Medical imaging for the health care provider: practical radiograph interpretation

Unit I: Introduction to medical imaging including radiographs, CT, nuclear scans, MRIs, and ultrasonography. Radiology basics

Radiating testing modalities

Nonradiating testing modalities

Unit II: Interpreting chest and abdominal radiographs. Basic interpretation of the chest

Abnormalities found on radiographs of the chest

Basic interpretation of the abdomen

Unit III: Interpretation of extremity radiographs. Basic interpretation of long bone-upper extremity radiographs

Basic interpretation of long bone-lower extremity radiographs

Unit IV: Interpretation of spine radiographs. Basic interpretation of cervical spine radiographs

Basic interpretation of thoracic spine radiographs

Basic interpretation of lumbar spine radiographs.