units
RAD4160
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
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Level | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
Organisational Unit | Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences |
Offered | Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Full year 2014 (Day) |
Coordinator(s) | Mrs Imelda Williams |
Enrolment in Semester 1 or Semester 2 offerings is only available to international students with permission of the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.
This is a core unit of year 4 designed to provide students completing the final year of the Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging with knowledge and skills in advanced multislice computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging methods, radiographic image interpretation and advanced decision making with respect to imaging and the radiographic management of the patient. The unit comprises three elements namely multislice CT physics, methods and clinical practice, MRI methods and clinical practice and radiographic image interpretation principles and pattern recognition.
On completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Evidence based psychophysics essay (1500 words) (10%)
Written exam (4 elements: CT methods; MRI methods; CT technology and Image analysis) (3 hours) (40%)
Clinical workbook and portfolio to include competence based assessments (30%)
2 x Evidence based radiographer health assessment report (1000 words each) (10%)
Computer based pattern recognition test (1 1/2 hours) (10%)
The academic elements comprise a 4 hour workshop, 8 hours of lectures, a 12 hour distance education package. The student is expected to undertake one hour of self-directed study for each contact/directed hour. Clinical experience comprises: 4 extended periods of 20 hours of supervised and directed clinical practice in MSCT and MRI.
Levels 1, 2 and 3 of the BRadMedImag.