Scheda programma d'esame
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
DAVIDE CARAMELLA
Academic year2019/20
CourseMEDICINE AND SURGERY
Code018FF
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINIMED/36LEZIONI60
DAVIDE CARAMELLA unimap
MIRCO COSOTTINI unimap
PAOLA ANNA ERBA unimap
NEURORADIOLOGIAMED/37LEZIONI12
MIRCO COSOTTINI unimap
Learning outcomes
Knowledge

Integrated Course of Diagnostic Imaging - 4th year - First semester

CORE CURRICULUM

    Physical basis: X-rays

    Technical and methodological bases: conventional radiology

    Technical and methodological bases: ultrasound

    Technical and methodological bases: magnetic resonance

    Technical and methodological bases: nuclear medicine

    Radiation protection of the patient

    Radiographic, ultrasound and magnetic resonance contrast media

    Radiopharmaceuticals and preparations for leaving autologous material of the patient

    Digestive system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Liver and biliary tract: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Pancreas: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Osteoarticular system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Vascular system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Cardio-vascular system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Urinary system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    CNS: multimodal semeiotics and pathology overview

    Endocrine system: multimodal semeiotics and pathology overview

    Female genital system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Male genital system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology

    Respiratory system: multimodal semeiotics and pathology overview

    Lymphatic system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of lymphedemas

    Hematopoietic system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of lymphoma, leukemias, myelomas and other relevant pathologies

    Multimodal approach to inflammatory and infectious diseases

    Multimodal imaging of neuroendocrine tumors

    Breast multimodal imaging

    Imaging in the child

    Basic principles of radioreceptor / radiometabolic therapy and dosimetry

    Radiobiology principles

    Radioguided surgery

    Introduction to interventional radiology

Assessment criteria of knowledge

The knowledge will be verified through the exam.

Pre-exam with multiple choice tests and oral exam.

Skills

Recognize the basic semeiotics of radiodiagnostic and Nuclear Medicine images.

Identify the main clinical applications.

Assessment criteria of skills
Discussion of one or more radiodiagnostic or Nuclear Medicine images, discussion of clinical cases.
Behaviors

Attention to patient safety and the appropriate use of technologies.

Assessment criteria of behaviors

Specific questions for the oral exam.

Prerequisites

Anatomy
Physics
Pathophysiology
Chemistry and biochemistry

Co-requisites

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Prerequisites for further study

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Teaching methods

Participation (also in interactive mode) to the frontal lectures and study at home

Syllabus

The course material is available on the e-learning platform of the University of Pisa.

Physics and methodology

The production systems of the images. Fuoroscopia; X-rays; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; contrast media in radiodiagnostics; interventional radiology; detection instruments for radioactive tracers; diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities with radioactive tracers.

Diagnostic imaging of various organs and systems

    Physical basis: X-rays
    Technical and methodological bases: conventional radiology
    Technical and methodological bases: ultrasound
    Technical and methodological bases: magnetic resonance
    Technical and methodological bases: nuclear medicine
    Radiation protection of the patient
    Radiographic, ultrasound and magnetic resonance contrast media
    Radiopharmaceuticals and preparations for leaving autologous material of the patient
    Digestive system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Liver and biliary tract: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Pancreas: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Osteoarticular system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Vascular system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Cardio-vascular system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Urinary system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    CNS: multimodal semeiotics and pathology overview
    Endocrine system: multimodal semeiotics and pathology overview
    Female genital system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Male genital system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of the pathology
    Respiratory system: multimodal semeiotics and pathology overview
    Lymphatic system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of lymphedemas
    Hematopoietic system: multimodal semeiotics and overview of lymphoma, leukemias, myelomas and other relevant pathologies
    Multimodal approach to inflammatory and infectious diseases
    Multimodal imaging of neuroendocrine tumors
    Breast multimodal imaging
    Imaging in the child
    Basic principles of radioreceptor / radiometabolic therapy and dosimetry
    Radiobiology principles
    Radioguided surgery
    Introduction to interventional radiology

For Neuroradiology:
Introduction to neuroradiological methods
Head and spinal trauma
Ischemic cerebrovascular pathology
Cerebrovascular hemorrhagic pathology
Brain neoplasms
Non-traumatic medullary and spinal pathology
Interventional Neuroradiology
 

Bibliography

Additional teaching material is available on the e-learning platform of the University of Pisa as well

Non-attending students info

Attendance is mandatory

Assessment methods

Multiple choice test, oral examination

Work placement

After graduation, students will be able to work in private practice as well as in public hospitals

Additional web pages

E-learing platform and www.eurorad.org

Notes

I am always available via email <davide.caramella@unipi.it> also to provide translation of the parts of this program that are still in Italian

Updated: 03/04/2020 12:47