Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

A. Participate as a team member in the workflow of the MR Department.
B. Demonstrate fundamental skills in performing routine and intermediate MR exams, patient care and MR safety.
 

Perform all skills with increasing independence and use critical thinking skills to handle increasingly complex situations within the MR department. The student is required to continue to perform competencies and repetitions as required to qualify for the ARRT Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination.
 

A. Complete MR examinations (clinical competencies and repetitions).
B. Complete the exercises in the clinical syllabus.
 

COURSE CONTENT:
The student will demonstrate understanding of the following themes, issues, concepts, and develop the following skills:
THEMES, CONCEPTS, ISSUES
Ø Cross sectional anatomy correlation to anatomy and pathology
Ø Anesthesia for MR patients
Ø Magnetic Field Strength correlation to protocol selections
Ø Advanced Image Formation Principles
Ø MR Hardware correlation to magnetic field strength
Ø MR Exam Competencies and Repetitions
Ø Evaluate image quality and completeness of exam
COMPETENCIES OR PROCESS SKILLS
A. Demonstrate understanding of cross-sectional anatomy.
B. Demonstrate knowledge of equipment required for anesthesia cases.
C. Demonstrates understanding of safety issues involving anesthesia
for conscious sedation MR imaging.
D. Demonstrates understanding of protocol parameter choices for varied anatomy.
E. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced image formation principles.
F. Demonstrate knowledge of MR hardware differences for varied field strengths.
G. Complete exam competencies and repetitions
H. Demonstrate knowledge of QA components
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