TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI V

Academic Year 2019/2020 - 2° Year
Teaching Staff Credit Value: 8
Taught classes: 56 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

  • Equipments and contrast media in CT
    • Students should know main features CT machines; they have to known CT techinical parameters for imaging acquisitions
  • TECHNICAL IN CT
    • Students must be know main CT machines; they have to known CT techinical parameters for imaging acquisitions and main MDCT protocols.
  • MR EQUIPMENT AND MR CONTRAST MEDIA

    The student must demonstrate to know Magnetic Resonance equipment, the safety rules to be adopted at a Magnetic Resonance site and the contrast media used in Magnetic Resonance.

  • TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI V - Modulo TECNICHE IN RM

    This module aims to provide the following learning objectives:

    1) accurate knowledge of main principles of image formation in MR;

    2) knowledge of main MRI sequences (fast and ultra-fast sequences) and main artifacts in MRI;

    3) explanation of study methods and MRI protocols to explore the different body parts.


Course Structure

  • Equipments and contrast media in CT

    Lessons (generally for 2 hours) as scheduled in the calendar – available in the following link:

    http://www.medicina.unict.it/Pagina/It/Didattica_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_di_I_livello.aspx

  • TECHNICAL IN CT

    Lessons (generally for 2 hours) as scheduled in the calendar – available in the following link:

    http://www.medicina.unict.it/Pagina/It/Didattica_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_di_I_livello.aspx

  • MR EQUIPMENT AND MR CONTRAST MEDIA

    Frontal lessons as scheduled in the calendar – available in the following link:

    http://www.medicina.unict.it/Pagina/It/Didattica_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_di_I_livello.aspx

  • TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI V - Modulo TECNICHE IN RM

    Lessons (generally for 2 hours) as scheduled in the calendar – available in the following link:

    http://www.medicina.unict.it/Pagina/It/Didattica_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_1/Corsi_di_Laurea_di_I_livello.aspx


Detailed Course Content

  • Equipments and contrast media in CT

    1) Background about CT scanners

    2) Conventional CT scanners: first generation, second generation

    3) Third and fourth generation CT, spiral CT, multidetector CT

    4) Cardio-CT

    5) Optimization of technical parameters of CT acquisition: kernel, pitch, dose, table speed

    6) Dual-energy CT

    7) Classification of contrast media in CT: guidelines, adverse reactions, molecules

    8) Technical principles for the use of contrast media in CT (intravenous contrast, endocavitary contrast)

    9) Techniques of post-processing

  • TECHNICAL IN CT
    1. A brief report about T.A.C. history
    2. Classification of CT scans; evolution of CT models and mutlidetector CT
    3. Hounsfiled Unit; Detectors, techinical features of x-ray tubes in CT;
    4. Window Level, scanogram, pre and post detector collimation; Pitch
    5. Tecnical parameters for CT studies (rotation time, FOV, matrix, reconstruction algorythms, artifacts)
    6. Main study protocols; patient position for studies; dosimetry rules in a CT scanner
    7. Components of a CT room
    8. Contrast medium in CT
  • MR EQUIPMENT AND MR CONTRAST MEDIA

    Program

    Magnetic resonance. Equipment and safety.

    Contrast media in magnetic resonance

  • TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI V - Modulo TECNICHE IN RM
    1. MR magnet types
    2. Phased-array cois
    3. MR safety procedures; absolute and relative controindications
    4. Spatial gradient
    5. Technique Spin-echo, gradient-echo; fast imaging with Single-shot, echo-planar imaging, cine-RM sequences
    6. k-space, signal to noise ratio
    7. MR Techniques for fat suppression; main MR-related artifatcs; contrast media and their imaging sequences for dynamic acquisition
    8. Study protocols for: abdomen, liver, biliary tree, pancreas, pelvis; protocol for intestinal evaluation (MR enterography); head and neck protocol; knee and shoulder MR protocols.
    9. Diffusion-wieghted imaging and Diffusion-tensor imaging, MR spectroscopy; angio_RM

Textbook Information

  • Equipments and contrast media in CT

    1) Mazzuccato. Anatomia radiologica - Tecniche e Metodologie in Radiodiagnostica Ed. Piccin

    2) Protocolli per TC Multidetettore - Elaborati per apparecchiature GE
    Casa editrice: Springer
    ISBN: 88-470-0410-1

    3) Protocolli per TC Multidetettore - Elaborati per apparecchiature Philips
    Casa editrice: Springer
    ISBN: 88-470-0520-5

  • TECHNICAL IN CT

    1) Mazzuccato. Anatomia radiologica - Tecniche e Metodologie in Radiodiagnostica Ed. Piccin

    2) Protocolli per TC Multidetettore - Elaborati per apparecchiature GE
    Casa editrice: Springer
    ISBN: 88-470-0410-1

    3) Protocolli per TC Multidetettore - Elaborati per apparecchiature Philips
    Casa editrice: Springer
    ISBN: 88-470-0520-5

    4) Dall'anatomia all'immagine (Silvia Magnaldi, Luciana Travan). Ed. Poletto ISBN: 8886786948

  • MR EQUIPMENT AND MR CONTRAST MEDIA
    • R. Passariello – Radiologia Elementi di tecnologia (IV edizione) – Idelson-Gnocchi
    • O. Tamburrini - I mezzi di contrasto in diagnostica per immagini - Omicron Editrice Genova
  • TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI V - Modulo TECNICHE IN RM

    1) Anatomia Radiologica. Tecniche e Metodologie in Radiodiagnostica - Mazzuccato 2009

    2) Principi di Risonanza Magnetica -D. Mitchell 2005

    3) MR made easy (Schering)

    4) Dall'anatomia all'immagine (Silvia Magnaldi, Luciana Travan). Ed. Poletto ISBN: 8886786948