SMRT/ISMRM Forum: Imaging of the Mother, Fetus and Newborn
Jeffrey L. Duerk, Bobbi Lewis, Organizers
Monday, 8 May 2006,
14:00 - 16:00 Last
updated 31 July 2008
Overview:
This two-hour forum will consist of an overview of the technical and
clinical aspects of performing MRI on the expectant mother, fetus and
newborn child. Technologists, radiologists and basic scientists will be
the educators who will address the practical challenges faced. Also
addressed will be the clinical applications in the fetus, neonate and
mother and where MRI can replace other higher-risk modalities, or what
role MRI plays in assessing clinical status. Each presentation will
focus on the “how to” of optimizing the technical aspects of the exam as
well as reviewing the most pertinent clinical applications.
Educational Objectives:
• Recognize basic normal and abnormal fetal or neonatal anatomy;
• Explain issues related to patient preparation, anesthesia and patient
handling in order to safely and efficiently expedite neonatal imaging
studies;
• Optimize pulse sequence parameters and effectively utilize hardware
peripherals in order to perform mother/fetus/neonate MRI;
• Evaluate whether prenatal MRI can supplement or supplant another
diagnostic examination.
Program
Monday, 8 May
14:00 - 16:00
14:00
Technical
Aspects of Scanning the Pregnant Mother:
A Technologist's Overview and Perspective
Norman T.
Farrar, AS, BS
14:30
Fetal MR -
Including the CNS (general techniques and uses
with some specific discussion of CNS)
Deborah Levine,
MD
15:00
Imaging the Neonatal Brain:
Specific Pathologies - Specific
Imaging Protocols
Mary Rutherford, MD
15:30
Imaging the Pediatric
Patient: Specific Pathologies - Specific
Imaging Protocols