| Weekday Educational
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| The Use of Intravenous Contrast in MRI |
| Organizers: Marco Essig,
M.D., Ph.D. and Pia C. Maly
Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level: Intermediate |
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| Wednesday, 22 April 2009 |
| 13:30-15:30 |
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| OVERVIEW |
The first hour of this two hour course will cover MR
contrast media, and will include;
- Suggestions on which dosages to use depending on the
clinical question, and where the new contrast agencies can
be useful;
- The use of contrast media dosages at high field,
especially current contrast media, which dosages to give and
differences in the use of contrast media when working with
high field; and
- NSF and the use of contrast media: an overview of present
knowledge, clinical applications, and appropriate
guidelines.
The second hour will include:
- Use of contrast media in pregnant women and infants;
- Alternative sequences when contrast media cannot be used;
- Whether there is a real need for contrast media in most
clinical questions in infants, with special attention to neuroimaging; and
- What are the alternatives when contrast cannot be used for
different reasons?
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Upon completion of this
case based session, participants should be able to:
- Explain NSF and its consequences in relation to
contrast media;
- Describe overall current and future use contrast media;
- Describe the differences in use of contrast media at high
field;
- Recognize the limited need for contrast media in neuro MR
imaging of infants;
- Recognize the challenges, limitations, and pitfalls of
current imaging techniques with
respect to the use of contrast media; and
- Discuss present and future potential MR imaging techniques
that can be used as
alternatives when contrast media cannot be used.
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