SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL COURSE

Clinical Intensive Course - Advanced MR Techniques with MSK Application – Four Sessions

ORGANIZERS: Christine Chung, M.D., Bernard J. Dardzinski, Ph.D., Garry E. Gold, M.D. & Hollis G. Potter, M.D.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced

AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for radiologists, MR technologists and clinical support scientists who wish to incorporate the use of MRI into their practice and to know how evolving MRI techniques can aid in clinical problem solving in the musculoskeletal system and impact individualized patient care.

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Session 1: Tuesday, 8 May 2012 Clinical Intensive Course - Diffusion Imaging: MSK Applications Moderators: Bernard J. Dardzinski, Ph.D. & Garry E. Gold, M.D.

OVERVIEW

This one-hour session will cover the technique of diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging as applied to MSK MRI including technical and clinical applications in muscle and cartilage.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

Describe various MSK diffusion weighted imaging protocols and recognize potential technical and clinical pitfalls; and Apply MSK diffusion-weighted imaging protocols to characterization of muscle and cartilage lesions.

07:00 DWI/DTI: Muscle Bruce M. Damon, Ph.D. 07:30 DWI/DTI: Cartilage Brian A. Hargreaves, Ph.D.       08:00 Adjournment

Session 2: Wednesday, 9 May 2012 Clinical Intensive Course - uTE MRI: Technique & Applications Moderators: Bernard J. Dardzinski, Ph.D. & Garry E. Gold, M.D.

OVERVIEW

This one-hour session will cover a detailed description of current uTE protocols and pertinent findings of bone, cartilage, and fibrocartilage. It will also emphasize the added value of uTE MRI in evaluation of the musculoskeletal system and its role in patient management.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

Describe current uTE protocols; and Recognize the added value of uTE MRI in evaluation of cartilage, fibrocartilage and bone.

07:00 uTE: Bone Graeme M. Bydder, M.B., Ch.B. 07:30 uTE : Cartilage/ Fibrocartilage - Structure & Function Emily McWalter, Ph.D., M.A.Sc.       08:00 Adjournment

Session 3: Thursday, 10 May 2012 Advanced Mapping of Cartilage Glycosaminoglycan Moderators: Bernard J. Dardzinski, Ph.D. & Garry E. Gold, M.D.

OVERVIEW

This one-hour session will cover the added value of MRI in assessment of articular cartilage with new method for glycosaminoglycan content. We will address the evolving role of different MRI sequences in imaging of patients with osteoarthritis with a particular emphasis on the added value of MRI in individualized care in this group of patients.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

Recognize the added value of glycosaminoglycan-specific MRI in management of patients with cartilage repair and osteoarthritis; and Describe the current methods of glycosaminoglycan-specific MRI in evaluation of clinical and research patients.

07:00 T1 rho & dGEMRIC: Cartilage Ari Borthakur, Ph.D. 07:30 Sodium & gagCEST : Cartilage Ravinder R. Regatte, Ph.D.       08:00 Adjournment

Session 4: Friday, 11 May 2012 Mapping T2 Relaxation Times in Cartilage & Muscle Moderators: Bernard J. Dardzinski, Ph.D. & Garry E. Gold, M.D.

OVERVIEW

This one-hour session will cover the indications and use of T2 mapping in evaluation of patients with muscle and cartilage abnormalities. It will also describe in detail the crucial role that MRI plays in management of patients with osteoarthritis and cartilage repair.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

Describe the indications and use of T2 mapping sequences in cartilage and muscle; and Recognize the added value of T2 mapping MRI in management of patients with cartilage repair.

07:00 T2: Muscle Michael D. Noseworthy, Ph.D. 07:30 T2: Cartilage Miika T. Nieminen, Ph.D.       08:00 Adjournment