Case Studies in Central Nervous System

Students must hold and demonstrate knowledge and about the subjects taught in the Curricular Units (UC) of the Degree in Medical Image and Radiotherapy from previous years. This UC intends to allow students to deepen, correlate and develop reasoning about the contents taught, such as Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and/or Technical methodologies in the areas of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.

Teaching will allow you to explore, describe, explain, evaluate and/or transform the contents of the program. Theoretical-practical classes aim to analyze and teach knowledge of the different modalities of medical imaging. In the practical typology of CU, students must apply and evaluate the knowledge acquired in solving specific cases and understand the event under study and at the same time develop more generic theories about the phenomenon observed. Development of the methodology for evaluating clinical cases in a pedagogical climate of continuous training, transdisciplinary applying the knowledge integrated throughout previous training. In this component evaluated, the student must participate in all tasks of the method. There will also be lectures on evaluation/discussion of images, with pathology, referring to the system in question.

The student must acquire knowledge about:

• The different types of Medical Imaging of the Musculo Skeletal System in normal and pathological situation

• Identification of Imaging signals and recognizes their changes.

The student must acquire skills for:

• Assess pathological changes in different Imaging modalities

• Proceed according to what is established on the proper diagnosis within your multidisciplinary team.

The student must acquire competences for:

• Support in the selection of the most appropriate Imaging examination for each pathology

• Adapt the Protocol to clinical information

• Identify Imaging changes

• Evaluate the results of the examinations carried out

• Proceed according to established practices

Methods of imagem of Musculo-Skeletal System and its applicability:

– General Radiography

– Ultrasound

– Computed Tomography

– Angiography

– Magnetic Resonance Imaging

– SPECT

– PET-CT

– Gamma Camera

– Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

Assessment methodology in accordance with current assessment regulations.

Continuous assessment includes an assessment test for each of the curricular unit matrices:

Theoretical-practical: summative assessment by written test (mandatory). This component has a minimum grade of 10 values, has a weighting of 40% in the final grade.

Practice: 6 clinical case reports, (mandatory) (50%), oral participation in practical classes (10%). This component with a minimum grade of 10 values has a weighting of 60% in the final grade.

The assessment by exam reflects, in the same way, the components of the CU: Theoretical-practical: written exam, 50% weighting in the final grade.

Practice: clinical case report, weighting 50% in the final grade

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