By the end of the program Technologists should be able to operate new features and perform basic to intermediate clinical applications on the Signa Vibrant 1.5T system.

 

Details:

COURSE LENGTH: 8 Onsite Days / 10 TVA Hours
ACCREDITATION TYPE: CE, ASRT - Technologists/Allied Health
CREDIT HOURS: 25.5 CE
COURSE ID: W0109MR

 

Week One Agenda

Day One:

• Working Safely
• System Hardware Overview
• HIPAA Login Overview
• Selecting Coils and Positioning the Patient
• Scanning /Protocol Management and Workflow
• Pre-scanning
• Displaying Images
• Filming Images
• Managing Images
• Patient Scanning

Day Two:

• Localizer PSDs
• SE and IR Pulse Sequences
• 2D/3D GRE and FGRE Pulse Sequences
• 2D/3D FSE-XL Pulse Sequences
• 2D/3D FRFSE-XL Pulse Sequences
• SSFSE-XL Pulse Sequences
• FLAIR Pulse Sequences
• PROPELLER Pulse Sequences (Option)

Day Three:

• Parallel Imaging (PSD Dependent)
• Imaging with the LAVA/LAVA-XV Application (Option)
• 2D/3D TOF MRA Pulse Sequences
• Imaging with 3D COSMIC (Option)
• Imaging with IDEAL (Option)
• Post Processing
• Patient Scanning

Day Four:

• Improving Image Quality with Imaging Options & Image Enhance
• Cartigram (Option)
• Imaging with 2D MERGE
• Basic Gating and Triggering Set-up
• Patient Scanning
• Post Training Documentation

Week Two Agenda

Day One - Breast & Body Imaging:

• Breast Imaging with VIBRANT
• Breast and Body Imaging with IDEAL (Option)
• Breast Evaluation with BREASE
• Imaging with the LAVA /LAVA XV (Option) Application Review
• 2D/3D Dual Echo GRE Review (Option)
• SSFSE and 2D/3DRFSE Review (MRCP)

Day Two - Neuro Imaging:

• Echo Planar Pulse Sequences
• Analyzing EPI Images with FuncTool Performance
• 3D Cube with ARC (Option)
• 3D BRAVO
• FMRI with BrainWave RT (Option)
• FMRI Image Analysis with Brainwave PA (Option)
• 2D/3D Spectroscopy Sequences (Option)

Day Three - Vascular Imaging:

• Vascular Imaging with SmartPrep/Step and FluoroTriggering (Option)
• Vascular Imaging with TRICKS (Option)
• Vascular Imaging with SwiFT (Option)
• Phase Contrast MRA Pulse Sequences
• Analyzing Images with ReportCARD, MIROI or MASS (Option)
• Patient Scanning

Day Four - Cardiac Imaging:

• Spin Echo and FastCine/FastCARD Pulse Sequences
• Double/ Triple-IR Cardiac Pulse Sequences
• 3D Navigator Pulses (Option)
• Cardiac Imaging with MR ECHO (Option)
• 2D/3D Cardiac Viability Imaging (Option)
• Spiral Pulse Sequence (Option)
• FGRET Pulse Sequence (Option)
• Performing Cardiac Analysis with ReportCARD (Option)
• Post Training Documentation