MI 304 Pharmacology and Drug Administration

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course is designed to focus on the general principles for safe administration of pharmaceuticals. The science of medication administration is outlined stressing the assessment process, differences between many types of medications, patient trust and health promotion. The course continues by focusing on mathematics and calculations, and outlines the essential information for various drug groups. 

  

MI 312 Principles of Quality in Medical Imaging

3 semester hours

(2 hours theory and two hours lab per week) This course focuses on the many facets of quality surrounding medical imaging. Methodologies to determine, evaluate and enhance quality are compared and contrasted. Standards of various accreditation agencies and bodies, which interface with medical imaging, are applied to various practice situations. 

  

MI 330 Pathophysiology

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course is designed to correlate anatomy and physiology and relate normal body functioning to the physiologic changes that occur as a result of illness, as well as the body's remarkable ability to compensate for these changes. The course will be organized into three areas of focus based on the health-illness continuum: (1) control of normal body functions; (2) pathophysiology or alterations in body function; and (3) system or organ failure. 

  

MI 385 CT Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experiences in a supervised clinical setting. The student will apply concepts learned in their coursework to the performance of Computed Tomography examinations. Case studies, writing assignments and demonstration of prescribed competency examinations are requirements of the course.     

Co-requisite: MI 415.  

  

MI 386 MRI Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experiences in a supervised clinical setting. The student will apply concepts learned in their coursework to the performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging examinations. Case studies, writing assignments and demonstration of prescribed competency examinations are requirements of the course. 

Prerequisite: MI 421. 

Co-requisite: MI 422. 

  

MI 387 Angiography Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experiences in a supervised clinical setting. The student will apply concepts learned in their coursework to the performance of angiographic examinations. Case studies, writing assignments and demonstration of prescribed competency examinations are a requirement of the course. 

Prerequisite: MI 423. 

  

MI 388 Mammography Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experiences in a supervised clinical setting. The student will apply concepts learned in their coursework to the performance of mammographic examinations. Case studies, writing assignments and demonstration of prescribed competency examinations are requirements of the course.   

Prerequisite: MI 427. 

  

MI 390 Digital Imaging and PACS Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in a supervised clinical setting. Working closely with a designated liaison, the student will apply concepts learned in their coursework to performance of digital imaging and PACS related procedures. The student  

will be exposed to a variety of issues and problems that will require them to contribute successful solutions. Projects, writing assignments and demonstration of prescribed competency procedures are requirements of the course. This externship will be followed by the advanced level externship course MI 480. 

Prerequisites: BU 102 and MI 445.  

Co-requisite:  MI 485 (with permission of externship coordinator or program director). 

  

MI 391 Bone Densitometry Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experiences in a supervised clinical setting. The student will apply concepts learned in their coursework to the performance of bone densitometry procedures. Projects, writing assignments and demonstration of prescribed competency procedures are requirements of the course.  

Prerequisites: MI 432.  

  

MI 410 Cross-Sectional Anatomy I

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week and 6 hours lab) Anatomical cross-sections of the human thorax, head and neck are presented to students using cadaver slices matched with comparable MR/CT images. Physiological considerations of major structures will also be addressed. Students practice and assess their identification skills through review exercises. 

Prerequisites:  BI 211 or HC 200. 

  

MI 411 Cross-Sectional Anatomy II

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week and 6 hours lab) Anatomical cross-sections of the human abdomen, pelvis and extremities are presented to students using cadaver slices matched with comparable MR/CT images. Physiological considerations of major structures will also be addressed. Students practice and assess their identification skills through review exercises. 

  

MI 415 Computed Tomography

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course focuses on the theories, physics, application and instrumentation of Computed Tomography (CT) equipment. The student will examine and critique image analysis as a means in learning to evaluate images for correct technique, imaging protocols and identification of proper anatomy. The course will also examine and explore means of correcting poor images and artifact identification. 

Prerequisites:  MI 410 or MI 411. 

  

MI 421 Principles of MRI Physics

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course details the physical and biological principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). A historical perspective leading to the development of MRI and an introduction of the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism will be presented. The process of MRI will be discussed in detail, beginning with the patient entering the room through the final developing of hard-copy films. This course will also present the latest imaging methods available in MRI as they evolve. 

Prerequisites:  MI 410 or MI 411. 

  

MI 422 Principles of MRI Instrumentation

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course discusses the latest imaging methods in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Spin echo, gradient imaging, angiography, echo planar imaging, and the use of contrast agents and artifacts in MRI will be discussed. Related anatomical and physiological changes in various health states as revealed in MRI will be emphasized, with particular attention given to the central nervous system, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and extremities. The course is comprehensive, in that it spans from an examination and exploration of human responses to MRI procedures, through to the administration of an MRI department.  

Prerequisite: MI 421.  

  

MI 423 Angiographic and Interventional Procedures

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course focuses on angiographic and interventional procedures. The students will be exposed to the basics of sterile technique, recording systems, automatic injectors, contrast media, catheters and accessories. The principles of angiography (arteriography, venography and lymphography) are presented, along with critiques of radiographic images. A wide range of vascular and nonvascular interventional procedures are examined in detail.  

  

MI 427 Mammography

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course is designed to provide participants the requisite theories, concepts, and praxis in performing mammographic procedures. Patient positioning, quality control and necessary patient education, along with the critique of radiographic images, serve as the foci of this course. The course also introduces the process of mammography image analysis where the participants will evaluate various images for correct positioning, proper technique and undesired artifacts. 

  

MI 432 Bone Densitometry

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course focuses on the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human structural support system. The course will focus on the history of bone densitometry, tracing the early roots of the modality all the way through its advancements in today's scanners. The course will cover bone anatomy in detail, down to its cellular components. Bone pathologies that are significant to bone densitometry will also be covered in detail with an emphasis on osteoporosis. 

  

MI 441 Medical Imaging Department Management

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course is designed for the student going into department supervision and management. The student will learn the basics of budgets, personnel scheduling, counseling, and administrative and leadership duties. 

  

MI 445 Digital Imaging Systems

3 semester hours

(3 hours theory per week) This course explores the essential components of digital imaging systems for a diagnostic imaging facility. The process of digital imaging will be discussed in detail, focusing on the various aspects from initial selection and purchase to analysis and quality control of the system. Legal and security issues will also be discussed. 

  

MI 475 Advanced CT Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) The student will perform hands-on practice in computed tomography. The student will obtain advanced clinical experience and will be required to demonstrate competency for numerous examinations within the specialty area, focusing on both routine and advanced procedures.  

Prerequisite: MI 415. 

Co-requisite: MI 385. 

  

MI 476 Advanced MRI Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) The student will perform hands-on practice in magnetic resonance imaging. The student will obtain advanced clinical experience and will be required to demonstrate competency for numerous examinations within the specialty area, focusing on both routine and advanced procedures.  

Prerequisite: MI 421. 

Co-requisites: MI 422 and MI 386. 

  

MI 477 Advanced Angiography Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) The student will perform hands-on practice in angiography. The student will obtain advanced clinical experience and will be required to demonstrate competency for numerous examinations within the specialty area, focusing on both routine and advanced procedures.  

Prerequisite: MI 423   

Co-requisite: MI 387. 

  

MI 478 Advanced Mammography Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) The student will perform hands-on practice in mammography. The student will obtain advanced clinical experience and will be required to demonstrate competency for numerous examinations within the specialty area, focusing on both routine and advanced procedures.  

Prerequisite: MI 427. 

Co-requisite: MI 388. 

  

MI 480 Advanced PACS and Digital Imaging Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) The externship is the capstone to the PACS curriculum. This field experience will be under the supervision of designated administrators and Clarkson College faculty. This is an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real world use of a PACS system. During this course, the student will perform clinical hands-on practice in a supervised clinical setting and will put into practice the knowledge acquired in the PACS (MI 486 and MI 487) coursework.  The student will be required to demonstrate competency for numerous procedures within the specialty area, focusing on both the routine and advanced including a wide variety of troubleshooting tasks that PACS administrators and managers experience. 

Prerequisites: BU 102, MI 390, MI 445 and MI 485. 

Co-requisite: MI 441. 

  

MI 481 Advanced Bone Densitometry Externship

3 semester hours

(12 hours clinical experience per week) The student will perform clinical hands-on practice in bone densitometry. The student will obtain advanced clinical experience and will be required to demonstrate competency for numerous examinations within the specialty area, focusing on both routine and advanced procedures. 

Prerequisites: MI 432 and MI 391. 

  

MI 486 PACS and Imaging Informatics I

3 semester hours

This introductory course focuses on the role of the PACS administrator, process mapping, financial aspects of PACS procurement and project management skills. It also includes focus on computer networking and components such as HIS, RIS, HL7, and DICOM. This course is offered during the Fall and Spring semesters. 

Prerequisites: MI 445. 

Co-requisite: MI 445. 

  

MI 487 PACS and Imaging Informatics II

3 semester hours

This class is a continuation of PACS and Imaging Informatics I.  This course focuses on the requirements and ergonomics of a reading room and OR PACS. Legal issues such as HIPAA and necessary safeguards, disaster recovery, acceptance testing, and troubleshooting are also covered. This course is offered during the Spring and Summer semesters. 

Prerequisites: MI 486.  

  

MI 492 Independent Studies in Medical Imaging

1-4 semester hour(s)

Study directed by a faculty person on a topic of the student's interest and the faculty member's expertise.