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Joint Annual
Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB 2014
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10-16 May 2014
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Milan, Italy |
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WEEKEND EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
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MR Systems
Engineering |
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Basic to Intermediate |
| ORGANIZERS:
Richard W. Bowtell, Ph.D. & Maxim Zaitsev, Ph.D. |
| Saturday, 10 May 2014
(08:30 - 17:00) |
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| OVERVIEW |
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This one-day Educational Course
is targeted at scientists and clinicians interested in understanding
the engineering of magnetic resonance systems. In a series of 12
lectures from experts in MR Systems Engineering, attendees will
first be provided with an overview of an MR system, and then learn
about the design of magnet, gradients and shim systems, as well as
the operation of the radiofrequency (RF) electronic subsystems that
interface with RF coils. Issues relating to the siting and
installation of new MR systems will also be discussed. In addition
attendees will be taught about the basic mechanisms by which medical
devices interact with the static magnet field and gradients within
an MRI scanner, as well as the interactions of these low frequency
electromagnetic fields with the human body. This course is aimed at
scientists and clinicians with a technical background and interest
in MR systems hardware. It is expected to provide attendees with an
understanding of fundamental aspects of MR system operation. |
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| TARGET AUDIENCE |
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Scientists and clinicians who are
starting to work in the field of MRI and would like to have an
overview of the engineering of an MR system. More experienced
researchers in particular areas of MR Engineering will also benefit
from hearing about recent advances in the engineering of MR systems.
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
As a result of attending this
course, participants should be able to: |
- Assess the basic hardware
components of an MRI scanner and how they interact;
- Evaluate issues related
to siting a new MR scanner;
- Recognize practical
limitations in the construction and installation of magnets,
gradients and shim systems;
- Identify the basic
mechanisms by which medical devices interact with the magnet and
gradients within an MRI scanner;
- Describe the interactions
of low frequency electromagnetic fields with the human body; and
- Explain the RF electronic
subsystems that interface with RF coils.
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PROGRAM |
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Moderators: Richard W. Bowtell, Ph.D. & Maxim Zaitsev, Ph.D. |
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Magnets & Shims |
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08:30 |
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Magnets |
Ian Wilkinson, Ph.D. |
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09:00 |
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Siting
the System |
Stuart Clare, Ph.D. |
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09:30 |
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Shimming: Fields, Coils & Control |
Robin A. de Graaf, Ph.D. |
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10:00 |
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Break -
Meet the Teachers |
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Gradients & Field Monitoring |
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10:30 |
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Gradient
Coils |
Ralph M. Kimmlingen,
Dipl.Phys., Dr.Rer.Nat. |
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11:00 |
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Systems Engineering of the MR Front End |
Michael A. Morich, Ph.D.
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11:30 |
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Field
Monitoring & System Calibration |
Christoph Barmet, Ph.D. |
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12:00 |
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Lunch Break |
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12:00 -
12:15 - Meet the Teachers |
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Devices in the Scanner & Low Frequency Interactions |
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13:30 |
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Static
Field Interactions |
Gregor Schaefers, Dipl.-Ing.
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14:00 |
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Gradient
Interactions |
Blaine A. Chronik, Ph.D. |
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14:30 |
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RF
Interactions |
Pierre-François A. Van de Moortele, M.D., Ph.D.
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15:00 |
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Break -
Meet the Teachers |
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RF &
Console Electronics |
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15:30 |
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RF Power
Amps |
Greig C. Scott, Ph.D. |
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16:00 |
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RF
Preamps & Receive Chain Architecture |
Ralph G. Oppelt, Ph.D. |
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16:30 |
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System
Integration & Console |
Robert D. Peters, Ph.D. |
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17:00 |
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Adjournment |
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17:00-17:15 Meet the Teachers |
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