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Oct 31, 2024
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RADD 3718 - Soft Tissue Radiology B
(3-1-3.5)
Prerequisite: RADD 3717
This course continues a logical approach to the detection and evaluation of chest and abdominal abnormalities via radiographic procedures, including plain film and advanced imaging. Interpretive skills are reinforced that enable students to understand and recognize basic radiographic signs and pulmonary/mediastinal and plain film abdominal pathologies. Topics covered include bronchial disorders; occupational/inhalational lung disease; chronic granulomatous lung disease; pulmonary tumors both primary and metastatic; COPD; pneumothorax; diseases of the pleura mediastinum and diaphragm; pulmonary circulatory disorders, including pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary edema and thromboembolic disease; cardiac disorders, including cyanotic and noncyanotic heart disease; and plain film abdomen, including calcifications and ileus. Correlation to related clinical findings for assessment of chiropractic significance is stressed.
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