MRS572 Axial Skeleton Image Interpretation (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Medical Radiation Science (MEDRA)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This subject considers the diagnostic interpretation of plain radiographic images of the axial skeleton. The subject discusses image evaluation, the imaging appearances of normal axial skeleton anatomy and common variations and an in-depth appreciation of the broad range of bone, joint and soft tissue appearances of common types of abnormality. Students will not be capable of giving a differential diagnostic opinion of abnormalities but will be able to give informed radiographic opinions within the scope of professional and legal codes of conduct.

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Session 2
Distance	Wagga Wagga

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Enrolment restrictions:

Available only to students enrolling in the M.App.Sc.(Medical Imaging- Radiographic Image Interpretation) course, or at the discretion of the course committee School of Clinical Sciences.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

Recognise and identify the plain radiographic appearances of the normal axial skeleton and its normal variations;
Recognise and identify radiographic appearances consistent with common types of abnormality;
Correlate clinical history and abnormal radiographic appearances;
Accurately describe normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the axial skeleton;
Recognise and describe the effect of image quality and radiographic positioning on the diagnostic effectiveness of radiographic examinations;
Recognise and describe the diagnostic limitations of plain radiographic imaging.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

Image and projection evaluation criteria. Normal axial skeletal anatomy, variants and osteogenesis. Normal axial skeletal radiographic anatomy. Abnormality types: - Trauma: fractures, dislocations, ligamentous injury, foreign bodies, clinical history, injury mechanisms and appearances. - Degenerative disease processes, clinical history and appearances. - Inflammatory disease processes, clinical history and appearances. - Systemic disease processes, clinical history and appearances. - Neoplastic disease processes, clinical history and appearances. - Congenital defects and anomalies.

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