RADI 7004 Practice of Cardiac Sonography 3

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 401191

Coordinator Paul Stoodley Opens in new window

Description This unit aims to further develop students' understanding of the essential aspects of working in a clinical environment and to consolidate their imaging skills. Students will learn to how to image a variety of lesions and diseases, including common adult congenital heart defects, systemic diseases that affect the heart, pericardial and pulmonary diseases and cardiac masses. Considerable time will be spent in the clinical environment refining imaging techniques, and students will prepare an evaluation of their imaging skills. .

School Medicine

Discipline Radiography

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Pre-requisite(s) RADI 7003

Co-requisite(s) RADI 7008

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Case Study 8 pages of Q&A 25 N Individual
Reflection 16 images with descriptive text. 25 N Individual
Practical Exam Full scan with indication and report 50 Y Individual
Log/Workbook Details of 780 cases (cumulative total) with images (from 5 cases) S/U Y Individual

Teaching Periods