RADT 284 MRI Clinical Practicum II

In this course, students will expand previously acquired MRI procedures and patient care skills with emphasis on critical thinking, pathology-specific MRI procedures, MRI angiography, 3D MRI, Perfusion Imaging, and Diffusion Imaging techniques. Students will continue to perform and document MRI procedures competencies to fulfill the minimum number of clinical procedures to establish eligibility for the ARRT certification examination. At the end of this course, if a student is unable to gather the minimum requirement of MR competencies, he/she will retake this course as a requirement for the certification from HCC and to establish eligibility for the ARRT certification examination.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

RADT 283 with a grade of C or higher

Hours Weekly

18 clinical hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Produce diagnostic quality MRI images and critique their images.
2. Exhibit critical thinking skills to perform pathology specific MRI procedures.
3. Perform special MRI procedures such as MRI angiography, functional MR imaging, and perform post processing to enhance MR images’ diagnostic quality.
4. Identify common pathology on MR images

Course Objectives

1. Produce diagnostic quality MRI images and critique their images.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Radiologic (X-Ray) Technology - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   6. Employ strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

2. Exhibit critical thinking skills to perform pathology specific MRI procedures.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Radiologic (X-Ray) Technology - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   5. Produce diagnostic quality images and critique their images.

3. Perform special MRI procedures such as MRI angiography, functional MR imaging, and perform post processing to enhance MR images’ diagnostic quality.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Radiologic (X-Ray) Technology - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   4. Practice proper radiation protection measures.

4. Identify common pathology on MR images

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency, Pathology critique

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical compentency rubric, Pathology rubric