Base Knowledge
Anatomy I and II, Introduction to Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, General Physiology, Biophysics, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Medical Imaging Processing.
Teaching Methodologies
The theoretical classes will be expository with student interaction in order to make the procedures known to the student and in the theoretical-practical classes exercises will be carried out that focus on all stages of the procedures under study, from preparing the patient for the procedure, preparing the exam , indications and contraindications and administration of contrast products. Some exercises will be performed with equipment and software obtained under the Innov2Care program. Most theoretical-practical classes will take place in a clinical context.
Learning Results
The student must acquire knowledge of:
• General radiography procedures and intervention, suitable for equipment technology, delivering best practices
• Differences in performance of procedures in different clinical contexts
The student must acquire skills for:
• Assess and identify the most appropriate radiological procedure based on clinical information
• Apply critical thinking to facilitate diagnostic decisions related to optimization and diagnostic accessibility
• Create and manipulate images efficiently and suitable to the patient and their clinical situation
The student must acquire competences of:
• Apply critical reasoning according to the practical result based on scientific evidence
• Fulfil all the tasks of a procedure, including administration of contrast and the decision to carry out additional or future procedures
• Evaluate its procedures in accordance with good practices.
Program
Image acquisition principles in radiography considering the patient care and recent artificial intelligence methods.
Realization of plain radiographies of the limbs, thorax, abdomen and spine and skull.
Positioning criteria, inclusion and quality.
Radiological technique in mammography and its quality criteria.
Different types of contrast used in general radiography and interventional radiology .
General radiography protocols for digestive study, urological and reproductive system with the use of contrast products.
Procedures and quality criteria in body angiography, hemodynamics and neuroradiology.
Procedures in the context of the operating theater with fluoroscopic guided procedures.
Sustainability topics in General Radiology and Interventional Radiology will be addressed.
Curricular Unit Teachers
Joana Margarida Rodrigues dos SantosGrading Methods
Periodic evaluation will contain:
- oral evaluation (O) that evaluates the TP component, and which consists of a description of the performance of general radiology and fluoroscopy procedures, with a minimum of 10 values;
- frequency (F) that evaluates the T component, with a minimum of 10 values;
The student's participation (P) in 80% of classes will be considered, and this will be valued at 10% points. The final grade will be calculated using the following formula: (Ox0.4) + (F1x0.5) + (Px0.1), and for approval in the UC, it must be equal to or greater than 10.
The student may opt for assessment by exam following the same assessment methods.
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Primary references:
TRATADO DE TÉCNICA RADIOLOGICA E BASE ANATÔMICA / KENNETH L. BONTRAGER. – RIO DE JANEIRO : GUANABARA KOOGAN, 2008 MERRILS ATLAS OF RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING / BALLINGER; FRANK, MOSBY,
BALLINGER, Philip W. ; FRANK, Eugene D. ; MERRILL, Vinita – Merrill’s atlas of radiographic positions & radiologic procedures. 10th ed. St. Louis : Mosby, 2003. 3 vol. ISBN 0-323-01606-5. ISBN 0-323-01607-3. ISBN 0-323-01608-1
VENTURA, Sandra Rua, ed. lit. – Técnicas e procedimentos em radiologia convencional. Lisboa : Lidel, 2013. XVIII, 267 p. ISBN 978-972-757-961-7
Secondary references available on-line for free:
European Commission, Radiation protection series publications: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/topics/nuclear-energy/radiation-protection/scientific-seminars-and-publications/radiation-protection-publications_en
American College of Radiology, Practice Parameters and Technical Standards: http://www.acr.org/quality-safety/standards-guidelines
American College of Radiology, Clinical Resources: https://www.acr.org/Practice-Management-Quality-Informatics
Eurosafe Imaging, European Society of Radiology. http://www.eurosafeimaging.org
International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, 1998–2020 IAEA; Publications. http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/
Notes and worksheets provided by the professors.