10782 (v.4) Podiatric Medical Imaging 600

Area:

Department of Medical Imaging Science

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Individual Study:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Admission: Prior completion of Bachelor of Science (Podiatry) or Diploma of Science (Podiatry) or Diploma of Chiropody.
Relevant Work Experience: Appropriate clinical experience.

Syllabus:

Anatomy of the foot, ankle, lower leg, knee joint and femur, including normal variants. The imaging appearances of a range of pathologic conditions such as bone and soft tissue neoplasms, infections, arthritic conditions, paediatric anomalies, traumaticconditions, and systematically induced changes in the skeletal system. Radiation protection and biological risks of medical imaging procedures. Current techniques used to image the foot, ankle, lower leg, knee and femur.

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Field of Education:

061501 Radiography

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 2			Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External