MAGNETIC RESONANCE SAFETY OFFICER
(MRSO)EXAM PREP 2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|NEWEST |JUST
RELEASED!!|BRAND NEW VERSION
A patient is being scanned with braces, which of the following is true?
A. The risk for a burn is highly likley.
B. The static magnetic field will produce enough translational and rotational force to cause harm
to the patient.
C. A significant artifact may be seen.
D. All of the choices are true.
C. A significant artifact may be seen.
Which of the following would pose the largest risk to a patient with tissue expanders?
A. Static magnetic field
B. Time-varying gradient field
C. Time-varying radiofrequency field.
A. Static magnetic field
Which of the following would most likely be unsafe when scanned?
A. Glaucoma drainage implant.
B. Scleral buckle
C. Clear contact lens.
D. None of the choices are most likely unsafe.
D. None of the choices are most likely unsafe.
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,Sternal wires are unsafe to scan in MRI.
A. True
B. False
B. False
What is true of the static magnetic field and a cardiac stent?
A. There are 2 known cardiac stents that are only safe at 1.5T.
B. The heart beats harder than any translational or rotational force demonstrated on the heart
by the static magnetic field.
C. The static magnetic field can induce electrical fields that can burn overlapping stents.
D. The largest threat from the static magnetic field on a cardiac stent is peripheral nerve
stimulation.
B. The heart beats harder than any translational or rotational force demonstrated on the heart
by the static magnetic field.
Which of the following is true of the copper T IUD?
A. It has demonstrated significant deflection at 3T.
B. It produces mild heating at 1.5T and extreme heating at 3T.
C. It does not show significant artifacts that would compromise image quality.
D. It has shown to cause patients discomfort when placed in the MR environment.
C. It does not show significant artifacts that would compromise image quality.
Which of the following has the lowest risk for an RF burn?
A. Classic pacemaker.
B. A removed pacemaker with abandoned leads.
C. Leadless pacemaker.
D. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
C. Leadless pacemaker.
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,Which of the following will produce the greatest risks when performing an MR on a patient with
a bone growth stimulator?
A. Static magnetic field.
B. Time-varying radiofrequency field.
C. Time-varying gradient field.
B. Time-varying radiofrequency field.
All loop recorders are unsafe in the MR environment.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which of the following are true of nausea, headaches and metallic taste in a patient's mouth
after an injection of gadolinium?
A. Short term adverse effect.
B. Physiological reaction.
C. Allergic reaction.
D. Short term adverse effect and physiological reaction.
D. Short term adverse effect and physiological reaction.
Patient 1 received contrast A and B. Patient 2 received only contrast A. After the patients
received these contrast agents, it was suspected that contrast A was liked to NSF. Which patient
would yield unconfounded results to prove this?
A. Patient 1
B. Patient 2
B. Patient 2
What contrast group would we avoid when a patient with a GFR less than 15 needs gadolinium
contrast.
A. Group 1
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, B. Group 2
C. Group 3
A. Group 1
Which of the following statements are true?
A. There has been current evidence that gadolinium agents are linked to teratogenesis
processes.
B. There has been current evidence that gadolinium agents is liked to mutagenesis processes.
C. It is not necessary for breast feeding patient to pump and dump after receiving a dose of
gadolinium.
D. Group 1 gadolinium agents are the most stable.
C. It is not necessary for breast feeding patient to pump and dump after receiving a dose of
gadolinium.
Which of the following statements are false when discussing NSF and gadolinium contrast?
A. Group 2 and 3 agents have not shown confounded evidence of NSF.
B. NSF is caused by the process of transmetallation.
C. There has not been an incident of NSF withing the past 3 years.
D. NSF is not preventable.
D. NSF is not preventable.
All linear gadolinium agents have shown to demonstrate the same amount of T1 shortenting in
the brain?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which of the following influence how much T1 shortening will be seen in a patient's brain?
A. Dose
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(MRSO)EXAM PREP 2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|NEWEST |JUST
RELEASED!!|BRAND NEW VERSION
A patient is being scanned with braces, which of the following is true?
A. The risk for a burn is highly likley.
B. The static magnetic field will produce enough translational and rotational force to cause harm
to the patient.
C. A significant artifact may be seen.
D. All of the choices are true.
C. A significant artifact may be seen.
Which of the following would pose the largest risk to a patient with tissue expanders?
A. Static magnetic field
B. Time-varying gradient field
C. Time-varying radiofrequency field.
A. Static magnetic field
Which of the following would most likely be unsafe when scanned?
A. Glaucoma drainage implant.
B. Scleral buckle
C. Clear contact lens.
D. None of the choices are most likely unsafe.
D. None of the choices are most likely unsafe.
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,Sternal wires are unsafe to scan in MRI.
A. True
B. False
B. False
What is true of the static magnetic field and a cardiac stent?
A. There are 2 known cardiac stents that are only safe at 1.5T.
B. The heart beats harder than any translational or rotational force demonstrated on the heart
by the static magnetic field.
C. The static magnetic field can induce electrical fields that can burn overlapping stents.
D. The largest threat from the static magnetic field on a cardiac stent is peripheral nerve
stimulation.
B. The heart beats harder than any translational or rotational force demonstrated on the heart
by the static magnetic field.
Which of the following is true of the copper T IUD?
A. It has demonstrated significant deflection at 3T.
B. It produces mild heating at 1.5T and extreme heating at 3T.
C. It does not show significant artifacts that would compromise image quality.
D. It has shown to cause patients discomfort when placed in the MR environment.
C. It does not show significant artifacts that would compromise image quality.
Which of the following has the lowest risk for an RF burn?
A. Classic pacemaker.
B. A removed pacemaker with abandoned leads.
C. Leadless pacemaker.
D. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
C. Leadless pacemaker.
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,Which of the following will produce the greatest risks when performing an MR on a patient with
a bone growth stimulator?
A. Static magnetic field.
B. Time-varying radiofrequency field.
C. Time-varying gradient field.
B. Time-varying radiofrequency field.
All loop recorders are unsafe in the MR environment.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which of the following are true of nausea, headaches and metallic taste in a patient's mouth
after an injection of gadolinium?
A. Short term adverse effect.
B. Physiological reaction.
C. Allergic reaction.
D. Short term adverse effect and physiological reaction.
D. Short term adverse effect and physiological reaction.
Patient 1 received contrast A and B. Patient 2 received only contrast A. After the patients
received these contrast agents, it was suspected that contrast A was liked to NSF. Which patient
would yield unconfounded results to prove this?
A. Patient 1
B. Patient 2
B. Patient 2
What contrast group would we avoid when a patient with a GFR less than 15 needs gadolinium
contrast.
A. Group 1
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, B. Group 2
C. Group 3
A. Group 1
Which of the following statements are true?
A. There has been current evidence that gadolinium agents are linked to teratogenesis
processes.
B. There has been current evidence that gadolinium agents is liked to mutagenesis processes.
C. It is not necessary for breast feeding patient to pump and dump after receiving a dose of
gadolinium.
D. Group 1 gadolinium agents are the most stable.
C. It is not necessary for breast feeding patient to pump and dump after receiving a dose of
gadolinium.
Which of the following statements are false when discussing NSF and gadolinium contrast?
A. Group 2 and 3 agents have not shown confounded evidence of NSF.
B. NSF is caused by the process of transmetallation.
C. There has not been an incident of NSF withing the past 3 years.
D. NSF is not preventable.
D. NSF is not preventable.
All linear gadolinium agents have shown to demonstrate the same amount of T1 shortenting in
the brain?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which of the following influence how much T1 shortening will be seen in a patient's brain?
A. Dose
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