Postgraduate Course: Hybrid radionuclide imaging - PET-MR (NEME11060)
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 | 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. |
| 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.
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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 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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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 |
| 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:
- Outline and specify the physical principles, applications, regulations & safety of radiopharmacology as they relate to PET-MR
- 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 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)
- Explain and justify the PET-MR patient pathway by integrating practical knowledge around patient management with constraints determined by the imaging technique
- Critically appraise current & recommend future applications of PET-MR, both in research & clinically
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| 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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