Image Interpretation for Health Professionals

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide students with the ability to interpret normal and pathologic appearances on plain film radiography of the upper and lower limb, the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine, pelvic and shoulder girdles.

Course content

Normal and pathologic appearances of plain radiographs of the upper and lower limb, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine, pelvic and shoulder girdles; radiology report interpretation; advantages and disadvantages of other medical diagnostic imaging modalities.

Textbook(s)

Swain, J & Bush, KW 2009, Diagnostic Imaging for Physical Therapists, Saunders Elsevier, St Louis

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case Series Assignment, Examination, Image Interpretation Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.