| Code |
85008903 |
| CFU |
3 |
| Teacher |
Francesca Beccati |
| Teachers |
- Francesca Beccati
- Antonio Di Meo (Codocenza)
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| Hours |
- 35 ore - Francesca Beccati
- 4 ore (Codocenza) - Antonio Di Meo
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| Learning activities |
Caratterizzante |
| Area |
Discipline cliniche veterinarie |
| Academic discipline |
VET/09 |
| Type of study-unit |
Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction |
Italian |
| Contents |
Allow students to improve the knowledge on the diagnostic imaging, the diagnostic possibilities of different diagnostic techniques such as equine radiology, and ultrasound, MRI and scintigraphy in domestic animals. |
| Reference texts |
Butler: Clinical Radiology of the Horse Dyson: Lameness in the horse BSAVA manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal imaging Berry: Atlas of small animal imaging Barone: Anatomia comparata degli animali domestici |
| Educational objectives |
D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The student must: - have knowledge of the physical principles of the main diagnostic imaging techniques that can be used in domestic animals (ultrasound, MRI, scintigraphy and fluoroscopy) and equine radiology - have knowledge of the technical aspects of ultrasound, tomographic (MRI) techniques, scintigraphic and fluoroscopic instrumentation used in veterinary medicine - have knowledge of anatomy applied to individual imaging techniques in domestic animals - have knowledge of the expression of diseases of surgical interest in the various diagnostic imaging techniques in domestic animals, including equine radiographic findings D2 - ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the training activity the student must: - know how to choose the most appropriate diagnostic technique for the type of pathology and according to the history and clinical examination of the animal - know how to choose the best settings in the single diagnostic techniques to obtain the maximum amount of information - be able to recognize the limits of diagnostic techniques and choose the most appropriate technique or techniques for further investigations D3 - AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT At the end of the training activity the student must be able to: - choose the most appropriate diagnostic technique according to the history and clinical findings in pathologies of surgical interest in domestic animals - be able to interpret the identified diagnostic findings in terms of significance or incidental relief - know how to recognize the limits of the techniques used and judge the choice of further investigations D4 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS At the end of the training activity the student must: - be able to describe correctly and with adequate terminology the images of the different techniques (radiograms, ultrasounds, MRI tomograms, scintigraphies) - know how to organize, prepare and present a presentation of a hypothetical clinical case motivating the choice of diagnostic imaging techniques and describing the differential diagnoses based on images and the definitive diagnosis using the knowledge of anamnesis and clinical exam - support a debate on the relevance or otherwise of the diagnostic findings identified D5 - LEARNING SKILLS At the end of the training activity the student must be able to: - consult and understand scientific texts, bibliographic updates - possess enough knowledge of the subject that allows him/her to continue professional updating throughout the profession through continuous training |
| Teaching methods |
The course is organized as follows. Lectures on some of the topics of the module programme Tutorial in operating theaters and examination rooms of OVUD. The students according to the number are divided into groups for the practical work and for the Clinical Rotation and, possibly with the OVUD caseload, as regards the clinical routine cases while a group take place directly on the patient diagnostic procedures, another with the teacher, address conventional diagnostic procedures. Particular attention will be paid to the logical approach of the diagnostic procedure in emergency or elective cases from the referred animals until the therapy and possible discharge of the case. |
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| Learning verification modality |
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| Extended program |
Introduction to the course of diagnostic imaging; Procedures and rules for the examination; Teaching materials; Interpretation of findings of musculoskeletal radiographic changes in the horse (60') Principles of musculoskeletal ultrasonographic findindings and sonographic artifacts (60') Resonance Imaging (CT) in small animals (90') Radiographic findings of musculoskeletal disease in the horse: developmental orthopedic disease and arthropathy (150) Radiographic findings of musculoskeletal disease in the horse: Fracture (150) Musculoskeletal ultrasound (muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint) (150'): application in the horse Ultrasound examination of the hock and knee in dogs (60') Ultrasound examination of the shoulder in dogs (60') The use of fluoroscopy (30') Abdominal ultrasound in the horse (90') Ultrasound of abdominal parenchymal organs in the horse (90') Ultrasound of umbilicus in foal (60') Thoracic ultrasound in the horse (90') Magnetic Resonance Image: general principles (300') Scintigraphy: general principles and application in the horse and small animal (60') |
