Radiological review for undergraduate and freshly graduate doctors

Introduction

Take This Course

As part of care providing team we need to learn basic concept about radiology to make us able to be effective in providing best care for whom need it. Car accident is the top cause of death and high percent of them came with open fracture which need to take care of it, according to the severity of patient case and its previous health status. Having different modalities of imaging have improved prognosis of many conditions and make its diagnosis is much easier.

Objectives

1.Describe the basic principles of the following modalities:
•Ultrasound
•Radiography
•Computed Tomography
•Magnetic Resonance
2.Describe the relative radiation risk of the different imaging modalities and reduce of radiation risks.
3.The indication and contraindication of each radiological modalities and its limitation.
4.Using of contrast media in different radiological modalities and its importance.
5.Systematic approaches in reading different radiological imaging and identifying different pathologies.