This module is designed for health care professionals to provide an overview of the pathophysiological processes that affect the thoracic cavity, with emphasis being on their radiographic appearance. Pattern recognition and its relation to patient presentation will be considered. There will be an emphasis on the imaging appearances of normal and the common traumatic and pathological processes identified within the thoracic cavity. Additional imaging modalities of pathological processes will be discussed as appropriate to broaden student’s knowledge of patient management.  

Students will be encouraged to develop their image recognition skills of chest radiographs within clinical practice. Delivery of this module will be by university staff and may include relevant external lecturers. It will incorporate blended learning which aims to combine e-learning opportunities and traditional campus-based learning to enhance the student learning experience.

This will be facilitated by blended learning initiatives which will enable the student to enhance their learning within the clinical environment.

This module can contribute to the following programme(s)

HSMIRSM: MSc Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences: Clinical Radiographic Reporting