Module 6
Body Applications of MRI

MRI for Technologists is a training program designed to meet the needs of radiologic technologists entering or working in the MRI field.
 

Format: Online
Credit:  4.5 ARRT Category A
Fee for Credit Certificate: $30
 

This program is available ONLINE

Module 6 – Body Applications of MRI - introduces the technologist to the elements of MRI that are important to be successful in performing high-quality diagnostic studies of the body, including areas of the breast, hepatobiliary system, adrenal glands/ kidneys, female pelvis, prostate, and rectal cancer MRI. The module provides instructional text, including review questions and answers for each chapter; images, tables, protocols, a cross vendor lexicon, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the reader will have a better understanding of the general approach to body MRI including bolus detection techniques, and be able to identify anatomy, apply imaging parameters, and identify MR findings in the body with a focus on the breast, hepatobiliary system, adrenal glands and kidneys, female pelvis, prostate, and rectum.

Refer to the beginning of individual chapters for learning objectives specific to each topic.

EDUCATION AND CREDIT
This program has been approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for 4.5 hours of ARRT Category A continuing education credit. Estimated time to complete this activity is 4.5 hours. The posttest and evaluation are required to receive credit and must be completed online.

• Click the ENROLL NOW icon on the left sidebar and follow the registration instructions.
• The course will be accessible from your MY ACCOUNT page
• The course material (PDF) can be read online or downloaded and printed
• Completing both the online posttest and evaluation is required to receive credit.
• A passing grade of at least 75% is required to be eligible to receive credit.
• You may take the test up to three times.
• Upon receipt of a passing grade, you will be able to print a certificate of credit from your online account.
• The fee for the certificate of credit is $30.
• Your credit certificate will remain in your account as a permanent record of credits earned at icpme.us

FACULTY

Thomas R. Schrack, BS, ARMRIT
Manager, MR Education and Technical Development
Fairfax Radiological Consultants
Fairfax, VA

Currently serving as Manager of MR Education and Technical Development at Fairfax Radiological Consults, Mr. Schrack also serves as Adjunct Faculty Instructor for Northern Virginia Community College, teaching MR physics and clinical procedures. He also serves on the Board of Examiners of the American Registry of MRI Technologists and in 2013 was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT).

Mr. Schrack is the author of Echo Planar Imaging: An Applications Guide, GE Healthcare, 1996, and contributing author, Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine with David Stroller, MD, 1997. Working with International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Mr. Schrack has authored or co-authored several units of the MRI for Technologists series, including MRI Systems and Coil Technology, MR Image Postprocessing and Artifacts, Patient and Facility Safety in MRI, MRI Contrast Agent Safety, Advanced MRI Neurological Applications, MRI of the Brain and Spine, Clinical Magnetic Resonance Angiography, and Cardiac MRI.

Mr. Schrack is a graduate of James Mason University, North Virginia Community College, and The Pittsburgh NMR Institute.

LISA K. WALL, BS, RT (R)(MR)(CV)
Senior Applications Specialist
Duke Hospital Systems
Duke University School of Medicine
Department of Radiology
Durham, NC

Ms. Wall is Senior Applications Technologist at Duke University Hospital’s MRI Unit. Ms. Wall graduated from Elon University with a BS in Radiology Technology and shortly thereafter joined the staff at Duke, where she has worked in MRI for the past 20 years.

Mary Perrine, RT (MR)(NM)
Chief Breast MRI Technologist
Fairfax Radiological Consultants
Fairfax, Virginia

Mary Perrine has been an MRI technologist since 1988. She joined Fairfax Radiological Consultants in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1994 and was promoted to senior technologist in 1998. Ms. Perrine helped develop and establish the breast MRI program at FRC with Dr. Elise Berman and has worked in the role of Chief Technologist since the program was founded in 2005, providing oversight of the breast imaging program.

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DISCLAIMER
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.