Course Description:
This course reviews basic principles of, and recent
developments in, parallel MRI. Topics include RF coil array
design, image reconstruction (SENSE, SMASH, etc.), and established or
emerging applications. New this year: a talk on Limits of Parallel
MRI, and an update from five MR vendors on current and future parallel
imaging products.
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Audience Description:
This course is designed form generalists and specialists with an
interest in the practical operations of parallel imaging studies, and/or
a desire to increase imaging speed and efficiency for a target
application. No prior experience is required.
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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 of image reconstruction;
Critically
survey promising clinical applications of parallel MRI;
Summarize
current research into the limits of performance of parallel 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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Program |
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Tuesday, 18 May |
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Basics |
| 07:00 |
Introduction |
Daniel K.
Sodickson |
| 07:05 |
Coil Arrays (The
Technological Tools) |
Michael Ohliger |
| 07:30 |
Image
Reconstruction (The Mathematical Tools) |
Klaas Prüssman |
| 07:55 |
Discussion |
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Wednesday
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Clinical Applications
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| 07:00 |
Recap of Basics |
Daniel K.
Sodickson |
| 07:05 |
Applications in
Clinical Cardiology |
Scott D. Flamm |
| 07:30 |
Applications in
Clinical Radiology |
Stefan O.
Schoenberg |
| 07:55 |
Discussion |
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Thursday, 20 May
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Current Research
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| 07:00 |
Recap of Basics
and Applications |
Daniel K.
Sodickson |
| 07:05 |
Limits of
Parallel MRI: Recent Results, Current Controversies |
Daniel K.
Sodickson |
| 07:20 |
New Developments
in Image Reconstruction |
Jeffrey Tsao |
| 07:40 |
New Developments
in Array Design |
Jozef H. Duyn |
| Friday,
21 May |
| Vendor
Update 2004 |
| 07:00 |
Recap of Basics,
Applications, and New Developments |
Daniel K.
Sodickson |
| 07:05 |
Philips Medical
Systems |
Johan van den
Brink |
| 07:15 |
GE Medical
Systems |
Kevin F. King |
| 07:25 |
Siemens Medical
Solutions |
Berthold Kiefer |
| 07:35 |
Toshiba |
Kazuya Okamoto |
| 07:45 |
Hitachi |
Tetsuhiko
Takahashi |
| 07:55 |
Discussion and
Conclusion |
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