Prerequisites for Module
Successful completion of all stage three modules of the BSc(Hons)Diagnostic Radiography will normally be required.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To provide the student with a knowledge and understanding of Radiographic reporting and the responsibilities of Radiographers undertaking advanced reporting roles.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Critically review the principles of image interpretation in radiology.
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Apply the principles of radiographic reporting and pattern recognition.
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Critically appraise skeletal images and provide a radiographic opinion of normal and abnormal appearances.
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Indicative Module Content
Principles of reporting.
Pattern recognition.
Radiographer reporting of axial and appendicular skeleton.
Radiographer reporting in mammography, ultrasound, CT and other specialist procedures and modalities.
Ethics and legal implications of Radiographer reporting.
| Current research supporing Radiographer reporting initiatives.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Keynote lectures
| 12 | Workshops
| 12 | Tutorials
| 6 | Assessment
| 5 |
Directed Study
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| 60 |
Private Study
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| 55 |
Mode of Delivery
Lectures and workshops
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Examination | 1,2,3
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All learning outcomes are assessed by examination.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | HOLMES, E.J. and MISRA, R.R., 2006. A-Z of emergency radiology. Cambridge: Churchill Livingstone.
| | 2. | McCONNELL, J., EYRES, R., NIGHTINGALE, J., 2005. Interpreting trauma radiographs. London : Blackwell.
| | 3. | RABY, N., BERMAN, L., DE LACEY, G., 2005. Accident & emergency radiology: a survival guide. London: Elsevier Saunders.
| | 4. | SAKTHIVEL-WAINFORD, K., 2006. Self assessment in limb x-ray interpretation: musculoskeletal trauma imaging of appendicular skeleton. M&K Update Ltd.
| | 5. | Journal articles and professional publications.
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