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MRSO Practice EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
A patient comes down from the unit as an in-patient. The patient went
to radiography to have a chest x-ray before coming to MRI. She needs to
have a cervical MRI for severe pain. It is suspected that she may have a
herniated disc. She checked to pacemaker, dentures and tattoos. You
are scanning the patient's cervical spine in a 3.0T unit, with a receive
only coil. What do you do next?
A. Cancel the exam
B. Review the x-ray with the radiologist
C. Order an abdomen x-ray
D. Scan the patient on a 1.5T unit. ......ANSWER......B. Review the x-ray
with the radiologist.
A patient is advanced in the MRI scanner very quickly and experiences
the sensation of flashing lights in their visual field. What are they
experiencing?
a. Magnetophosphenes
b. Magnetohydrodynamic effect
c. Nystagmus
d. Heating ......ANSWER......a. Magnetophosphenes
A patient is being scanned with braces, which of the following is true?
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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. ......ANSWER......C. A significant artifact
may be seen.
A patient is placed in a magnetic field that changes over a distance from
the MR unit. What do we need in order to meet the manufacture limits
if a patient with an implant will be safe from the threats associated with
the static magnetic field prior to their MRI.
A. Spatial gradient map.
B. Compression
C. The MRSO sole approval.
D. All of the choices. ......ANSWER......A. Spatial gradient map
A patient is undergoing an MRI exam and is given an ice pack to reduce
heat. Which of these methods is the patient using to regulate their
increased heating?
A. Convection
B. Evaporation
C. Conduction
D. Radiation ......ANSWER......C. Conduction
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A patient will change into a gown in this location.
A. Zone I
B. Zone II
C. Zone III
D. Zone IV ......ANSWER......B. Zone II
A quench is performed and a malfunction of the quench vent caused
cryogen to leak into the room. The patient is in danger from which of
the following?
A. Ruptured eardrum
B. Heating
C. Sedation
D. All of the choices ......ANSWER......A. Ruptured eardrum
A receiver coil that only detects signal emitted from the patient.
......ANSWER......Receive Only Coil
A receiver coil that produces RF energy and detects signal from the
patient. ......ANSWER......Transmit-Receive Coil
A ring of electromagnetic coils located at the foot and head of the
patient surrounding the gantry that produced a strong gradient
magnetic field from head to foot. ......ANSWER......Maxwell Coil
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A stronger attractive force than superparamagnetic but not as strong as
ferromagnetism when placed in a strong static magnetic field.
......ANSWER......Superparamagnetic
A term used to describe body types based on shape and size.
......ANSWER......Body Habitus
A type of burn caused when the patients skin is found in the near field
is called what?
A. Loop burn
B. Reflective
C. Resonant
D. Proximity ......ANSWER......D. Proximity
A Variable RF pulse that will tilt hydrogen away from the longitudinal
axis less than 90 degrees. ......ANSWER......Flip Angle
A weakly repulsive force when placed in a strong static magnetic field.
......ANSWER......Diamagnetism
A weekly attractive force when placed in a static magnetic field.
......ANSWER......Paramagnetic
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MRSO Practice EXAM | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
A patient comes down from the unit as an in-patient. The patient went
to radiography to have a chest x-ray before coming to MRI. She needs to
have a cervical MRI for severe pain. It is suspected that she may have a
herniated disc. She checked to pacemaker, dentures and tattoos. You
are scanning the patient's cervical spine in a 3.0T unit, with a receive
only coil. What do you do next?
A. Cancel the exam
B. Review the x-ray with the radiologist
C. Order an abdomen x-ray
D. Scan the patient on a 1.5T unit. ......ANSWER......B. Review the x-ray
with the radiologist.
A patient is advanced in the MRI scanner very quickly and experiences
the sensation of flashing lights in their visual field. What are they
experiencing?
a. Magnetophosphenes
b. Magnetohydrodynamic effect
c. Nystagmus
d. Heating ......ANSWER......a. Magnetophosphenes
A patient is being scanned with braces, which of the following is true?
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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. ......ANSWER......C. A significant artifact
may be seen.
A patient is placed in a magnetic field that changes over a distance from
the MR unit. What do we need in order to meet the manufacture limits
if a patient with an implant will be safe from the threats associated with
the static magnetic field prior to their MRI.
A. Spatial gradient map.
B. Compression
C. The MRSO sole approval.
D. All of the choices. ......ANSWER......A. Spatial gradient map
A patient is undergoing an MRI exam and is given an ice pack to reduce
heat. Which of these methods is the patient using to regulate their
increased heating?
A. Convection
B. Evaporation
C. Conduction
D. Radiation ......ANSWER......C. Conduction
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A patient will change into a gown in this location.
A. Zone I
B. Zone II
C. Zone III
D. Zone IV ......ANSWER......B. Zone II
A quench is performed and a malfunction of the quench vent caused
cryogen to leak into the room. The patient is in danger from which of
the following?
A. Ruptured eardrum
B. Heating
C. Sedation
D. All of the choices ......ANSWER......A. Ruptured eardrum
A receiver coil that only detects signal emitted from the patient.
......ANSWER......Receive Only Coil
A receiver coil that produces RF energy and detects signal from the
patient. ......ANSWER......Transmit-Receive Coil
A ring of electromagnetic coils located at the foot and head of the
patient surrounding the gantry that produced a strong gradient
magnetic field from head to foot. ......ANSWER......Maxwell Coil
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A stronger attractive force than superparamagnetic but not as strong as
ferromagnetism when placed in a strong static magnetic field.
......ANSWER......Superparamagnetic
A term used to describe body types based on shape and size.
......ANSWER......Body Habitus
A type of burn caused when the patients skin is found in the near field
is called what?
A. Loop burn
B. Reflective
C. Resonant
D. Proximity ......ANSWER......D. Proximity
A Variable RF pulse that will tilt hydrogen away from the longitudinal
axis less than 90 degrees. ......ANSWER......Flip Angle
A weakly repulsive force when placed in a strong static magnetic field.
......ANSWER......Diamagnetism
A weekly attractive force when placed in a static magnetic field.
......ANSWER......Paramagnetic
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