ScanFlo MRI
The MRI simulator for radiographers and students.
The MRI console, without the waiting list. You set every timing parameter, plan on the localizers and trade SNR against resolution and scan time, and the console responds the way the magnet does.
Definition
What is an MRI simulator?
An MRI simulator is software that reproduces an MRI scanner's console without the magnet. You plan slices on a localizer, choose a sequence, set TR, TE, flip angle and the other parameters, and get an image that responds the way a real scan would. ScanFlo MRI runs in a web browser, so students can practise the whole exam before their clinical postings. The same name is used for mock scanners that help children get used to the bore before a real MRI; those are a different tool.
Coverage
What learners can drive
- Spin echo, fast/turbo spin echo, gradient echo, inversion recovery (STIR, FLAIR), localizers
- TR, TE, TI, flip angle, slice thickness and gap, FOV, matrix, NEX/averages, bandwidth
- Slice group positioning on three-plane localizers with clinical-console workflow and angulation
- T1, T2 and PD weighting follow from the parameters you choose
- Motion, aliasing/wrap, chemical shift and susceptibility: provoke each one, then correct it
- Window/level discipline, SNR awareness, scan-time budgeting against image quality
- Study Advisor, sequence plan analysis before you scan, deep-learning image enhancement, AI artefact cleaning
Inside the console
Real screens, not renders.
Every image here is a capture from the simulator learners actually use.
ScanFlo MRI: Exam · Head RoutineExam: plan slice groups on three-plane localizers, queue the sequences and set every parameter. 
ScanFlo MRI: Filming · 5×6 layoutFilming: compose film layouts, then print or export to PDF, as in the department. 
ScanFlo: Study Advisor · Clinical question to protocolStudy Advisor: AI/ML guidance from the clinical question to the protocol, with the red flags and reasoning shown.
Physics by doing
Contrast is a decision, not a preset.
Learners don't pick "T1-weighted" from a menu. They build it. Set a short TR and short TE and watch T1 contrast appear; stretch the TR and watch it wash out. The intuition that takes months to build on a clinical scanner forms in hours when experiments are free.
- 01Change one parameter, re-scan and compare, as often as you like
- 02Gray-white matter contrast responds live to TR/TE choices
- 03Inversion recovery: watch tissue null as TI crosses the null point
- 04Experiments use no table time and need no patient
Workflow realism
Plan like you're standing at the console.
The planning workflow mirrors what learners will meet in the department: three-plane localizers, slice group placement, angulation along anatomy, coverage decisions. When they reach a real scanner, the interface is already familiar.
- 01Three-plane localizer acquisition before every study
- 02Slice groups positioned and angled on anatomy
- 03Protocol tree organization modeled on clinical consoles
- 04Coverage vs. scan-time decisions with visible consequences
Teaching artifacts
Break the image on purpose.
The fastest way to learn artifact correction is to cause the artifact. Learners provoke wrap-around by shrinking the FOV, create motion ghosts, and see chemical shift move with bandwidth. Then they apply the fix and check that it worked.
- 01Aliasing: shrink FOV below anatomy and watch wrap appear
- 02Chemical shift artifact scales with bandwidth choices
- 03Motion ghosting demonstrated and corrected
- 04Each artifact paired with its correction strategy
Try it on the console yourself.
Go deeper
Every capability, explained properly.
How each part of the console works, what it teaches, and how programs use it.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is ScanFlo MRI a real physics simulation or pre-rendered images?
Your parameter choices drive the image. TR, TE, TI, flip angle, FOV, matrix and more change contrast, noise and artifacts the way real acquisition physics dictates. It is not a slideshow of fixed images.
What do I need to run it?
A modern browser on a laptop or desktop. There is nothing to install, and licensing is per-device within your plan.
Which scanner workflow does the console follow?
The console layout and planning workflow follow the clinical consoles learners meet in hospital practice. The physics and skills transfer across vendors.
Is it suitable for complete beginners?
Yes. Guided cases take a first-time learner from localizer to finished series in about ten minutes, and the case library scales up to advanced protocol and artifact work.
Can instructors see student progress?
On institutional plans, instructors get cohort views of scans completed, cases finished and skills covered. Individual plans include personal progress tracking.
Start today
Put your learners at the console today.
Free 45-minute trial. No installs. Runs in any browser.