge Certificate).
- State Doctoral Examination
- Dissertation defence

Requisites for commencement of the defence:
1) Fulfillment of all the above-mentioned study obligations, including passing the state doctoral examination,
2) Publication of the results of the research work in our and foreign journals - at least two original papers in a journal with IF, which are related to the topic of the dissertation and have a cumulative impact factor of at least 1.0. The PhD student must be the first author (or corresponding author) of at least one of the publications, and at least a co-author of the other.
The study obligations, including their organisation, are specified in the individual study plan.

Requirements on creative activities
The basic duty of a PhD student is his/her own research according to the study plan approved by the Field Board and under the supervision of the Supervising Tutor. In the course of his/her studies, he/she is also introduced to areas that are not the subject of his/her research and to the basics of scientific work in general (including one recommended course). In this way, he/she broadens his/her horizons and acquires practical habits, learns the rules of writing publications and working with scientific literature, and develops practical knowledge acquired in the course of his/her research. Participation in conferences, both domestic and international, is a requirement, and the student is expected to actively participate (with a paper or poster) in at least one domestic and one international event. It is assumed that the candidate publishes the results of research work in domestic and foreign journals - at least two original papers in a journal with IF, which are related to the topic of the dissertation and have a cumulative impact factor of at least 1.0. The PhD student must be the first author (or corresponding author) of at least one of the publications, and at least a co-author of the other.

Requirements on placements taken
Internships are recommended if their completion is necessary to solve the research task. A foreign internship is an asset in the final evaluation, but the Field Board emphasises international cooperation as a whole.

State doctoral examination
Conducted in accordance with the Code of Study and Examination of Charles University

Requisites for commencement of the examination:
1) Completion of at least 2 courses
2) English language exam
3) Co-authorship (or first author) of at least one impacted publication.

Topic areas to the State doctoral exam:
1. General overview of the imaging methods in medicine, their principles, benefits, disadvantages, possible side effects (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student).
2. Basic techniques of imaging methods in medicine (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student).
3. Indications and algorithms of imaging methods in medicine (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student).
4. New trends, special applications, development and perspectives of imaging methods in medicine (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student).
5. Problems of courses completed by the student (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student).
6. Basics of the digital image processing in medicine (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student) – see the literature.
7. Basics of scientific work and statistics (related to the topic of the dissertation of the student).
8. Scientific and professional profile of the student, experience from scientific work, topic of the dissertation in preparation, preliminary and final results