Overview
MRI is a powerful and flexible imaging modality. However, long scan
duration and protocol lists limit the amount of information than can be
collected in a clinically reasonable time window. In this course,
clinicians and scientists will discuss their visions for a 5-minute
comprehensive MRI exam. Each lecture will focus on a different MRI
application, identify what information is critical for diagnosis (and
what isn’t), and overview technical strategies for obtaining this
information as rapidly as possible.
Target Audience
This educational session targets both scientists and clinicians
interested in the development and application of rapid comprehensive MRI
techniques. The discussion about both technical and clinical aspects of
different areas of MRI is intended to provide a broad perspective about
rapid MRI, and promote translations of concepts and strategies between
areas. Although no specific MRI area expertise is required, a general
understanding of the different requirements and goals of different MRI
areas, and appreciation of MRI physics and technology, will maximize the
benefit from this course.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the needs for
rapid imaging in different clinical applications;
- Identify what types of
information are most important for diagnosis;
- Identify the potential for
reducing the number of protocols in an exam;
- Understand technical
challenges with, and solutions to, rapid imaging; and
- Appreciate the potential
compromises in developing application-specific rapid protocols.
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07:00
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High Throughput: The 5 minute MR Scan for Pediatric Imaging - Permission Withheld
Shreyas Vasanawala
Ensuring a fast scan time is particularly important for
pediatric MRI. Often, cooperation of the patient is
obtained for only a few minutes. Going beyond this
limit will induce a need for anesthesia, with consequent
risk and cost. Thus, clearly defined list ordered by
priority of clinical questions for each exam is a
must. In this presentation, four rapid exams will will
be presented covering a the spectrum of pediatric body
MR imaging.
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07:25
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Neuroimaging: Fast Brain MR Imaging 
Kambiz Nael1
1Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai, New York, NY, United States
The purpose of this talk is to provide an overview of
evolving MR methodology for fast brain MR imaging.
Latest development on new MR technology and recent fast
imaging tools will be discussed. We will review
“5-minute” brain MR scans from 2 point of views: 1)
“Speed focus”: in this approach the goal is to obtain
required information from a routine brain MRI by
accelerating image acquisition without sacrificing
diagnostic image quality. 2) “Clinical need focus” in
this approach the brain MR protocol is tailored to
address a specific need and provide all required
information for a specific pathology such as stroke.
Finally we visit the topic of “synthetic MRI” and its
current potential applications.
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07:50
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Adjournment & Meet the
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