AREA CRITICA: PREVENZIONE E SICUREZZAModule DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI APPLICATA AL SISTEMA
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: DANIELE FALSAPERLAExpected Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of the functioning of the main tools used in diagnostic imaging:
-Traditional radiography
- Ultrasound
-Computed Tomography
-Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Understanding of the help provided by diagnostic imaging to the main musculoskeletal pathologies:
-Muscle injuries
-Tendon injuries
-Capsuloligamentous lesions
-Nerve injuries
- Anatomy and pathology of the main joints: Shoulder, Ankle, Wrist, Knee
- Anatomy and pathology of the spinal column
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and histology.
Basic knowledge of General Pathology.
Basic knowledge of Physics and Mathematics.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
- Understanding of the functioning of the main tools used in diagnostic imaging:
-Traditional radiography
- Ultrasound
-Computed Tomography
-Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Understanding of the help provided by diagnostic imaging to the main musculoskeletal pathologies:
-Muscle injuries
-Tendon injuries
-Capsuloligamentous lesions
-Nerve injuries
- Anatomy and pathology of the main joints: Shoulder, Ankle, Wrist, Knee - Role of diagnostic imaging
- Anatomy and pathology of the spine: Role of diagnostic imaging
Textbook Information
Diagnostic imaging in musculoskeletal traumatology - Elsevier -
MRI of the musculoskeletal system - Verducci Editore -
Ultrasound of the musculoskeletal system -Verducci Editore -
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Sans | Ecografia dell'apparato muscolo-scheletrico | Verducci Editore | 2011 | |
| Thomas Lee Pope Jr | Diagnostica per immagini in traumatologia muscoloscheletrica | Elsevier | 2008 | |
| Thomas H. Berquist | RM dell'apparato muscolo-scheletrico | Verducci Editore | 2014 |
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principles of traditional radiography | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 2 | Principles of Ultrasound imaging | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 3 | Principles of Computed tomography | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 4 | Principles of Magnetic resonance imaging | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 5 | DxI Muscolar lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 6 | DxI Tendons lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 7 | DxI capsuloligamentous lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 8 | DxI Nerve lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 9 | Dxi spinal pathology - hernias - | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 10 | DxI spinal column pathology - somas and facet joints - | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 11 | DxI shoulder - anatomy and techniques | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 12 | DxI shoulder pathology - rotator cuff injuries | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 13 | DxI shoulder pathology - Joint lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 14 | DxI knee - Anatomy and techniques | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 15 | DxI knee pathology - Meniscal lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 16 | DxI knee pathology - Capsuloligamentous lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 17 | DxI wrist - anatomy and techniques | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 18 | DxI wrist pathology - Tendon lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 19 | DxI wrist pathology - Joint and nerve lesions | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 20 | DxI ankle - anatomy and techniques | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
| 21 | DxI ankle pathology | See recommended textsSharing handouts |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Imaging diagnostics in wrist pathology - indications and main findings -
Imaging diagnostics in ankle pathology - indications and main findings -
Imaging diagnostics in shoulder pathology - indications and main findings -
Imaging diagnostics in knee pathology - indications and main findings -
Meniscal lesions
Muscle injuries and the role of imaging
Rotator cuff injuries
Slipped disc
Facet column pathology