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13427
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| Ano |
3
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| Semestre |
S2
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| Créditos ECTS |
6
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| Carga Horária |
PL(30H)/TP(30H)
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| Área Científica |
Ciências Biomédicas
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
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Learning outcomes |
Know, understand, interpret and contextualize the main techniques of Medical Imaging. At the end of the curricular unit the student should be able to: (A) Identify key applications, advantages and disadvantages of different imaging modalities. (B) Explain the physical processes of radiation production and radiation interaction with matter involved in the different imaging techniques. (C) Discuss the contrast in the different imaging modalities. (D) Describe the image formation and the main systems used in the different imaging techniques. (E) Discuss the quality of the image and the information obtained in the different imaging modalities. (F) Observe medical imaging and identify the relevant anatomy and physiology in the most common images in clinics. (G) Describe the radiation protection measures in an hospital. (H) Work in a team and communicate with colleagues. (H) Work in teams and communicate with colleagues and other stakeholders. (I) Analyse and synthesise scientific content.
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Syllabus |
1. Main Medical Imaging techniques, principles and applications
1.1. Overview of Medical Imaging and contextualization of the main techniques
1.2. X-ray imaging
1.3. Ultrasound Imaging
1.4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1.5. Nuclear Medicine Imaging
2. Acquisition and medical image interpretation
3. Particularities of Imaging Service
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Main Bibliography |
Jerrold T. Bushberg, Seibert, J. A., Edwin M. Leidholdt, J., & Boone, J. M. (2020). The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging (4.00). Wolters Kluwer Health.
Pisco, J. M. (2009). Imagiologia Básica - Texto e atlas (2.00).
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| Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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