Imaging in Clinical Emergency Medicine Elective (4 to 8 Credit Hours)

Catalog description

In this course, students will learn to identify and correlate anatomical structure with radiographic images; demonstrate basic interpretation skills in evaluating images of the human body; recognize the most frequent imaging manifestations of common diseases in multi-modalities; define terms commonly used in radiology reports; describe the basic principles of radiation exposure and radiation risk exposure; compare & contrast the benefits & limitations of different radiologic modalities; and use the ACR appropriateness criteria to select appropriate radiographic diagnostic studies based on a patient presentation. For each imaging test, students will identify what is being imaged, how the results are interpreted, how accurate are these results, how safe are these tests, and when and in whom these tests should or should not be used. During this course the student will complete Aquifer Radiology’s 19 interactive virtual patient cases, learn to recognize each of the conditions in the American College of Radiology’s Diagnostic Short List for medical students, and complete assigned patient care scenario assignments. Lecture Hours: 6 Contact Hours: 2 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.