The Adelaide MRI Website
A Home Made Collection of Web Base Resources on MRI Issues.  Prepared By Greg Brown	Click Photo to Mail Me

	Great New Site !! MRI  Step by Step    MR Principles in English & French with super graphicsI
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	Australian & New Zealand SMRT Chapter
MRI Technologists e-mail List & discussion forum The global On-line community of MR technologists.    Managed by ISMRM staff for the SMRT	British Association of Magnetic Resonance Radiographers	ESMRMB European Society for Magentic Resonance in Medicine and Biology
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance		Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society

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MRI Education Sites & Resources

K-Space Tools Web Based Kspace tutorials and interactive material for examining  the effects of changing conditions on K-Space Dave Higgins Medical Physics & Engineering Leeds General Infirmary.	SIMPLY PHYSICS Moriel NessAiver's magical land of straight forward MR physics	Accesable Free and Visual explanation of MR imaging principles. English & French	MAGNETOM WORLD Siemens Medical Systems
Philips Netforum	Australian Institute of Radiography MRI Study Guide Useful if you want their MR accreditation.  Check out my Accreditation Page for more information	PUB MED Public Medline Service	Foundations of MRI History and Principles of MRI from J.Shorey at Duke University
fMRI Page Dr Richard Cox	Dr Bob Edelman's  Advanced MRI Applications Syllabus	MRI Artefacts Gallery  C.D.Gregory	ISMRM MRI Education Software Index
MRI Links Page  ISMRM	MRI Related  E-mail Lists & Discussion Groups	Introduction to MRI Graham Wright PhD	Advanced Technologists Education (ATE) MRI Curriculum  by Todd Frederick
MRI Tutorials On-Line Drs. Groover, Christie & Merritt	The Basics of MRI Joseph .P. Hornack An Excellent On-line Book of MRI principles & Physics	Philips On-Line Learning Centre	Zen & the Art of Venepuncture An illustrated guide by an Adelaide paediatric anaesthetist
Diffusion Imaging: From Basic Physics to Practical Imaging Stadnik,Luypaert,Jager & Osteaux	WWW.MRIEDUCATION.COM Cathy Westbrook's MRI  Site Course Details and Great Links	MRI Artefacts Page Wayne Patola & Bruce Coulter. St Pauls Hospital VANCOUVER	Alphabetical List of Diseases  Karolinska Institute
MRI of Uterus: Case Studies presented by Dr Peter Cooperberg & Jim Bilbey  St Paul's Hospital  Vancouver CANADA	MRI Anatomy Atlas Laurie Imaging Centre Includes links to the visible human	Introduction to MRI and MRS University of Michigan	GE Medical Systems On-line MR subjects
A Collection MRI Notes, Lectures and Papers A real Treasure chest. EXPLORE !!! UCLA Brain Mapping Centre	Introduction to fMRI Mark S Cohen & Susan J Bookheimer	SPIN ECHO A MAC program that draws relaxation curves and predicts signal and noise levels
MRI TUTOR.org  Educational resuources for MRI students by Ray Ballinger.	An Industrial  & Commercial Development History of MRI by the SRI An interesting review of the scientific developments leading to commercial release of MRI scanners	Maps of the Brain  Arthur W. Toga and Paul M. Thompson  Anat Rec (New Anat) 265:37-53, 2001  View Abstract | Full Text PDF Full Text HTML	.  Bill Faulkner & Candi Roth's Education Site
Pioneers of MRI A web book by Merill Simon and James Mattson Site hosted by FONAR	MRI Technologists e-mail List & discussion forum Now managed by the SMRT, following Richard Helsper's great tradition	MRI Technologists List Shared Images Album mri1  mri1	Glossary of MR Terms 1995 4th Edition
MRI on the Web A comprehensive introduction to MR Physics, images and principles from M.Stoute and Alexander.van Tilborgh in Holland  http://www.mri.ontheweb.nl	Aunt Minnie.com A radiology on-line community  Lumisys. Kodak Eastman	SpectroscopyNOW.com An on-line MR Sprectroscopy community  JohnWiley & Sons	HISTORY OF MRI University of Manchester
INTERNET STROKE CENTER an educational service of the Washington University School of Medicine	MR Physics From Basic to Advanced Richard Watts D Phil. Cornell University  FANTASTIC Slide collecction	Neuroradiology Teaching Files Database Imaging examples and notes from UCSD	Lexicon of MR scan  parameter terms across different vendors SCMR
MR Q & A for Physicists (and other clinical scientists) An excellent collections "written with the IPEM MRI Viva in mind" Dave Higgins Medical Physics Leeds General Infirmary	WHOLE BRAIN ATLAS Keith Johnson, J. Alex Becker HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL Neuro-imaging primer & gold mine	Medcyclopaedia provided by Amersham Health An on-line medical encyclopoedic resource

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MR Safety Links

MRI Safety Page by Dr. Manny Kanal, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre	Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety Education & Research  www.imrser.org Dr Frank Shellock Director	FDA Criteria for Significant Risk Investigations.  July 2003  Device Interactions with MRI Scanners Feb 1997	MRIsafety.com Dr Frank Shellock
ECRI	FDA	Centre for Device Related Hazards (CDRH)	U.K. Medical Devices Agency
MEDTRONIC Products REVEAL Plus Implanted Loop recorders REVEAL Plus Safety Disclaimer SynchroMed implanted pump.Local Information SynchroMed EL Intra-thecal Infusion Pump. Instructions Regarding MRI INTERSTIM Bladder Stimulators Disclaimer  ENTERRA Gastric Stimulator	Accidents Databases MAUDE: A database of device related accidents and events from CDRH  Medical Device Reporting (1992 to 1996)	INTERNATIONAL MR  GUIDELINES UK Guidelines for Clinical MR Comparison of international MR safety guidelines: Greg Brown	Significant MR Accidents Pacemaker Death at Australian MRI Site April 2000 Missile Injury Death July 2001 Lets keep this list short
ACR white paper on MR safety MRI Safe Practice Guidelines	U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs's National Centre for Patient Safety  Summary of MR Hazards	Comments on the ACR MR safety white paper by Dr. F.G. Shellock & Dr. J.V. Crues (posted with permission)  in Adobe Acrobat (R) format	Handheld  Magnet for Testing www.mrimagnet.com

MRI Patient InformationRoyal Adelaide Hospital
MRI For Kids   Royal Childrens' Hospital Melbourne Australia
MRI Patient Information   GE Medical Systems (commercial source)
A Guide to MRI Imaginis.net  Internet Health Services Company  (commercial source)
What is an MRI Scan ? Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital  U.S.A
MRI patient information in Greek   Bensons Radiology Australia
What is MRI ?   Hitachi Medical Systems (commercial source)
MRI Tutorials On-Line  Drs. Groover, Christie & Merritt
Your MRI Examination   Richard Hornack
Questions about Open MRI   Open Advanced MRI P/L (commercial source)
The MRI FAQ Page  FONAR Corporation (commercial source)
Find a nearby MRI Scanner by U.S. Zip Code  MRI Net
Typical Charges for U.S. MRI services  GE Medical Systems (commercial source)
Patient Information  Fort Wayne Radiology MRI Centre
MRI Practice   Joseph Castillo Malta

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MRI Manufacturers & Associated Commercial Sites

Siemens  MR Join Magnetom World	GE GE Medical Systems	Philips Medical MRI MR Publications including archives	MRI DEVICES CORPORATION Specialist manufacturer of Coils, Phased Arrays, Functional Imaging Systems  Interventional MR instruments	Toshiba
FONAR	Hitachi  MRI Product Line	Odin Medical Technologies 0.12T permenant magnet operating room MRI system	Millenium Technology Canadian MR Manufacturer VIRGO 0.35 T permanent magnet system	ONI Inc. OrthoOne (tm) Extremity scanner
Injectors, Coils, Sound systems, Patient monitoring, fMRI systems NEW MR infusion system	ESAOTE SpA Extemity MRI Scanners sold under LUNAR brand	Daum Medical Suppliers of MRI surgical & Biopsy Instruments and Injectors	Schiller MAGLIFE-C MRI compatible patient monitor Specifications Australian Distributor	MR Neonatal Incubator Lammers Medical LMT Germany U.S. Agent
TOPSPINS MRA Injection Set	Resonance Technologies MRI compatible Video & Music systems for patient comfort and fMRI	Medical Devices Australian distributor of MR monitoring	MEDRAD MR Patient Monitors	Invivo Research  MR patient monitors Australian Distributor
Datex Ohmeda S/5 MR monitor DATEX MR leads and accessories.  Not for Sale in U.S.A. & Canada (23.10.01)	Nonin 8600FO MR pulse oximeter	ULCO SIGNET MRI Australian MR compatible Anaesthetic Machine	Datex Ohmeda  AESTIVA MR Anaesthetic machine	MR Sound systems, and MR compatible EVERYTHING !! Non magnetic equipment, tools, ECG electrodes, Lighting, Buckets Oxygen systems
Lindgren RF Suppliers of MRI RF enclosures.  Includes a good technical section		IZI MED MRI related products  MRI & multi-modality Markers	MR-Innovation GbmH Floating tables for the Siemens SONATA to do MRA angiography  AngioSURF	The MR Cooperative
Global Medi-Tek Second Hand equipment broker	Ningbo Helimagnet Corporation Chinese manufacturer of 0.2T & 0.3T MRI magnets	Digital MRI XXI Manufacturers of 0.07T to 0.27 T Clinical Scanners	United Medical Technologies Second Hand equipment broker	CHAMCOUSA Dynamic Joint MR Imaging Devices
Trans Tech Concepts Inc. Supplier of second hand and refurbished MR equipment	Handheld  Magnet for Testing www.mrimagnet.com	Summary Page of Commercially Available MR Scanners	MAGMEDIX Suppliers of a comprehensive range of MR related and MR compatible products & other MR site services  FANTASTIC RESOURCE	BRUCKER MR scanners and monitoring devices
SUPERTRON Superconductive RF Coils	MRI-Protocols A commercial service to turn your MR protocols from scrappy notes to professional looking manuals	RF Shielding Companies	Origin Industries Australian Equipment re-seller

MRI Professional Issues & Administrative Resources

• Australian MRI Radiographer accreditation information
• Australian MRI Request forms
• Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule Book- MRI Items
• Anaesthetic Guidelines for Children having MRI  Womens' & Childrens Hospital Adelaide
• Guidelines on Monitoring Children During Anaesthetic Womens' & Childrens Hospital Adelaide
• MR Site Financial Planner  GE Medical Systems

• Australian MRI Radiographer accreditation information page
• Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Home Page
• Australian MRI Site Guidelines   RANZCR (Version 1.5)
• Application to Register as a Supervising Radiologist for the RANZCR MRI QA Program
• RANZCR  Accreditation Standards For Diagnostic And Interventional Radiology
• RANZCR Clinical Image Review Programme. Notes by Greg Brown
• American College of Radiology  (ACR) Home Page
• MRI Monograph.  The source document
• MRI Accreditation Overview
• ACR MRI Accreditation FAQ
• Basic Requirements for ACR MRI Accreditation
• AETNA's position of accreditation
• ICAMRL:  The Inter-societal Commission for the Accreditation of Magnetic Resonance Laboratories
• IMAR International MR Accreditation Resources LLC.  A commercial group offering assistance with U.S. MR site accreditation
• qStation Software to maintain ACR MRI QA records. Commercial product from AccuImage in conjunction with IMRAR LLC

MRI Public Policy Issues  (Funding, BIlling, Access)

Australia

• Australian MRI funding information page
• Australian MRI Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Codes (retabulated for download in rich text format)
• MRI Schedule (MBS Group 15)( as listed by the Dept of Health & Aging) November 2002
• MRI sites Eligible for Australian CMB Rebates  (July 2002)
• MRI request forms with MBS required wording  (page down to download table)
• Blandford Report on MRI services in Australia March 2000Index of MRI Related Debate in Australian Federal Parliament  (includes Press Releases)
• Auditor General's report on the Probity of the 1998 budget decision on Australian MRI Funding  May 11 2000
• Australian Diagnostic Imaging Agreement  (Between RACR and the Australian Government) May 1989 to June 2003
• Changes Diagnostic Imaging Arrangements June 2003
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Project Team (MRIPT)  June 2002

Other Countries
• Typical Charges for U.S.A. MRI Services  GE Medical Systems
• MRI Scanners in the United Kingdom (fixed installations) September 2000 NHS CancerUK
• Other reports on MR and CT services in England



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MRI in Australian Media

• "MRI Scan Scam" Page    Media Reports and Press releases
• Pacemaker Death at Australian MRI Suite   April 2000
• MRI Licenses in Perth Western Australia.  ABC Radio March11 2002

 

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