MAGNETIC RESONANCE SAFETY
OFFICER (MRSO) 2026-2027 EXAM
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Normal kidneys should excrete all gadolinium contrast
from a patient how quickly?
A. 48 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 12 hours Correct Answer B. 24 hours
The noise hear in MRI is caused by which of the
following?
A. Lorentz Force
B. The antenna effect
C. Larmor force
D. Ohms Force Correct Answer A. Lorentz Force
The speed that it takes a gradient coil to reach maximum
strength is called what?
A. Slew rate
B. Rise time
C. Spatial gradient
,D. Maximum gradient peak Correct Answer B. Rise Time
What is the purpose of a cryogen?
A. To reduce the overall noise produced during acquisition
B. To reduce the heating produced in the MRI unit during
each acquisition.
C. To eliminate the resistance of electrical current in the
coils of wire that produce the static magnetic field
D. To allow the MRI unit to function at the fast speeds
necessary to achieve an MRI image. Correct Answer C.
To eliminate the resistance of electrical current in the coils
of wire that produce the static magnetic field
How loud are noised restricted to in MRI when considering
the A- weighting?
A. 69 decibels
B. 99 decibels
C. 120 decibels
D. 40 decibels Correct Answer B. 99 decibels
Which of the following are not recommended by the ACR
guidance document in MR safety 2013 in proper scanning
of a patient?
A. Metal detector
B. Patient Gown
C. Written screening sheet
D. Ferromagnetic detection system Correct Answer A.
Metal detector
,What type of MRI unit uses a coil of a wire with a current
running through it and a cryogen to produce a strong
magnetic field?
A. Resistive magnet
B. All of the choices
C. Permanent Magnet
D. Superconducting Magnet Correct Answer D.
Superconducting Magnet
Contrast media will do what to tissue?
A. Increase T2 relaxation times and decrease T1
relaxation times.
B. Shorten T1 relaxation times
C. Shorten T2 relaxation times
D. Shorten T1 and T2 relaxation times Correct Answer D.
Shorten T1 and T2 relaxation times
Where are the gradient coils found?
A. In zone 3
B. Under the patient
C. Surrounding the patient
D. At the control panel on the MR unit Correct Answer C.
Surrounding the patient
The process of releasing cryogen from the MR unit is
called?
, A. Valve opening
B. Quench
C. Depressurization
D. Release Correct Answer B. Quench
The allowable maximum strength of the gradient coils is
called what?
A. The rise time
B. Spatial gradient
C. Maximum gradient peak
D. The slew rate Correct Answer C. Maximum gradient
peak
As blood flows through a vessel, currents can be induced.
The degree of this is called?
A. Magnetophosphenes
B. Fringe field
C. Translational forces
D. Flow potential Correct Answer D. Flow potential
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. Radiation
B. Evaporation
C. Convection
D. Conduction Correct Answer D. Conduction
OFFICER (MRSO) 2026-2027 EXAM
NEWEST WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|
BRAND NEW VERSION
Normal kidneys should excrete all gadolinium contrast
from a patient how quickly?
A. 48 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 12 hours Correct Answer B. 24 hours
The noise hear in MRI is caused by which of the
following?
A. Lorentz Force
B. The antenna effect
C. Larmor force
D. Ohms Force Correct Answer A. Lorentz Force
The speed that it takes a gradient coil to reach maximum
strength is called what?
A. Slew rate
B. Rise time
C. Spatial gradient
,D. Maximum gradient peak Correct Answer B. Rise Time
What is the purpose of a cryogen?
A. To reduce the overall noise produced during acquisition
B. To reduce the heating produced in the MRI unit during
each acquisition.
C. To eliminate the resistance of electrical current in the
coils of wire that produce the static magnetic field
D. To allow the MRI unit to function at the fast speeds
necessary to achieve an MRI image. Correct Answer C.
To eliminate the resistance of electrical current in the coils
of wire that produce the static magnetic field
How loud are noised restricted to in MRI when considering
the A- weighting?
A. 69 decibels
B. 99 decibels
C. 120 decibels
D. 40 decibels Correct Answer B. 99 decibels
Which of the following are not recommended by the ACR
guidance document in MR safety 2013 in proper scanning
of a patient?
A. Metal detector
B. Patient Gown
C. Written screening sheet
D. Ferromagnetic detection system Correct Answer A.
Metal detector
,What type of MRI unit uses a coil of a wire with a current
running through it and a cryogen to produce a strong
magnetic field?
A. Resistive magnet
B. All of the choices
C. Permanent Magnet
D. Superconducting Magnet Correct Answer D.
Superconducting Magnet
Contrast media will do what to tissue?
A. Increase T2 relaxation times and decrease T1
relaxation times.
B. Shorten T1 relaxation times
C. Shorten T2 relaxation times
D. Shorten T1 and T2 relaxation times Correct Answer D.
Shorten T1 and T2 relaxation times
Where are the gradient coils found?
A. In zone 3
B. Under the patient
C. Surrounding the patient
D. At the control panel on the MR unit Correct Answer C.
Surrounding the patient
The process of releasing cryogen from the MR unit is
called?
, A. Valve opening
B. Quench
C. Depressurization
D. Release Correct Answer B. Quench
The allowable maximum strength of the gradient coils is
called what?
A. The rise time
B. Spatial gradient
C. Maximum gradient peak
D. The slew rate Correct Answer C. Maximum gradient
peak
As blood flows through a vessel, currents can be induced.
The degree of this is called?
A. Magnetophosphenes
B. Fringe field
C. Translational forces
D. Flow potential Correct Answer D. Flow potential
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. Radiation
B. Evaporation
C. Convection
D. Conduction Correct Answer D. Conduction
