DPTE 725 - Concepts of Diagnostic Imaging

(1 hours) Prerequisites: Successful completion of previous Summer term, Year I, CSU PT classes. The topics of instruction include the foundational principles, procedures, and interpretation of diagnostic imaging commonly encountered in physical therapy practice. Focus is placed on the imaging methods of plain film radiography, myelograms, CT scans, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine as they relate to the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and reproductive systems. Note: This course cannot be challenged.