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Postgraduate Course: Hybrid radionuclide imaging - PET-MR (NEME11060)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryPET-MR 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 PET-MR technique, & covers issues around patient management. Some clinical & research applications illustrate how PET-MR is implemented.
Course description PET-MR 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 PET-MR technique, & covers issues around patient management. Some clinical & research applications illustrate how PET-MR is implemented.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Course Start Date 11/01/2021
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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
Feedback Besides summative feedback, formative feedback is provided throughout the course by tutors supporting the weekly course modules and also by the in-course assessment activity tutor.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Outline and specify the physical principles, applications, regulations & safety of radiopharmacology as they relate to PET-MR
  2. Outline and specify the physical principles of & evaluate the practical, plus safety, issues pertaining to both Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
  3. Relate MR to PET, integrating knowledge of the individual techniques to the combined implementation of PET-MR 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)
  4. Explain and justify the PET-MR patient pathway by integrating practical knowledge around patient management with constraints determined by the imaging technique
  5. Critically appraise current & recommend future applications of PET-MR, both in research & clinically
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsImaging,Radiology,Nuclear Medicine,Radiopharmacy,Magnetic Resonance,Positron Emission Tomography
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
Email: andrew.farrall@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Charilaos Alexakis
Tel: 0131 537 3125
Email: C.Alexakis@ed.ac.uk
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