Postgraduate Course: Hybrid Radionuclide Imaging - MR-PET (NEME11056)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Theoretical teaching in MR-PET - a hybrid radionuclide imaging technique. |
| Course description |
MR-PET is an emerging imaging technology with research & clinical applications. It is a very specialized subject requiring specific knowledge, especially around regulations & safety, which have practical implications. This course brings together key theoretical & practical information about radiopharmacy, position emission tomography (PET) & magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. It describes the combined MR-PET technique, & covers issues around patient management. Some clinical & research applications illustrate how MR-PET is implemented.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2018 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Online Activities 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
42 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %,
Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessment and a final assessment.
- in-course assessment will be a mixture of multiple choice questions, practical tasks, as well as contributions to discussions and group learning activities; in-course assessments will be delivered in parallel with the taught component
- final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice questions and practical tasks, taking place at the end of the taught course component
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| Feedback |
Multiple choice question and practical task feedback will be instant as it will be embedded in the software which delivers these assessments. Discussion boards will enable student queries to be addressed by course tutors. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Outline and specify the physical principles, applications, regulations & safety of radiopharmacology as they relate to MR-PET
- Outline and specify the physical principles of & evaluate the practical, plus safety, issues pertaining to both Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Relate MR to PET, integrating knowledge of the individual techniques to the combined implementation of MR-PET techniques; and effectively communicate the principles of hybrid imaging to a range of interested parties (including radiographers with training in only one of the two modalities)
- Explain and justify the MR-PET patient pathway by integrating practical knowledge around patient management with constraints determined by the imaging technique
- Critically appraise current & recommend future applications of MR-PET, both in research & clinically
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Reading List
| A list of required and recommended readings will be provided through the institutional online learning environment. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Skills and abilities in Research and Enquiry: students will be equipped to obtain, assess, analyse and evaluate imaging with a view to investigating diseases; students will become more adept and competent at diagnosis, using well designed, methodologically sound and practical imaging techniques.
2. Skills & abilities in Personal & Intellectual Autonomy: the online eLearning delivery format means students have to be self-motivated and self-directed in order to complete the coursework successfully. They will be directed to compulsory readings in the literature which will act as a springboard for further readings. Activities will be designed so that students have to work independently, before discussing and presenting their work to peers and tutors.
3. Skills and abilities in Communication: the success of online distance learning depends on interaction with peers and tutors. Activities will all have group components where students communicate with each other and learn to work together to achieve various goals. Discussion boards associated with each Module also will allow students to post questions as well as to answer questions of their peers. Students will develop good practice in communication and collaboration using modern online communication tools, including but not restricted to asynchronous discussion forums, wikis and other web 2.0 tools.
4. Skills and abilities in Personal Effectiveness: the nature of the online distance learning environment means that students have to develop effective time management skills, as well as self-discipline with regards to regular study. They also need to juggle time-limited interactions with peers and tutors on which they are assessed. |
| Keywords | Imaging,Radiology,Nuclear Medicine,Radiopharmacy,Magnetic Resonance,Positron Emission Tomography |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
Email: andrew.farrall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Charilaos Alexakis
Tel: 0131 537 3125
Email: C.Alexakis@ed.ac.uk |
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