MRI Requestor Registration

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MRI requestor application

APPLICANTS

Please provide all of the details required in the form below. Once completed, a copy will be emailed to your Clinical Supervisor for approval.

Note: this form is for MRI requestor registrations only. for all other registrations please select the New Registration form from the menu above.

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By submitting this you are confirming that:

  • I have read and understand CG24
  • I have read and understand The Proxy Consent Form
  • I have read and understand Referring for MRI Leaflet
  • I have read and understand The Foreign bodies and Implants form
  • I have read and understand The MRI Pregnancy Information leaflet
  • I have watched The MRI Safety Training Video

Within the training I have covered

  • Knowledge of safety aspects of referring patients for MRI scans
  • Knowledge of contraindications to Gadolinium and Gadolinium containing contrast agents
  • As part of this extended scope my role is to -
    • Verify that the patient is aware of the reason for the MRI requested
    • Explain the risks and benefits of MRI
    • Explain the alternatives to MRI including risks and benefits
    • Answer patient's questions/concerns
    • Verify the patient understood the information given and verbally consented to have MRI
    • Identify sources of information patient may wish to access

Contraindications to MRI

  • Cardiac Pacemakers
  • Cochlear or other ear implant
  • Implanted neuro-stimulator
  • Intracranial vessel clip(s)
  • Programmable hydrocephalus shunt
  • Cardiac stent (check type - not all are excluded)
  • Small metal fragments in eyes (arranges orbital x-ray if any doubt)
  • Shrapnel injury (eg, bomb blast or gunshot)
  • 1st trimester pregnancy
  • Severe renal impairment (GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2)

I understand that this competency lasts for 3 years and after this time I must refresh myself on the above materials, and make a refresher application.