| CODE | CRN5201 | ||||||
| TITLE | Genito-Urinary and Breast Radiology | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The content of this study-unit is based on the “Uro-gynaecological and Breast Radiology” part of the curriculum for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) and the Training Document of the Maltese Association of Radiologists and Nuclear Medicine Physicians (MARNMP). This study-unit focuses on: - genito-urinary and breast radiological anatomy; - interpretation of radiological investigations related to genito-urinary and breast; - imaging pathways related to genito-urinary and breast; and - further management of uro-gynaecological and breast conditions. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: • teach students all core competencies of the specialty as outlined in the curriculum; • teach students skills and attitudes that enable him/her to practice safely and competently and to serve as a basis for lifelong continued medical education and professional development; • teach students how to identify and develop areas of subspecialty interest; • teach students how to acquire the skills of audit and appraisal; • provide students with a basic clinical, pathological and radiological understanding of diseases of the urinary tract, reproductive system and breast; and • train students in pathological and radiological understanding of genito-urinary and breast conditions. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • discuss clinical significance of pathology associated with presentation and link with likely diagnoses; • determine optimal imaging examination; • apply applied anatomy to interpret urogynaecological imaging; • understand basic principles underlying population screening Local/Regional guidelines; • demonstrate anatomy of breast, changes with age and patterns of disease spread; • discuss the physics of image production and how it affects image quality; • discuss the principles of differentiation between normal breast, benign and malignant disease; • discuss clinical presentation, pathogenesis and treatment of breast disease; and • image normal transplanted kidneys (US, CT, MR) in adult and paediatric recipients. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • discuss optimal imaging examination and know limitations of study Plain x-ray interpretation; • demonstrate and interpret imaging studies related to uro-gynaecological conditions; • perform and report abdominal and pelvic ultrasound of common uro-gynaecological presentations; • report CT/MRI studies of common uro-gynaecological presentations; • demonstrate breast ultrasound to discriminate cystic vs solid mass; recognise typical features of benign and malignant masses; identify and discriminate between clearly normal and abnormal axillary lymph nodes; • interpret mammograms to recognize normal anatomy and discriminate between benign and malignant imaging findings; • demonstrate an understanding of the basis of stereotactic biopsy, vacuum assisted biopsy (VAB), localisation under ultrasound and x ray guidance; • independently perform breast cyst aspiration and image guided core biopsy under supervision; and • diagnose (US, CT, MR) and understand minimally invasive treatment of vascular and non-vascular complications following kidney transplantation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main text books: 1. Grainger, R., Allison, D., Dixon, A., Gillard, J., Schaefer-Prokop, C. and Adam, A. (2015). Grainger & Allison's diagnostic radiology. 6th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. Supplementary reading: 1. Armstrong, P., Wastie, M. and Rockall, A. (2006). Diagnostic imaging. 1st ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Pub. 2. Brant, W. and Helms, C. (2012). Fundamentals of diagnostic radiology. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 3. Dähnert, W. (2017). Radiology review manual. 8th ed. Wolters Kluwer. 4. Harisinghani, M., Chen, J. and Weissleder, R. (2018). Primer of diagnostic imaging. 6th ed. Elsevier. 5. Mandell, J. (2013). Core radiology. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. 6. Vogl, T., Reith, W. and Rummeny, E. (2016). Diagnostic and interventional radiology. 1st ed. Springer. 7. Watson, N. and Jones, H. (2018). Chapman & Nakielny's guide to radiological procedures. 7th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite qualifications: M.D. Course and current enrollment in a post-graduate training programme in Clinical Radiology (written confirmation to be obtained from postgraduate training coordinator of such programme). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Placement & Tutorial | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Nathania Bonanno Kieran Chircop Melvin D'Anastasi Adrian Mizzi Jessica Muscat Lara Sammut Anthony Samuel Warren Scicluna (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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