ALTERNATIVE IMAGING – TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

Graduate

This course is a detailed study of alternative imaging techniques used in veterinary medicine. Topics included: Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Scintigraphy to include methods of image formation and display, imaging principles, with particular emphasis given to clinical applications (indications, equipment/instrumentation, common artifacts, scanning protocols, principles of interpretation, and appearance of various diseases with the various modalities). PREREQUISITE: DVM or equivalent degree and permission of the instructor HOURS OF CREDIT: 3 LECTURES: 2 hours