You will specifically detail visual findings on the physical condition of the victims and will contribute to the specialists' ability to determine the causes of their deterioration after completing this 100% online Professional master’s degree”

Technological advances are completely transforming the field of Forensic Radiology, making it possible to obtain accurate images that serve to identify and record injuries or diseases in the bodies of deceased persons. As a result, nursing professionals must be prepared to actively collaborate with medical personnel and other authorities to determine the cause of death or injury. In particular, they need to be up to date on advances in imaging techniques and tools that make it possible to recognize victims and even reconstruct crime scenes. However, to perform their work with maximum efficiency, these professionals need to constantly acquire new skills for the analysis of the results obtained. 

In this context, TECH implements a program in Forensic Radiology for Nursing. Developed by references in this field, the syllabus will provide graduates with the latest techniques in Diagnostic Imaging. Therefore, graduates will acquire practical skills to handle state-of-the-art machinery such as X-rays, MRI and CT scans. In this way, they will be able to capture detailed images of the deceased to analyze fractures, foreign objects or other relevant evidence for forensic investigations. The syllabus will also delve into Bone Physiopathology in order to correctly interpret the characteristics of traumatic injuries, determining both their nature and possible mechanism of injury. Additionally, the materials will investigate casuistry such as wounds caused by sharp elements and firearms.

On the other hand, the university program is based on the effective Relearninglearning method. Thanks to this, students will reduce the hours of study and will solidly consolidate the concepts addressed during this academic itinerary. Moreover, since it is taught 100% online, the only thing students will need is a device with Internet access to view the academic content hosted on the virtual platform. Undoubtedly, an ideal opportunity to reconcile daily activities with a high quality educational experience.

A highly skilled university program created to boost your career as a nurse and place you at the forefront of competitiveness in the Forensic Radiology industry"

This Professional master’s degree in Forensic Radiology for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Forensic Radiology
• The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents with which it is conceived gather scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will provide comprehensive support during forensic procedures such as virtual autopsies or image-guided tissue sampling, ensuring procedures are safe"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

You will handle tools such as Computed Tomography to visualize in detail the internal structures of the human body and detect bone fractures"

TECH's distinctive Relearning system will allow you to update your knowledge without depending on external teaching conditions"  

Upon completion of this university program, nurses will have a high degree of specialization in Forensic Radiology. In this way, they will learn the basics of radiological imaging and develop skills to optimize the preparation of patients who will undergo imaging procedures. They will also  be able to analyze the tests performed in order to detect injuries, trauma or anomalies. Graduates will also improve their communication skills, being able to rigorously document radiological findings, preparing detailed reports that contribute to clarifying the causes of deaths. 

Thanks to this exclusive program, you will enrich your daily practice with the most innovative techniques of diagnostic imaging in the forensic field”

General Objectives

• Identify and recognize the different types of radiological equipment and understand their uses and importance in the legal and forensic context
• Determine the adaptation of each technique to each situation, based on the affinity of the technique to the specific legal case
• Broaden the knowledge in forensic diagnostic medicine, through the extensive follow-up of the elements that compose an investigation
• Establish the main role of forensic radiology in the final report of the death trajectory and the judicial investigation
• Properly identify the different bones of the skeletal system, in their composition, form and function, enabling it to detect appropriate conditions or associated trauma and possible consequences for the proper maintenance of vital and locomotor functions of the individual
• Interpret radiological images of the human body, bone structures in various radiographic projections and imaging modalities, important for differential diagnosis
• Recognize the main bone diseases and lesions in radiological images, enabling students to recognize radiological signs of common bone diseases such as fractures, osteoarthritis or osteoporosis, as well as bone tumors and metabolic bone diseases
• Determine the fundamental principles of radiology and medical imaging technology for solid understanding of the physical and technical principles behind the different radiological imaging modalities, how images are generated, the distinctive features of each technique, and their specific clinical applications in the diagnosis and evaluation of the human skeleton
• Analyze the sequence of ossification, joint development, and the formation of bony structures and the formation of bone structures at different stages of childhood, as well as the factors that influence bone growth, such as genetics, nutrition and chronic diseases
• Recognize and diagnose congenital anomalies and disorders of bone development in children on radiographs
• Develop skills to interpret specific images of the above conditions and understand their impact on growth and musculoskeletal function
• Understand how skeletal growth and mineralization are processes that begin during fetal development and continue at different rates through childhood and adolescence until the third decade of life, when peak bone mass is reached
• Identify normal features of childhood bone anatomy, as well as signs of traumatic injuries, bone disease and pediatric orthopedic conditions, with emphasis on the importance of exposure to specific imaging techniques for children and the radiologic safety considerations for this group
• Analyze the different radiographic techniques, as well as their uses
• Examine each type of radiography for its correct choice depending on each case
• Define the different anatomical features of relevance to the identification of the individual
• Identify the nature of biological maturation of the individual based on birth, growth and bone consolidation
• Evaluate the characterization of the individual based on sexual dimorphism
• Establish identifying parameters based on height, complexion by activity and markers of ancestry
• Define the different pathologies and bone traumas in the human skeleton
• Identify pathologies or injuries in the body of individuals or corpses with ease, allowing them to contribute in investigations either of criminal acts, identification or cases of negligence of health professionals
• Evaluate the physical and mechanical characterization behind each element to know how it works
• Recognize the different injury characteristics based on the type of weapon, mechanical application and nature of the tissue
• Define the extent of injuries to the tissues of the individual
• Evaluate the difference in injury between weapon, object and cutting structure
• Recognize, in conjunction with the previous topic, mixed injury patterns, such as those caused by short-concussive elements
• Support the application of radiodiagnostic techniques in individuals in order to know the extent of the injuries and in deceased persons from whom no information can be obtained without altering the organic tissue
• Provide support to other disciplines to characterize the injuries of the individual
• Identify and recognize the different types of maxillofacial trauma and the different dental alveolar trauma
• Interpret by imaging and know how to differentiate a healthy anatomical structure from an anatomical structure injured by trauma

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Diagnostic Imaging Techniques and Tools in the Forensic Context

• Learn the terminology that is used
• Develop the ability to observe, evaluate, experiment, formulate and verify hypotheses and technical reasoning
• Determine the importance of conventional radiology for the identification of corpses.
• Establish its application in living individuals

Module 2. Forensic Radiology of the Non-Pathological and Non-Traumatic Human Skeleton

• Contextualize the various anatomical positions, imaging conditions and the specific approach of the most accurate radiological techniques for the analysis of pathology and trauma
• Examine the most advanced tools in osteological anatomy and osteopathology, illustrated with both multidimensional materials and radiological images
• Adapt different radiological image analysis techniques to compare bone pathologies and morphoanatomical variations
• Enable complementation and interdisciplinarity with the knowledge already acquired and the knowledge that will be provided in the following modules

Module 3. Forensic Radiology of the Human Skeleton in Phases of Biological Maturation

• Determine the development of the bone along the growth phases, from the neonatal phase to adolescence and the respective images obtained by radiographs
• Master the morphology of healthy bone: its histology, the ossification center, the different types of bone tissues present in the bones and their dynamics during childhood
• Analyze bone factors with congenital, metabolic and infectious pathologies, distinguishing them from healthy bone and know how to apply the appropriate imaging technique to each case
• Identify the most frequent bone lesions among children and adolescents, including the establishment of the difference between accidental injuries and injuries possibly resulting from assault and abuse

Module 4. Forensic Maxillofacial Radiology

• Evaluate the different anatomical and dental structures through imaging
• Recognize the structures already analyzed in the previous topic through imaging.
• Support the importance of radiodiagnostic techniques in the analysis of the individual's lesion
• Provide support to other disciplines to characterize the injuries of the individual

Module 5. Forensic Radiology in Human Identification

• Provide information regarding the biological characterization of the individual based on sex, age, height, ancestry or complexion
• Adapt the different radiological techniques to living individuals in which information cannot be obtained in any other way
• Apply radiological techniques to deceased individuals from whom information cannot be obtained without altering the organic tissue or because it is not possible to have access to the interior of the tissue, as in cases of carbonization or in alterations of human decomposition 
• Support other disciplines to characterize the individual in its context

Module 6. Radiodiagnosis of Pathologies Related to Forensic Investigation

• Identify the different pathologies through different radiodiagnostic means
• Help to guide an adequate diagnosis at the time of making an approach or giving an expert opinion
• Serve as a support technique to individualize and therefore identify an individual
  Guide cause and manner of death

Module 7. Forensic Radiological Techniques of Bone and Dental Trauma with Blunt Objects

• Identify and recognize the different types of elements that generate blunt injuries in the individual
• Evaluate the physical and mechanical characterization behind each element to know how it works
• Recognize the different injury characteristics based on the type of weapon, mechanical application and nature of the tissue
• Define the extent of injuries to the tissues of the individual

Module 8. Forensic Radiology of Trauma with Sharp and Cutting Elements

• Evaluate the difference in injury between weapon, object and cutting structure
• Recognize, in conjunction with the previous topic, mixed injury patterns, such as those caused by short-concussive elements
• Support the application of radiodiagnostic techniques in individuals in order to know the extent of the injuries and in deceased persons from whom no information can be obtained without altering the organic tissue
• Provide support to other disciplines to characterize the injuries of the individual

Module 9. Radiology of Firearms and Explosives Trauma in Forensic Investigation

• Identify the different types and patterns of injuries that can be generated by firearm projectiles and explosives
• Determine the different injuries and systemic compromises that can be generated by firearm projectiles and explosives
• Identify through radiodiagnostic means injured areas
• Interpret the role of radiology in the legal world

Module 10. Forensic Radiodiagnosis of Maxillofacial Trauma

• Evaluate the different injured anatomical and dental structures through imaging
• Examine the different alveolodental traumas
• Support the importance of radiodiagnostic techniques in the analysis of the trauma of the individual to be studied
• Present support to the other disciplines to characterize the individual's trauma

Updating your knowledge on Maxillofacial Forensic Radiology will be much easier with the multimedia contents that you will find in the Virtual Campus of TECH Global University”