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Imaging Procedures 3 builds upon the core knowledge and skills developed and consolidated during Imaging Procedures 1 and 2 and clinical practice. This unit will focus on practical Computed Tomography (CT) imaging and on safe administration of intravenous contrast media. On completion of this unit you will have developed the skills and knowledge to be able to perform simulated CT examinations of the brain, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and extremities. You will customise imaging acquisition and processing parameters for various clinical presentations. You will propose and develop new and modified imaging protocols. You will learn the foundation knowledge and skills of intravenous (IV) cannulation. You will perform CT procedures and simulated IV cannulation in our clinical simulation laboratory.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: MEDI12006 Imaging Procedures 2 andMEDI12005 Science & Instrumentation 2 andMEDI13004 Medical Imaging Clinical Course 2Co-requisite: MEDI13001 Science & Instrumentation 3
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Feedback and self-reflection
Lecture content and tutorial content are extremely relevant and well scaffolded.
Continue with tutorial and lecture content structure.
Feedback from Student Feedback and self-reflection
Students appreciated additional scenario-based examples within lecture content.
Continue to utilise scenario-based examples within lecture and tutorial content.
- Optimise the imaging protocols and presentation of data sets for CT examinations (both non-contrast and contrast), taking into account evidence based practice and individual clinical circumstances
- Present a logical argument to support decision-making in preparing the patient and equipment for computed tomography examinations and in selecting, creating and modifying image acquisition, processing and display protocols
- Safely and effectively perform non-contrast computed tomography examinations and intra-venous cannulation in the simulated clinical environment
- Demonstrate patient care and professional behaviours in the simulated clinical environment
- Analyse computed tomography data sets in order to identify normal anatomical structures and common pathologies and to evaluate image quality
- Apply underlying knowledge to the safe and effective use of contrast agents in computed tomography.
This unit maps to the following components of the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia's Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice (2020 version):
- Domain 1:
- capability 1, enabling components a, b
- capability 2, enabling components b, g
- capability 3, enabling components a, c, d
- capability 4, enabling components a, b, c
- capability 5, enabling components b, d, e
- capability 6, enabling components b, c, d
- capability 7, enabling components a, b, d
- capability 8, enabling components a, b, c, d, e
- Domain 1A:
- capability 3, enabling components a, b, d, e, f
- Domain 2:
- capability 1, enabling components a, h
- capability 2, enabling component c
- capability 3, enabling components a, c
- capability 5, enabling components a, b
- Domain 3:
- capability 1, enabling components b, c, d, e, f, h
- capability 2, enabling components b, c
- Domain 4:
- capability 1, enabling component c
- Domain 5:
- capability 1, enabling component a, b, c, e
- capability 2, enabling components b, d, e
- capability 3, enabling components c, d, e
The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) recommends that IV cannulation be taught at undergraduate level.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||
| 3 - Laboratory/Practical - 0% | ||||||
| 4 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||
| 5 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||