Graduate Certificate of X-ray Image Interpretation

This course offered by the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences is designed for practising health professionals who seek to broaden their clinical knowledge and develop skills in the analysis of x-ray images. It will facilitate skill development through a focus upon the application of a methodical approach to image analysis and the interpretation of x-ray images generated within the context of emergency and trauma. The specialist units will provide you with the skills to distinguish between the appearances of normal anatomy, normal variants, the growing bone and the mature skeleton on x-ray images and those associated with pathological change. At the same time you will develop the skills to apply the systematic methodology taught in the foundation unit to interpret a range of x-ray images following trauma including sport injuries and other disease processes affecting the musculoskeletal system, chest and abdomen. The course also offers the opportunity for you to complete an elective unit of particular relevance to their clinical practice.