MRI image game

Scan Sprint: name the plane before the clock runs out

Real MRI images, one after another, against a 60-second clock. Call the plane or read the markers, and every five right in a row raises your multiplier.

How to play

  1. Pick a mode

    Planes asks axial, sagittal or coronal. Directions puts two markers on the image and asks where A sits: anterior or posterior, superior or inferior, left or right.

  2. Answer fast

    Tap the answer, or press 1, 2 or 3 on a keyboard. Some questions flip it around and show three images: tap the one that matches.

  3. Build a streak

    Every right answer is 100 points. Five in a row raises your multiplier, up to x4. A miss resets the streak and holds the answer on screen, which costs you time.

Why planes and directions

Every MRI exam starts with orientation. A technologist reads the localizer, decides which plane shows the anatomy best, and lines up slices in all three planes. On the console, anterior, superior and left have to register at a glance, without stopping to think.

Speed is the point of the game: when you can name a plane or a direction before the clock pushes you, you can do it while a patient is on the table.

Train to become an MRI technologist

Scan Sprint is built by Tesla MR Institute. Our hybrid program takes 12-18 months and requires no prior radiology credentials.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the three MRI planes?
An axial (transverse) slice cuts the body into top and bottom, so you look at it as if from the feet. A sagittal slice cuts it into left and right, so you see a profile. A coronal slice cuts it into front and back, so you see it face on. MRI technologists prescribe scans in all three planes every day.
What do anterior, posterior, superior and inferior mean?
Anterior is toward the front of the body and posterior toward the back. Superior is toward the head and inferior toward the feet. Medial is toward the midline, lateral away from it, and proximal and distal mean nearer to or farther from where a limb attaches.
Where do the images come from?
They are real MRI scans: slices from the TotalSegmentator MRI dataset (Wasserthal et al., University Hospital Basel, CC BY 4.0) and openly licensed images from Wikimedia Commons. Each image is approved before it goes into the game, and the results screen lists the credits for the images you saw.
Do I need an account?
No. Your best score for each mode stays in your browser, and nothing about your rounds is saved anywhere else.

Images: TotalSegmentator MRI (Wasserthal et al., University Hospital Basel, CC BY 4.0) and Wikimedia Commons contributors.