Links of Interest
This is a partial list of NMR and MRI resources available online. The content of these sites is not controlled or endorsed in any way by the ISMRM or SMRT. If you have suggestions for additional sites, or if one of the listed sites seems no longer functional, please let us know.
Education: Technical NMR and MRI
- An Introduction to MRI Graham Wright, PhD - HTML introduction to MRI.
- All You Really Need to Know about MRI Physics - Moriel Nessaiver
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Cardiac MR teaching files
- The College of Health Care Professionals
- CT & MRI Pathology
- MRI Q&A for Physicists
- www.mrieducation.com
- www.mrinotes.com - MRI Physics Resource
- www.MRICTReview.com - continuing education seminars, products, and information for techs.
- NMR Spectroscopy Concepts Scott Van Bramer, Widener University
- Stanford On-line CME Courses
- The Basics of MRI Joseph P. Hornak, PhD - an excellent Web based NMR/MRI intro book.
- Univ Hosp Penn/MRI Teaching Modules - advertisement for teaching software.
Education: Clinical Teaching Files
- CHORUS:Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology
- MyPacs - Free web-based teaching file authoring tool
- RadiologyWeb, monthly e-publication designed by and for practicing, teaching, and student radiologists.
- University of Michigan Health Systems - Department of Radiology
- Univ. of Washington Radiology Teaching Files - general Radiology teaching files
Education: MRI for the Public
- The Adelaide MRI Website - Royal Adelaide Hospital MRI Unit
- International Society of Magnetic Resonance, ISMAR
- MRDAC - Magnetic Resonance Development and Application Center - Freiburg
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
- www.auntminnie.com offers CE credits and "The Case of the Day"
- Glossary of MR definitions (via web.archive.org): http://fonar.com/glossary.htm
- Catherine Westbrook's site, links to many other websites: www.mrieducation.com
- Adelaide Website: MR Education Sites & Resources - http://www.users.on.net/~spinupdownunder/
- How MRI Works - http://science.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm
- Advanced NMR Spectroscopy: Principles & Applications - http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/organic/nmr.html
- Questions and Answers in MRI: MRIquestions.com
- Information for Patients
- Patient video from IMRSE
- MR contrast agents - public comment on NSF
- Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research - Frank Shellock
- MRI Safety - Frank Shellock
- SMRT's MR Safety Video Series
- These videos are free for SMRT members. Login, click "Refine Search" and search for "Safety Series" to find these videos and earn CEs.
- Official journals of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine:
- Other journals on related topics:
- Applied Magnetic Resonance (Springer)
- Concepts in Magnetic Resonance (Wiley)
- Diagnostic Imaging
- International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology
- Journal of Magnetic Resonance (Elsevier)
- Journal for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Elsevier)
- Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry (Wiley)
- MAGMA: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine (Springer-Verlag)
- NMR in Biomedicine (Wiley)
- Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Elsevier)
- Radiology
- SMRT, Section for Magnetic Resonance Technologists
- ISMRM, The British Chapter
- ISMRM, The German Chapter
- Accredited Nursing Colleges.org
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- American Board of Medical Physics
- American College of Radiology
- American Heart Association
- American Liver Society
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Registry of MRI Technologists (ARMRIT)
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
- American Roentgen Ray Society
- American Society of Radiologic Technologists
- Association of Managers of Magnetic Resonance Laboratories
- British Association of MR Radiographers (BAMRR)
- The British Institute of Radiology
- Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
- European Chinese Society for Clinical Magnetic Resonance
- European Congress of Radiology (ECR)
- European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology
- Intersocietal Accreditation Commission - MRI
- International Consortium for Medical Imaging Technology
- International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR)
- International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technicians (ISRRT)
- Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (KSMRM)
- Magnetic Resonance Managers Society (MRMS)
- NMR Information Server
- Organization for Human Brain Mapping
- Radiological Society of North America
- Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Society of Interventional Radiology
- Society of Non-Invasive Imaging in Drug Development
- Sociedad Mexicana de Radiología e Imagen (SMRI)
- Swiss Radiology Society
- World Molecular Imaging Society
- www.brainmapping.org
- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
- Angiogenesis Research CenterBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Massachusetts General Hospital
- Berkowitz Lab Home Page
- Brain ImagingResearch Centre for Scotland
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group
- Cardiff/EMRIC
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Research Center CIBM & University of Lausanne
- Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, Nathan S. Kline Institute
- Center for EPR Imaging for In Vivo Physiology
- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping
- Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Duke University Medical Center
- Center for Medical Imaging and Visualization (CMIV)
- Center for Structural Biology NMR - University of Florida
- Frederik Philips Magnetic Resonance Research Center (Emory University)
- Glasgow Cardiac Magnetic ResonanceUnit (GCMRU)
- Hyperpolarized Gas MRI Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Imaging Research Center of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Imaging Research Program at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
- Indiana University, Chemistry Department NMR Facility
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland
- Johns Hopkins University: Division of MR Research, Dept of Radiology
- Johns Hopkins University: Medical Imaging Lab
- Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing at the University of Hong Kong
- Maryland Center for Advanced Imaging Research (MCAIR), University of Maryland in Baltimore
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Biophysics: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MRDACFreiburg - Magnetic Resonance Development and Application Center, Freiburg, Germany
- MRI Imaging Center Utrecht
- The MRI Institute for Biomedical Research - E. Mark Haacke, Director
- Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research and associated Center for Advanced Brain Imaging
- Penn State Department of Radiology
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, MRI Research Center
- Radiological Sciences Laboratory, Stanford University
- Radiology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
- Stanford Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory
- UBC MRI Research Centre
- UCSF Magnetic Resonance Laboratory - NMR, Thomas L. James, et al.
- Universite Catholique de Louvain, Diagnostic Radiology, Brussels, Belgium
- University of Alberta - Peter S. Allen MR Research Center, Edmonton, AB (In vivo NMR)
- University of Freiburg, Section of Medical Imaging
- University of Iowa, Department of Radiology
- University of Minnesota: Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
- University of Minnesota: Department of Diagnostic Radiology
- Université de Montréal, Canada, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Department of Radiology
- University of Nottingham, Magnetic Resonance Centre
- University of Pittsburgh: MR Research Center
- University of Pittsburgh: PET Research Center
- University of Southern California: MREL
- University of Texas Health Science Center, MRI Division, Research Imaging Center
- University of Verona, Center for Biomedical NMR
- Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research (UCAIR)
- The Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
Resources for the MRI Professional
- You can find the requirements for clinical experience at www.arrt.org, select the Examinations tab to the left and click on Clinical Experience Requirements.
- MICAD The Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD) program
- ASRT www.asrt.org
- Health Professions Network
- OSRT www.osrt.org
- Receive updates and View archives: www.diagnosticimaging.com
- Web based NMR/MRI book w/ MRI basics: http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/
- Access images/teaching files: www.mypacs.net
- Searching radiology peer-reviewed information: http://www.searchingradiology.com
- MDL: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy database and depository containing the MR-properties of more that 350 metabolites
- Helpful links: http://www.t2star.com/
- 3D movie animation movie on MRI procedure & safety
- The Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC: www.nitrc.org) is a NIH-funded site that facilitates finding and comparingneuroimaging resources for fMRI and related structural analyses.
- From ASPNR.org:
- Bloch Simulator running in web browser for education in MRI and NMR
- Chris Rorden's free MRIcro software for brain imaging
- Free DICOM anonymizer and transfer tool www.mytrialwire.com
- MRI Cardiac Image Analysis Software
- Object Oriented Development Interface for NMR
- PULSAR: Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reconstruction Software
- RadPix - Weadock Software, LLC
- Xinapse Systems - cross-platform medical image analysis software with emphasis on MRI
- HSS eAcademy courses:
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Other Sites of Possible Interest
- The Adelaide MRI Website - Royal Adelaide Hospital MRI Unit (scanning tips and protocols, etc.)
- All You Really Need to Know about MRI Physics, Moriel Nessaiver
- AtoZMedicine.com, General MR information
- Associate Degree Online
- Block Imaging International, Inc.
- CiteHealth
- Complete Guide to Medical Billing and Coding Online Schools, Guide to Online Schools
- Donors Cure
- Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research - Frank Shellock
- ISO Standards Glossary
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
- Khan Academy
- Low Field MRI - Kelvin Wong
- Med Explorer: Medical Imaging
- Magnetic Resonance - Technology Information Project
- MDL: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy database and depository containing the MR-properties of more that 350 metabolites
- MB&CC - Medical Billing & Coding Certification http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/
- MEDLINE via the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- MRI Physics, Basic & Advanced
- MRI Safety - Frank Shellock
- NIH Consensus Development Conference Statement on MRI (1987)
- NIH Home Page
- NLM Visible Human Project
- Online Courses: a database of open courseware from the world’s leading universities
- Pacific Medical Training - Defibrillators
- The Scientific American Home Page. Full articles, news, reviews, and much, much more.