2025

Medical Imaging

Name: Medical Imaging
Code: MVT14003I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Veterinary Medicine

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

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Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Acquisition of skills in imaging diagnosis for approaching thoracic, abdominal, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and neurological pathologies in companion animals, and exotic animals.

Contents

Key concepts for understanding the various means of diagnostic imaging.
Diagnostic approach of thoracic, abdominal, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and neurological pathologies in companion animals, using radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI.
Diagnostic approach to birds, small mammals and reptiles: radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI.

Teaching Methods

Clinical problems focused on the competences to be acquired by the student will be made available, before which students must propose integrated and duly substantiated solutions.
Attendance to a minimum of 75% of theoretical-practical classes is mandatory.
Continuous assessment: three moments (MP1, MP2 and MP3). The final classification is (MP1 + MP2 + MP3) / 3 only if (MP1 + MP2 + MP3) / 3> 12 values.
Evaluation by final exam: approves with a minimum classification of 10 values.