Kanal's Magnetic Resonance Physics Course, Clinical MRI, MRA, and MRS; Understanding and ApplyingKanal's Magnetic Resonance Physics Course, Clinical MRI, MRA, and MRS; Understanding and Applying

Kanal's Magnetic Resonance Physics Course, Clinical MRI, MRA, and MRS; Understanding and Applying
Sunday, January 10, 2010 - Thursday, January 14, 2010
Vail, CO

MEETING SPONSOR:
University of Pittsburgh
Robin DeAngelo
Department of Radiology
200 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-647-3510
FAX 412-647-0738
Email: deangelora@upmc.edu
Website: http://mredu.health.pitt.edu/admin

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Antlers at Vail, Colorado
680 W. Lionshead Place
Vail, CO 81657
Toll-Free 800-843-8245
970-476-2471
FAX 970-476-0877
Website: http://www.antlersvail.com

MEETING BROCHURE:
To view and print the meeting brochure, click here:
http://mredu.health.pitt.edu/admin

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Upon completion of the course, participates should be able to:
* Discuss gadolinium-based MR contrast agent use, including mechanism of action, distribution and time versus concentration considerations.
* Identify numerous MR imaging artifacts, how to recognize them, and how to decrease or eliminate them.
* Describe the unique advantages and clinical applicability of utilizing such MR pulse sequences as inversion recovery (STIR, FLAIR) diffusion weighted imaging, perfusion weighted imaging, and Propeller MR imaging.
* Identify various types of MR angiographic sequences and their specific advantages, limitations and artifacts.
* Introduce the concepts underlying magnetic resonance spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging and demonstrate how these are clinically applied in routine patient care settings.

Target Audience
Physicians, Radiologists, Neuroradiologists, Physicists, Cardiologists, Technologists, Industry Specialists.

INSTRUCTORS:
Kanal

CME HOURS: 20

LECTURE TOPICS:
MRI