Review Questions for MRI / Edition 2

by Carolyn Kaut Roth, William H. Faulkner Jr.

Overview

** New revised second edition now available, with errors corrected and content fully updated ** 

The second edition of the classic text has been revised and extended to meet the needs of today’s practising and training MRI technologists who intend to sit for the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) examination. It provides Q&As on topics listed in the content specifications offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (AART) and offers the user with a comprehensive review of the principles and applications of MRI to prepare them for the examination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444333909
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/29/2013
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	525,649
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Carolyn Kaut Roth, RT (R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV) FSMRT, is a registered radiographer, who majored in physics at the University of Pennsylvania and received a clinical Master's degree (MSc) in Magnetic Resonance for Radiographers at Anglia Polytechnic Cambridge United Kingdom. She has served on MRI Educational Task forces for The American Council for Education with the Department of Education for the Federal Government of the United States. She is currently the CEO of Imaging Education Associates, which is an education services company serving the medical imaging industry with a focus on continuing education programs for radiographers.

William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT) is MRI Education and Operations Consultant, William Faulkner Associates.

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Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction xi

Part A Patient Care in MRI
Bioeffects, Safety, and Patient Care 1

General patient care

1. Legal and ethical principles

2. Patient assessment, monitoring, and management

3. Interpersonal communications

4. Infection control
Special contributions to General Patient Care category have been provided by: Joy M. Fox, BS RT (R)(M)(QM)(CT) Faculty, Imaging Education Associates

MRI screening and safety

Introduction 1

Part A: Questions 7

Part A: Answers 44

Part B Imaging Procedures
Clinical Applications, Enhancement Agents, Cross-Sectional Anatomy 61

1. MRI of the head and neck

2. MRI of the spine

3. MRI of the thorax

4. MRI of the abdomen and pelvis

5. MRI of the musculoskeletal system

Introduction 61

Part B: Questions 64

Part B: Answers 209

Part C Data Acquisition and Processing
Image Parameters, Pulse Sequences, Spatial Localization, and Image Quality 245

1. Pulse sequences

2. Data manipulation

3. Special procedures

4. Sequence parameters and options

Introduction 245

Part C: Questions 248

Part C: Answers 284

Part D Physical Principles of Image Formation
MR Physics, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Physics, Tissue Characteristics, Image Quality, and Types of MR Magnets, Coils, and Peripheral Equipment 299

1. Instrumentation

2. Fundamentals

3. Artifacts

4. Quality control

Introduction 299

Part D: Questions 302

Part D: Answers 330

MRI calculations 343

Glossary of terms and abbreviations 345

Editorial Reviews

"This is a great tool that MRI technologists could use as a trial run for the examination. This is the best type of review book, since it mimics the format of the actual exam. It also would be helpful for seasoned MRI technologists who want to remain fresh in this ever-advancing field." (Doody's, 5 July 2013)

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Kelley J Thounlasenh, RT (R)(MR) B.S.(Froedtert Hospital)
Description: This update of a review book has been extended to cover the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) exam in addition to the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) MRI exam.
Purpose: The purpose is to prepare MRI technologists for a registry exam. The questions are on topics listed in the content specifications offered by AART.
Audience: This book is written for MRI technologists preparing for these exams. Technologists should already be well versed in the various aspects of MRI (physics, imaging acquisition, data acquisition and processing, and patient care). The authors' longevity in the field makes for a strong knowledge base and understanding of types of questions on the exam.
Features: This book has multiple choice questions based on different aspects of MRI. The best part of this book is its thoroughness in all areas that will be on the exam (different categories of questions). The images are a great learning aid; even more graphics/images would be helpful in explaining answers to questions in some areas (especially in the data acquisition section).
Assessment: This is a great tool that MRI technologists could use as a trial run for the examination. This is the best type of review book, since it mimics the format of the actual exam. It also would be helpful for seasoned MRI technologists who want to remain fresh in this ever-advancing field.

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