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Friday, 25 June
2010 |
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| 11:30 |
Buffet Lunch |
| 12:45
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Welcome and Introduction |
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| MRI Technique, Safety Issues,
Contrast Media |
| 13:15 |
MR Imaging Technique:
State-of-the-Art Imaging at 1:5T |
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Speaker: Donald G.
Mitchell, M.D. |
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� Sequences of the commonly
used protocols in body MRI
� T1-weighted sequences
� Chemical shift imaging
� T2-weighted sequences
� Strategies to capture the arterial phase
� Importance of optimizing T1 contrast for
gadolinium-enhanced imaging
� 3D sequences for dynamic gadolinium-enhanced sequences |
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| 13:50 |
MR Imaging Technique:
State-of-the-Art Imaging at 3:0T |
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Speaker: Shahid M.
Hussain, M.D. |
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� Back to the basics:
comparison of the basic physics
� Influence of SAR, susceptibility, and body shape
� Challenges and solutions
� Improved coils and parallel imaging applications
� Sequence optimization
� MultiTransmit technique |
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| 14:25 |
Diffusion Imaging:
Body Applications |
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Speaker: Dow-Mu Koh,
M.D., M.R.C.P. |
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� Sequence description and
optimization for body MRI
� Applications for abdomen, pelvis, prostate, and breast
� Treatment response and changes on diffusion
� Pitfalls |
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| 15:00 |
Break |
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| 15:20 |
MRI Contrast Media
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Speaker: Scott B. Reeder,
M.D., Ph.D. |
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� FDA approved contrast
media
� Chemical structure and hemodynamics
� Safety profile
� Mode of injection
� Methods to capture the arterial phase
� Role of liver-specific contrast media |
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| 15:55 |
Perfusion Imaging: Body
Applications |
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Speaker: Dow-Mu Koh,
M.D., M.R.C.P. |
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� Sequence description and
optimization for body MRI
� Applications for abdomen, pelvis, prostate, and breast
� Treatment response and changes on perfusion
� Pitfalls |
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| 16:35 |
Adjourn |
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| 18:00 - 19:30 |
Welcome Reception |
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| 19:30 |
Free evening to explore
the sights and sounds of Omaha |
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Saturday, 26 June
2010 |
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| 07:00 - 07:45 |
Breakfast |
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| Liver and Pancreas |
| 08:00 |
MR Imaging of the Liver Cysts,
Hemangiomas, and Metastases |
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Speaker: Shahid M.
Hussain, M.D. |
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� Appearance on T1-weighted
sequences
� Role of in- and opposed phase imaging
� Appearance on T2-weighted sequences
� Enhancement patterns of cysts, hemangiomas, metastases
� Role of liver specific contrast media
� MRI verus CT |
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| 08:45 |
MR Imaging of Fatty Liver,
Fibrosis, and Cirrhosis |
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Speaker: Scott B. Reeder,
M.D., Ph.D. |
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� Focal versus diffuse fatty
liver
� Concurrent fatty infiltration and iron deposition
� NAFLD, NASH, fibrosis, and cirrhosis
� Chemical shift imaging and Dixon methods
� MR elastography
� Quantification of iron overload
� Quantification fatty content of the liver |
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| 09:30 |
MR Imaging of Hepatocellular
Carcinomas |
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Speaker: Shahid M.
Hussain, M.D. |
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� Role of in- and opposed
phase imaging
� Role of T1-weighted sequences with long TE
� Appearance on T2-weighted sequences
� Enhancement patterns of HCC, FNH, and adenomas
� What to do with tiny (<1cm) enhancing liver lesions in
cirrhosis
� MRI versus CT |
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| 10:10 |
Break |
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| 10:30 |
Biliary Tree Disorders: How to
Evaluate MRI & MRCP |
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Speaker: Kartik Jhaveri,
M.D. |
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� Review of MRCP techniques
in short
� Common biliary tree diseases (stones, PSC, Caroli�s
disease)
� Klatskin tumors: detection and staging
� MRCP versus ERCP |
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| 11:15 |
MR Imaging of the Pancreatic
Cystic
Masses |
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Speaker: Donald G.
Mitchell, M.D. |
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� Overview of the common and
uncommon pancreatic cystic lesions
� Appearance on T1, T2, and contrast enhanced images
� Distinction benign and malignant lesions
� Significance of the upstream and downstream dilatation
� IPMN
� MRI versus CT for pancreatic cystic lesions |
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| 12:00
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Lunch |
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| 13:00 |
MR Imaging of the Pancreatic
Solid Masses |
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Speaker: Kartik Jhaveri,
M.D. |
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� Appearance of the normal
pancreas and tumors on T1-weighted sequences
� Appearance of the normal pancreas and tumors on
T2-weighted sequences
� Solid pancreatic tumors (neuroendocrine, adenocarcinomas)
� Focal pancreatitis versus pancreatic tumors
� Staging (extent of main lesion, relationship with the
vessels, lymph nodes, liver metastasis)
� MRI versus CT for pancreatic masses |
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| Genitourinary Tract |
| 13:45 |
Fast MR Imaging of Acute Abdomen
in Children and Adults |
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Speaker:
Trevor J. Andrews, Ph.D. |
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� Patient preparation and
screening
� Coils and patient positioning
� Sequence selection and recent developments
� Examples of common and uncommon acute abdominal conditions |
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| 14:30 |
Break |
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| 14:50 |
MR Imaging of the Prostate
Carcinoma |
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Speaker: Masoom A. Haider,
M.D., F.R.C.P.C. |
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� Prostate anatomy (zonal
anatomy, anatomic spaces, neurvascular bundel)
� Surface coil versus endorectal coil
� Specific MR imaging sequences (MRS, DWI, Dynamic
contrast-enhanced imaging)
� Post-processing of dynamic data sets
� MRI appearance of the normal prostate and tumors
� Lymph node and bony metastases
� Prostate carcinoma and the relationship to PSA: current
concepts and controversies |
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| 15:30 |
Break |
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Vendor Session � No CME
Credit |
| 15:35 |
SPECIAL VENDOR PRESENTATION:
Philips HealthCare |
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| 16:45 |
Adjourn |
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 |
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| 7:00 � 7:45
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Breakfast |
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| Women�s Imaging |
| 08:00 |
Breast MRI: Technique
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Speaker: Marko K.
Ivancevic, Ph.D. |
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� Patient preparation and
screening
� Coils and coil positioning
� Contrast media
� Sequence selection
� Dynamic imaging, post-processing, and interpretation
� 3T imaging using MultiTransmit
� Role of MRI in relation to US and Mammography |
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| 08:45 |
Breast MRI: Lesion Detection and
Characterization |
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Speaker: Jan W. Casselman,
M.D. |
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� Appearance of normal
breast tissue on contrast-enhanced images
� Appearance of normal breast tissue on T2
� Common benign breast lesions
� Common malignant breast lesions
� Pitfalls |
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| 09:30 |
Breast MRI: Challenging Cases
(continues from the
presentation above) |
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Speaker: Jan W. Casselman,
M.D. |
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� Quiz and explanation
� How to approach challenging cases |
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| 10:10 |
Break |
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| 10:30 |
MR Imaging of the Female Pelvis:
Technique |
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Speaker: Patricia No�l,
M.D., F.R.C.P.C. |
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� Patient preparation and
screening
� Coils and coil positioning
� Contrast media
� Sequence selection
� Dynamic imaging, post-processing, and interpretation |
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| 11:10 |
MR Imaging of Gynecological
Malignancies |
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Speaker: Patricia No�l,
M.D., F.R.C.P.C. |
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� Cervical cancer: staging
and pitfalls
� Endometrial cancer: staging and distinction from
adenomyosis and fibroids
� Ovarian cancer: different types and distinction from
ovarian follicles and hemorrhagic cysts |
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| 11:55 |
Closing remarks, boxed
lunch, and adjourn |
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