BRNM0543p Nuclear medicine - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
3/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Igor Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Buček (assistant)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Igor Černý, Ph.D.
Department of Radiologic Methods – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Jitka Halouzková
Supplier department: Department of Radiologic Methods – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
BRNM0442p Nuclear Medicine II lect. && BRNM0442c Nuclear Medicine II pract.
Basic knowledge of biophysics and radiological physics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Nuclear medicine: The concept of this course is continuation into the study of nuclear medicine. Students should know basic principles of examination and should be able to operate the instruments and conduct all examinations.
Learning outcomes
Obtaining practical skills Deepening of knowledge Creating the right habits for working with open emitters Developing attitudes and behaviors suitable for effective performance Motivating a student Developing critical and analytical thinking Correct handling of investigated patients and colleagues
Syllabus
  • Nuclear Medicine: Radionuclides, interaction between ionizing radiation and matter, radiation detection, imaging techniques, SPECT, PET, fundamentals of radiopharmacology, biological effects of ionizing radiation, radiation safety. Methods of nuclear medicine used in urology, skeletal and bone marrow scintigraphy, nuclear cardiology. Scintigraphy of CNS, lungs, thyroid gland, gastrointestinal tract, liver and spleen. Examination in hematology, diagnostics of inflammations and tumors. With each examination procedure, the radiopharmaceuticals used, the methods, evaluation, interpretation of the findings, and indications are explained. Principles of radioimmunologic diagnostic procedures. Relations between the methods of nuclear medicine and other imaging methods, role of radionuclide methods in diagnostic algorithms. Fundamentals of therapy of diseases using radiopharmaceuticals.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KUPKA, Karel, Jozef KUBINYI and Martin ŠÁMAL. Nukleární medicína. 6. vydání (2. vydání v N. V Praze: P3K, 2015, 161 stran. ISBN 9788087343548. info
Teaching methods
Practical exercises
Assessment methods
Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 40.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2018, recent)
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