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Can I Use Interfaces from Different Scanner Vendors with Corsmed?

Short answer

Every MRI scanner vendor — Siemens, GE, Phillips, etc — has a slightly different interface.

Interfaces of different MRI scanner brands: Siemens, GE, and Phillips

You’d think that an ideal simulator should let you customize the interface, so you can practice MRI on exactly the same scanner interface as you will use in your clinic.

But actually, if the goal is to master MRI, it’s not always best to use a simulator that lets you choose from multiple interfaces.

Why Corsmed Offers a Single, Vendor-Agnostic Interface

Corsmed provides one vendor-agnostic interface that follows all the industry standards on how an MRI scanner interface should look like.

Corsmed MRI Simulator shown on Laptop Computer

A single vendor-agnostic interface actually improves the degree to which you can transfer your skills learned on the simulator to the real world. Here’s why:

You Become an MRI Physics Expert – Not a "Button Pusher" Limited to a Specific Interface
The reason to use a simulator is to practice the MRI physics and parameters common to all scanners. Not to learn exactly where the buttons happen to be on a specific vendor's interface.

A standardized interface helps you focus on mastering the universal fundamentals and become a proactive problem-solver — not a passive "button pusher" who can only operate a specific interface.
Simpler Training, Onboarding, and Support:
Using different interfaces would make it harder to follow Corsmed's training courses, get onboarded, and receive technical support.

A standardized interface is also especially important for MRI educators who create courses and teach classes. If students or teachers would use different interfaces, it would only create confusion and hinder MRI learning.

MRI is already complex enough as it is. There are so many sequences, scanner settings, patient factors, and parameter adjustments to learn.

Adding interface variability would only add more complexity and detract focus from the real goal of using a simulator — to build a deep understanding of MRI physics and protocol optimization, regardless of what clinical setting you find yourself in.

As Dr. Khokhar, MRI Program Director at CNI College, shares:

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"When our students began their externships, the imaging centers were amazed at how skilled they were. They had expected our students to do filing for weeks before scanning. But instead, they called us and said:

'We're hiring your students now—because they're ready to scan from day one.'"

How could CNI students scan with any interface after practicing only on Corsmed?

Because Corsmed helped them master the MRI fundamentals, enabling them to adapt to any interface.