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ISMRM 23rd Annual Meeting
& Exhibition • 30 May - 05 June 2015 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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WEEKEND EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
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Body MRI: Optimize Your Clinical Practice |
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SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate |
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ORGANIZERS: Mannelli Lorenzo, M.D., Ph.D., Ivan Pedrosa,
M.D., Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D., & Edwin J.R. van Beek,
M.D., Ph.D., M.Ed., FRCR |
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Sunday, 31 May 2015 |
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| OVERVIEW |
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This whole-day course focuses on
the optimization of MRI protocols and for evaluation of disease in
the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Speakers will emphasize on the
practical aspects of the implementation of MRI into routine clinical
practice including software and hardware needs for state-of-the-art
body MRI. A comprehensive review of contrast agents for body MRI
will be presented. MRI protocols and indications for assessment of
disease in the liver, bowel, and genitourinary tract will be
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| TARGET AUDIENCE |
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This course is aimed at
radiologists, medical physicists, imaging scientists and MR technologists who wish to
review the state-of-art MRI protocols and indications for assessment
of disease in the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. |
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course,
participants should be able to: |
- Convey the equipment and
software requirements to implement a clinical body MRI practice;
- Illustrate an approach to
diagnosing liver lesions;
- Demonstrate the value of
MRI in diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease; and
- Illustrate the use of MRI
in the diagnosis of genitourinary disease.
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PROGRAM |
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Approach to Setting Up a
Body MRI Practice |
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Moderators: Scott B.
Reeder, M.D., Ph.D. |
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08:00 |
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How to
Run a Successful Body MRI Practice
Russell N. Low, M.D. |
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08:30 |
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Sequences: General Approach to Body MRI (Abdomen & Pelvis)
Donald G. Mitchell, M.D. |
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09:00 |
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Contrast
Agents
Bachir Taouli, M.D. |
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09:30 |
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Break &
Meet the Teachers |
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Focal
Liver Lesions |
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Moderators: Lorenzo Mannelli, M.D., Ph.D. |
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10:00 |
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MRI of Focal Lesions in the Non-Cirrhotic Liver
Kartik
S. Jhaveri, M.D. |
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10:30 |
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MRI in
the Cirrhotic Liver
Hero K. Hussain, M.D. |
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GI
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Moderators: Reena C.
Jha, M.D. |
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11:00 |
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MR Enterography
Gabrielle Masselli, M.D. |
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11:30 |
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Rectal
CA Staging
Gina Brown, M.D., MRCP, FRCR |
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12:00 |
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Lunch
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12:00 -12:15 Meet the Teachers
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Pelvis
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Moderators: Richard Kinh Gian Do, M.D., Ph.D. &
Reena C.
Jha, M.D. |
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13:30 |
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Uterus:
Benign Disease
- permission withheld
Caroline Reinhold, M.D., C.M.,
M.Sc. |
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14:00 |
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Uterus:
Malignant Disease
Andrea G. Rockall, MRCP,
FRCR |
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14:30 |
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Adnexal Masses
Evis Sala, M.D., Ph.D. |
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15:00 |
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Break -
Meet the Teachers |
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GU
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15:30 |
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Adrenal
& Renal
Peter L. Choyke, M.D. |
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16:00 |
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MRU & Bladder CA
Staging
Maryellen Sun, M.D. |
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16:30 |
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Adjournment & Meet the Teachers |
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