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Abstract #1958

Design and evaluation of an educational MRI simulator (eduMRIsim)

Stephanie Elisa Gonzalez Riedel1, Alexander Raaijmakers1,2, and Marcel Breeuwer1
1Biomedical Engineering - Medical Imaging Analysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2Center for Image Sciences - Computational Imaging Group, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Synopsis

Keywords: Software Tools, Software Tools, Educational, simulations

Motivation: MRI education would benefit from practical experiments at a scanner but scanner availability is scarce. Existing MRI simulators are generally targeted towards research applications and have steep learning curves.

Goal(s): Develop a user-friendly, open-source educational MRI simulator, eduMRIsim, that enables students to experimentally explore the impact of scan parameters on image appearance in a realistic scanning environment.

Approach: User requirements were defined together with MRI educators. eduMRIsim was developed in Python to mimic a clinical scanner and evaluated by 20 educators.

Results: Evaluators rated eduMRIsim positively for user-friendliness (µ=4.3/5), educational value (µ=4.5/5), and clinical workflow resemblance (µ=3.6/5), supporting its effectiveness for MRI education.

Impact: The new open-source MRI simulator, eduMRIsim, mimics a clinical scanner allowing students to experimentally explore scan parameter effects on image appearance. Positive feedback from educators affirms its potential as a valuable education tool for the next generation of MRI researchers.

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