Programme: Course Code: Total Contact Hours: 7

ND Medical Imaging Technology

Course Title: MIT 214 Theoretical: 1 hours/week

The Application and Role of Computed
Tomography (C.T) 1

Semester: 3rd Pre-requisite: Practical: 6 hours /week

General Objectives:

On Completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Describe the safe principles of operation for Computed Tomography (CT).

2. Understand the methods and practical usage of image management
3. Discuss the application of scan protocols for the head

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 Course Title: Course Code Total Contact Hours: 7

The Application and Role of Computed MIT 214 Theoretical1 : 1 hours/week

Tomography (C.T) 1

Semester: 3rd Pre-requisite: Practical: 6 hours /week

Practical Content
General Objectives: 1. Describe the safe principles of operation for Computed Tomography
Week Specific Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Resources Specific Learning Teacher’s Resources
/s activities Outcomes activities

Identify the major components/units of the Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
CT scanner e.g. illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
Gantry components projector tomography
Operating console and different and slide
1 Technical unit models of projector
Awareness of radiation dosage form CT computed
examination and the methods of Tomography
minimisation the radiation dose –
conforming to the ALARA principle and
assuring all examinations are appropriate
and approved

2 Demonstrate the handling of the CT Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
scanner considering : illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
Description of the main unit components projector tomography
Starting and stopping the system and different and slide
Table control models of projector
Use of the tracker ball computed
Protocol parameters and changes that Tomography
maybe required
Patient communication.

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 Consideration of the pre scan procedures: Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
3 X-ray tube warm up illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
Air calibration components projector tomography
Mode selection for different procedures and different and slide
Preparing the patient support models of projector
Patient positioning computed
Gantry angulation Tomography
Specifying examination data
Patient data entry and correction

5 Critical review of the scan procedures: Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
Selecting the scan position illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
Light beam/Scanogram method components projector tomography
Modification of Scanogram parameters and different and slide
Performing scans models of projector
Scanning with/without the scan plane computed
Scan initiation/interruption Tomography

6 Discuss the role of dynamic scanning Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
Protocol setting illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
Defining a dynamic scan series components projector tomography
and different and slide
models of projector
computed
Tomography

Critically review the application of Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
7 Volumetric scanning illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
Protocol setting components projector tomography
Defining a volumetric scan series and different and slide
Reconstruction models of projector

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 computed
Tomography

General Objective 2: Understand the methods and practical usage of image management within the CT scanner

8 Presentation and orientation Lecture Class room Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
X-ray tube position resources different models of C.T room
Patient orientation tomography
Patient ID data selection
Grey scale display
Display screen information
Display screen selection
Reset of the screen settings

9-10 Demonstrate the practical manipulation of Lecture Class room Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
the CT image considering: resources different models of C.T rooms
Function selection tomography
Window functioning
Reversal of the image
Multiple image display
Magnification of the image
Scanogram display
Measurement and CT number display
Image processing functions
Zoom within the reconstruction process
Multiplanner Reformatting (MPR)

11 Describe the different Models of CT Lecture with Video tabs, Demonstrate the Visit of hospital Hospital
including Spiral CT with 2-64 slices where illustrate the overhead different models of C.T rooms
available. components projector tomography
and different and slide
models of projector
computed
Tomography

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 General Objective 3: Discuss the application of scan protocols for the head

12 Evaluate the technical aspects of CT head Lecture Overhead Illustration and Visit of hospital Hospital
scanning considering: projector explanation C.T rooms
Patient preparation and positioning

13 Contrast media
Scan protocols

14 Technical aspects
Indications for the procedure

15 Describe and demonstrate the standard CT Lecture Overhead Illustration and Visit of hospital Hospital
head examination. projector explanation C.T rooms
Identify special conditions and localised
scanning of the cranial vault e.g. small
lesions, orbit and PNS and paediatrics

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Coursework/ Laboratory Reports Semester Exam Total
Theoretical 20 20 40%
Practical 30 30 60%
Total 100%

References

Carver (2006) Medical Imaging Churchill Livingstone

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Dawson (2006) Multislice Helical Computed Tomography. Taylor.