20756 - Imaging Diagnostics and Radiotherapy

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Docente: Emma Fabbri
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/36
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)

Course contents

Main diagnostic radiology imaging techniques: methods with ionizing radiation (computed tomography, PET, SPECT, angiography, angio CT and colon CT, coronography, hybrid machines); methods without ionizing radiation (ultrasound, color Doppler, magnetic resonance imaging)

Main types of diagnostic imaging:

• Imaging of the urinary system and colon

• Digestive system imaging

• Neuro imaging

• Osteoarticular Imaging

• Breast imaging

• Chest imaging

• Vascular imaging

• Injectable contrast medium

The role of the nurse in diagnostic radiology imaging

Diagnostic tests and interventional procedures: arterial, venous, extravascular district, hemodynamics, electrostimulation and electrophysiology, orthopedic and endovascular interventional procedures.

The role of the nurse in interventional procedures

Emergency radiology

The role of the nurse in emergency radiology

Staging of tumors using diagnostic imaging

Main radiotherapy techniques: external beam, internal (brachytherapy), by radioembolization, with radioligands.

The role of the nurse in Radiotherapy: the advanced practice nurse of radiotherapy oncology and the Nurse Case Manager appointed by the GOM Multidisciplinary Oncology Group

The A.I. to support diagnostics and radiotherapy

Readings/Bibliography

• IMAGING, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, RADIOTHERAPY - N. VILLARI et al.- PICCIN EDITORE – 2011

• DIAGNOSTICS BY IMAGING, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ONCOLOGICAL RADIOTHERAPY - FERRAIOLI ARMANDO

• DIAGNOSTICS BY IMAGING AND RADIOTHERAPY -Edra Cittadini

• DIGITAL TWINS FOR HEALTH AND WELL BEING HEALTH 4.0 - N. Bagaria, F. Laamarti, H.F. Badawi, et al.

• DOCUMENTO SIRM 2020 Intelligenza Artificiale in Radiologia - Pasceri, Bibbolino, Stasi, Foracchia, Pirotta, Coppola,Neri, Grassi

• DOCUMENTO SIRM 2021 Radiologia Diagnostica Interventistica - Niola, Cariati, De Cobelli, Giampalma, Giurazza,Marano, Puppini, Golfieri, Nardella

Teaching methods

Lectures (ppt presentations)

Interactive sessions (discussions and questions)

Remote lessons in online mode only if scheduled

Teaching tools

Presentations in pdf format available on almaweb at the end of the Diagnostic imaging and Radiotherapy course

 

Bibliographical references

Office hours

See the website of Emma Fabbri