Hands On

Hands On
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Friday, April 17, 2009
Chicago, IL

MEETING SPONSOR:
Northwestern University

Department of Radiology
676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60611-2927
312-695-0517
Website: http://www.radiology.northwestern.edu/edu/cme.cfm

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 East Huron Street
Feinberg Pavilion, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611

MEETING BROCHURE:
To view and print the meeting brochure, click here:
http://www.radiology.northwestern.edu/documents/ci/2009-cmr.pdf

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
The Program incorporates didactic instruction with practical, hands-on scanning. Cardiovascular imaging basics will be presented, including CMR imaging physics and protocols. Clinical application will be emphasized through lectures ranging from normal anatomy through various states of cardiovascular pathology. Thirty mentored clinical cases will be presented. Participants will spend time at the imaging console with live patients at 1.5T and 3.0T magnets. In addition, participants will study structural and functional cardiac MR evaluations utilizing current MR case specific applications, exploring cardiac morphology and function.

INSTRUCTORS:
Defreitas, Edelman, Fasanati, Lee, Li, McNeal, Sheehan, Wu

CME HOURS: 23.5

LECTURE TOPICS:
Cardiac, MRI, Vascular

ACTIVITIES: not listed