Can be completed in 18 weeks
Starts the second Tuesday of each month
This course is designed to educate technologists in the post-primary practice of MRI. Core topics include but are not limited to, MRI procedures and equipment operation, patient care (education, preparation, orientation and positioning), patient history and assessment, contrast media usage, scout image, selectable scan parameters, and image processing and display. Students will perform magnetic resonance imaging examinations and duties at various clinical sites under the supervision of MRI technologists. This class includes 144 didactic hours and 444 clinical hours, for a total of 588 hours.
ASRT approved for 9.75 Category A continuing education units.
Upon completion, students may be eligible to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist post-primary in MRI.
SPCC Previously Approved Clinical Sites - You can choose your own clinical site with submission of a completed Clinical Affiliation Agreement.
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the clinical site and ensure that they can be accommodated for the clinical rotation. Some clinical sites require additional information, and it is the responsibility of the student to complete and submit this information prior to enrollment.
Prerequisites
Individuals entering this course must be a registered Radiologic Technologist, Radiation Therapist, Ultrasound Technologist or Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Students must present proof of the current ARRT NMed/Ultrasound certification.
MUST HAVE
- Internet access
- Computer access with word processing (i.e. Microsoft Word)
- Appropriate scrubs and shoes for clinical
- Three Textbooks:
- MRI in Practice, 4th or 5th Edition, Authors: Westbrook, Roth, Talbot.
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Handbook of MRI Scanning, Authors: Burghart and Finn. ISBN-13: 978-0323068185
- Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, 3rd or 4th Edition.
Authors: Kelly and Peterson
Program Cost
| Registration fee |
$199.40 |
| Books |
Additional |
| Drug screen and background check |
Additional |
| Medical document manager |
Additional |
| Total Cost (approximate) |
$199.40 |
Location
Online with on-site clinical at site of student’s choice
Contact
| Mez Chen at mchen@spcc.edu |
704-701-0480 |
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