HMI204 - Foundation Principles and Application of Medical Imaging 4
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Semester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H309 |
| Prerequisite: | HMI201, HMI202 and HMI203 |
| Corequisite: | HMI205 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | During on-campus weeks, students will complete four hours per week of on-campus activities for HMI204, consisting of a two-hour interactive lecture and a two-hour practical experience (laboratory). |
Content
HMI204 is the Foundation Principles and Application of Medical Imaging unit for Semester 2 of Year 2 of the H309 Bachelor of Medical Imaging course. It is a single unit of two credit points.
This unit adopts a systems-based approach to the nervous system, providing the anatomical, physiological, and pathological foundations required for safe, effective, and high-quality medical imaging practice.
As a foundational unit, learning in HMI204 is directed towards:
- Understanding core anatomical and physiological concepts of the nervous system.
- Communicating accurately using appropriate anatomical, medical, and radiographic terminology.
- Developing scientific explanations underpinning disease and injury of the nervous system.
- Applying anatomical, physiological, and pathological knowledge to medical imaging scenarios.
The unit begins by introducing the fundamental concepts of the nervous system, including its cellular, structural, and functional organisation. This foundational knowledge supports subsequent study of key anatomical regions of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including the spinal cord and spinal nerves, brainstem and cranial nerves, and the cerebrum and diencephalon. This framework is then extended to explore the functional organisation of the nervous system, including cerebral vasculature, ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid production, sensory pathways, the somatic nervous system, and the special senses.
Throughout the unit, common cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, and demyelinating conditions of the central nervous system are examined using imaging-focused case studies. These cases support interpretation of medical images and develop understanding of how nervous system pathology presents in clinical imaging practice.
Unit fee information
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