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WEEKDAY
EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
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Guess That Artifact – A Case-Based Approach to MR Image Quality |
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ORGANIZERS: Walter F.
Block, Ph.D.
& Charles A. McKenzie, Ph.D. |
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SKILL LEVEL: Basic |
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 |
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OVERVIEW |
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In our “Guess
That Artifact” game show, contestants will compete in the evaluation
of MR artifacts from the mundane to the esoteric over the course of
2 hours. Emphasis will be placed on the physical origin and methods
for mitigating the artifact. Winners will receive not-so-valuable
prizes! Each round will be followed by a brief (five-minute)
explanation by one of our hosts. |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
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Upon completion
of this course participants should be able to: |
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List and evaluate principle categories of artifacts; |
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Explain sources of commonly encountered artifacts
and methods to avoid them; and |
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Recommend further tests for problem solving and
troubleshooting artifacts. |
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AUDIENCE
DESCRIPTION |
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The
audience is expected to be made up of trainees, MRI
technologists and practicing radiologists. |
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PROGRAM |
Click on
to view the recorded presentation. |
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Moderators: Walter F. Block, Ph.D. Derek K. Jones, Ph.D.,
& Charles A. McKenzie, Ph.D. |
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In our
“Guess That Artifact” game show, contestants will compete in
the evaluation of MR artifacts from the mundane to the
esoteric over the course of 2 hours. Emphasis will be placed
on the physical origin and methods for mitigating the
artifact. Winners will receive not-so-valuable prizes! Each
round will be followed by a brief (five-minute) explanation
by one of our hosts.
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