Oncological Radiology I (RRD_069)
About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition of oncological radiology for successful further implementation of studies in accordance with the requirements of the regulations of the radiology specialty in order to prepare the doctor for certification in the specialty of radiologist, in accordance with the regulatory documents of the Republic of Latvia.
Learning outcomes
1.• To classify the basic principles of pathological mechanisms of oncogenesis, angiogenesis, lymphogenesis, metastasis.
• To decipher and briefly describe the epidemiology, types, radiological classifications and stages of the most common tumours.
• To name and explain the types of treatment, indications, contraindications for oncological pathology.
• To recognise, formulate and sequentially arrange acute and chronic complications of oncological pathology treatment, their radiological diagnosis.
• To name, explain and formulate oncological pathologies, stages, choice of the most appropriate examination method.
• To formulate and briefly describe the basic radiological principles of oncological pathology screening (breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer).
1.• To recognise, characterise and assess abdominal oncopathology by ultrasonography and dynamic evaluation under the supervision of a certified physician.
• To demonstrate, explain and use CT scan protocols in the diagnosis of oncologic pathology, dynamic evaluation under the supervision of a certified physician.
1.• To evaluate, substantiate and justify the indications and contraindications of radiological examinations, choose the most appropriate type of examination in the diagnosis of a specific oncological pathology and in the control of dynamics.
• To plan, interpret and compare radiological examinations of the most common oncological pathologies according to the accepted standards of the clinical base.
• To substantiate, compare and justify the evaluation of the dynamics of oncological radiological examinations according to the standards adopted by the European Society of Radiology and the clinical training base.
• To plan, interpret and evaluate the most informative radiological diagnostic method in the diagnosis of oncological pathology.
