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CHIR20005 Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic Imaging
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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will learn to identify, interpret and understand skeletal change as represented on conventional radiographs as well as advanced imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These differential diagnostic skills are fundamental for diagnostic competence in chiropractic practice.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 9
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite: CHIR20003 Clinical Practice 2

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2025

Brisbane

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 19 May 2025
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

Students would like more supervised verbal feedback when evaluating practice case images.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the unit coordinator investigate adding an additional staff member to assist with in-person tutorials which may help provide great individual or small group supervised feedback.

Feedback from SUTE and verbal

Feedback

Students would appreciate having the correct, contemporary technology readily available for the evaluation of diagnostic images.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to liaise with appropriate university departments to agree on and provide a suitable mechanism for the evaluation of diagnostic images by students.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

Students appreciated that the unit coordinator connected content to real-world applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to provide an authentic learning experience using real-world applications.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Information for Unit Learning Outcomes has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 19 May 2025
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

Information for Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes has not been released yet.

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 23 June 2025
Academic Integrity Statement

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