BMSC12018 - Medical Imaging and Relational Anatomy

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will build upon your foundational anatomical knowledge by examining the gross, topographical and relational anatomy of the human body to prepare you for your future clinical medical studies. Additionally, you will gain a foundational understanding of medical imaging modalities and how they are applied in clinical scenarios with a practical introduction to POCUS (point of care ultrasound) and eFAST (extended focussed assessment with sonography in trauma) fundamentals. You will then apply your knowledge of human anatomy by reviewing the spatial characteristics of and relationship between anatomical structures, body planes and external and internal landmarks to interpret medical images at a foundational level. This unit will cover basic pattern and image recognition skills to enable you to identify normal anatomical structures and common pathologies on medical images, including cross-sectional images, acquired in multiple planes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: BMSC11007 and BMSC11008

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026


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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. In-class Test(s) 35%
2. Oral Examination 30%
3. In-class Test(s) 35%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Use clinical terminology to identify and distinguish, the spatial orientation of, and relationship between, anatomical structures, body planes, external and internal landmarks
  2. Discuss the basic processes of image production and risks associated with each of the major diagnostic imaging modalities and when they are clinically indicated for use in investigating common pathologies
  3. Use clinical terminology to identify and articulate the appearance of normal anatomical structures and features on a range of imaging modalities, models and specimens
  4. Use clinical terminology to identify and articulate the appearance of common pathologies on a range of imaging modalities
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