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Mar 03, 2026
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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MRI 2003 - MRI Procedures and Instrumentation I
Credits: 2
This is the first semester of a 2-semester sequence. The course discusses past and potential future developments in magnetic resonance (MR) Imaging and the most prominent researchers and pioneers in the field. The course will introduce the student to clinical aspects of MR procedures and applying imaging parameters in the clinical setting. This course will also explain how images are acquired using MR and how MR signal is produced and detected. Proper screening and preparation of patients for contrast- enhanced MR imaging examinations will be outlined. Contrast agents, potential adverse effects of contrast agents, the mechanism of action and the effects of contrast media on images will be presented. Students will learn how to design image protocol and how to apply protocols in specific situations. Preliminary patient positioning criteria for various areas of the body will be discussed.
Prerequisite: Admissions to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Program, and American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Registered Radiographer, or Nuclear Medicine (Certification in Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), or Radiation Therapy, or Sonography (Registration through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) (ARDMS) OR Permission of the Middlesex Campus Program Coordinator.
Corequisite: MRI 2001 /CAT 2006
Previous MRI* 203
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