Methods and Techniques in Radiology I

The theoretical classes will be expositive with student interaction to make known the procedure to the student and intheoretical-pratice classes will be conducted exercises that focus all the steps of the procedures under study, from thepreparation of the patient for the procedure, preparing the exam indications and contraindications and administration ofcontrast products. Some of the theoretical-pratice classes will occur in clinical context.
The periodic evaluation will be carried out by:
TP component – oral evaluation (O) with a minimum of 9 values;
Component T – two written tests (F1 + F2), without exclusion of material, taking place in the middle and at the end of thesemester;Minimum of 8 values eachy and a minimum of 9 values on T component;
The final grade will follow the formula: (Ox0,3)+(F1x0,35)+(F2x0,35).
The student will be able to choose to perform exam including all the subjects, with a minimum of 9 values in each CU type.

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 futureprocedures
• Evaluate its procedures in accordance with good practices.

Image acquisition principles in radiography
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 support.

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