Image diagnostics
ACADEMIC YEAR2011/2012
COD. 22139
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: Veterinary Medicine
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: italiano
LECTURERS:
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2011/2012
YEAR OF STUDY: 3
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
UNIT COORDINATOR: GNUDI Giacomo
CONTACT HOURS: 48
Learning outcomes of the course unit
give to the student the basic criteria for reading a x-ray film; general principles of ultrasonography, CT, RMN, scintigraphy and their applications.
Course contents summary
Traditional radiology: positive and negative contrast medium; Diseases of the thorax, abdomen, spine (mielography), metabolic diseases of the bone, skeletal diseases of the thoracic and pelvic limb. Ultrasonography: physical principles; ultrasound examination of the abdomen. Scintigraphy, Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance (MR): physical principles, applications.
Recommended readings
Thrall DE. Textbook of Veterinary diagnostic Radiology, V Ed., Saunders Elsiever, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-4160-2615-0
Teaching methods
theorical (lectures)/practical training (film reading sessions)
Assessment methods and criteria
oral/practical ezamination
