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

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Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance	British Association of Magnetic Resonance Radiographers	European Society for Magentic Resonance in Medicine and Biology

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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.	REVISE MRI A brilliant informative and interesting site for revising MRI concepts. Animations etc.	e-MRI Accesable Free and Visual explanation of MR imaging principles. English & French	SIEMENS MAGNETOM WORLD Siemens Medical Systems
Philips Netforum	MRI Artefacts Gallery  C.D.Gregory	.  Bill Faulkner's commercial site	Foundations of MRI History and Principles of MRI from J.Shorey at Duke University
ISMRM List of MR websites and resources	Glossary of MR Terms 2005 5th Edition	Brown University Links to MR resources
The Basics of MRI Joseph .P. Hornack An Excellent On-line Book of MRI principles & Physics in English ,Italian, Russian	WWW.MRIEDUCATION.COM Cathy Westbrook's Commercial site	Diffusion Imaging: From Basic Physics to Practical Imaging Stadnik,Luypaert,Jager & Osteaux	MRI TUTOR.org  Educational resuources for MRI students by Ray Ballinger.
Neuroradiology Teaching Files Database Imaging examples and notes from John Hesselink at UCSD	SIMPLY PHYSICS   Moriel NessAiver's commercial site offering straight forward MR physics  teaching resources and scanner testing	Visible Human Project Anaotmy National Library of Medicine U.S. national Institute of Health	Alphabetical List of Diseases
MEDPATH Internet Pathology resources University of Utah, Mercer University school of medicine	MEDPATH Anatomy & Histology Tutorials Normal Anatomy -Human Images Neuro-anatomy - Labelled MR images N.B. this is 3 different links	Aunt Minnie.com A radiology on-line community
HISTORY OF MRI A short  yet informative discussion of th eoriginal Magnetic Resonance Scientists up to imaging, by David Ellard	INTERNET STROKE CENTER an educational service of the Washington University School of Medicine	WHOLE BRAIN ATLAS Keith Johnson, J. Alex Becker HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL Neuro-imaging primer & gold mine	ANZMAG Australian and New Zealand Society for Magnetic Resonance

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MR Safety Links

MRIsafety.com Dr Frank Shellock	Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety Education & Research  www.imrser.org Dr Frank Shellock Director	American College of Radiology MR SAFETY PAGE ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practice	MHRA   U/.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency DB 2007(03)   -  Safety Guidelines for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment in Clinical Use.  Download link at the bottom of this linked page
Accidents Databases MAUDE: A database of device related accidents and events from CDRH  Medical Device Reporting (1992 to 1996)	Summary of Current UK MR safety Guidelines www.revisemri.com March 2008	Handheld  Magnet for Testing www.mrimagnet.com	Significant MR Accidents Missile Injury Death July 2001 Lets keep this list short
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists RANZCR MRI Site Accreditation Programme	RANZCR MRI Safety Guidelines Revised April 2007	RANZCR Guidelines for the use of Gadolinium based contrast agents October 2007	Standards Australia ( Standards New Zealand) AS/NZS 3200.2.33:2005 Medical electrical equipment - Particular requirements for safety - Magnetic resonance equipment for medical diagnosis. Identical to IEC 60601-2-33 Preview and purchase
IEC 60601-2-33 Ed. 2.1 (Bilingual 2006) :  Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-33: Particular requirements for the safety of magnetic resonance equipment for medical diagnosis. Europe Preview and Purchase

MRI Patient InformationRoyal Adelaide Hospital
MRI For Kids   Royal Childrens' Hospital Melbourne Australia
MRI patient information  Bensons Radiology Australia
Your MRI Examination   Richard Hornack

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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
• 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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