RADIOLOGY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

5-year Single Cycle Master's Degree Programme in VETERINARY MEDICINE

Disciplinary Sector:

Clinical Veterinary Surgery

Is part of:

PATHOLOGY AND SURGICAL SEMEIOTICS

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

To have passed the examination of General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy.
It is advisable to also attend the lessons of the other units of the Integrated Course to facilitate learning.

AF code:

40001266

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The student will receive basic concepts of veterinary radiology. The objective of the course is to provide the basic knowledge for a correct realization, interpretation and reporting of a radiographic study and the basis for the reading and interpretation and reporting of CT, CT and CT examinations.
At the end of the course the student, through the evaluation of different clinical cases, must be able to use the knowledge acquired for the development of a correct diagnostic and therapeutic procedure.
The course aims to stimulate students:
- learning knowledge and developing understanding and developing and / or applying original ideas in the context of Imaging;
- to develop the ability to apply this knowledge and solve problems related to new or unfamiliar subjects;
- to integrate the knowledge in Imaging and to manage its complexity;
- to communicate clearly and unambiguously to specialists and non-specialists;
- to acquire autonomy in the field of Imaging.

Contents

The course consists of lectures, during which the topics are exposed in a critical and interactive, and a practical part during which students apply theoretical knowledge to solve problems related to the discipline.
Imaging and imaging techniques: Radiography, Radioscopy, Digital Radiology, TC, Nuclear Medicine, Scintigraphy, MRI
Indications for carrying out a diagnostic investigation
Radiation protection and safety
Execution of the exam
Patient preparation, projections and positions
Means of contrast
Radiographic Interpretation
Density-contrast-detail concepts;
Reading the image;
Normal radiographic anatomy pictures; Artifacts.
Main projections and normal radiographic anatomy of the skull, spine, thoracic and pelvic limb, thorax, abdomen.
Radiographic pictures of the main pathologies with traumatic, metabolic, degenerative and inflammatory genesis.
Written and oral examinations:
1) Test multiple-choice and open-ended questions
2) Presentation and discussion of specific subject, previously agreed.
3) Questions and explanations on topics listed in the course program.

Recommended Bibliography

- Garcia Real I- Radiologia del cane e del gatto: interpretazione e diagnosi ed. EDRA 2018.
- Boscia D. Radiologia del cane e del gatto. Poletto editore
- D.E.Thrall: Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology. 6th ed. Elsevier Saunders, 2013.
- J. Butler, C. Colles, S. Dyson, S. Kold, P. Poulos: Clinical Radiology of the Horse, 3rd ed. Wiley-Blacwell, 2008

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