Postgraduate Course: Imaging in Medicine (GMED11081)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to ensure that the candidate will have a good understanding of the principles and practice of clinical radiology. They will gain understanding about the physical properties and risk of x-rays, and discuss the benefits and disadvantages of the various modalities and techniques used in medical imaging. They will gain experience in the interpretation of clinical radiology images through the use of clinical case scenarios. This will focus on conditions encountered in the acute and general medical setting. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Online Activities 50,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
20 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 70% of the student¿s grade. This will take the form of an online MCQ exam.
Online assessment (participation in discussion boards, group work or short written assignments) will constitute the other 30% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of their learning throughout the module.
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Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course the candidate should have an understanding of the principles and various techniques involved in imaging patients in a modern healthcare environment. They should be able to interpret x-ray images to diagnose the common conditions encountered in acute/ general medicine (using clinical case scenarios).
The student should:
¿ Understand how x-rays work, that physical principles and the risks
¿ Understand the main imaging modalities used in modern healthcare and the limitations of each.
Develop the skills to diagnose some common clinical conditions encountered in the general medical setting (through the interpretation of images from plain x-rays, CT scanning and MRI).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Radiology, X-ray, Imaging, Radiation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Colin Barrie
Tel: 0131 242 9402
Email: C.Barrie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma O'Riordan
Tel: 0131 537 2506
Email: emma.oriordan@ed.ac.uk |
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