ISMRM SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP ~ 5-8 September 2012
 

MR Safety in Practice: Now & In the Future
Lund, Sweden

 

PROGRAM


  DAY 1 - Wednesday, 5 September 2012  
14:00-17:00 Registration & Speaker upload, Lund University Hospital, outside Auditorium Area  
     

  DAY 2 - Thursday, 6 September 2012  
06:30-17:00 Registration & Speaker upload available  
08:15 Welcome  
     
  Session 1: Basic MR-Safety
Moderator: Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
 
08:30 Static Magnetic Field John F. Schenck, M.D., Ph.D.
GE Corporate R & D Center
Schenectady, NY, USA
09:00 Time-Varying Gradient Field Donald W. McRobbie, Ph.D.
Charing Cross Hospital
London, England, UK
09:30 Radio-Frequency Field J. Thomas Vaughan, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
     
10:00 Poster Session 1 & Coffee Break
(no CME/CE available)
 
  Evaluation of EM Simulations of RF Heating using Thermal Simulations
 
M�lina Bouldi, Ph.D.Cand.
Grenoble Institute Neurosciences
La Tronche, France
  An Optically Powered Toroidal Current Sensor for RF Safety Monitoring
 
Maryam Etezadi-Amoli, M.Sc.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
  Experimental Evaluation of RF Shield at 1.5 Tesla MRI Krzysztof R. Gorny, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
  Prediction Mapping of RF Burning: Demonstration by Using a Phantom with an Elaborated Set-Up of an RF Resonant Loop Tohru Yamamoto, Ph.D.
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
 
     
  Session 2: MR-Safety Standards & Guidelines
Moderator: Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
 
10:45 Standards & Guidelines in North America Terry O. Woods, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
11:05 Standards & Guidelines in the European Union Stephen F. Keevil, Ph.D.
Guy�s & St. Thomas� NHS Foundation Trust
London, England, UK
11:25 MR Safety Standard IEC 60601-2-33 Update Georg Frese
Siemens AG
Erlangen, Germany
     
  Session 3: Safe Clinical Practice
Moderator: Lars G. Hanson, Ph.D.
 
11:45 Contrast Agents Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
12:30 Lunch & Speaker upload available  
     
  Session 3 (continued): Safe Clinical Practice
Moderator: Lars G. Hanson, Ph.D.
 
     
13:45 Acoustic Noise
 
David L. Price, M.Sc.
UCLH NHS Trust
London, England, UK
14:15 Making Your MR-Dept Safe  Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA, USA
14:45 3T Safety in Practice William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT)
William Faulkner & Associates, LLC
Chattanooga, TN, USA
     
  Oral Session 1 � Proffered Papers
Moderator: Lars G. Hanson, Ph.D.
 
15:20 Safety Considerations in Hybrid Imaging: Whole Body Radiation Exposure During PET/MR Examination Set Ups Anna Barnes, Ph.D.
University College London Hospital
London, England, UK
15:30 Predicting Long-term Temperature Increase from Time-Dependent SAR Levels with a Single Short-Term Temperature Response Giuseppe Carluccio, Ph.D.
New York University
New York, NY, USA
15:40 Ferromagnetic Metal Detection Before MRI in Clinical Practice Andreas Heinrich, Ph.D.
University Hospital Jena
Jena, Germany
15:50 Quantitative Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Stray Static Magnetic Fields from MRI Devices in Clinical & Research Environments Kristel Schaap, M.Sc.
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands
     
16:00 Poster Session 2 & Coffee Break
(no CME/CE available)
 
  Detection of Ferromagnetic Implants using a Ferromagnetic Detection System: Implications for Patient Screening Prior to MRI Mark N. Keene, Ph.D.
Metrasens Ltd.
Malvern, England, UK
  Magnetic Resonance Safety Procedure - A Training Program for Research Students Helle J. Simonsen, M.R.T.
Glostrup Hospital
Glostrup, Denmark
  Maintaining Safety Standards in the Intra-Operative MRI ( i-MRI ) Tong-Khee Tan, F.R.C.A.
Singapore
  The Methods to Improve Occupational Well-Being in MRI Units Maria Tiikkaja, M.Sc.
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Helsinki, Finland
     
  Session 4: Vendors� Point of View: Current & Future MR-Safety Challenges & Solutions
(no CME/CE available)

Moderator: Donald W. McRobbie, Ph.D.
16:45 GE Healthcare Daniel J. Schaefer, Ph.D.
GE Healthcare
Milwaukee, WI, USA
16:55 Philips Johan S. van den Brink, Ph.D.
Philips Healthcare
Meteren, The Netherlands
17:05 Siemens Georg Frese
Siemens AG
Erlangen, Germany
17:15 Discussion with Company Representatives  
17:45 Introduction: Visiting Kulturen  
18:30 Welcome Reception & Dinner at Kulturen (Open-Air Museum)  
     

  Day 3 � Friday, 7 September 2012  
07:00-17:00 Registration & Speaker upload available  
     
  Session 5: Safety Issues at Ultra-High Fields (UHF)
Moderator: Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
 
08:30 Physics - permission withheld Thoralf Niendorf, Ph.D.
Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin, Germany
09:00 Physiology John F. Schenck, M.D., Ph.D.
GE Corporate R & D Center
Schenectady, NY, USA
09:30 RF Patient Safety in Parallel Transmission Ingmar Graesslin, Dipl.Ing.
Philips Technologie GmbH
Innovative Technologies, Research Laboratories
Hamburg, Germany
     
  Oral Session 2 � Proffered Papers
Moderator: Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
 
10:00 Transceiver Array: Multiplex Multiband RF Pulses for SAR Control Hoby P. Hetherington, Ph.D.
Yale University
New Haven, CT, USA
10:10 Efficiency & SAR in RF Shimming of the Inductively Decoupled Transceiver Array
 
Jullie W. Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University
New Haven, CT, USA
10:20 Impedance Measurements to Quantify Coupling to Wires Christopher Ellenor, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
     
10:30 Poster Session 3 & Coffee Break
(no CME/CE available)
 
  Passive Implant Artefact Measurement using the Susceptibility Artefact Measurement Toolbox (SAM) Andreas Heinrich, Ph.D.
University Hospital Jena
Jena, Germany
  Transient Temperature Predictions for Passive Conductive Devices in 1.5T & 3.0T Magnetic Resonance Systems Using COMSOL Multiphysics� & Validated with Experimentally Measured Values in an ASTM F2182 Phantom Alan R. Leewood, Ph.D.
MED Institute Inc.
West Lafayette, IN, USA
  MRI-Induced Tissue Heating Around Metallic Cerclages Norbert Leitgeb, Ph.D.
Medical University of Graz
Graz, Austria
  Reduction of Electric Field & SAR using a High Dielectric Material in 3T Head Imaging Bu Park, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
     
  Session 6: MR-Safety for Implants
Moderator: William Faulkner, B.S. R.T.(R)(MR)(CT)
 
11:00 MR Safety Implants Overview Gregor Schaefers, Dipl.Ing.(FH)
MR:comp GmbH
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
11:40 MRI Standards Regarding Implants;
Fixed Parameter Option: Limiting MRI Scanner
Michael C. Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Toshiba Medical Research Institute
Beachwood, OH, USA
12:20 MR Conditional Pacemaker Eva Clausson, MSc.
Medtronic AB
Kista, Sweden
12:35 Practical Conditions Scanning Pacemakers Daniel J. Wilson, Ph.D.
St. James�s Institute of Oncology
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
13:00 Lunch & Speaker upload available  
     
  Session 7: MR-Safety for Implants Continues
Moderator: Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
 
14:00 Practical Experience/Clinical Needs Mark J. White, Ph.D.
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
London, England, UK
14:20 Neurostimulators & MRI: Industry Insights Heather D. Orser, Ph.D.
Medtronic, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN, USA
14:45 Neurostimulators & fMRI: Industry Insights Ingmar Viohl, Ph.D.
St. Judes Medical
Plano, TX, USA
     
  Oral Session 3 � Proffered Papers
Moderator: Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
 
15:10 Evaluation of the Proposed MR Fixed Parameter Option for Scanning AIMDs
 
Johan S. van den Brink, Ph.D.
Philips Healthcare
Best, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
15:20 Analysis of MRI Safety Event: Lessons Learned & Clinical Practice Changes Implemented Robert E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
     
15:30 Poster Session 4 & Coffee Break
(no CME/CE available)
 
  Improved Compressed Sensing Reconstruction for Rapid Proton Resonance Frequency Shift Temperature Mapping Christopher M. Collins, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
  Tissue Heating & the Specific Absorption Ratio (SAR) in Magnetic Resonance Experiments Michael O. Dada, M.Tech., B.Tech.
Federal University of Technology
Minna, Nieger State, Nigeria
  Analysis of Conservative & Magnetically Induced Electric Fields Bu Park, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
  MR Induced DBS Heating in a Gel Phantom at 3T Greger Or�dd, Ph.D.
Ume� University
Ume�, Sweden
     
  Session 8: Examining the Anaesthetized Patient
Moderator: Sven E. Ekholm, M.D., Ph.D.
 
16:00 Intensive Care Patients - permission withheld Peter Reinstrup, M.D., Ph.D.
Lund University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
16:20 Pediatric Patients Ihab Ayad, M.D.
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
16:40 Testing Necessary Equipment in a Clinical Environment Johan Olsrud, Ph.D.
Lund University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
17:00 The Use of Ferrodetection Systems for MRI Screening William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT)
William Faulkner & Associates, LLC
Chattanooga, TN, USA
19:00 Course dinner  � Academic Students Club (AF)  
     

  Day 4 � Saturday, 8 September 2012  
07:00 Registration & Speaker upload available  
     
  Session 9: Development of Safety Guidelines & Training Procedures
Moderator: Stephen F. Keevil, Ph.D.
08:30 Occupational Exposure, Metrology - permission withheld Bernd Ittermann, Ph.D.
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Berlin, Germany
09:00 Occupational Exposure to EM fields in MRI Exams; IT�IS study Myles H. Capstick, Ph.D.
IT�IS Foundation
Zurich, Switzerland
09:30 Medical Physics Experts; What�s Needed Jeffrey W. Hand, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Imperial College London
London, England, UK
     
  Oral Session 4 � Proffered Papers
Moderator: Stephen F. Keevil, Ph.D.
 
10:00 Comparison of Temperature Mapping Method using CSI & PRF in MRI Bu Park, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
10:10 New Insights into Local & Global Temperature Responses in Swine Due to High Level RF Exposure by a Whole Body Resonator at 123MHz - permission withheld Gerhard Brinker, Dipl.-Phys.
Siemens Healthcare
Erlangen, Germany
10:20 High Level RF Exposure of Swine by Whole Body Resonator Operating at 123MHz � Are there Suitable Parameters to Define a Threshold for Acute Tissue Damage? - permission withheld Gisela Stoltenburg-Didinger, Ph.D.
Charit� Universit�tsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
10:30 Coffee Break & Speaker upload available  
     
  Session 10: EC-Directive, Background & Current Status
Moderator: Freddy St�hlberg, Ph.D.
 
11:00 Current Status of EU EMF Directive Stephen F. Keevil, Ph.D.
Guy�s & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
London, England, UK
11:20 Current Status of ICNIRP Guidelines Maila Hietanen, Ph.D.
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Helsinki, Finland
11:35 Practical & Clinical Studies Lars G. Hanson, Ph.D.
Danish Research Center for MR
Hvidovre, Denmark
11:50 Impact on MR Healthcare & Research Stephane Leh�ricy, M.D., Ph.D.
Piti�-Salp�tri�re Hospital
Paris, France
12:10 Impact on MR Industry Johan S. van den Brink, Ph.D.
Philips Healthcare
Best, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
12:30 Round-Table Discussion  
13:00 Summary & Adjourn  
13:15 Boxed Lunch  
     

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