MRI Training Course for Technologists

About this Program

This online live webinar or in-person MRI course combined with ScanLabMR™ virtual scanning completely redefines cross-training. 

You will receive a comprehensive learning experience that meets ARRT structured education requirements for MRI technologist certification. In this course, you will learn the basic principles and concepts of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), techniques in manipulating MR parameters to optimize image quality, pulse sequences, artifacts, patient education, screening and safety considerations, anatomy and physiology, case studies, MR protocols and more.

With your course registration, you will have access to the ScanLab online MRI scanning simulation software. You’ll experience realistic MRI scans and clinical situations. You’ll produce images that would be achieved in a real MRI.

The instructors will include virtual scanning demonstrations to add practical understanding to their lectures. You'll have access to the MRI simulation software for five months.

The combination of live training with experienced MRI experts and a virtual MRI simulator provides:

• A complete set of skills to begin a promising career in the field of MRI which continues to have a significant impact on medicine
• Knowledge of MRI technology providing a basis for growth and future opportunities in the field
• Labs that replicate clinical scans creating real-world hands-on training without the risk to patients
• Accelerated skill building, critical thinking and retention for MRI certification exam success

You should attend this MRI program if you are a radiologic technologist or if you have experience in the imaging sciences with basic or no previous MR experience.  If you want to learn the principles necessary to operate an MR scanner to its optimal level, this program is for you.

This program provides more than the 16 hours of structured education related to the content specifications outlined by the ARRT, required for MRI certification and registration.

Our students have a 94% pass rate when taking the board exam.

 How It Works

• Before the course begins, you will receive a ScanLab instruction module to familiarize yourself with the software. On the first day of the course, you will receive access to the ScanLabMR online scanning simulation software. You’ll experience realistic MR scans and clinical situations. You’ll produce images that would be achieved in a real MRI. 
• ScanLabMR incorporates virtual reality with interactive patient and image acquisition to replicate the complex clinical aspects of day-to-day practice. ScanLabMR also includes image reconstruction examinations and critical thinking questions to reinforce comprehension and retention.
• The instructors include MR virtual scanning demonstrations throughout the course to provide a practical understanding of their lectures. You can continue practicing on the MRI simulation software for five months after the course.
• ScanLabMR examines 3 key MRI knowledge and skill areas: SliceQuantTM to test slice prescription, ContrastLabTM to evaluate knowledge of the parameters that affect MRI image contrast, and ResolutionLabTM to assess spatial resolution understanding

How to Become an MRI Tech

MRI technologists should be certified to perform MRI scans. To obtain MRI certification, you must complete a radiologic technologist program or an MRI technology program at an accredited institution. (Note: MRI schools require students to have an associate degree.)  After completing the education, the individual must pass a certification board exam typically with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). An ARRT Registered Technologist may take the ARRT MRI exam after completing a continuing education course like this one with at least 16 hours of structured education plus performing clinical examinations on real patients as part of the application for the exam.