Medical
Imaging
—
Technical
Skills
01
IMAGING
MODALIT IES
10
SKILLS
02
MRI
T ECHNIQ UE
&
SEQ UENCES
10
SKILLS
03
CT
T ECHNIQ UE
&
PROT OCOLS
10
SKILLS
04
RADIOGRAPHIC
POSIT IONING
&
T ECHNIQ UE
9
SKILLS
Radiography
(
X
-
ray
)
—
DR
and
CR
acquisition
,
fixed
and
mobile
units
Computed
Tomography
(
CT
)
—
multislice
and
helical
scanning
Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging
(
MRI
)
—
1.5
T
and
3
T
systems
Diagnostic
Ultrasound
—
general
,
vascular
and
cardiac
sonography
Mammography
—
2
D
digital
, 3
D
tomosynthesis
,
screening
and
diagnostic
Fluoroscopy
—
C
-
arm
,
GI
and
urologic
studies
Nuclear
Medicine
—
planar
imaging
,
SPECT
,
SPECT
/
CT
PET
/
CT
and
PET
/
MR
—
oncologic
and
neurologic
molecular
imaging
Bone
Densitometry
(
DEXA
)
—
spine
,
hip
and
body
composition
scanning
Interventional
Radiology
—
angiography
,
embolization
,
image
-
guided
procedures
Pulse
sequence
selection
—
spin
echo
,
gradient
echo
,
EPI
,
FSE
,
TSE
Image
weighting
—
T
1,
T
2,
proton
density
,
FLAIR
,
STIR
Diffusion
-
weighted
imaging
—
DWI
,
ADC
mapping
,
EPI
distortion
correction
MR
angiography
—
time
-
of
-
flight
and
contrast
-
enhanced
MRA
MR
spectroscopy
—
single
-
voxel
and
multi
-
voxel
acquisition
Functional
MRI
—
BOLD
imaging
and
task
-
based
paradigms
Cardiac
MRI
—
cine
,
perfusion
,
late
gadolinium
enhancement
Fat
suppression
—
STIR
,
SPIR
,
Dixon
and
chemical
shift
techniques
Parallel
imaging
—
SENSE
,
GRAPPA
,
compressed
sensing
acceleration
MR
safety
screening
—
implant
verification
,
ferromagnetic
risk
assessment
Helical
and
multislice
acquisition
—
pitch
,
collimation
and
rotation
time
setup
CT
angiography
—
coronary
,
carotid
,
pulmonary
and
peripheral
CTA
CT
perfusion
—
stroke
and
tumor
perfusion
maps
Multiplanar
reconstruction
—
MPR
,
MIP
and
curved
planar
reformatting
3
D
volume
rendering
—
surface
and
volume
shaded
displays
Low
-
dose
protocols
—
ultra
-
low
-
dose
chest
and
pediatric
scanning
Iterative
reconstruction
—
IR
,
model
-
based
and
deep
-
learning
reconstruction
Contrast
bolus
tracking
—
trigger
threshold
and
scan
-
delay
timing
Window
and
level
optimisation
—
soft
tissue
,
bone
,
lung
and
brain
settings
CT
colonography
—
virtual
endoscopy
and
insufflation
technique
Anatomical
positioning
—
skull
,
spine
,
extremities
,
pelvis
,
chest
Trauma
projections
—
cross
-
table
lateral
,
axial
and
stress
views
Pediatric
radiographic
technique
—
immobilisation
without
restraint
injury
Mobile
and
portable
radiography
—
ICU
,
theatre
and
ward
imaging
Scoliosis
and
long
-
leg
studies
—
stitched
and
full
-
length
cassette
imaging
Collimation
and
beam
restriction
—
field
size
,
grid
selection
,
SID
standards
Exposure
factor
optimisation
—
kVp
and
mAs
selection
for
diagnostic
quality
Automatic
exposure
control
—
AEC
chamber
selection
and
calibration
checks
Image
rejection
analysis
—
repeat
-
rate
monitoring
and
corrective
action
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05
ULT RASOUND
&
DOPPLER
9
SKILLS
06
NUCLEAR
MEDICINE
&
MOLECULAR
IMAGING
6
SKILLS
07
IMAGE
PROCESSING
&
POST
-
PROCESSING
8
SKILLS
08
CONT RAST
MEDIA
&
PHARMACOLOGY
7
SKILLS
09
RADIAT ION
SAFET Y
&
Q UALIT Y
ASSURANCE
8
SKILLS
Abdominal
sonography
—
liver
,
biliary
,
renal
and
retroperitoneal
scanning
Obstetric
and
gynecologic
scanning
—
dating
,
growth
assessment
,
transvaginal
technique
Vascular
duplex
—
carotid
,
venous
and
arterial
duplex
studies
Echocardiography
—
2
D
,
M
-
mode
and
Doppler
assessment
Transducer
selection
—
linear
,
curvilinear
and
phased
array
probe
choice
Spectral
Doppler
analysis
—
waveform
interpretation
and
angle
correction
Elastography
—
strain
and
shear
-
wave
liver
assessment
Point
-
of
-
care
ultrasound
—
FAST
,
lung
and
vascular
access
guidance
Image
-
guided
procedures
—
biopsy
,
drainage
and
needle
localisation
support
Radiopharmaceutical
preparation
—
dose
calibration
and
patient
dose
calculation
SPECT
and
SPECT
/
CT
acquisition
—
cardiac
,
bone
and
thyroid
imaging
PET
/
CT
acquisition
—
uptake
time
,
SUV
quantification
,
attenuation
correction
Gamma
camera
quality
control
—
energy
-
peak
calibration
and
uniformity
testing
Radiation
dosimetry
—
activity
administration
and
ALARA
planning
Contamination
control
—
radioactive
waste
handling
and
decontamination
DICOM
image
handling
—
metadata
editing
,
anonymisation
,
transfer
syntax
PACS
workflow
—
query
/
retrieve
,
worklists
,
hanging
protocols
Image
fusion
and
co
-
registration
—
PET
/
CT
,
MR
/
CT
and
SPECT
/
CT
overlay
Segmentation
and
volumetry
—
lesion
and
organ
volume
measurement
CAD
and
AI
-
assisted
detection
—
mammography
,
lung
nodule
and
stroke
tools
3
D
reconstruction
for
planning
—
surgical
and
3
D
-
print
model
generation
Curved
planar
reformatting
—
vessel
centreline
and
stent
assessment
Quantitative
analysis
—
Hounsfield
unit
,
ADC
and
SUV
measurement
IV
contrast
administration
—
hand
injection
and
power
injector
technique
Iodinated
contrast
protocols
—
concentration
,
volume
and
flow
-
rate
selection
Gadolinium
-
based
agents
—
GBCA
selection
,
macrocyclic
vs
linear
agents
Renal
function
screening
—
eGFR
review
and
pre
-
hydration
planning
Contrast
reaction
management
—
recognition
,
escalation
and
emergency
response
Extravasation
response
—
management
,
documentation
and
incident
reporting
IV
access
assessment
—
cannula
gauge
,
patency
testing
,
site
selection
ALARA
principles
—
time
,
distance
,
shielding
and
dose
justification
Dose
metrics
—
CTDIvol
,
DLP
and
effective
dose
estimation
Diagnostic
reference
levels
—
DRL
benchmarking
and
local
dose
audits
Personnel
dosimetry
—
badge
monitoring
and
dose
-
record
review
Personal
protective
equipment
—
lead
aprons
,
thyroid
shields
,
eye
protection
Equipment
quality
control
—
phantom
testing
,
calibration
,
preventive
maintenance
Accreditation
standards
—
ACR
,
MQSA
and
regulatory
compliance
Incident
reporting
—
root
-
cause
review
and
corrective
action
planning
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10
PAT IENT
CARE
&
CLINICAL
SUPPORT
8
SKILLS
11
IMAGING
INFORMAT ICS
&
CLINICAL
SYST EMS
7
SKILLS
12
SPECIALT Y
APPLICAT IONS
8
SKILLS
Patient
identification
—
two
-
identifier
verification
and
safety
checks
Positioning
and
immobilisation
—
comfort
aids
,
sponges
and
support
devices
Venipuncture
support
—
IV
cannulation
and
blood
-
sampling
assistance
Infection
prevention
—
standard
precautions
,
hand
hygiene
,
aseptic
technique
Sedation
monitoring
—
vital
-
sign
observation
and
post
-
procedure
recovery
Patient
communication
—
pediatric
,
geriatric
and
anxious
-
patient
support
Bariatric
patient
handling
—
safe
transfer
,
table
limits
,
equipment
selection
Informed
consent
—
pre
-
procedure
screening
and
documentation
PACS
/
RIS
/
VNA
workflows
—
routing
,
storage
and
archive
management
DICOM
and
HL
7
interoperability
—
modality
worklist
and
interface
troubleshooting
EMR
order
management
—
Epic
,
Cerner
and
order
-
entry
workflows
Structured
reporting
—
speech
recognition
and
template
management
Teleradiology
—
remote
image
transfer
and
secure
access
Dose
-
tracking
software
—
dose
monitoring
dashboards
and
alerts
Worklist
prioritisation
—
STAT
handling
and
critical
-
result
escalation
Interventional
radiology
support
—
sterile
field
,
catheter
and
device
preparation
Cardiac
and
vascular
imaging
—
coronary
CTA
,
cardiac
MRI
,
angiography
protocols
Neuroimaging
—
stroke
,
epilepsy
,
tumor
and
trauma
protocols
Musculoskeletal
imaging
—
sports
injury
,
joint
and
cartilage
assessment
Breast
imaging
—
mammography
,
tomosynthesis
,
stereotactic
biopsy
Emergency
and
trauma
imaging
—
polytrauma
CT
and
rapid
-
report
pathways
Oncologic
imaging
—
staging
protocols
and
RECIST
response
assessment
Research
imaging
—
protocol
design
,
IRB
compliance
,
data
collection
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