RDLGY 7060 (2024/2025)

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Course: RDLGY 7060 - Diagnostic Radiology

Description: Radiology 7060 is a 4-week general elective in diagnostic radiology and is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the various radiology subspecialties including cardiothoracic imaging, abdominal imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, neuroradiology, breast imaging, nuclear medicine/molecular imaging, and interventional radiology. Each student will be required to complete an oral presentation outlining a problem and an algorithmic approach to the work-up with appropriate imaging studies. An oral and written examination will also be given the final week of the rotation.

Course Objectives

As a result of successfully completing the Radiology 7060 course students will be able to:
1. Discuss the strengths and weakness of various imaging modalities, including conventional radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT and MRI.
2. Learn how to utilize appropriateness criteria as outlined by the ACR (American College of Radiology) to select the most appropriate imaging exam for a variety of clinical scenarios.
3. Obtain a rudimentary knowledge of imaging anatomy on various imaging modalities.
4. Learn how to recognize fundamental disorders on imaging studies.