MRI 601 - MRI Safety

Institution:

Community College of Allegheny County

Subject:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Description:

This course is an overview of MRI Safety and screening of patients and personnel to comply with standards to protect individuals from potential and harmful magnetic field gradients. Equipment and implant precautions, assessing and monitoring patients, before, during and after contrast agents is introduced by medical application techniques. Life-threating situations are examined along with scanning methods related to patient care categories. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Completion of this course complies with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) structural education requirements and awards 16 Category A CEUs.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Must be Certified Technologists in good standing recognized by the ARRT (www.arrt.org)

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ccac.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 323-2323

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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