"Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention."
Use of various imaging techniques to diagnose injuries and conditions affecting athletes.
Radiology Basics: This includes an introduction to radiology, physics, and instrumentation used in diagnostic imaging.
Anatomy and Physiology: This topic deals with the basic understanding of anatomy and physiology of the human body from different systems.
Imaging Techniques: This topic includes the various techniques used in diagnostic imaging like X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound, and Nuclear Medicine.
Pathology: This topic covers the basics of common injuries and ailments that affect athletes such as bone fractures, soft tissue injuries, tendonitis and so on.
Sports Imaging: A specific branch of diagnostic imaging that focuses on diagnosing and treating injuries that occur during sports.
Imaging Interpretation: This topic deals with how to interpret diagnostic images to diagnose ailments.
Radiation Protection: This topic covers the principles of radiation protection and the precautions that need to be taken while conducting imaging.
Medico-Legal Aspects: This topic deals with the legalities involved with diagnostic imaging and healthcare.
Radiographic Positioning and Techniques: This topic deals with the various techniques and positions an athlete must adopt to get accurate images for diagnosis.
Image Storage and Retrieval: This topic deals with the storage and retrieval of images in the radiology department for future reference.
Image Quality Control: This topic discusses the quality control procedures that ensure the images produced are of high quality.
Human factors: This topic is all about how the human factor affects the quality of the image and the diagnosis.
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Imaging: This topic discusses how machine learning and artificial intelligence are now utilized in diagnostic imaging for faster and more accurate diagnoses.
Image-guided Interventions: This topic discusses the use of imaging to guide interventions such as biopsies, surgeries, and other minor procedures.
Contrast Agents: This topic deals with the use of contrast agents in imaging, their types, and their effects on the body.
Radiological anatomy: This topic gives an in-depth understanding of human anatomy and helps interpret radiological images with ease.
Nuclear medicine: This topic deals with the use of radioactive substances to diagnose and treat medical conditions, applicable in sports medicine as well.
Osteology: This topic is all about skeletal abnormalities -an important aspect of sports medicine and essential for diagnosis.
Interventional radiology: This topic deals with imaging-guided invasive treatments like biopsies, draining fluids among others.
Artificial intelligence: This topic discusses in-depth principles of artificial intelligence, which are rapidly being integrated into diagnostic imaging practice to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
X-ray: In X-ray imaging, electromagnetic radiation is used to create images of bones and internal organs of the body. It is a simple and quick method of imaging that does not require any special preparation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): In MRI, a strong magnetic field and radio waves are used to produce high-quality images of internal organs, bones, and soft tissues. It is a non-invasive technique that can detect soft tissue injuries, such as ligament tears, muscle strains, and tendonitis.
Computed Tomography (CT): CT scans use X-rays to produce detailed cross-sectional images of the body. It is useful for diagnosing fractures, detecting tumors, and locating infections.
Ultrasound: Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It is commonly used to diagnose ligament tears, muscle tears, and joint damage.
Nuclear Medicine Imaging: Nuclear medicine imaging uses a small amount of radioactive material to create images of internal organs and bones. It can detect metabolic changes in the body that may indicate disease.
Arthrography: In arthrography, a contrast dye is injected into a joint to make it more visible on X-rays or MRI scans. It is useful for diagnosing joint injuries and diseases, such as arthritis.
Fluoroscopy: Fluoroscopy is a type of X-ray that captures real-time images of the body. It is often used during procedures, such as joint injections and biopsies.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET): PET scans use a radioactive tracer to produce images of internal organs and tissues. It can detect metabolic activity in tissues, which can help diagnose cancer and other diseases.
Thermography: In thermography, an infrared camera is used to measure thermal heat patterns on the surface of the body. It can detect inflammation and blood flow changes in the body that may indicate an injury or disease.
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).Through EKG, the electrical activity of the heart is measured, and the results can be visualized as a graph: It can detect abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias) and any structural problems of the heart that are inherited.
SPECT or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography: It uses a gamma camera (positron emission detector), and a contrast dye injected into the blood to produce detailed three-dimensional images of internal organs.
Mammography: Mammography uses X-rays to examine the breasts, diagnose breast cancer and monitor for changes.
Bone mineral density test: Also known as dexa scan, this test helps to determine the density of bones and identifies any conditions that may be harmful, such as osteoporosis.
Endoscopy: Endoscopy is used to visually examine the inside of the body using aminuscule camera attached to a tube. It can be used to detect any injuries or diseases in the digestive tract, bladder, and joints.
"Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease."
"Medical imaging also establishes a database of normal anatomy and physiology to make it possible to identify abnormalities."
"Electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and others."
"These technologies can be considered forms of medical imaging in another discipline of medical instrumentation."
"As of 2010, 5 billion medical imaging studies had been conducted worldwide."
"Radiation exposure from medical imaging in 2006 made up about 50% of total ionizing radiation exposure in the United States."
"Medical imaging equipment is manufactured using technology from the semiconductor industry, including CMOS integrated circuit chips, power semiconductor devices, sensors, and processors."
"As of 2015, annual shipments of medical imaging chips amount to 46 million units."
"In the case of medical ultrasound, the probe consists of ultrasonic pressure waves and echoes that go inside the tissue to show the internal structure."
"The term 'noninvasive' is used to denote a procedure where no instrument is introduced into a patient's body."
"No instrument is introduced into a patient's body, which is the case for most imaging techniques used."
"Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention."
"Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones."
"Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease."
"Medical imaging also establishes a database of normal anatomy and physiology to make it possible to identify abnormalities."
"Although imaging of removed organs and tissues can be performed for medical reasons, such procedures are usually considered part of pathology instead of medical imaging."
"Measurement and recording techniques, such as electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and others."
"In the case of projectional radiography, the tube uses X-ray radiation."
"X-ray radiation is absorbed at different rates by different tissue types such as bone, muscle, and fat."