CSB046 Complementary Imaging Techniques

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

Medical imaging technologists are required to utilise a number of imaging modalities to assist in the diagnosis of disease. Proper utilisation of equipment and safe practice requires an understanding of the underlying physical principles. Knowledge of the clinical applications enables an appreciation of the overall medical imaging strategies available in a patient's clinical management. Alignment to Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) Professional capabilities (2020) and National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2021).

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Define the physical principles involved in ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging.
2. Evaluate the clinical applications of the two imaging modalities.
3. Identify and describe structures on a abdominal, obstetric or pelvic ultrasound.
4. Identify and describe pathological changes which may be identified in a range of ultrasonic examinations.
5. Define the scanning techniques used in various ultrasonic investigations.

Content

Learning Approaches

A range of learning and teaching strategies will be employed in this unit; a mixed delivery encompassing formal lectures, self-directed and collaborative learning. This unit requires you to engage with the Canvas learning environment regularly. Specific learning materials including suggested reading, links to relevant internet sites and other electronic resources will be located on Canvas.

The unit is presented as formal lectures supported by lecture notes and practical activities. The lectures will expand your theoretical background knowledge achieved in the introductory unit CSB012. Access to Interactive radiographic resources through scheduled sessions in the Q Block Level 3 Simulation Computing Laboratory allows additional development of understanding of image appearances.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will receive feedback from staff regarding the problem solving exercises and the quizzes which will be discussed in class. You will receive immediate feedback on your laboratory practical exercises from reviewing the images produced, and from discussion with your peers and supervising staff during the practical sessions.

Assessment

Overview

You will be assessed on the theoretical aspects of both modalities and also image appearances of ultrasound techniques including common pathological appearances.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Comparative Report

Acting as a training health care medical imaging professional in a multi-disciplinary health care team environment, you will evaluate the diagnostic benefits and complementary nature of ultrasound and nuclear medicine for a range of pathological conditions and present this in a comparative report to the CSB046 unit coordinator.

Assessment: Problem Solving Task

A series of problem-solving exercises presented as activities during the tutorial sessions (Formative and Summative).

2 Formative assessments and 2 Summative assessments.

Assessment: Examination

Theory examination with multiple-choice and short answer questions. 

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.