Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), A.A.S.

The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) curriculum prepares students to become MRI technologist and skilled healthcare professionals that are trained to use magnetic energy fields to produce images of the human body. Course work includes clinical rotations, imaging fundamentals, MRI physics, procedures, anatomy, pathology, patient care, and imaging ethics and law, in a medical environment. Students should be able to demonstrate all functional areas related to the magnetic resonance imaging field. Graduates of accredited programs may be eligible to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists' (ARRT) national examination for certification and registration as MRI technologists. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, outpatient clinics, physicians' offices, government agencies, and research.