Module 1 - January
Taking Diagnostic Radiographs

• Terminology
• X-ray machines
• Image receptors
• Grids and ancillary equipment
• The darkroom and film processing
• Film reading
• Making exposure charts

Module 2 - March
Thorax 1: The Heart

• Introduction
• Simple right heart enlargement
• Simple left heart enlargement
• Advanced left heart enlargement, and failure
• Generalised cardiomegaly
• Dirofilariasis
• Vascular patterns
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Pulmonic stenosis
• Microcardia
• Feline cardiomegaly
• Cardiac mensuration

Module 3 - April
Thorax 2: The Lungs

• The large airways: the trachea
• Bronchial patterns of lung disease
• Alveolar patterns of lung disease
• Reticular interstitial patterns of lung disease
• Nodular interstitial patterns of lung disease o Pulmonary mass lesions
• Pulmonary vascular patterns
• Cavitated pulmonary lesions

Module 4 - May
Thorax 3: The Pleural Space, Mediastinum and Diaphragm

• The pleural space
• The mediastinum
• The oesophagus
• The diaphragm
• The chest wall

Module 5 - June
Abdomen 1: Gastrointestinal Tract

• Introduction o Gastrointestinal contrast studies
• The stomach
• The small intestines
• The large intestines

Module 6 - July
Abdomen 2: Abdominal Viscera and Cavities

• The liver
• The biliary tree
• The pancreas
• The spleen
• The adrenal glands
• Focal intra-abdominal masses
• The peritoneal cavity
• The retroperitoneal space
• The body wall
• The rules of L2
• Contrast radiography of the abdominal cavity

Module 7 - August
Abdomen 3: The Urogenital System

• The kidneys
• The ureters
• The urinary bladder
• The prostate gland
• The urethra
• The female reproductive system
• The male reproductive system
• Contrast studies of the urogenital system

Module 8 - September
The Appendicular Skeleton

• Normal physeal development and bone structure
• Growing bones: epiphyseal and physeal disorders
• Growing bones: metaphyseal and diaphyseal disorders
• Growing bones: generalised bone disorders
• Physeal trauma
• Disorders of the periosteum
• Acquired bone disorders
• Aggressive vs benign bone disease
• Nuclear scintigraphy
• Appearance and closure of ossification centers in a dog

Module 9 - October
The Axial Skeleton and Skull

The Vertebral Column

• The intervertebral disk space
• The vertebrae
• Vertebral articulations
• The neural canal
• Contrast radigraphy

The Skull

• Radiography
• The upper respiratory system
• The auditory structures
• The calvarium and cranial vault
• The mandible and TMJ
• Dental radiography

Module 10 - November
The Joints

• Radiographic signs of joint disease
• Developmental joint disorders
• Sesamoid bones
• Osteoarthritis
• Joint trauma
• Hip dysplasia
• Septic arthritis
• Immune mediated joint diseases
• Joint neoplasia
• Contrast radiography of joints
• Miscellaneous joint disorders

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