PROPAEDEUTIC COURSE IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
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The student must have adequately acquired the knowledge provided in the preclinical and clinical teachings of the first five years of the course, in particular in Anatomy, Physiology and General Pathology.
The assessment of the achievement of the objectives includes an oral examination, through questions regarding theoretical knowledge and discussion of clinical cases.
Main diagnostic techniques: physical principles in RX, TC, RM. Hints and theoretical bases on interventional radiology. The student will have to demonstrate knowledge and understanding skills concerning imaging diagnostics in the various body districts in the different pathological events (inflammatory, neoplastic, traumatic, degenerative).
The student will also acquire communication and learning skills which will be assessed during the course with oral questions.
1) principles of radioprotection of the patient.
2) physical principles:
-RX
-US
-CT
-MRI
-Interventional radiology
-Traditional nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging
3) In detail:
- Diagnostic imaging of thoracic pathology in adults
- Diagnostic imaging of the heart and aorta
- Diagnostic imaging of the liver
- Diagnostic imaging of the biliary tract
- Diagnostic imaging of the spleen
- Diagnostic imaging of the pancreas
- Diagnostic imaging of the gastrointestinal tract
- Diagnostic imaging of the urinary tract
- Diagnostic imaging of the musculoskeletal system
5) Imaging methods’ appropriateness in clinical practice.
physical principles:
-RX
-US
-CT
-MRI
-Interventional radiology
-Traditional nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging
DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA
CITTADINI GIORGIO; CITTADINI GIUSEPPE; SARDANELLI FRANCESCO
Ecig, 2015, 7° edizione
Lectures and collective exercises with discussion of clinical radiological cases.
email : eugenio.genovese@uninsubria.it
office hours: Tuesday from 12 to 14