MR Safety and Patient Screening
Keeping patients and staff safe in the MR environment: magnetic field hazards, heating, implants, screening and emergencies.
MRI-120 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Medical Imaging
Course content
- 1The MR environment and safety zonesComing
- 2Static field hazards and projectilesComing
- 3Radiofrequency heating and SARComing
- 4Gradient noise and nerve stimulationComing
- 5Screening patients and visitorsComing
- 6Implants and devices: safe, conditional and unsafeComing
- 7Pacemakers and active implantsComing
- 8Pregnancy, claustrophobia and sedationComing
- 9Quench and emergency proceduresComing
- 10Gadolinium safetyComing
- 11MR safety roles and policiesComing
- 12MR safety incident case studiesComing
Description
Keeping patients and staff safe in the MR environment: magnetic field hazards, heating, implants, screening and emergencies.
Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 1.