Session 1: Patient Care

40.75 Category A credits

1.Patient care

2.Anatomy of the brain

3.Cranial nerves

4.CSF Pathways

5.Medications

6.Pathology

7.Medical Terminology

Session 2: History and Introduction to Physics

1.History

2.Electro magnetic spectrum

3.Comparison CT, Nuclear Medicine MRI

4.Advantages vs. disadvantages of MRI

5.Nuclear spin6.Radio Waves

7.Tesla

8.Gauss

9.Diagram of vector

10.Anatomy of the neck and types of fractures

11.Scanning planes

12.Questions and answers

Session 3: Physics

1.BASIC MRI PHYSICS

– Basic components necessary for MRI to happen

– Hydrogen protons

– Large static magnetic field

– RF signal

1.Magnetic environment

2.Hydrogen

3.Radio frequency

4.MR signal

– FID

– T2*

– T2

– T1

– Mz, Mxy

5.Anatomy of the Thoracic and Lumbar spines

6.Anatomy of the Shoulder

7.Questions and answers

Session 4: Safety

1.Introduction

2.Patient education

3.Claustrophobia

4.Quenching

5.RF fields

6.RF antenna effects

7.Specific absorb rate

8.Definite contraindications

9.Pregnancy

10.Projectiles

11.Monitoring

12.MRI Contrast

13.Anatomy of the Abdomen

Session 5: Types of Magnets and Peripheral Equipment

1.Introduction

2.Equipment of an MRI system

3.Different types of magnets

4.Advantages vs. disadvantages

5.Peripheral equipment

6.Radio frequency coils

7.Operatorís console

8.Filming

9.Archiving

10.Anatomy of the Pelvis

11.Mid Term

Session 6: Pulse Sequences

1.Flair

2.Stir

3.Diffusion

4.PD, T2

5.T1

6.IR

7.GRE echo

8.FSE

9.ETL

10.EFF TE

11.Contrast media

12.Indications for use

13.Contraindications for use

14.Types of MR contras

15.General Anatomy

Session 7: Physical and Logical Gradients

1.Gradients

2.Slice selection

3.Frequency encoding                               

4.Phase encoding

5.Sampling

6.K-space

7.Fast Fourier transformation

8.Matrix

9.Pre scanning

10.Types of acquisition

11.Pathology

12.Questions and answers

Session 8: Contrast

1.Introduction

2.Image contrast

3.T1 contrast

4.T2 contrast

5.Proton density

6.Spin Echo

7.Gradient Echo

8.Values of TR, TE

9.Knee Anatomy

10.Questions and answers

Session 9: Student Competition

1-MRI Feud

Session 10: Technical Factors/Pathology Review

1.MRI Trade offs

2.Pathology Review

3.Mock Registry

Session 11: Registry Information

1.Advanced Registry Preparation test

2.Sample Registry questions

Session 12: General Overview

Session 13

1.More Questions and answers

2.Review of Entire Course

3.Graduation