CT Curriculum

RADSCI 430 COMPARATIVE SECTIONAL IMAGING (3-0-3)(F).  Identification of basic anatomy on medical images produced by ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance.  PREREQ: PERM/INST. 

RADSCI 450 PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (3-0-3)(F).  Provides descriptive information on the basic principles of physics and instrumentation relative to computed tomography.  Historical development, mathematical and physical concepts of operation, component and systems integration, and peripheral apparatus will be included.  Limited to Certified Radiologic Technologists.  PREREQ:  PERM/INST. 

RADSCI 450L PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY LABORATORY (0-2-1) (F).  Analysis of application principles relating the physics and instrumentation of computed tomography to the final image.  COREQ:  RADSCI 450. 

RADSCI 451 PROCEDURAL CASE STUDIES IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (0-3-1)(F/S). Provides discussion and evaluation of current clinical applications in computed tomography, allowing for analysis of procedural variation depending upon patient characteristics and pathologic processes.  COREQ:  RADSCI 455. 

RADSCI 455 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (0-20-4) (F/S). Supervised clinical experience in a computed tomography imaging facility;  Requires performance and documentation of clinical competencies.    PREREQ or COREQ:  RADSCI 450; COREQ:  RADSCI 451. 

HLTHST 300 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (4-0-4) (F/S).  Emphasis on dynamic aspects of human disease.  Disruption of normal physiology and alterations, derangements, and mechanisms involved.  PREREQ: CHEM 101, 101L or equivalent and BIOL 227-228 or equivalent.