Emerging Body MRI Applications
Neil M. Rofsky and David J. Lomas, Organizers


Last updated 20 January 2009

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the relevance of recent MRI technology developments to diagnostic imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis;
  • Identify the role of fast imaging sequences in body MRI techniques;
  • Describe new imaging applications for evaluating abnormalities of the abdominal and pelvic organs;
  • Implement new protocols for functional imaging of the lung, pancreas, kidney, prostate, and pelvic floor;
  • Recognize the potential value of new methods for interpreting body MRI data.

The final five minutes of each talk will be reserved for questions.

Tuesday, 24 April

07:00 Pulmonary MRI Qun Chen
07:30 Imaging the GI Tract David J. Lomas

Wednesday, 25 April

07:00 Functional MRCP Celso A. Matos
07:20 Perfusion MR in the Pelvis Anwar R. Padhani
07:40 Perfusion MR in the Abdomen Vivian S. Lee

Thursday, 26 April

07:00 Pelvic Floor MRI Rachel Phillips
07:30 Fetal Imaging Deborah Levine

Friday, 27 April

07:00 MRI of the Acute Abdomen Fintan Regan
07:30 Volumetric Imaging/Interpretation Neil M. Rofsky