Imaging Science

This online course is an introduction to the laws and ethics that affect healthcare decisions, relationships among professionals and patients, and the management aspects of healthcare delivery. It provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize legal and ethical issues that arise in healthcare practice, to be prepared to evaluate situations that may have legal or ethical implications, to know when to seek legal or ethics committee counsel, and to have an understanding of the implications of healthcare law on their own decision making. By the end of the course, students will have been exposed to many management ideas, theories and applications of healthcare law and ethics. Students will have a working knowledge of pertinent law and ethical procedures and how to apply them in healthcare arena.

This course describes pathology of the brain, vascular system, head, neck, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and extremities as it appears in the advanced imaging scans including Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans. Students learn to distinguish between normal and pathological tissue as it appears in each imaging modality. Associated symptoms, disease progression, as well as treatment options are discussed.

This course describes the various accreditation and regulations required in the imaging science department and provides an overview of The Joint Commission specific to imaging departments. In addition, New York State regulations are discussed. The course further provides education on American College of Radiology and ICAEL standards and accreditation. Digital imaging equipment requirements, Mammography standards, as well as sonography and nuclear medicine requirements are addressed.