ISMRM 23rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition

ISMRM 23rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition • 30 May - 05 June 2015 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Educational Course

Spine

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

ORGANIZERS: Jonathan H. Gillard, M.D., FRCR, MBA & Howard A Rowley, M.D.

Wednesday 3 June 2015

Overview
This course will describe the types of changes identified in low back pain and their subsequent impact on management. It will also explore the value of multiparametric MR in the wide setting of spinal imaging, and the spectrum of the MR changes seen in spinal disease, both degenerative and non-degenerative.

Target Audience
Physicists and clinicians involved in the evaluation and care of low back pain.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
• Convey the MR changes identified with degenerative spinal disease;
• Illustrate the importance of these changes in the broader healthcare environment; and
• Demonstrate the additional value of multiparametric MR in spinal imaging.

PROGRAM

Moderators: Roland R. Lee, M.D., Michael Zeineh, M.D., Ph.D.

13:30	MR in Low Back Pain: What the Neuroradiologist Can Contribute Michael T. Modic, M.D.
14:00	MR in Low Back Pain: What Should We Do & Why? Johan W. M. Van Goethem, M.D., Ph.D.
14:30	Spinal MR: What Multiparametric MR Can Add: A Physicist's Perspective Julien Cohen-Adad, Ph.D
15:00	Spinal MR: What Multiparametric MR Can Add: A Clinician's Perspective Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D.
15:30	Adjournment & Meet the Teachers