| WEEKDAY EDUCATIONAL COURSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinical Intensive Education Option | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liver MRI: How I Do It | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ORGANIZERS: Shahid M. Hussain, M.D. & Bachir Taouli, M.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| OVERVIEW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liver MRI can
often provide very specific diagnosis of focal liver lesions,
biliary abnormalities and vascular disorders. It is often challenging to make the right choice of sequences and contrast media to perform and interpret liver MRI. This 1.5 hour course will describe: « How to optimize liver MRI protocol; « The available contrast media and their choice; « A step-by-step approach essential to assess focal liver lesions; and « How to evaluate diffuse liver disorders. |
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upon completion of this course participants should be able to: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evaluate the liver MRI protocol optimization « Describe various MRI contrast media and demonstrate their specific application; « Implement a step-by-step approach to diagnose focal liver lesions using MRI; and « Describe the role of MRI in diffuse liver disorders. |
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