VME 6579
CREDITS: 3
Students completing this course will gain an understanding of how radiology and imaging can be used in the veterinary forensic sciences. Topics include: imaging modalities, the performance, interpretation and reportage of veterinary imaging studies as applied to the courts or the law.
Topics:
| Module | Topic | Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Forensic Radiology & Imaging Scope, Definitions and Forensic Radiology Compared to Clinical Radiology |
Course Introductions |
| Week 2 | The Radiographic & Imaging Report Preparing and Testifying in Court | Quiz 1 Discussion 1 |
| Week 3 | Production of the Radiographic Image, Equipment and Radiation Protection | Quiz 2 Discussion 2 Writing assignment 1 |
| Week 4 | Radiographic Positioning & Marking Systems Principles of Radiographic & Imaging Interpretation | Quiz 3 Discussion 3 |
| Week 5 | Virtual Imaging: The use of CT & MR in Veterinary Forensic Imaging | Quiz 4 Discussion 4 |
| Week 6 | The Use of Ultrasound, Nuclear scintigraphy and Contrast in Veterinary Forensic Imaging | Quiz 5 Discussion 5 |
| Week 7 | Use of Imaging in Identification and Age Determination | Quiz 6 Discussion 6 Writing assignment 2 |
| Week 8 | Veterinary Radiology and Imaging of Abuse | Quiz 7 Discussion 7 |
| Week 9 | Radiographic Description of Osseous Trauma & Assessing and Aging Bone Response to Trauma | Quiz 8 Discussion 8 |
| Week 10 | Forensic Veterinary Radiology and Imaging of Gunshot Wounds | Quiz 9 Discussion 9 |
| Week 11 | Anatomic areas of particular interest in forensic Imaging: ribs, skull, physes | Quiz 10 Discussion 10 Writing assignment 3 |
| Week 12 | Post mortem Imaging and the Role of Imaging in Cause of Death Determinations | Quiz 11 Discussion 11 |
| Week 13 | Differentials in Veterinary Forensic Imaging Diseases which may Mimic Abuse | Quiz 12 Discussion 12 |
| Week 14 | Review | Writing assignment 4 |
| Week 15 | Final Examination |