Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE2062-1  
Clinical Anatomy and radio anatomy for pets
Duration :
32h Th, 6h Clin. Pr.
Number of credits :
Master in veterinary medicine (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Marc Balligand, Géraldine Bolen, Valeria Busoni, Annick Gabriel, Sigrid Grulke, Annick Hamaide, Kamal Touati
Coordinator :
Annick Gabriel
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The lessons of clinical anatomy aims at studying , in a topographic way, the anatomy of domestic animals, by insisting particularly on the zones of clinical interest. The teaching of topographic anatomy permits to study the relationships between the different organs, as well as an integrated study of the different systems within a region, in a very targeted and practical way. The lessons of radio-anatomy explains the basic principles of the formation of the image in radiology and ultrasound and describes the anatomy by the image of the belly, the thorax and the limbs of the pets and the thorax and the members of Equidae. Ultrasound and radiographic elements of semiology will be introduced.
Learning outcomes of the course :
A the end of the lessons, students must be able to describe and draw the morphology and the topography of anatomical structures and to anote anatomical structures that can be seen  on anatomical images and diagnostic medical images (radiography, echography, scanner, anatomical chart, photo of dissection). In practics, the student must be able to adapt the knowledge to the professional requirements, particularly in the field of clinical sciences; medical imaging, semiology, propedeutics and surgery as well as in foodstuffs inspection The students must be able of explaining the formation of a radiographic and ultrasound image, of analyzing its geometry and of recognizing the radiographic incidence. They shall be able of quoting Roentgen signs ( radiographic basic signs) and ultrasound basic signs.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
The knowledge of descriptive and comparative anatomy of domestic animals is necessary. The students must have made a success of the examinations for anatomy of domestic animals I, II and III.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The presence in practical class is compulsory. A student having one unjustified absence during this practical class can be refused for his examination of first session. 6 hours of practical class are planned. The students must prepare the subject before coming in the dissection room, oral questions will be ask. A certificative evaluation will take place during the last session of TP. These will take place in the morning by 3-4 groups of students (approximately 18-24 students). 4 TPs of 1:30 will be organized: 2 on carnivores, 1 on equids and 1 on the animals of production. 2 last ones will be made on alive animals, in clinic and will be mainly sessions of topographic anatomy. For carnivores, the 1st TP will approach the locomotor system with various surgical drainings with the articular drainings; the 2nd the laparotomy. This TPs will take place in the dissection room of the 3rd bac students ( B43). Biosecurity measures: the acces to the dissection rooms (B43, Niv 1) is only by the rear of the B43 (parking side). Students come with their own rubber boots, latex (or silicone) gloves and dissection case. Wearing gloves is obligatory. It is forbidden to drink, eat or smoke within the dissection room. Students must wear apron and rubber boots as soon as they penetrate the dissection room and these must be take away as soon as they live the room. Rubber boots and hands have to be washed in depth and disinfected at the end of each dissection. Students must be vaccinated againts tetanos.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
32 hours of theoretical courses are planned, during the first quadrimester, at the rythm of 2-4 hours a week. The course will begin with the clinical anatomy and radio-anatomy of the domestic carnivores. We shall study the clinical anatomy and radio-anatomy of equids and animals of production. We shall end with the clinical anatomy of the rabbit and birds if there's still some time left available. Interventions of the clinicians: The precise dates will be communicated via an excell file Marc Balligand, Locomotor system of the dog (including medical imaging); Géraldine Bolen, Principles of ultrasound, radiopositioning and radiographic and ultrasound anatomy of the belly and the thorax of pets; Valeria Busoni, principles of radiology, radiopositioning and radiographic anatomy of the limbs of the horse and the dog,principles of radiographic semiology; Sigrid Grülke, Abdomen and pelvic cavity of Equidae, rectal exploration, triadan system; Annick Hamaide, Abdomen and pelvic cavity of carnivores (including medical imaging); Kamal Touati, Abdomen and pelvic cavity of Ruminants, rectal exploration.
Recommended or required readings :
Reference books: The power point will be available on line on myulg and e-campus . Dyce, Sack and Wensing. Textbook of veterinary anatomy. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company Advised readings : Anatomy of the dog. Miller, Christensen and Evans. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company Small animal surgery, T.W. Fossum. Mosby, Elsevier. A color atlas of clinical anatomy of the dog and cat. J.S.Boyd. Wolfe Publishung Ltd. Saunders Company Equine surgery, Auer and Stick, Saunders Company. Sissons and Grossman's. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Volume 1. Ed. W.B. Saunders. Farm animal surgery. Fubini S, Ducharme N. Elsevier, Saunders Compa Here is also a list of interesting Web sites containing information in anatomy and in anatomy by imaging (attention all the contents of sites were not verified) : General: http://hsl.lib.umn.edu/vetmed/help/online-veterinary-resources http://www.ucd.ie/vetanat/images/image.html http://www.onlineveterinaryanatomy.net/museum-highlights http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/vetneuro/VCA3/vca.html Real3danatomy.com http://www.biosphera.com.br/e-index.asp    (software)  RX: http://vetmed.illinois.edu/courses/imaging_anatomy/ Thorax-cardio    patho: http://www.vetgo.com/cardio/database/raddb.php Exotica:    http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/specrad/radiology/entrance.html Equine: http://www.vet.k-state.edu/vhc/services/small/radiology/equine-anatomy/carpus.html Cases &    excercises: http://people.upei.ca/lpack/vetrad/ http://www.veterinaryradiology.net/ MRI : http://vanat.cvm.umn.edu/mriBrainAtlas/ http://3dvetanatomy.ncsu.edu
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation will take place during the session of January. This examination will contain 2 parts: a written examination (radio-anatomy and material taught by the clinicians) and an oral examination (anatomists). The students experiencing difficulties can ask in the course of the year to pass "white" examinations. They have to book an appointment by e-mail and bound the subject about which they wish to be questioned.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Clinical anatomy bases on the acquired matters of the 1st cycle and does not include "new subjects" in the strict sense of the word. The students having good bases in anatomy thus make a success of this course very easily. If prerequisites are not sufficient, hours of additional learning will be necessary to allow to make the necessary links with the courses of semiology, propedeutics, surgery and pathology. Radioanatomy includes new notions of formation of the image in radiology and ultrasound
Contacts :
Prof. Annick Gabriel Department of Morphology and Pathology Faculty of Véterinary Medecine Bd de Colonster, B43 4000 Liège Tél. : 04/366 4060 - Fax : 04/366 4076 E-mail : annick.gabriel@ulg.ac.be