Program Information
A Review of Radiologic Anatomy
A Jones1*, R Stafford2*, F Fahey3*, (1) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (2) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (3) Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Presentations
MO-DE-201-0 (Monday, July 13, 2015) 1:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room: 201
Fundamental knowledge of radiologic anatomy and physiology is critical for medical physicists. Many physicists are exposed to this topic only in graduate school, and knowledge is seldom formally evaluated or assessed after Part I of the ABR exam. Successful interactions with clinicians, including surgeons, radiologists, and oncologists requires that the medical physicist possess this knowledge. This course presents a review of radiologic anatomy and physiology as it applies to projection radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, MRI, U/S, and nuclear medicine. We will review structural anatomy, manipulation of tissue contrast, the marriage between anatomy and physiology, and explore how medical imaging exploits normal and pathological processes in the body to generate contrast.
Learning Objectives:
1. Review radiologic anatomy.
2. Examine techniques to manipulate tissue contrast in radiology.
3. Integrate anatomy and physiology in molecular imaging.
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