TECNICHE DI DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI V

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