Area: | Department of Medical Imaging Science |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 4 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11987 (v.2) Medical Science 335 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Radiological diagnosis of the chest, abdomen and skeletal system. The evaluation of radiological evidence of disease processes and traumatic conditions on radiographs so that the technologist can provide an informed opinion to a medical practitioner. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have developed an appreciation of the usefulness and reliability of an imaging modality and the range of options available to confirm a diagnosis and a working knowledge of the normal and common abnormal appearances of anatomic structures on nuclear medicine images. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Scally, P., 1999, 'Medical Imaging', Oxford University Press, Oxford. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Film Tests (2) 30%. Film Interpretation Test 30%. Final Examination 40%. |
Field of Education: | 10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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