ISMRM 21st Annual Meeting & Exhibition ○ 20-26 April 2013 ○ Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
WEEKEND EDUCATIONAL COURSE
A Practical Guide to MR Safety
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
ORGANIZERS: Michael Bock, Ph.D. & Mark E. Ladd, Ph.D.
Sunday, 20 April 2013
13:30-17:45
OVERVIEW
Establishing and maintaining MR safety is a challenging task for both clinical and technical MR users. In this course the physical principles behind the safety risks are described, and the different safety risks for both patients and personnel are presented. The course aims to provide practical guidelines to set up a safe MR environment.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Everyone with an interest in MR safety.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
Identify sources of safety risks and to establish measures to avoid them; Establish safety measures for patient screening before an MR exam; and Assess the specific safety risks associated with the use of contrast agents, high field MRI and implanted devices.
PROGRAM
Moderators: Christopher M. Collins, Ph.D. & Mark E. Ladd, Ph.D.
13:30 |  |  | MR Safety: Where Do the Risks Come From? | Harald Kugel, Ph.D.
14:00 |  |  | Planning an MR Suite: What Can Be Done To Ensure MR Safety? | Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R.
14:30 |  |  | Screening the Patient: How to Deal with the Individual Subject | Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
15:00 |  |  | Break - Meet the Teachers |
15:30 |  |  | High Field MRI: What Are the Special Safety Risks at Higher Fields? | Richard W. Bowtell, Ph.D.
16:00 |  |  | Contrast Agent Use in the Age of NSF | Stefan Haneder, M.D.
16:30 |  |  | MR Safety Testing of Devices: How to Separate the Good From the Bad & the Ugly | Roger Lüchinger, Ph.D.
17:00 |  |  | MRI Safety Events: Lessons Learned | Robert E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D.
17:30 |  |  | Adjournment |
|  |  | 17:30-17:45 Meet the Teachers |