Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation

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Radiology Elective
RAD 609

Prerequisite: Fourth year medical students.

Objectives:

• Become familiar with imaging procedures, including indications, limitations and possible complications.
• Understand the development of appropriate algorithms or decision steps in applying imaging procedures to the solution of clinical problems.
• Demonstrate improved skill and confidence in base interpretation of routine cases.

This elective includes an overview of diagnostic imaging procedures and interpretation. Emphasis is placed on understanding the indications, contra-indications, limitations and complications of various imaging studies. Students are assigned to a hospital radiology service and spend time with the staff radiologists. Time is also spent in image review, in file case review and reading.

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