圣路易斯华盛顿大学影像科学博士学位课程是美国仅有的两个此类课程之一，并提供跨学科课程，重点是影像技术，其应用范围从癌症诊断到虚拟现实。影像科学是一门跨学科的学科，广泛涉及影像系统的设计和优化以及从图像中提取信息。它基于传统领域的贡献，包括生物医学工程，电气工程和计算机科学，以及物理学，应用数学，生物学和化学。对成像科学培训人员的高需求反映在政府的政策和资金机会上。有许多学术，工业和国家实验室职位供高素质的候选人使用。该课程的毕业生将为学术研究或需要图像定量原理方面专业知识的行业的职业做好准备。
The PhD program in Imaging Science at Washington University in St. Louis is one of only two such programs in the U.S. and offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on the technology of imaging with applications ranging from cancer diagnosis to virtual reality. Imaging Science is an interdisciplinary academic discipline that broadly addresses the design and optimization of imaging systems and the extraction of information from images. It builds on contributions from traditional fields including biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science, as well as from physics, applied mathematics, biology, and chemistry. The high demand for personnel with training in imaging science is reflected in government policy and funding opportunities. Many academic, industrial, and national laboratory positions exist for highly qualified candidates. Graduates of the program will be prepared for careers in academic research or in industry that require expertise in the quantitative principles of imaging.