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James Benitez
Wed. 4 Jan.12,
00:40
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'ARMRIT in California?'
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| ARMRIT in California? |
Does anybody know the general laws regarding ARMRIT techs and being employed in hospitals? I've noticed that most hospitals don't accept ARMRIT techs for some reason, but the Los Angeles County hospital now accepts the certification as a qualification when hiring for MRI technologists. I don't know if there's a law banning ARMRIT from private hospitals because if the county accepts it, then I'm assuming there isn't a law.
It's pretty frustrating to experience being rejected because you're not ARRT-- even if it's for an MRI position. I can understand if the job requires you work in different modalities other than MRI, but I'm assuming not all hospitals/imaging centers require their MRI techs to do more than MRIs.
I believe that ARMRIT techs are just as qualified to do MRI's as any other certification. ARMRIT techs are actually trained specifically for MRI. ARRT-only techs only need some on-the-job training. They're not required to pass any MRI exams (although they may get ARRT-MRI cert if they wish) or take MRI-specific classes. ARMRIT techs are. I would say that if you compare an ARMRIT tech vs. an ARRT tech who both just graduated and are ready to work, the ARMRIT tech is actually more qualified to do MRIs.
I'm not trying to discredit the non-MRI certified ARRT techs. I'm just trying to lay out the logical reasons why ARMRIT should not be dismissed to do MRIs. I do believe, however, that MRI should go the way of ultrasound, in that it should be considered separate from radiology in the sense that it doesn't use ionizing radiation. This use of totally different technologies and means of acquiring images should be recognized by the hospitals and imaging centers, and should not rule out ARMRIT because of the power of the ARRT lobby.
I believe the universal acceptance of ARMRIT as a respectable certifying body would help hospitals and imaging centers become more competitive and may be able to cut costs because ARMRIT techs may accept less pay just to get their foot in the door and work for a larger company.
If any of you has any information or suggestions on how to get ARMRIT accepted as a qualification to all MRI facilities, please let us all know.
Also, if anybody has any information on how Oregon, Ohio, or West Virginia allowed ARMRIT techs to be board certified, please include it here too.
Thanks!
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Reader Mail
Tue. 8 Mar.11,
18:23
[Reply (12 of 17) to:
'ARMRIT to ARRT pathway - - - HELP'
started by: 'Gerald Del Castillo'
on Fri. 30 Nov.07]
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| ARMRIT to ARRT pathway - - - HELP |
Kevin Patana, in 2008, asserts that ARMRIT is "not misleading people," which is technically true. There may be imaging centers in one of the regions he mentions (MN) who are hiring ARMRIT certified techs. If anyone who browses this forum is able to demonstrate even one center for which that is true, it would come as a breath of fresh air. MRI School of Minnesota is one program in the Twin Cities area turning out ARMRIT certified techs. Despite hopeful attempts by these graduates, nearly all of us have not found jobs in the field of MRI. Center For Diagnostic Imaging (CDI), St. Paul Radiology, and Regions Hospital have all submitted in writing that they are not considering ARMRIT certification adequate for hire at their centers. One reason they cite is that their techs need to be (RT) in order to be "multi-modality." During my interview with St. Paul Radiology recently, I was courteously informed that I could not be considered a "tech" in the sense they were using in their job description. Scant experience with venipuncture, total unfamiliarity with MRI School Of MN and ARMRIT, and the need for multi-modality techs were the stated reasons in my face-to-face meeting with them.rnOn a positive note, ARMRIT techs are being hired somewhere--and one graduate of the school who was already employed at an imaging center was promoted to MRI tech, although this tech claimed to be "constantly challenged about [his/her] certification" and aptitude in the field. rnOne question leveled to me in my interview at St. Paul Radiology was, "Why didn't you go to Century/Argosy? (The established ARRT diploma vendors in our area.) I found myself ill-prepared to defend the ARMRIT, only referring to ACR certification, which elicited blinking stares. rnOthers have sought to supplement their ARMRIT certification with local X-ray certificate add-ons.rnWe hope that with further education of the public and local imaging centers, techs may 'break in' to the field, making the ARMRIT certificate more recognized and legitimized. At present, however, it serves as a $16,000 rectangle of parchment with one side blank for a grocery list.
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Matthew Barker
Tue. 8 Jun.10,
04:28
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'ARMRIT Parenteral Procedures'
started by: 'Matt B.'
on Wed. 3 Jan.07]
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| ARMRIT Parenteral Procedures |
I thought I'd follow up on this a few years later. The illegal bit is nonsense. The ARMRIT is an ACR approved accrediting body. Many states I've encountered will honor the ARMRIT for a state license.
The law varies from state to state but in most cases, a venipuncture/phleb certification is fine. ACLS coursework goes a long way as well and will even set you ahead of most ARRT's.
You are injecting under the direction of an MD, regardless of your certification.
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shari robinson
Mon. 14 Sep.09,
19:20
[Reply (9 of 21) to:
'MRI registry equations'
started by: 'Donna Nusser'
on Tue. 18 Aug.09]
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| MRI registry equations |
Don't stress about the MIC program. It is just an overview of what is covered on the registry. Go the the content specs from ARRT.org in MRI and study that way. You will be better prepared. Also MRI in Practice is a great book. After reading the MIC about 4 times with a month or so in between, it all makes sense but it didn't at first so I share your frustration. It also helps if you are working in the modality and are familiar with MRI background. Good luck, let me know if you need any help.
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fang bright
Sun. 15 Jun.08,
08:56
[Start of:
'how to fill holes and gaps in rough sensitivity map?'
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Sequences and Imaging Parameters
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| how to fill holes and gaps in rough sensitivity map? |
Hi, everyone:
I am calculating the sensitivity map for SENSE.
However there are quite some holes and gaps in the rough sensitivity map.
The locally polynomial fit sugggested by the SENSE paper seem not be able to fil those holes.(see the attachment).
Does anyone has an idea for filling these holes ?
Thank you very much!
 sensitivity map using polynomial fit
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