Getting Started in Vascular Ultrasound

Getting Started in Vascular Ultrasound
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - Sunday, April 18, 2010
San Francisco, CA

MEETING SPONSOR:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor Drive
Houston, TX 77074
Toll-Free 800-239-1361
713-772-0157
Website: http://aheconline.com

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Best Western Grosvenor Hotel
380 South Airport Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94080

MEETING BROCHURE:
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MEETING DESCRIPTION:
You can prepare for the advanced level MRI examination through this specially designed workshop. A comprehensive review will be accomplished during this 16-hour course. You will learn the technical contents as well as ARRT examination information to prepare for the exam. Students have used this class to successfully complete the exam. Previous students who have taken the exam have told us the course is well designed to accomplish this goal. A study guide is included for reference. You won’t want to miss this opportunity!

Course Topics
Day 1
Fundamental Principles of Image Formation; Instrumentation; Magnetism, Magnets, and Magnet Design; Shielding, Shimming; Gradients; Fundamental MRI Principles; Nuclear characteristics; Creating the MR signal; Precession, Larmor Equation, Resonance; Tissue characteristics; Relaxation times and curves; T1, T2, T2*, PD Contrast; Patient Care and Safety

Day 2
Pulse sequence design; T1-, T2-, T2*-, PD-weighted images; Spin Echo; Gradient Recalled Echo, in and out of phase; Coherent, incoherent; Inversion Recovery; STIR, FLAIR; Fast Spin Echo, Fast Field Echo; MR Angiography; Fat Saturation, Fat Suppression; Artifact Reduction; Spatial Localization; Gradient Design; Spatial Encoding; K Space, Data Acquisition; Image Formation; Sampling Time; Sampling Rate: Sequence Parameters and Options; Image Quality; Image Optimization; Contrast Discrimination; Spatial Resolution; Signal to Noise

INSTRUCTORS:
Flowers

CME HOURS: 16

LECTURE TOPICS:
Ultrasound