Work-based content
Competencies
| # | Learning outcome | Competency | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Learning outcome 1 |
Competency
Critically review information governance policies in the trust with particular emphasis on those relevant to Radiology |
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| # 2 | Learning outcome 2 |
Competency
Use or write software to manipulate Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) headers Anonymise DICOM images and use different software to verify the anonymisation |
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| # 3 | Learning outcome 1,2 |
Competency
Describe the data flows involved between a patient being allocated an appointment and the images finally being reported by a radiologist |
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| # 4 | Learning outcome 2 |
Competency
Develop a software application to support either image acquisition or analysis The software should be appropriately documented, commented, tested and, where possible, deployed |
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Assessments
You must complete:
- 1 case-based discussion(s)
- 1 of the following DOPS/ OCEs:
| Develop a software application to support image acquisition | DOPS |
| Develop a software application to support image analysis | DOPS |
| Design a system to analyse quality control results | DOPS |
| Develop a program to plot the acoustic pressure profile of an ultrasound beam using a hydrophone | DOPS |
| For a range of scanners across various departments, record the range and values of minimum and maximum gain and mean gain, minimum to maximum colour gain and mean colour gain. Comment on these readings and the clinical implications of your findings. | OCE |
| Observe a clinical scan and investigate differences in image quality between those images viewed on a scanner and images transferred via PACS | OCE |
| Draw up a list of ultrasound scanners used in various departments including information on: Manufacturer, model, date of purchase, software revisions, purchase costs (where available) and probe types. What commonality is there between different departments? Does this reflect optimal clinical practice? | OCE |
| Demonstrate how to perform a post processing task to another healthcare professional and/or train another healthcare professoinal in the task. | OCE |
Learning outcomes
- MR/US: employ appropriate ICT skills in order to understand the structure of a DICOM image and consequently anonymisation of data sets for data transfer
- MR/US: employ appropriate ICT skills to develop an in-house software-based project; this could include pulse sequence development (if trained) or an image analysis task