Advanced Basis of Medical Imaging
Code
11195
Academic unit
Nova Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
TRA - Surgery and Human Morphology
Credits
3
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Rui Mateus Marques
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The general purposes of the course are: to obtain a set of methodologies and knowledges that allow students to optimize the diagnostic and treatment of their patients and to be acquainted with the current modus operandi of imaging specialties. Also it should be provided a correlation of the individual evaluation with the social context of health care
Moreover it is important to provide the student with the capacity to innovate and to develop new methods of morphological and functional diagnosis and prevention.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
Physical basis of Radiation, Legislation of Imaging in Portugal, Dose Radiation of commonest studies. Semiology.
Osteoarticular, Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging
Radiopediatrics
Nuclear Medicine
Women´s Imaging and Pelvis, Emergency Radiology
Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Imaging
Interventional and Vascular Imaging
Oncology
Functional imaging.
Bibliography
Primer of Diagnostic Imaging 5th ed. Weissleder, Wittenberg, Harisinghani, Chen. Elsevier,Mosby, 2011.
Anatomy for Diagnostic imaging 3rd Ed. Ryan, McNicholas, Eustace, Saunders, Elsevier 2011.
AMSER National Medical Student Curriculum in Radiology:
http://www.aur.org/Affiliated_Societies/AMSER/amser_curriculum.cfm
Albert Einstein radiology education site (www.learningradiology.com).
Radiation exposure from medical diagnostic imaging procedures. http://www.hps.org/documents/meddiagimaging.pdf
ACR appropriateness criteria http://www.acr.org/secondarymainmenucategories/quality_safety/app_criteria.aspx
Imaging sites in Portuguese Language:
www.Imaginologia.com.br. See lectures and practical included on site.
Imaging sites in foreign language:
www.info-radiologie.ch . www.radiologyassistant.nl
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. Biersack H-J and Freeman L M (eds). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York. 2007
Teaching method
The teaching service is combination of lectures and practical classes, total of 56 hours. Each class will have a main subject with presentation of summary and theoretical prelude and ending with practical cases, clarification of doubts. A synthesis of most important topics and questions or issues raised by the students will be clarified.
Teaching subjects: Introduction and physical basis and semiology of ultrasound, MR and CT, thorax, abdomen, pelvis/women´s pathology, neuroimaging, head and neck, musculoskeletal, vascular, intervention , emergency pediatrics, nuclear medicine, oncology, functional .
Evaluation method
In the 15th week of classes there will be an oral test (weight 40% of the final classification), with a presentation of team work.
Final exam- written test with 25 questions to be held in two hours. Contributes 60% to the final grade.