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Program
Saturday, 5 November
SPECIAL FOCUS SESSION: Practical Information for Clinical and Experimental MRI - Session Chair: Alayar Kangarlu
MR Safety Issues for Very High Field (>3-T) MRI
Alayar
Kangarlu, Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
John A. Nyenhuis, Ph.D., Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Daniel J. (Joe) Schaefer, Ph.D., General Electric Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Val M. Runge, M.D., Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, Texas, USA
Patrick M. Colletti, M.D., University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Anne Sawyer-Glover, BS,RT(R)(MR) Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Proffered Papers (10-min, 2-min discussion) - Moderator: Patrick M. Colletti
| Neurobehavioral effects of exposure to the stray fields of a 7 Tesla clinical MRI scanner, Frank de Vocht |
| Calculated nerve rheobase values for peripheral nerve stimulation in head gradient coils, Blaine Chronik |
| Calculations of SAR for a body-size birdcage coil loaded with different human subjects, Wanzhan Liu |
| Scalar potential and conservative electric field within a loaded gradient coil, Weihua Mao |
| Occupational exposure to time varying magnetic gradient fields (dB/dt) in MRI and European limits, Donald McRobbie |
| Investigations on the helium spill in a MRI cabin, Matthias Gebhardt |
SPECIAL FOCUS SESSION: Interventional MR Procedures: Applications and
Safety Aspects
Session Chair:
Joel P. Felmlee, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Interventional MRI: Safety Issues for Interventional Focused
Ultrasound
Joel P. Felmlee, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
13:40-14:00
Safety Issues for Interventional MRI: Considerations for
Workers and Patients
Arno Bücker, M.D., MSc, Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik
Universitätsklinikum, Aachen, Germany
Interventional MRI: Safety Issues for Instruments, Devices, and Patient
Support
Ergin Atalar, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine,
Baltimore, MD, USA
14:20-14:40
Testing Interventional Devices for MRI Safety
Stephen G. Hushek, Ph.D., Norton Hospital,
Louisville KY, USA
Proffered Papers (10-min, 2-min discussion) - Moderator: Stephen G. Hushek
| Intracranial EEG in a High Field (3 Tesla) MRI environment : a safety study, Shannon Boucousis |
| Movement in stray fields of MR Magnets in relation to health effects, Hans Engels |
| Safety considerations in a single-room XMR facility, Derek Hill |
| Safety considerations for XMR guided neuro-interventional procedures, Alastair Martin |
| Monitoring and reducing resonant heating in MR guidewires, Ross Venook |
ADJOURN, ANNOUNCEMENTS
WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION, VENDOR EXHIBITS, POSTERS
Sunday, 6 November
SPECIAL FOCUS SESSION: MRI Safety for Implants and Devices - Session Chair: Frank Shellock
Frank G. Shellock, Ph.D., University of Southern California and, Institute for Magnetic Resonance , Safety, Education, and Research, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Roger Luechinger, Ph.D., Switzerland
Edward T. Martin, MD, Oklahoma Heart Institute, Tulsa, OK, USA
Keira Mason, M.D., Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Kenneth B. Baker, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
| Influence of design geometry and placement configuration on MRI-induced heating of implanted leads, Jeffrey Helfer |
| Inductively coupled MR visualisation of intraluminal substrates of vascular implants, principles and safety aspects, Andreas Melzer |
| Determination of induced currents in an implanted lead with MRI, Sing-Min Park |
| A basic investigation of heating effects on total hip protheses in combination with a simulated skin contact of the inner thighs during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with an 1.5 Tesla MR system, Gregor Schaefers |
| Safety evaluation of vascular ports and stents in 3 tesla MRI scanners, Nikolaus Szeverenyi |
SPECIAL FOCUS SESSION: MRI Safety Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations - Session Chair: TBD
IEC60601-2-33 Safety Standard for MR systems: Third Edition
Hans Engels, Ph.D., Philips Medical Systems, Best, The Netherlands
Terry O. Woods, Ph.D., Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
Emanuel Kanal, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburg, PA, USA
MRI Safety and the Food and Drug Administration
Loren A. Zaremba,
Ph.D., Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA
BREAK, Coffee reception, visit vendor booths, poster viewing
Hans Engels, Ph.D., Philips Medical Systems, Best, The Netherlands
