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The following MRI distance education courses are offered by Radiologic Technology Education. They are entirely web-based and are designed to provide the student with the information outlined in The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Examination Content Specifications for MRI (see http://www.arrt.org/index.html?content=examinations/contentspec.htm). It should be noted that those wishing to sit for the ARRT - MRI examination must have ARRT primary certification in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine, Sonography or Radiation Therapy Program and also complete the ARRT clinical experience requirements for MRI (https://www.arrt.org/Certification/Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging). The clinical experience requirements may be completed at your place of employment or by enrolling in a clinical internship offered by different educational facilities.
Non-degree seeking students who meet the required MRI course prerequisite(s) may enroll in the courses through the University of Iowa Center for Credit Programs by completing the enrollment procedure outlined at http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/enroll.htm.
Non-Degree How to Enroll Video
For questions relating to non-degree seeking enrollment contact Center for Credit Programs Student Services (800-272-6430).
Radiation Sciences BS degree seeking students need to contact the Radiation Sciences advisors to discuss requirements before enrolling. Students must admit to The University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Radiation Sciences major, PRIOR to enrolling in any MRI course for them to count toward the degree. They also must obtain a C or better grade for it to apply toward degree credit. For questions relating to degree-seeking enrollment contact Jenny Maiers and Shelley Matzen (radiation-sciences@uiowa.edu; 319-353-8388). For additional information, select the BS in radiation sciences link on left side NavBar.
Students enrolled in the MRI distance education (DE) courses will be assessed tuition and the technology fee based on the total semester hours of enrollment as indicated in the table below. Non-resident students that are ONLY registered for off-campus DE courses are eligible to be assessed resident tuition for the MRI distance education courses. Students that register for off-campus DE and on-campus courses will be assessed resident or nonresident tuition and the technology fee based on the semester hours of enrollment as indicated in the table below.
Financial aide is not available for non-degree seeking students.
2011-2012 Term
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| Resident Tution | $538 | 807 | 1076 | 1345 | 1614 | 1883 | 2152 | |
| *Nonresident Tuition | $538 | 807 | 1076 | 5955 | 5946 | 6937 | 7928 | |
| Technology Fee | $67.50 | 67.50 | 67.50 | 67.50 | 101.25 | 101.25 | 101.25 | |
Instructor: Kelley Kirby (kelley-kirby@uiowa.edu)
Semesters Offered: Summer, Fall and Spring
Description: This course is designed to provide the student with anatomy as identifiable in sections. The units will include instruction of transverse, sagittal and coronal views of the central nervous system, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and musculoskeletal system. Anatomical structures will be correlated with CT and MRI images.
Prerequisite: 027:053 Human Anatomy, 60:113 Human Anatomy Online, or 60:110 Principle of Human Anatomy or Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy or Sonography Program anatomy course.
Instructor: Kelley Kirby (kelley-kirby@uiowa.edu)
Semesters Offered: Summer and Fall
Description: This course is designed to provide knowledge relating to the care-giving skills specific to patients undergoing MRI examinations, including techniques in effectively communicating for safety and comfort, maintaining patient and personnel safety, and patient preparation, monitoring, and venipuncture. The technologist's role in a wide variety of MRI examinations and patient conditions will be discussed.
Prerequisite: ARRT primary certification in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine, Sonography or Radiation Therapy Program.
Instructor: Stephanie Setter (stephanie-setter@uiowa.edu)
Semester Offered: Fall
Description: This course will provide the student with imaging techniques related to the CNS and the musculoskeletal systems. Specific clinical applications, coils that are available and their use, considerations in the imaging parameters, specific choices in the protocols and positioning criteria will be included. Anatomical structures and the plane that best demonstrates anatomy will be discussed as well as signal characteristics of normal and abnormal structures.
Prerequisite: 676:100 or minimum of 3 months MRI clinical work experience.
Corequisite: 674:110 (if not taken as prerequisite) or minimum of 6 months MRI clinical work experience.
Instructors: Kelley Kirby (kelley-kirby@uiowa.edu) & Michael Hamarstrom
Semester Offered: Spring
Description: This course will provide the student with imaging techniques related to the neck, thorax, breast, abdomen and pelvis. Specific clinical applications, coils that are available and their use, considerations in the imaging parameters, specific choices in the protocols and positioning criteria will be included.
Prerequisite: 674:120
Instructor: Kelley Kirby (kelley-kirby@uiowa.edu)
Semester Offered: Fall
Description: This course will provide the student with the physics and hardware used in obtaining a magnetic resonance signal, including magnetism, NMR signal production, tissue characteristics, spatial localization, pulse sequencing, imaging parameters and options, and special applications. The student will learn skills useful to maximize MR image quality by understanding the fundamentals of MR imaging.
Corequisite: 674:110 (if not taken as prerequisite) or minimum of 6 months MRI clinical work experience.
Instructors: Kelley Kirby (kelley-kirby@uiowa.edu) & Michael Hamarstrom
Semester Offered: Spring
Description: This unit provides the student with advanced imaging techniques including MR angiography, and further investigation of fast image acquisition sequences. It also provides an overview of MR magnets, installation, operation, and facility design. Computers and digital image acquisition as this applies to MR will be discussed. Quality assurance procedures will be outlined.
Prerequisites: 674:140
Instructor: Stephanie Setter (stephanie-setter@uiowa.edu)
Semesters Offered: Fall and Spring
Description: The Pathology for Advanced Imaging course will focus on common pathological conditions found on CT and MRI images, including protocol appearance variations. The units of CNS, Musculoskeletal, Neck/Thorax and Abdominopelvic pathology will be the areas covered. Common pathologies from each of these body sections will included. Learning will be enhanced by textbook readings, in class discussions and special projects including: Case studies and Power Point Presentations. There will be weekly quizzes as well as a course final exam.
Corequisite: 676:100 if not taken as a prerequisite or a minimum of 3 months, fulltime MRI clinical work experience.
24 hours of General Iowa Continuing Education Credits has been awarded for the each of the courses listed below. Continuing education credit documentation will be provided upon request after successful completion of course. For those licensed to practice in Iowa, this credit will also fulfill the continuing education requirements for the ARRT.
Enrollees may register as auditors if approval is granted by the course instructor and, for admitted students, the departmental adviser. Registration for (or a change in registration to) 0 semester hours must be made. The mark of "R" (registered) will be assigned if the student's attendance and performance are satisfactory; if they are unsatisfactory, the mark of "W" (withdrawn) will be assigned. Courses completed with a mark of "R" will not meet any college requirements and will carry no credit toward graduation. Auditing may not be used as a second-grade-only option. Requests for audit registration must be made by the appropriate academic deadline. You will pay fees for auditing a course according to the number of semester hours for which the course is offered.
Students auditing a distance education course in Computed Tomography (676), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (674), or Cardiovascular Interventional (675) must obtain a passing grade based on the course requirements to be given an "R" (registered) UI grade assignment and to be awarded Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) continuing education credits for the courses that offer the credit.