| Weekday Educational
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| MR Physics & Techniques
for Clinicians |
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Clinical Intensive
Education Option |
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Organizers: Marcus T. Alley, Ph.D., and
Michael Markl, Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level: Basic - Intermediate |
| Monday - Thursday, 3-6 May
2010 |
| 16:00 – 18:00 |
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OVERVIEW |
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This eight-hour course will be a
basic but comprehensive review of MRI physics and techniques.
The presentations will be non-mathematical and will be suitable
for clinicians and physicists new to the field. The course will
cover the basic principles of MR physics (signal generation,
encoding, and relaxation), pulse sequence design and timing
diagrams, spin-echo imaging, gradient-echo imaging, and fast
spin-echo imaging, and a variety of more advanced techniques
including ultra-fast imaging, parallel imaging, high-field
imaging, perfusion imaging, diffusion imaging, and functional MR
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
Upon completion of this course
participants should be able to:
- Define and describe the
fundamental principles of MR imaging, including the definition
of spin magnetization, the Larmor relationship, relaxation
phenomena, and the process of using the spin magnetization to
produce an image;
- Explain imaging pulse sequences
based upon spin and gradient echoes, including fast spin-echo
and echo planar techniques;
- Design MR imaging protocols for
diagnostic applications considering image contrast, spatial
resolution, acquisition time, signal-to-noise ratio, and
artifacts; and
- Describe the principles of
parallel imaging, high-field imaging, perfusion imaging,
diffusion imaging, and functional MR imaging.
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| Monday
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| 16:30 |
Spin Gymnastics I
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Walter
Kucharczyk, M.D., F.R.C.P.C. |
| 17:10 |
Spin Gymnastics II
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Donald B. Plewes,
Ph.D. |
| 17:50 |
K-Space |
Anja C. Brau,
Ph.D. |
| 18:30 |
Adjournment |
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| Tuesday
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| 16:00 |
Spin Echo Imaging
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Bernd A. Jung,
Ph.D. |
| 16:40 |
Gradient Echo Imaging
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Brian A.
Hargreaves, Ph.D. |
| 17:20 |
Fast Spin
Echo Imaging
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Frank R. Korosec,
Ph.D. |
| 18:00 |
Adjournment |
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| Wednesday
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| 16:00 |
Ultrafast Imaging
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Jeffrey Tsao,
Ph.D. |
| 16:40 |
Parallel Imaging
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Stefan O.
Schoenberg, M.D. |
| 17:20 |
High Field Imaging
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Gunnar Krueger,
Ph.D. |
| 18:00 |
Adjournment |
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| Thursday
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| 16:00 |
Diffusion |
Christian
Beaulieu, Ph.D. |
| 16:40 |
Perfusion |
Roland Bammer,
Ph.D. |
| 17:20 |
fMRI |
Karla L. Miller,
Ph.D. |
| 18:00 |
Adjournment |
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