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The World’s Favourite MRI Course, based on the World’s Best-Selling MRI Book

Our course started life as the famous Oxford MRI Course in 1992 and has been running continuously ever since engaging and educating thousands of radiographers, radiologists, physicists, researchers, technicians, engineers, nurses, assistant practitioners, veterinary surgeons and anyone with an interest in the exciting world of MRI. MRI in Practice is now also available as an online course for participants living in North America, Canada, Central Europe and Australasia.

Where is the Online Course Offered?

International Availability of MRI in Practice Online Courses

The new online course is offered to the countries below. The course is not available in some locations due to copyright protection. The currency exchange rate also makes the course non-financially-viable is some countries. If your country is not listed we apologise, but this is not something we have much control over.
For USA, UK, Europe, Africa and Middle East please apply for the Western Hemisphere course (UK).
For Australasia and the Far East, please apply for the Australasia course.
Maps are shown for guidance only and are based on UTC timing. Time variations may occur when daylight saving time is in operation.

Why Choose MRI in Practice - The Course?

Make an Informed Decision:

We are very aware that you have a choice when it comes to CPD and MRI courses. If you are a manager, you will be looking to make a clear evidence-based decision on which course can get your new staff up-to-speed with MRI within your training budget. If you are a radiographer, looking to fulfil CPD requirements, or wish to learn the underpinning principles of MRI in a format that is applied to your day-to-day work, then please consider the following points.
We invite you to scrutinise our credentials and compare them to any other course available because we are confident that our MRI course ticks all the boxes.

Reputation and legacy

Presenters who are qualified to teach

Compact & comprehensive programme

CPD NOW endorsement from SCOR UK

State-of-the-art Presentations

Almost 100% delegate satisfaction scores

International Accreditation

Recognised Academic Rigour

Subject Experts who are Also Formally Qualified to Teach

You would expect that to be a "given" - but not always.
If you take a look at social networks such as Linked In, there seems to be a proliferation of MRI education products and courses, but on close inspection, very few of them appear to be offered by anyone having a formal qualification in education.
Before deciding on which course to apply for - take a close look at the qualifications of the course presenters. It goes without saying that web sites are generally unregulated, non-peer-reviewed and often written by enthusiastic amateurs, but you might be surprised to find that there are live courses offered by learning companies who look perfectly bona fide and charge high fees for courses - but who have no formal qualifications to be offering educational products or services. The course presenters are very often not qualified in MRI or education. At least one "learning company" appears to buy-in the occasional services of a qualified lecturer hoping to give academic credibility.
Such courses offer worthless "awards" that have no CDP accreditation or professional-body endorsement. If you are trying to decide between MRI in Practice and an alternative course - perhaps offered by a web-site, private consultancy or "learning company" - be sure to ask for hard evidence that the people who will be teaching on the course are qualified to do so.

Don't get caught out - checking is as easy as 123 - for every trainer or presenter who will be teaching on the programme, ask to see the following three certificates, without these they have no business trying to sell you educational services:

Anyone teaching MRI should have plenty of clinical experience but should also be educated to at least a Master of Science level in MRI. Mastery of a subject is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for anyone intending to teach that subject - bona fide Masters graduates will have the letters MSc after their name. No letters = no qualification.

In addition, lecturers who teach post-graduates (such as radiographers or radiologists) should hold a doctorate in education. That is a firm expectation in higher education. They must, as a bare minimum, also hold a post graduate qualification in learning and teaching. Without this certification, it is ethically questionable as to whether they should be teaching, as they do not hold the necessary qualifications to do so. Just as it is unacceptable for a non-qualified person to perform medical imaging, it is equally unethical for a non-qualified person to teach medical imaging. If you are considering using a so-called "learning company" who cannot show evidence of having presenters who are qualified educators as outlined above - we invite you to scrutinise our credentials below..

To ensure quality and an appreciation of the the student experience, they should ideally be affiliated with a recognised higher education institute such as holding a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. That is your guarantee that they offer a high-quality and highly qualified service.

Who we are (and why you need to know)

Expand the tabs below to find out why we can be trusted with your learning!

"Bad Influencers" the Growing Problem of Fake Education Online

About 20 years ago, we wrote a research paper about applicants who were being considered for MRI practitioner roles in the UK. Despite the aim of the project being to ascertain MRI competence, to our greater concern, quite a few of the participants we interviewed, were either masquerading as radiographers or had managed to gain a radiographic qualification (from somewhere) without having any clue as to what radiography actually involves. They were unable to identify an X ray tube. They couldn't explain what the radiographer was doing in photographs illustrating simple activities such as beam collimation or taking a lateral cervical spine radiograph. Without our intervention, these individuals would now be performing MRI scans in the NHS. We raised a warning flag at the time - but here we are 20 years later and the proliferation of fake online education has become a significant international concern, with research indicating the academic fraud ecosystem is now worth approximately $21 billion globally. Recent studies estimate that worldwide sales of fake degrees exceed $300 million annually, with more than one million fraudulent degrees sold in the past decade alone. The traditional diploma mill industry—where unaccredited institutions sell worthless credentials for flat fees—has been joined by a newer, more insidious threat: social media influencers and podcasters peddling unreferenced, unsupported "educational" materials that contain multiple errors and promise unrealistic outcomes. Quite often it is from well-meaning radiographers who feel the need to contribute their knowledge (accurate or otherwise) - but there are also "learning companies" who offer MRI education as a commercial venture, but having no educational qualifications to be doing so.
Notable cases include the fake learning-company Axact, which was exposed in 2015 by the New York Times for operating hundreds of fake universities and selling approximately two million diplomas before being raided by authorities.
The medical field has not been immune to this crisis. In 2018, Israeli police arrested 40 doctors, medical interns, and pharmacists who had purchased fake medical and pharmacy degrees from universities in Armenia, with investigations revealing they had passed accreditation examinations and were working in hospitals despite never completing their education. Former Ministry of Higher Education officials in Iraq recently estimated that at least 30% of practicing doctors hold questionable or fake credentials from diploma mills—leading to increased medical errors, preventable deaths, and erosion of public trust in the healthcare system.

In the world of influencers and podcasters, the situation is very similar:

Several Instagram personalities were recently exposed for selling $500 social media courses that failed to deliver promised content, with students reporting that the presenters disappeared after payment.
Linked In seems to spawn a new breed of MRI influencers every year, some offering courses with fake awards (tell-tale sign often being a ©️ symbol after the award title). Even without close inspection it's very clear that these influencers and podcasters usually have no qualifications to be offering educational services.
There are some excellent MRI education videos on YouTube, but how does the uninitiated learner make an informed choice? We recently found a (well-meaning) MRI Education video that features a factual error or misunderstanding about every 20 seconds. Perhaps more worrying than the content of the video were the comments made underneath - all praising the clarity and excellence of the presentation.

These comments show that people who are looking for education are vulnerable, not just to predatory learning companies, but to the output of well-meaning content makers who have no qualifications in education and seemingly little knowledge in the topics they post about.
Nobody is perfect, we all make mistakes from time to time - but for legitimate qualified MRI education providers who have spent decades building evidence-based curricula, our concern is that the proliferation of fake credentials and unqualified "educators" undermines general confidence in education. It puts patients at genuine risk while making it harder for qualified educators to demonstrate their legitimate expertise.

REFERENCES

Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (2018) The tale of 3 countries and fake degree. Available at: https://acei-global.org/the-tale-of-3-countries-and-fake-degree/ (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (2023) A pandemic, a nursing shortage, and 7,600 fake nursing diplomas. Available at: https://www.aafs.org/article/pandemic-nursing-shortage-and-7600-fake-nursing-diplomas (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
Eaton, S., Carmichael, J. and Pethrick, L. (eds.) (2024) Fake degrees and fraudulent credentials in higher education. Cham: Springer Nature.
Ezell, A. and Bear, J. (2005) Degree mills: the billion-dollar industry that has sold over a million fake diplomas. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
Health Imaging (2025) Man arrested after using fake medical degree to illegally practice radiology, 8 August. Available at: https://healthimaging.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-policy/man-arrested-after-using-fake-medical-degree-illegally-practice-radiology (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
iProspectCheck (2024) How to spot a fake nursing diploma: an employer's guide. Available at: https://iprospectcheck.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-nursing-diploma/ (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
Johnson, C. (2006) 'The robbing of America's future via the diploma mill: an overview of legal, economic, social, and moral implications considering abusive accreditation', Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, 24(1), pp. 433-466.
Parchment (2025) Diploma mills and academic fraud: the hidden global financial impact, 30 September. Available at: https://www.parchment.com/blog/global-financial-impact-of-diploma-mills-and-academic-fraud/ (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
Pickert, K. (2017) 'Your MD may have a phony degree', CBS News, 9 May. Available at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/your-md-may-have-a-phony-degree/ (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
The Media Line (2025) 'It's different in medicine': Iraq's fake degree crisis puts patients in peril, 6 October. Available at: https://themedialine.org/by-region/its-different-in-medicine-iraqs-fake-degree-crisis-puts-patients-in-peril/ (Accessed: 8 January 2026).
Westbrook, C. and Talbot, J. (2009) 'What do MRI radiographers really know?', European Journal of Radiography, 1(2), pp. 52-60.

So how do we compare? Please see the tabs below for more details about our educational credentials.

Clinical Expertise

Presenters must know their subject. MRI is taught in the context of many different disciplines and we encourage an interdisciplinary approach. However the approach varies according to the intended audience. Pure physics is best taught by physicists, but they may have limited knowledge about applying the learning to clinical scanning. Cross-sectional anatomy and abnormal pattern recognition is probably best taught by radiologists, but they may not have a deep understanding of the underpinning principles of MRI.

Cathy and John are both clinical MRI specialists having worked in both the healthcare diagnostics field, and MRI research (Oxford University) from the early days of MRI. Importantly, in addition to their postgraduate qualifications in MRI and education, they are also both qualified radiographers. Having a background in clinical radiography allows Cathy and John to tailor the lecture content to be at exactly the right level for the target audience. In CPD - application to practice is everything and it is something that lecturers from other disciplines - such as physics or radiology are not likely to be able to provide.
We also foster close links with the major manufacturers having been a preferred education provider for Philips Healthcare, Toshiba, Oxford Magnets, Schering and Bracco and Cobalt Imaging. This allows us to keep keep fully up-to-date with clinical and educational advances and link theory with practice in a way that no other educator can match.

Qualifications in Learning and Teaching

As professional academics, Cathy and John both hold Master of Science degrees in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and are both fully-qualified Doctors of Education. In academia this is a key requirement when teaching post-graduates such as radiographers.
These qualifications are important because In addition to mastery of their subject, credible course presenters should be qualified in teaching and learning because that is their role. Anyone who claims to provide educational services (and charges money for those services) must be qualified in education. Anything else is not acceptable and could be considered fraud. As we explained in the top tab - educational fraud, including fake courses taught by non-qualified "lecturers" affects millions people per year and costs the victims hundreds or thousands of pounds. Please do not fall for this type of scam.

Before applying for a course - simply ask the provider to give you:

the names of the people who will be presenting the course and
evidence of their qualifications in education (PGCLT or ideally EdD)

Note that this is not the same as their qualifications in radiography, or post graduate qualifications in medical imaging. For teaching radiographers and radiologists the qualification should be an EdD or equivalent. A PhD is not an educational qualification per se., but may be acceptable if it is in a relevant field. Don't be fobbed off with vague statements such as "experts in their field" or "wealth of clinical experience" those statements apply to all radiographers who have been working for a while. What you deserve is a qualified lecturer.

Cathy and John are also both Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. The HEA vision is for students in UK higher education to enjoy the highest quality learning experience in the world and we bring that philosophy to everything we do - including MRI in Practice - The Course.

We are not aware of any other MRI course of this type that is presented by a faculty who are all qualified in both MRI and Education at this level. Please consider this when choosing which MRI course is likely to address your needs. If a course provider is not qualified to teach, it is ethically questionable as to whether they should be selling educational services. Some commercial MRI courses are delivered by speakers who are not qualified in either MRI or Education!

Résumé: Dr Catherine Westbrook EdD, MSc, DCR(R), PGc(LT), CT Cert, FHEA

Dr Catherine Westbrook is an independent teaching consultant providing teaching and assessment in MRI and radiographic related subjects to clients all over the world.
Catherine has worked in MRI since 1990 and has a Doctorate in education, a Master of Science degree in MRI, a Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching and a Fellowship in Advanced MRI . She is also a qualified clinical teacher.

Catherine has taught the MRI in Practice course since its inception as the Oxford MRI Course in 1992. She has also been involved in the development of, and teaching on, many other national and international courses. These include the first and the longest-running distance learning Masters course in MRI, the first reporting course for MRI radiographers and the first undergraduate course for Assistant Practitioners in MRI.

Catherine is the author of “MRI in Practice” - the World's best selling book in the field of MRI* (nominated for the British Medical Association Book of the Year 2019) “Handbook of MRI Technique” and “MRI at a Glance” (nominated for the British Medical Association Book of the Year 2017) and many other chapters and research articles. She has been President of the British Association of MR Radiographers, Chairman of the Consortium for the Accreditation of Clinical MR Education and Honorary Secretary of the British Institute of Radiology.

Résumé: Dr John Talbot, EdD, MSc, DCR(R), PGc(LT), FHEA

John developed an early interest in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging as a school-leaver in 1978. He specialised in MRI after attending the Royal Liverpool University Hospital MRI course in 1989. He was one of the first cohort of practitioners to gain an MSc in the field of medical imaging (MRI) in 1998. He was awarded a Doctorate in education in 2018. In education John is an expert in the field of technology-enhanced learning and the educational psychology of computer-based learning. His doctoral thesis examined cognitive task load in the field of mobile learning.

Academically, John was formerly Education and Research Radiographer at Oxford MRI/Oxford University.
After leaving clinical practice he enjoyed a long academic career in distance-learning as a senior lecturer leading modules in the fields of MRI, medical and healthcare education, research methodology and physics. He also acted as supervisor for students undertaking master of science degrees. John also created computer-based, mobile-learning and distance-learning resources for all of the above topics.

John is now spends about 50% of his time in the design of technology enhanced learning for MRI education via mobile and computer-based platforms harnessing the power of multimedia, HTML5, AI and computer generated imagery. He has been co-writer and co-presenter of the MRI in Practice International MRI course since 1998 and creates all of the learning materials, streaming web content and multimedia resources for this world-renowned course. He also designed and built the online learning environment and chat facilities for the course, embedding the power of artificial intelligence throughout.

In publishing, John is:

• Co-author and illustrator of MRI in Practice (Wiley- Blackwell)
• Co-author of Medical Imaging- Techniques, Reflection & Evaluation (Elsevier).
• Technical illustrator of MRI at a Glance (Wiley- Blackwell)
• Technical illustrator and image editor of Handbook of MRI Technique (Wiley- Blackwell)

In ePublishing and mobile learning John is a former Apple developer and also an app developer for Google Android.

Our Programme - Super-Flexible for Every Kind of Delegate

Whether you need basic or advanced theory - or applied clinical skills - we have you completely covered. Our course features two days of underpinning basic principles, two days of more advanced topics and an entire free course (Handbook of MRI Technique Course) that covers clinical skills. The MRI in Practice course can be taken as a whole, or split into two attendances, allowing participants to apply the basics to practice before progressing to the more advanced topics. Splitting attendance also permits study leave to be shared between courses. The Handbook course can be accessed completely on-demand for 12 months after the MRI in Practice course has concluded. Flexibility is further enhanced by the fact that the course is now entirely online, without sacrificing any of the features found on the live course.

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PLUS FREE HANDBOOK COURSE

In addition to the 15 lectures shown above, all participants attending MRI in Practice Online will also be given access to our new Handbook of MRI Technique course completely free of charge!
This is an amazing deal that no other course provider can match. The Handbook course is based on our book of the same name and covers clinical indications, patient care, patient preparation and screening, MRI technique (patient positioning, slice prescription and pulse sequences) anatomy and pathology - for all major body areas PLUS 5 concise technical lectures that revisit and reinforce the concepts covered on the MRI in Practice course - making it perfect for revision. Other providers teach this material using OUR BOOK - cut out the middle-man. Don't pay for a physics course and a clinical technique course when we offer you both for the price of one!

Best of all, the Handbook course is available on demand and the lectures can be accessed wherever and whenever the participants wish to take part. MRI in Practice (4-day course) applicants will be given exclusive access to this new course and it is not available anywhere else!

Handbook of MRI Technique

Introducing Jeremy - your 24/7 MRI Mentor!

On demand courses require on-demand Q&A. Cathy and John are usually on hand to answer your questions over the duration of the course, but when we have participants across 12 time-zones or more, there may be brief periods when we are not available. Introducing Jeremy - our new recruit!
Imagine watching a lecture with a friend who is a real expert on MRI. Whenever you needed a little more explanation you could pause the presentation and ask your genius friend to expand on the topics covered. This is exactly the role Jeremy plays.
Having been on our book cover for many years, Jeremy is probably one of the best known faces in MRI - now he is here to help take your questions. Jeremy is a generative pre-trained transformer - but he is not chat GPT. Jeremy is our very own AI chat host, trained in house, hosted only on our course platform and definitely not connected to dodgy internet sites!
Jeremy's training materials, written by ourselves, run well over 150,000 words - more than a doctoral thesis. Compiling the answers to anticipated questions took over 3 months of writing, so when you ask Jeremy a question, it is our answer he gives you, but in the twinkle of an eye.

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Streaming Video

The online course uses a combination of HD streaming video to present our trademark CGI graphics and user-friendly analogies that give our course an unsurpassed conceptual clarity that our participants really love. There are a few reasons we decided to use this format rather than trying to present the materials live from Zoom or Teams platforms.

1. It provides better quality viewing experience.

As academics, we are very well-versed in distance learning. We delivered a Master of Science course in MRI for 15 years entirely on-line so we know what works well, and what doesn't work at all. Webinar software such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, BigBlueButton or Adobe connect, are capable of presenting very basic PowerPoint presentations, PDF files or live screen-sharing of other types of presentation, however, the screen refresh rate can be very poor. This is not an issue when a presentation just has bullet points and a few images, but is entirely unsuited to our dynamic content. Animations tend to jitter and lag. Our lectures contain hours of CGI animations running at 30fps and in high-definition. HD video is the only way we can guarantee a high quality experience that even exceeds live conference data projection.

2. It mitigates internet connection issues.

Since putting the course online in 2021, we have discovered that about 5% of our participants have local issues with connection. This is not a fault of the course, but the same issues that might occasionally cause you to lose broadband connection when browsing the web. In a business meeting you might miss a few minutes and it makes no difference, you don't even realise what you missed. With lectures, however, this could be a problem, you might miss something really crucial to your understanding of everything that follows - and you would not even be aware. Streaming video fixes this problem at a stroke. If you lose connection you can take over exactly where you left off and you don't miss a single thing.

Even worse, if the lecture presenter should lose connection the entire course would grind to a halt. Over the last four years, there have been at least two occasions when our local internet service has failed during a course. On one occasion there was a service outage for 30 minutes
To prevent this from affecting the course, we have enlisted a well-known streaming provider to host the content. By keeping everything on the cloud, it doesn't matter if our connection fails, the entire course will still be accessible to everyone. We use industry-standard technology from Amazon Web Servers - these are the servers that run Amazon Prime Video and our streaming format is the same as Netflix and most of the major Hollywood studios. We have to pay the hosting company for every second of video watched by every participant, but we thought that this was worth the cost. We needed something robust, secure and capable of high-quality streaming to a large number of people simultaneously and without eating too much of your bandwidth. We think we have succeeded in our goal and there is a sample video below that will allow you to test out your own setup.

3. It allows Rewinding and rewatching.

This is something that makes our online lectures better than live conference lectures. If you don't understand something when you hear it, you can rewind and watch it again. At the end of each presentation you can go back and review sections of the presentation that you would like to revisit. Our participant feedback tells us that they love this feature and it can only be achieved using streaming video.

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Click the tabs below to learn more about each lecture.

Artefacts (Extrinsic) (Talbot)

Artefacts (Talbot) 83 minutes

Aim: to facilitate the understanding of the appearances and cause of common artefacts and their remedies. May include:

Aliasing
Nyquist ghost
Magnetic susceptibility artefact
RF Anomalies

…and more.

Artefacts (Intrinsic) (Talbot)

Artefacts (Talbot) 66 minutes

Aim: to facilitate the understanding of the appearances and cause of common artefacts and their remedies. May include:

Out-of-phase signal loss
Chemical shift
Phase mismapping
Magic Angle

…and more.

Basic Principles (Westbrook)

Basic Principles (Westbrook) 57 minutes

Aim: to investigate the fundamental principles of MRI including:

Nuclear structure
MR active nuclei
Alignment
Precession and resonance
Signal generation
Relaxation processes

Flow and MRA (Talbot)

Flow and MRA (Talbot) 80 minutes

Aim: to provide an overview and basic understanding of the appearances of flow including:

Time of flight, entry slice phenomenon, and flow anomalies
Post processing and the maximum intensity projection algorithm
Inflow, Phase Contrast, Black-Blood, BOLD and Fresh Blood Imaging,
Mechanism of flow-dependent MRA sequences
Advantages & disadvantages in clinical use

For the three-day version of the course this content is included in the artefacts sessions.

Gradient Echo Pulse Sequences (Westbrook)

Gradient Echo Sequences (Westbrook) 183 minutes

Aim: to investigate the advanced mechanisms of gradient echo imaging and their clinical uses including:

Principles of Gradient Echo Pulse Sequences

Weighting in Gradient Echo Pulse SequencesThe steady state (advanced concepts)

Coherent gradient echo
Balanced Gradient Echo
Incoherent gradient echo
Steady state free precession
Fast gradient echo
Echo planar imaging
Diffusion Weighting

Image Contrast (Westbrook)

Image Contrast (Westbrook) 68 minutes

Aim: to evaluate the various mechanisms responsible for image contrast in MRI including:

Molecular make-up of fat and water
T1 recovery
T2 decay
Diffusion Weighting
Image weighting characteristics
Introduction to pulse sequences

Instrumentation (Talbot)

Instrumentation (Talbot) 100 minutes

Aim: to investigate types of equipment used in MRI and their safe use including:

Magnets: principles of, construction, homogeneity.
Shielding
Shimming
Gradients
Radio Frequency: shielding, transmit/receive coils

k-space and data acquisition (Westbrook)

k-space and Data Acquisition (Westbrook)
1.5 hours (x2)

Aim: to explore in-depth the principles that underpin data acquisition in MRI including:

k-space functions and characteristics
Data sampling techniques
k-space traversal
k-space filling in basic and advanced sequencing
k-space filling modifications including parallel imaging

Protocol Optimisation (Westbrook)

Protocol Optimisation (Westbrook) 63 minutes

Aim: to facilitate the understanding of the factors that affect image quality; their mechanisms and trade-offs including:

Signal to noise ratio (SNR)
Contrast to noise ratio (CNR)
Spatial resolution
Scan time
Decision making strategies

Revision (Talbot)

Revision (Talbot) 60 minutes

Aim: to consolidate the basic knowledge gained through self-marked timed evaluation:

Basic Principles
Contrast Mechanisms
Instrumentation
Basic Pulse sequences
Image Optimisation

Please note, the on-line course offers revision activities after each session or at the end of each day.

Safety (Talbot)

Safety (Talbot) 78 minutes

Aim: to review all MRI safety issues including:

Static-field - spatial gradient dangers
Time varying gradient-field – nerve stimulation
Secondary (RF) field dangers - heating & antenna effect
Cryogens – quenches and anoxia
Contraindications for MRI

with real-life examples of safety incidents from around the world.

Spatial Encoding (Talbot)

Spatial Encoding (Talbot) 94 minutes

Aim: to facilitate the understanding of gradient functions for the purpose of spatial encoding including:

An introduction to data sampling
Slice selection
Frequency encoding
Phase encoding
Fourier Transformation

Spin-Echo Pulse Sequences - Fundamentals (Talbot)

Spin Echo Pulse Sequences (Talbot) 60 minutes

Aim: to investigate the basic mechanisms of spin echo imaging including:

T2* effects
RF rephasing
Single and dual echo spin echo

Spin-Echo Pulse sequences - Fast Spin-Echo and Inversion Recovery (Talbot)

Fast Spin Echo Pulse Sequences (Talbot) 68 minutes

Aim: to investigate the basic mechanisms of fast spin echo imaging and Inversion recovery sequences including:

Fast Spin Echo, advantages and trade-offs
Driven Equilibrium
Inversion recovery

Our Presentations - Widescreen HD

MRI in Practice Slide

vs.

Genuine slide from a competitor course

As professional educators we understand that the success of a course hinges not only on the expertise and presentation skills of the lecturers, but also on the quality of the learning materials. All of our presentations are put together using state of the art widescreen presentation software with bespoke HD images and video. The above comparison will give you some idea of the difference that makes to a presentation. On the left is a slide from our MRI Instrumentation lecture, on the right is a slide from another commercial MRI course. Slide the handle to compare.

In terms of content, if you are paying for a high-quality learning experience, we think you deserve better than inaccurately labelled images and recycled web content. For this reason, we have spent the last 10 years creating computer-generated imagery (over 700 individual models in total) that show all of the fundamental principles of MRI - including a fully-equipped virtual MRI scanner. These models have been rendered into high-definition video to create our ground-breaking graphics and animations. When we show you the magnet solenoids, the gradient coil or the RF transmit coil you not only get to see what these components actually look like, but we can dismantle the scanner right in front of your eyes to show exactly how these components relate to each other physically and functionally. Because our course is constructively aligned with our book (not just named after it) the slides also present the relevant page numbers as a revision aid for delegates. Our HD graphics bring MRI concepts alive in a way that no other MRI course can match.

Frequently asked Questions

Why do you only offer online courses rather than the old live face-to-face courses?

Because the feedback shows very conclusively that participants much prefer the convenience and low pricing of the online course. Live courses cost approximately double the price of an online course when travel, food and accommodation are included.

The testimonials say your graphics are amazing - why are they better than those on any other MRI course?

We all know what "death by PowerPoint" can be like. There is nothing more boring than listening to someone read out lists of bullet points. We don't do that - after five years in the making, the latest version of our course utilises highly detailed computer generated models, rendered into photo-realistic HD wide-screen.
Why do we go to these lengths? Because our delegate feedback constantly reinforces the view that dynamic computer generated imagery brings difficult concepts to life in a way that nothing else can. MRI is all about motion - flipping vectors, tumbling molecules, spinning nuclei, our lectures can show this all happening right in front of your eyes, and it makes a massive difference to learning.

At the time of writing, participants (over the last 12 months) have awarded an average excellence rating of 99/100 for our lecture graphics.

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The application form states that the online course is not available in my country. Is that right?

To allow global coverage, the online course is available in two opposing time zones, Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. This means that most geographical locations can access the course.

There are some countries that will not be able to access the lectures because of the Digital Rights Management software we use. Russia and China for example.

The exchange rate may make the course pricing prohibitively high in some locations. We cannot offer reductions because each course can be attended from any country, and it would be unfair if two participants were paying different fees for the same course.

Any countries where our course materials, book content or other materials have been stolen and offered online without permission (for example by pirate radiology websites) are automatically banned from accessing any of our lecture content.

Why am I only allowed to access the online course from a domestic location?

This is to prevent universities, hospitals or commercial companies from purchasing one place on the course and then screening the lectures to their entire staff (or student cohort). There are no exceptions to this rule.

Our server uses geo-targeting and location detection - so if you are intending to watch the lectures from anywhere other than your home, please do not apply. You will not be able to access any of the content.

If you are from a commercial company or university, we offer discounted rates for providing the course to your staff or students, please contact ObscureMyEmail for further details.

Are the online lectures available to watch on-demand at any time?

Yes. The online course is run synchronously to exactly the same programme to the live course, however, the lectures may be accessed at any time (over the duration of each day) rewound and revisited over a number of hours which offers a huge advantage over live presentation and is something that the participants really love. In addition, everyone attending the MRI in Practice course is given FREE access to our on-demand Handbook of MRI Technique course. The Handbook lectures can be watched at any time and on any device. They cover clinical technique and offer revision for the physics topics.

May I apply to attend just for an individual day or days?

The registration fee allows you to watch as much of the course as you wish - but if you are not intending to watch the entire programme please note that CPD points are awarded on a whole-course basis and you will, therefore, only receive a certificate for attending the full course. In the UK (only) participants may choose to split their attendance between two consecutive courses. See our terms and conditions for full details.

Are educators permitted to attend the course?

Radiographers who have training role in their department will benefit greatly from our course and are very welcome to attend. We would also be happy to discuss partnerships in training those staff.

If you are a formal academic educator (working at a university or college) and have students who require MRI education, we would be happy to provide that education. We are qualified in both MRI (to masters level) and education (to doctoral level). We would therefore be very happy to discuss your academic or training needs. If you have a number of students who require MRI education, we may be able to offer a discount (for groups of 20 or more).
We do not automatically accept applications from academics directly because we encourage them to consider more appropriate formal academic (university) courses available to those who wish to provide MRI education. This course is primarily a CPD course for MRI practitioners. Notwithstanding, educators who are also in need of CPD from a professional body relating to medical imaging may wish to apply, in such cases please contact us before applying at the email address at the foot of this page.

Accreditation

Endorsed by the UK Society and College of Radiographers

MRI in Practice is CPD endorsed by the Society and College of Radiographers.
The Certificate of Endorsement states that this course supports the following important outcomes:

01. Practical skills
02. Knowledge base
03. Work safely
06. Manage knowledge/information
07. High-quality healthcare/education services
09. Inter-professional/agency working or learning
11. Workforce development or staff governance
19. Evidence to support practice

If you are considering registering for an MRI course other than MRI in Practice, ask for evidence that they have CPD NOW endorsement and check how many of the above outcomes are supported. This is an important benchmark and without such it is likely that a course is not fit for purpose as a CPD resource. Please note that we have outcome 7 - which is your assurance of the high-quality of our courses.

International Accreditation

Historically, our course has been accredited and endorsed by the following prestigious institutions:

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
British Institute of Radiology
European Federation of Radiographic Societies (EFRS)
Forum for Professional Development - Norwegian Society of Radiographers
IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, Croatia
Institute for Professional Development of Physicians in Sweden
Kuwait Institute of Medical Specialisation
Malta MRI Radiographers Society
Norsk Radiografforbund
Qatar Health Congress
Romanian Radiology Society/College of Physicians,
Romanian Society of MRI Radiologists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Rush University Medical School, Chicago
Society of Radiography Kenya (SORK)
Society of Radiological Technicians and Nuclear Medicine Technicians of Serbia.
Trinity College Dublin
UK College of Radiographers (CPD NOW)
University of Malta
University of Missouri
University of Qatar
University of Sharjah (Emirates),
University of Zagreb

We do not believe that any other MRI course in the World has so many affiliations, and we are very proud to have the support and accreditation from these institutions.

Certification

Participants who fully complete the online course will receive a certificate.
The CPD offered depends on which course has been attended:

In the UK, the course is endorsed by the Society and College of Radiographers CPD Now. This is offered on a whole-course basis (i.e. not by the hour). Course completion can be determined by our lecture server which uses a watch-tracker for all content. Participants completing the UK (Western Hemisphere) course will be eligible for this CPD certificate. It identifies the learning outcomes achieved, it is not intended to provide any indication of activity hours, because this is not a metric for CPD Now endorsement. Participants who live in Australia, but attend the UK course may be eligible for an ASMIRT CPD certificate (see below).

In Australia, the course is endorsed by the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT). This accreditation is offered on an hourly basis (30 hours). Course completion can be determined by our lecture server which uses a watch-tracker for all content. Australian participants will be eligible for this CPD certificate. The certificate lists the hours of activity as required.

Participants from other countries are welcome to attend any of our courses, but we do not offer any CPD certification. This is largely due to the fact that the cost and complexity of CPD approval is typically not worth our time and trouble for the number of participants for whom the appellation applies.

Please note
We cannot offer certificates with any other CPD accreditation or any other wording than the ones awarded at the end of each course because we do not have approval from any other professional bodies.
Certificates must be downloaded from our server at the end of each course. There is no charge for this.

Feedback from recent course participants.

The Course

Course Delivery

Delegate feedback about recent courses...

It was a well oiled machine! With physics not being my strong suit, for me it was beneficial to have it broken down in the way it was presented.
The way the contents were organised during the lectures and the animated schematics, helped to understand better how MRI physics happen.
Thank you very much for this 4 day course, was worth it!
The whole course ran very smoothly. Excellent graphics. Ran smoothly on my computer.
Plenty of quick re-caps from previous lectures in order to make sense of new information.
Explained in a way in which I now understand concepts that I didn't before.
I think it is the best online course I have attended so far.
The visual diagrams were amazing and shows that a lot of work has gone into creating the course.
As a person who is not naturally good at physics it really helped my understanding of the subject and kept me engaged in the presentation.
I liked the interactive sessions after each lecture and the quizzes at the end of the day.
I also liked the fact you could replay or pause when listening.
Best course I have ever attended.
The whole course and layout was very thorough and well executed. The animations and diagrams were extremely helpful and the communication from the get go, and the way the whole course was explained (emails, discord) was great.
Very convenient, the lectures are very well taught in a systemised order.
Presenters are very knowledgeable and would definitely use this course as my number one reference for MRI imaging.
I enjoyed it and both Dr Westbrook and Dr Talbot were amazing.
I liked being able to rewind and pause the lectures so I could learn at my own pace within a given time frame.
At a live event I would have missed half the content and wouldn't have learnt as much.
I've been scanning for a long time and studied these concepts before but the content and explanation was the best I've experienced.
I refreshed a lot of my knowledge in MRI and learned new and interesting things that I will apply to my daily scanning!
Thank you! Great experience.
Course was fully-loaded, interesting, educating.
Lecturers were very knowledgeable and could impart knowledge.
Video graphics were excellent and delivered 100%
The animations were superb making some of the most difficult concepts comprehensible.
In tandem with the explanations given by the speakers a difficult subject was made accessible.
The artefact sections were incredibly useful to identify and will be applying that to practice.

*statistics and testimonials collected via Google Forms anonymous on-line survey of course participants.

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Where is the Online Course Offered?

Where is the Online Course Offered?

International Availability of MRI in Practice Online Courses

Western Hemisphere Course - Availability and Lecture Refresh Times

Western Hemisphere Course - Availability and Lecture Refresh Times

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Who we are (and why you need to know)

Our Programme - Super-Flexible for Every Kind of Delegate

Our Programme - Super-Flexible for Every Kind of Delegate

Lecture Programmes

MRI in Practice

Handbook of MRI Technique

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Frequently asked Questions

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Accreditation

Accreditation

Endorsed by the UK Society and College of Radiographers

International Accreditation

Certification

Feedback from recent course participants.

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