Current Course Description:

The 2 week clinical rotation is designed as a continuation of the 3rd year courses to practice concepts of radiation safety, radiographic image interpretation, anatomy and diagnostic skills. In addition, radiation safety, equipment use, quality control and acquisition of the common radiographic views of the thorax, abdomen, and musculoskeletal system of all species will be practiced in the clinical setting of the teaching hospital. Specific and common clinical disease processes will be discussed in topic morning rounds using clinical case examples.

Course Goal(s)

The intent of this rotation is to provide the student with instruction for making high quality radiographs, opportunity to practice routine special procedures, and principles for radiographic interpretation. The student will use knowledge gained in didactic coursework to refine their interpretive skills. The major emphasis for this rotation is small animal diagnostic radiology

Learning objectives

By the end of the rotation students will be able to:

1. Acquire radiographs of all species and all regions with diagnostic quality.
2. Use radiographic equipment.
3. Apply radiation safety measures.
4. Recognize all basic radiographic views and nomenclature in small animals and large animals.
5. List indications for radiogprhaic studies
6. Systematically assess and describe radiographic images using roentgen signs and opacities.
7. Identify normal anatomical structures in each imaging study.
8. Recognize abnormal findings in imaging studies.
9. List pathological conditions that can produce given abnormal image findings.
10. Formulate differential diagnoses based on the pattern of observed abnormal image finding.
11. Propose a final diagnosis based on the image findings and clinical presentation.
12. Propose additional imagining diagnostics and therapy given abnormal findings and diagnosis.