An MRI Technician uses imaging technology to help a physician diagnose a patient. The technician prepares and operates the MRI machine, positions the patient and records the results. MRI Technicians use MRI technology to create a 3-dimensional image of the body, which doctors interpret.
The career outlook for MRI Technologist is excellent, with demand increasing at a faster rate than average. As MRIs become cheaper, they will become a more common component of treatment for various medical conditions and also be applied to a greater variety of conditions. A growing and aging population will also require an increasing number of MRI Technicians. Hospitals, private physicians and diagnostic imaging centers employ most MRI Technicians. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is predicting a 15% rise in job opportunities for MRI Technicians and other radiologic technicians and technologists between 2006 and 2016, with the median annual earnings of MRI Technicians $48,170 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $39,840 and $57,940. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,750, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $68,920.
Although hospitals will remain the principal employer of radiologic technologists, a number of new jobs will be found in offices of physicians and diagnostic imaging centers. Health facilities such as these are expected to grow through 2016, because of the shift toward outpatient care, encouraged by third-party payers and made possible by technological advances that permit more procedures to be performed outside the hospital.
Physical Principles of MRI
This MCCC course will provide the student with a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of magnetic resonance imaging. The principles of MRI, equipment, and terminology will be introduced.
Required texts: MRI in Practice.
MRI Procedures
This MCCC course will provide the registered technologist with imaging techniques related to the central nervous system, neck, thorax, musculoskeletal system and abdominopelvic regions. Specific clinical application, coils, considerations in the scan sequence, protocols and positioning criteria will be covered. Required texts: Rad Techs Guide to MRI: Imaging Procedures, Patient Care, and Safety and MRI in Practice.
For more information, please contact program instructor, Fred Gajewski at fgajewsk@mc3.edu.
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