Visualizing the Living Body: Diagnostic Imaging (Coursera)

Visualizing the Living Body: Diagnostic Imaging (Coursera)
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Visualizing the Living Body: Diagnostic Imaging (Coursera)
This course teaches learners the underlying principles behind conventional radiography, computerized axial tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound. The radiology of chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, spine and brain are taught in this course using a combination of lectures and extensive practical activities and assessments.

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By the end of the course you will be able to:

- Describe the principles of conventional radiography, CT MRI and ultrasound

- Describe systematic approaches to imaging interpretation

- Describe the use of windowing in CT

- Describe sequences in MRI and their relevance.

Topics covered in the lectures include: Introductions to conventional radiography, computerized tomography (CT), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), chest radiology, CT of chest, chest radiology: introduction to pathology, normal CT anatomy of the abdomen, renal anatomy, colon cancer, renal neoplasm, normal pelvic imaging, normal male pelvis imaging, normal female pelvis imaging, radiology of the upper extremities, radiology of the lower extremities, musculoskeletal imaging modalities, introduction to spine radiographs, skull radiography, brain CT imaging fundamentals, brain CT imaging pathology, brain: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and brain MRI pathology.


Syllabus


WEEK 1

Introduction to Radiology

In this module you'll learn the principles of diagnostic imaging, be introduced to conventional radiography, computerized tomography (CT), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)


WEEK 2

Chest Radiology

This module covers chest radiology, CT of chest, and an introduction to chest radiology pathology


WEEK 3

Abdomen Radiology

This module covers normal CT anatomy of the abdomen, renal anatomy, colon cancer, and renal neoplasm


WEEK 4

Pelvis Radiology

This module covers normal pelvic imaging, normal male pelvis imaging, normal female pelvis imaging,


WEEK 5

Extremities Radiology

This module covers radiology of the upper extremities, radiology of the lower extremities, and musculoskeletal imaging modalities


WEEK 6

Skull and Brain Radiology

This module covers skull radiography, brain CT imaging fundamentals, brain CT imaging pathology, brain: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and brain MRI pathology


WEEK 7

Spine Radiology

This module covers and introduction to spine radiographs



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44.00 EUR
Basic Biology.

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