ARRT seeking feedback on proposed changes to MRI Examination Content Specifications and Clinical Requirements
"The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is looking for help from working professionals in (MRI). We encourage you to review the proposed changes to the MRI Examination Content Specifications and Clinical Requirements.
Our goal is to produce comprehensive, accurate, and fair documents that cover the knowledge and cognitive skills required of MRI technologists. ARRT’s examinations are job-related. That is, we only include topics if that knowledge relates directly to a clinical activity typically required for an MRI technologist. In May 2026, a survey of possible tasks and procedures was sent to 4,000 current MRI technologists to determine these topics. Results from these surveys were used to update the content specifications and clinical requirements.
The ARRT MRI Practice Analysis Committee (composed of subject matter experts from throughout the United States) began working on these documents in April 2026 and will complete work on them this fall. After that, ARRT’s Board of Trustees will review the proposed changes. The new MRI documents have a scheduled implementation date of February 1, 2028."