DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN ATHLETIC TRAINING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: KINES 652 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify imagining modalities used in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Audience: Graduate 2. Summarize appropriate imagining selection patterns based on target tissue, clinical practice, and diagnostic accuracy. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the safety considerations for patients referred for musculoskeletal imaging including indications and contraindications (e.g radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography). Audience: Graduate 4. Assess the role of musculoskeletal imaging in the development of therapeutic protocols and surgical planning. Audience: Graduate 5. Appraise common clinical prediction rules in determining referral for diagnostic imaging. Audience: Graduate 6. Examine the use of diagnostic ultrasound by non-radiologist in clinical practice settings Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify imagining modalities used in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Audience: Graduate 2. Summarize appropriate imagining selection patterns based on target tissue, clinical practice, and diagnostic accuracy. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the safety considerations for patients referred for musculoskeletal imaging including indications and contraindications (e.g radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography). Audience: Graduate 4. Assess the role of musculoskeletal imaging in the development of therapeutic protocols and surgical planning. Audience: Graduate 5. Appraise common clinical prediction rules in determining referral for diagnostic imaging. Audience: Graduate 6. Examine the use of diagnostic ultrasound by non-radiologist in clinical practice settings Audience: Graduate