Course Overview
Intended for technologists needing a formal study of special procedures. Includes angiography procedures, suite and patient considerations, and vascular anatomy using DSA Images, DSA equipment and procedures, including cardiac angiography, angioplasty, embolization, nephrostomy, biliary drainage and other interventional radiology examinations. Aimed at improving clinical performance in a special procedures.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Review the integral parts, procedures and supplies of a special procedures unit and understand the purpose of each.
- Discuss the importance of current issues in patient care.
- Identify anatomy and apply this knowledge to a wide variety of interventional and angiographic procedures.
- Relate the various components of a digital imaging system to the technique of digital angiography. This involves radiation dose, image acquisition, manipulation, storage, quality and user friendliness.
- Explain the interventional procedures described in the attached course outline.
- Analyze and translate the course material into practical application in a clinical setting.
- Understand the quality control and maintenance necessary for a special procedures suite.
- Analyze and critique components of films obtained and relate them to clinical situations.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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