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Anatomy

The First Year radiology curriculum in anatomy includes a module in imaging anatomy delivered by clinical radiologists. This programme has been developed jointly with the Department of Anatomy and ensures integration of imaging into the curriculum in anatomy. Imaging anatomy teaching incorporates didactic lectures in a large lecture theatre setting and small group interactive sessions in a modern anatomy laboratory (UCC Flame lab). These sessions include a brief amount of background information regarding radiology in the form of dedicated introductory lectures and references to diagnostic imaging procedures in all other sessions, but the core information delivery is with regard to radiological anatomy and modality recognition. Radiologic anatomy is taught in parallel with traditional anatomy teaching. This imaging anatomy module represents the first exposure of medical students to radiology.

In recognition of the importance UCC places in integrating education in imaging anatomy into the undergraduate curriculum in anatomy, the Lecturer in Radiology post is funded 50% by the Department of Anatomy. The lecturer is based one day/week in the Department of Anatomy.

We have assessed the student perception of learning experiences in collaboration with our anatomy colleagues.

• Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, Twomey M, O'Tuathaigh CM, Maher MM, Cryan JF, O'Connor OJ. Anat Sci Educ. 2014 Dec. PMID 25516061
• Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, O'Tuathaigh CM, O'Connor OJ, Cryan JF, Maher MM. Insights Imaging. 2014 Oct;5(5):629-34. PMID: 25107581

Introduction to modalities

Second Year and Third Year graduate entry students receive instruction on imaging modalities: the methods of image creation, appearances, indications and contraindications with reference to pathology for emphasis of salient aspects.

Clinical Radiology

During Fourth Year, three areas of radiological practice have been chosen for specific emphasis. Students are expected to learn the core aspects of these sub-disciplines and identify how they integrate with patient management strategies; familiarity with the radiological modalities that are used, indication, contraindications, complications, clinical factors which determine the optimal method of imaging, patient preparation, communication with referring physicians, what imaging information is required to be given by referring physicians and how imaging affects treatment decisions.  The three areas are:

1.   Interventional Radiology

The  provides guidance. Students are expected to be familiar with the basis of interventional radiology, methods of image guidance, radiation protection principles and issues to address prior to a patient undergoing a procedure. Students should be familiar with vascular and non-vascular interventional radiology, specifically:

• Peripheral access Devices
• PE and DVT
• Percutaneous biopsy, abscess drainage, nephrostomy, and biliary drainage

2.   Radiological aspects of the multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT)

Students are expected to be familiar with the purpose, conduction and pertinent radiological aspects of MDT conferences. The context in which radiological exams are performed and imaging appearances observed for the diagnosis and staging of cancer, assessment of treatment response and detection of recurrence will be emphasised and students should be familiar with treatment pathways.

3.   Emergency Department Radiology

Students should be familiar with the role of radiology in the emergency department. Most radiologic modalities are used for assessment, triage, diagnosis and follow-up. Students should be familiar with the imaging findings encountered. Examples include:

• Trauma series radiographs
• Peripheral limb radiographs
• CT imaging (abdomen, chest, head,), ultrasound (abdomen)
• MRI (head and musculoskeletal system)
• Nuclear medicine (bone scan) and fluoroscopy (swallowing studies, IR)

Final Year

The aim of Final Year radiology instruction is to ensure that students are familiar with the core imaging modalities used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases pertaining to the main anatomical systems of the body. The common modalities used are plain film imaging, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine. Students should be able to recognise and differentiate each imaging modality, be familiar with indications, risks, limitations and contraindications to each modality, be aware of how patients are triaged for a particular radiological examination, be comfortable interpreting radiological images depicting pathologies which are commonly encountered and easily recognized by clinicians, and to know how a patient鈥檚 treatment should progress based on the imaging findings.  Students receive four one-hour lectures during tutorial blocks. Thoracic, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal/neurological radiology are emphasised. Students are expected to be familiar with interpretation of the following radiographic findings:

 Thoracic Imaging:

• Cardiac enlargement
• Cardiac failure and pulmonary oedema
• Pleural effusion
• Pulmonary collapse and consolidation
• Misplaced 鈥渢ubes and lines鈥�
• Pneumothorax, including tension
• Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema
• Hyperinflation of lungs
• Free gas beneath the diaphragm
• Detection of pulmonary and mediastinal masses
• Signs of acute vascular problems, including aortic dissection and trauma

 Abdominal Imaging:

• Small and large bowel obstruction
• Toxic megacolon
• Signs of intestinal perforation
• Aortic aneurysm
• Urinary calculi
• Gallstones
• Endoluminal foreign bodies

 Skeletal Imaging:

• Common fractures in the limbs
• Fracture of femoral neck
• Fractures of the wrist and scaphoid
• Fractures of the shoulder, including dislocation
• Pelvic fractures
• Signs of osteoarthritis
• Sclerotic and lytic metastases
• Skull fracture
• Cervical spine fracture and dislocation

Students are encouraged to discuss and question structured diagnostic regimens in different clinical settings. This includes the relationship of clinical radiology techniques to other investigations (for example endoscopy, conventional cardiac investigations). The disadvantages of over-investigation are highlighted.  The use of integrated small group discussion involving clinician colleagues and radiologists is encouraged as is the importance of Evidence Based Practise. Examples of conditions, for which appropriate diagnostic algorithms could be discussed would include:

 Chest and Cardiovascular Disease:

• Asthma
• Aneurysms and vascular dissection
• Pulmonary emboli
• Pulmonary neoplasms
• Haemoptysis

 Gastrointestinal Disease:

• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal masses
• Abdominal trauma
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Jaundice
• Hepatic neoplasms
• Biliary disease

 Renal and Urological Disease:

• Renal failure and urinary obstruction
• Haematuria
• Urological neoplasms
• Renal and urinary infection

 Endocrine and Breast Disease:

• Thyroid dysfunction and thyroid masses
• Breast Masses

 Oncological and Marrow Disease:

• Principles of oncological staging by imaging and knowledge of common staging classifications
• Investigation of haematological disease including anaemia and leukaemia
• Basic knowledge of potential complications of oncological treatment and means of detection

 Musculoskeletal disease:

• Bone and soft tissue infection
• Bone and soft tissue trauma
• Bone and soft tissue tumours
• Diagnosis of undisplaced or stress fractures
• Investigation of spinal injury
• Investigation of low back pain
• Metabolic bone disease
• Arthritites

 Neurological Disease:

• Head injury
• Intracranial haemorrhage and infarction
• Spinal cord compression and radiculopathy
• Intracranial space occupying lesions

 Disease in Childhood:

• The principles of imaging in children, including protection of the patient and confidentiality.
• Disease of the chest and gastrointestinal tract in childhood, and certain paediatric neoplasms.

 Obstetric and Gynaecological Disease:

• Investigation of suspected pregnancy, including ectopic gestation.
• Post menopausal bleeding
• Gynaecological neoplasms

Students also receive small group tutorials from Consultant Clinical Radiologists in the Mercy 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, the Bon Secours Hospital Cork, South Infirmary Victoria 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, Tipperary 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital, 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital Kerry, 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital Waterford and Mallow General Hospital. The co-ordination of the schedules for these tutorials is the responsibility of the UCC Radiology Department, based at Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital.

Students receive dedicated small group tutorials focusing on radiologic aspects of paediatric radiology delivered by three fellowship trained consultant radiologists and by the senior lecturer.

 

Radiation Protection

In response to concerns over the risks associated with growing levels of exposure to ionizing radiation through medical imaging, the European Council Euratom directive of 1997 recommended that radiation protection should be integrated into the curriculum of medical schools. Final year medical students in UCC receive a radiation protection course during their first week of college. Professor Maher, Dr O鈥機onnor, the UCC Lecturer,  and Ms. Niamh Moore, lecturer in Radiography, UCC, provide this. Students complete a multiple-choice questionnaire after the course to receive a certificate. The course emphasizes the principles of radiation protection: justification, optimisation and the use of doses as low as reasonably practicable. Instruction on which radiological modalities deliver a large absorbed radiation dose is provided. The value of alternative investigations which do not entail exposure to ionising radiation is highlighted. Recognition of increased risk in pregnancy and childhood is discussed and measures used to avoid inadvertent irradiation in early pregnancy are explained.

Students鈥� awareness of radiation protection and the benefit of instruction has been assessed and published by our group.

O鈥橲ullivan J, O鈥機onnor OJ, O鈥橰egan K, Clarke B, Burgoyne LN, Ryan MF, Maher MM.  Insights into Imaging 2010 May;1(2):86-92. PMID: 22347909

During 2014, UCC Radiology Department in collaboration with Dr. Sabine Tabirca of the Computer Science Department at UCC, have developed a Radiation Protection App and online module in Radiation Protection. This is now available for download on the and .

Textbooks and Reference

• Royal College of Radiologists, Making the best use of a Department of Clinical Radiology: guidelines for doctors (5th edition). RCR, London 2004.
• Royal College of Radiologists: Radiology for Medical Students Paper 4. The Place of Clinical Radiology and Imaging in Medical Student Education: recommended framework for curriculum design. (www.rcr.org)
• Lecture notes on radiology 3^rd Ed -Patel, PR (Blackwell)
• Crash Course in Imaging 1^st Ed-Kelly B, Nickle IC (Elsevier)
• Radiology MRI cases; www.radsource.us/鈥�

Elective Students

Elective students

Each year the Department of Radiology mentors summer elective students; third year students completing mini-electives and fourth year students completing elective experience prior to entering their final year of medical school. A structured program is provided. Students receive tutorials during this time, attend departmental teaching meetings, multi-disciplinary meetings and spend time observing CT, interventional radiology and fluoroscopy in practice. Students also observe radiologists reporting clinical examinations. Students are encouraged to contribute to research and if possible work on their final medicine research project during this time period.

Elective Students

2025: Phillipa Harold-Barry, Jordan Gertenstein, Magda Princ, Cecylia Zdebiak

2024: Alan O'Brien, Rackshana Sithirasenan, Muhammed Ghauri, Sarah Hallissey, Emma Wilson, Samin Abrar, Julie Hennebil (Lilles, France)

2023: Jagatjit Garha, Yara Walid Kassamani, Colm Kelly, Irene Lau, Sarah O'Connor, Adina Zagoneanu, 

2022: Joe Brown, Rebecca Mortesen, Sean Blackburn, Bogomil Lazaryev, Arsani Yousef, Aoife Dempsey, Ghazal Aljarad, Ana Maria Toader (Madrid, Spain)

2021: Kevin Crishan, John Bradley, Samantha Hayes, Diana Stephanie Grunbert, Mohammad Hemi

2019: Elizabeth Jackson, Henry McGee, Mohmmad Amin Mirbalouchzehi, Avril Compton, Zhang Yong Tai, Niamh Mooney, Maria Coleman 

2018: John Cosgrave, Haleeda Hilmi, Orlaith Desmond, Ivan Simonson, Robin Mannessier (Lilles, France)

2017: Zsolt Kocsis, Aoife Feeley, Philip Mulryan, Jamie O鈥橞raonain, Dara O鈥橞rien, Yi Jia Teo Mykyta Kachanov,  Quentin Staniek (Lilles, France)

2015: Eight elective students were hosted by the department. Ms Ailbhe McGoldrick, Ms Holly Acton

2014: Luke O鈥橠onnell, Jessica Stack, Daniel O鈥機onnor, Eibhlin Ni Mheachair

 

 

 

      

Final Year Project

Final Year Projects

Many final year radiology students are mentored for their final year radiology project in the Department of Radiology, UCC. Many of these projects have led to peer-reviewed paper publications for the students involved.

2024/25

Catherine Henry

Dr. S. Shet; Catherine Henry; Mairead O鈥橠onnell; Dr E. Kakish; Muhammad Ghauri; Dr. P.  O鈥橰egan; Kevin Deasy; Dr. H. Ibrahim; Prof. M. Maher; Prof. B. Plant; Prof D. J. Ryan. (Published - Archives of Osteoporosis 2025)

Niamh E. Stevens

Dr. P. W. O鈥橰egan; Niamh E. Stevens; Niamh Logan; Prof. D. J. Ryan; Prof. M. M. Maher. (Published Children 2024, 11, 256)

Evan Regan-O'Broin

鈥淐umulative Effective Dose in Pancreatitis, a Retrospective Analysis 鈥� ongoing data collection鈥� Dr. P. O鈥橰egan; Evan Regan-O鈥橞roin; Dr. N. N铆 Chleirigh; Dr. S. Shet.

Orla O'Shea

鈥淎bdominal CT derived analytic morphomics in predicting clinical outcome in pancreatitis鈥� Dr. P. O鈥橰egan; Orla O鈥橲hea; Dr. N. N铆 Chleirigh; Dr. S. Shet

 Alan O'Brien

鈥淣eck CTA derived analytic morphomics in predicting clinical outcome post mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke鈥� Dr. S. Shet; Prof. D. Ryan, Dr. C. Manole; Alan O鈥橞rien

Samin Abrar

鈥淒evelopment of a Predictive Model for Intracranial Aneurysm Occlusion Status Post Endovascular Treatment with Flow Disruptors鈥� Samin Abrar; Prof. D. Ryan

2023/24

Patrick Henry

Dr. A. T. O鈥橫ahony; Patrick J. Henry; Patrick Coghlan; Dr. M. Waldron; Dr. C. Crowley; Prof. D. J. Ryan; Niamh Moore; Dr. D. M. Bennett; Dr. O. J. O鈥機onnor; Prof. M.  M. Maher; Dr. M. T. Henry (Published online: 17 July 2023)

Sarah Hallissey

鈥�Assessing the clinical efficacy and patient satisfaction of a virtual conversational agent for periprocedural follow-up of patients Lung biopsy鈥�  Sarah Hallissey; Dr. M. Waldron; Dr. S. Tabirca, Computer Science, UCC; Prof. M. M. Maher

Sarah O鈥橲hea

鈥淎nalytic morphomics in CT, comparison between standard and low dose鈥�  Dr. A. T. O鈥橫ahony; Dr M. Waldron, Dr John Cosgrave (SHO, CUH); Prof. M. Maher/Dr O. O鈥機onnor, Sarah O鈥橲hea

2022/23

Emily Walsh

鈥淧ort-retraction in female patients with left sided chest ports for breast cancer鈥� Dr. A.T. O鈥橫ahony; Dr. Aidan Coffey; Emily Walsh; Dr. S. Power (Submitted as poster to ECR March 2024? Submitted to Breast Journal April 鈥�24)

Sean Blackburn

鈥淎 retrospective assessment of morphomics on reduced dose thoracic CT in Modulated PWCF鈥�  Prof. M Maher; Prof. B. Plant; Dr. V. Hisham; Dr. P. O鈥橰egan; Sean Blackburn; Dr. S. Sahil; Dr. A. T. O鈥橫ahony; Dr. M. Waldron

 Naomi N铆 Chleirigh

鈥淎rtificial Intelligence in Radiology 鈥� An Evaluation of Public Opinion using a Simulated Internet Search鈥�  Dr O鈥機onnor - In collaboration with Dr P. Mulryan; Naomi N铆 Chleirigh & Dr P. McLaughlin

 Vishesh Mathur (MUH)

鈥淎 retrospective analysis of radiation dose & portal-venous enhancement using a split bolus single acquisition versus a single-bolus split-phase staging CT protocol in patients with Testicular Cancer鈥�  Dr. C. Dewhurst (MUH); Prof M. Maher; Vishesh Mathur MUH (Submitted 2023, published Feb 2024 鈥� Radiography)

2021/2022

Ben Blake

鈥淐omparison of Chest X-Ray and Low Dose Computed Tomography when Screening for Tuberculosis Granulomas in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients before Commencing Biologic Agents鈥�  Prof M Maher; Dr. O. J. O鈥機onnor; Dr. A. O鈥橫ahony; Dr. M. Waldron; Dr. L. Harty; M. J. Murphy; B. Normoyle; N. Moore; Ben Blake

2019/2020

Mika O鈥機allaghan Maher

鈥淯se of ultra-low dose CT scanning of the neck, thorax and abdomen with Model based Iterative reconstruction (MBIR) for assessment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt tubing in patients with suspected shunt malfunction: A prospective study鈥�

 Dane Gunter

鈥淪afety, efficacy and tolerability of Orkambi (Ivacaftor/Lumacaftor) in a real-world setting鈥�

Aislinn O'Connell

鈥淟ow-dose CT in Crohn's disease鈥�

 Emma O'Shea

鈥淟ow-dose CT in lung nodule assessment. Nodule characterisation鈥� 鈥� (Submitted to World Journal Radiology Nov 24)  Dr. A. T. O鈥橫ahony, Dr. P. O鈥橰egan, Emma O'Shea, Jiaying Lim

Jiaying Lim

鈥淎ssessment of body composition in breast cancer鈥� (Collaboration with Department of Surgery)

2018/2019

Aoife Feeley

鈥�Fast acquisition abdominal MRI study for the investigation of suspected acute appendicitis in paediatric patients: Prospective assessment of diagnostic accuracy and clinical efficacy鈥�  (Awarded 2019 Fielding Medal by the Faculty of Radiologists for best radiology research project performed by a medical student. Presented by the student at the annual meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists 2019)

2017/2018

Tyler Grey

鈥淭he Impact of Radiographer Feedback on the Occurrence of Red Flag Dose Alerts in CT Studies鈥�

Matthew Curtin

鈥淐T Assessment of Tibial Fracture Healing Using Plain Film Doses鈥�

Ruth Kelleher

鈥淎n Audit of CUH CT Protocol for Suspected Traumatic Injury鈥�

2016/2017

Holly Acton

Holly Acton; R. G. Kavanagh; C. O'Tuathaigh; D. Moloney; G. Wyse; N. Fanning; M. M. Maher; O. J. O'Connor. (Awarded the 2017 Fielding medal by the Faculty of Radiologists for best radiology research project performed by a medical student. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists 2017)

 James Duffy

鈥淩adiation exposure and complications in CT guided interventions鈥�

Ailbhe McGoldrick

鈥淩etrospective review of the incidence of abnormal findings on abdominal imaging in patients undergoing appendicectomy remote from the time of appendicectomy鈥�

Amber Downes

鈥淪ub millisievert scanning of the abdomen and pelvis using model based iterative reconstruction in patients with acute abdominal symptoms: prospective randomized evaluation of diagnostic efficacy safety and patient outcome鈥�  (Project presented at ECR 2016 & annual meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists 2017)

2015/16

Barbara Ann Duffy

鈥淎nalysis of High Dose Alert Flagged CT Procedures on the Dose Watch System鈥�

Stephen O鈥橞rien (Not directly supervised but contributed to project)

鈥淎n investigation of the association between sarcopenia and post-operative morbidity and mortality in patients with gastric cancer鈥�

 Ross Caplice

鈥淗ighs and lows in CT dose: Analysis of 12 months experience with a novel web-based radiation dose tracking software program鈥�

David Glynn

O'Neill S, David Glynn, Murphy KP, James K, Twomey M, Kavanagh R, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM.

Karanvir Singh Dhatt

鈥淩ole of iterative reconstruction in reducing radiation dose in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients receiving treatment with Kalydeco鈥�

Safeih Golestaneh

鈥淩eduction of guide needle streak artifact in CT-guided biopsy鈥�. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Oct;25(12): 1229-35. PMID: 25311968  McWilliams SR, Murphy KP, Golestaneh S, O鈥橰egan KN, Arellano RS, Maher MM, O鈥機onnor OJ.

2009

Jennifer O鈥橲ullivan

O鈥橲ullivan J, O鈥機onnor OJ, O鈥橰egan K, Clarke B, Burgoyne LN, Ryan MF, Maher MM. Insights into Imaging 2010 May;1(2):86-92. PMID: 22347909

David Sawbridge

Sawbridge D, O鈥機onnor OJ, MacEneaney P, Maher MM, Fitzgerald E. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2010 Jul; 21(7):1135-6. PMID: 20570177

2010

Sebastian McWilliams

McWilliams S, O鈥機onnor OJ, McGarrigle AM, Quigley E, Shanahan F, Maher MM. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2012; 56(3): 289-94 2012 Jun;56(3):289-94. PMID: 22697325

2011/12

Kate Carey

McLaughlin PD, Murphy KP, Hayes SA, Carey K, Sammon J, Crush L, O'Neill F, Normoyle B, McGarrigle AM, Barry JE, Maher MM. Insights Imaging. 2014 Apr;5(2):217-30. PMID: 24500656

Shane Parfrey

Coyle JP, Brennan CR, Parfrey SF, O'Connor OJ, Mc Laughlin PD, Mc Williams SR, Maher MM. Emerg Radiol. 2012 Oct;19(5):455-62. PMID: 22532154

McWilliams SR, Murphy KP, Golestaneh S, O'Regan KN, Arellano RS, Maher MM, O'Connor OJ. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Dec;25(12):1929-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.08.028. Epub 2014 Oct 11. PMID: 25311968

2012/13

Eoin O鈥橫alley

Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, Twomey M, O'Tuathaigh CM, Maher MM, Cryan JF, O'Connor OJ. Anat Sci Educ. 2014 Dec. PMID 25516061

Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, O'Tuathaigh CM, O'Connor OJ, Cryan JF, Maher MM. Insights Imaging. 2014 Oct;5(5):629-34. PMID: 25107581

Charlie Sullivan

Sullivan, C, Murphy KP, Power D, Maher MM, O鈥機onnor OJ. Eur Rad 2015 Apr;25(4): 1005-13. PMID: 25500962

Hiliary O鈥橲ullivan

Murphy KP, Crush L, McLaughlin PD, O'Sullivan HS, Twomey M, Lynch S, Bye J, McSweeney SE, O'Connor OJ, Shanahan F, Maher MM. Abdom Imaging. 2015 Feb;40(2):251-7. PMID 25139642

McWilliams SR, Murphy KP, Golestaneh S, O鈥橰egan KN, Arellano RS, Maher MM, O鈥機onnor OJ. 鈥淩eduction of guide needle streak artifact in CT-guided biopsy鈥�. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Oct;25(12): 1229-35. PMID: 25311968