Course Description
This four-hour course will review basic principles of and recent developments in
parallel MR imaging. Topics will include image reconstruction (SENSE, SMASH, etc.),
RF coil array design, and established or emerging applications. A special session
will be devoted to the nuts-and-bolts features of MR vendors' existing parallel imaging
implementations. |
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: |
 Explain the
basic principles of parallel imaging, including elements both of RF coil array design and
image reconstruction;
Survey promising applications of
parallel MRI in cardiovascular imaging and body imaging;
Describe new developments in image
reconstruction and coil array design, and outline emerging parallel imaging applications;
Identify the key steps in a
practical parallel imaging examination, and compare the nuts-and-bolts features of various
MR vendors' existing implementations. |
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Sunday, 13 July |
Basics |
| 07:00 |
Introduction |
Daniel K.
Sodickson |
| 07:05 |
Coil Arrays (The Technological
Tools) |
Michael Ohliger |
| 07:30 |
Image Reconstruction (The
Mathematical Tools) |
Klaas Prüssmann |
| 07:55 |
Discussion |
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Monday, 14 July |
Applications |
| 07:00 |
Recap of Basics |
Daniel K. Sodickson |
| 07:05 |
Cardiovascular Imaging |
Peter Boesiger |
| 07:30 |
Body Imaging |
Neil M. Rofsky |
| 07:55 |
Discussion |
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Tuesday,
15 July |
New
Developments |
| 07:00 |
Recap of Basics and Applications |
Daniel K. Sodickson |
| 07:10 |
New Developments in Image
Reconstruction and Sequence Design |
Charles A. McKenzie |
| 07:35 |
New Developments in Array Design
and New Applications |
David J. Larkman |
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Wednesday, 16 July |
Vendor
Implementations |
| 07:00 |
Recap of Basics, Applications
& New Developments |
Daniel K. Sodickson |
| 07:10 |
Philips Medical Systems |
Scott D. Flamm |
| 07:25 |
G.E. Medical Systems |
Robert R. Edelman |
| 07:40 |
Siemens Medical Solutions |
Stefan O. Schoenberg |
| 07:55 |
Discussion and Conclusion |
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