Topics include the use of X-ray machines, imaging systems, film processing, and control of radiographic quality. Proper patient, technologist, and general public protection against the biological effects of radiation and associated quality control requirements are presented. Laboratory exercises complement and supplement lecture topics. This course presents the application of the principles of X-ray interpretation to skeletal pathology. Emphasis is given to an analytical approach to traumatic lesions of the bones and joints, metabolic diseases and related disorders, and hematological disorders and the skeletal dysplasias.
Laboratory exercises complement and supplement lecture topics.
This course is a continuation of Skeletal Radiology I with emphasis on tumors of the skeletal system, bone and joint infections, and arthritides. Laboratory exercises complement and supplement lecture topics. This course presents the application of the principles of X-ray interpretation to disease processes and anomalies affecting the soft tissues of the chest and abdomen. Laboratory exercises complement and supplement lecture topics. This laboratory course teaches proper positioning of the patient for radiographic imaging of the spine, extremities, chest and abdomen.