Program Overview

RAD390 Advanced Radiography 1

This subject considers the normal surface and gross anatomical relationships of the major skeletal and soft tissue structures of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and limbs. The normal imaging appearance of the structures, and their relationships, as demonstrated in the para-coronal, para-sagittal, and transverse planes on plain and contrast radiographic, CT, and MRI images is considered in detail.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Biomedical Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Enrolment in B App Sc (Medical Imaging) Conversion Course

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• describe, with the aid of diagrams, the normal surface anatomy of the major structures of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis
• describe, with the aid of diagrams, the normal gross anatomical relationships, in all planes, of the major structures of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis
• identify the major structures of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis as demonstrated by plain and contrast radiography, CT, and MRI imaging modalities

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Surface anatomy, head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, upper and lower limbs
• Gross anatomical relationships: para-coronal, para-sagittal, and transverse planes in the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, upper and lower limbs
• Image modalities:
  • plain radiography
  • contrast radiography
  • CT scanning
  • MRI scanning