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Policies and Procedures

Implant Report and Inquiry

Safety is the top priority for everyone involved in MRI research at UAB. If initial screening indicates a research participant has medical implants of any kind, then these implants must be reported to the MRI safety officer. Implant reporting instructions can be found here.

 

Training

Faculty, students, and study personnel utilizing the UAB Highlands MRI facility will need to undergo MRI Safety Training. Please schedule this with Dr. Ryan Willoughby. 

ONLY Screened and MRI Safety trained individuals are permitted to enter MRI Zone III. You can download, print, and complete the MRI Safety Screening Form here to provide to research staff.

MRI Safety Information and Example Safety Videos:

Prisma Operations Training and Certification:

Please contact Dr. Ryan Willoughby if more extensive training is needed for scanning at the Prisma.

 

Scheduling

Prisma Availability:

You can schedule scans at any time of day. Scans using the Prisma are currently scheduled through our Prisma Request calendar. Refer to the Prisma Calendar How-To Guide on our SharePoint for scheduling assistance.

 Procedures for scheduling scans and/or an MRI technologist:

  • Weekdays 6:30AM until 11:30AM: Please contact Research CORE personnel.
  • Weekdays 11:00AM until 6:00PM: Standard research hours. MR tech support can be provided to work with a trained individual for the study. Schedule scan time using the CINL Prisma calendars and include “tech needed” to request a technologist.
  • Weekdays 8:30PM through the night until 6:30 AM:  At least one MRI safety trained individual and one certified Prisma operations specialist must be present. 
  • Weekends: No weekend coverage is available.
  • Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a registered MR technologist outside the time frames specified. Please contact the MRI Research CORE to schedule time on the scanner.

Prisma Billing:

Always fill out the Experiment Notes located online and in the electronic log book immediately following use of the scanner or scan room. If you book the scanner on the calendar and utilize the time, there should be a corresponding entry. Please fill out the Experiment Notes completely as this is important for billing purposes.

Rates and Fees

Effective on Jan. 1, 2024*, hourly rates for the Prisma research scans are:

  1. $600/hr Monday-Friday (5:00-21:00)
  2. $300/hr Saturday-Sunday (5:00-21:00)
  3. $150/hr Evenings (21:01-4:59)

*Rates for scans predating this time remain the same.

Failure to cancel a scan through the Prisma Request Calendar and through email to the ListServ, will result in a charge to the allotted scan time.

Please follow these instructions to subscribe to the ‘CINL-NOTICE’  listserv:

Click here, or alternatively, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the email body as sub cinl-notice. After which you’ll receive an email to confirm your email address. After confirming your email address, you would start receiving cancellation emails from others on the list as well as be able to send your own notifications.

Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for scheduling MRI research on other scanners in the Research MRI Core.