| Weekday Educational
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| MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians |
| Organizers: Marcus Alley,
Ph.D., and Frank R. Korosec,
Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level: Basic -
Intermediate |
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| Monday, 20 April through Thursday, 23 April 2009 |
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| OVERVIEW |
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This eight hour course will be a basic but comprehensive
review of MRI physics and techniques. The presentations will
be non-mathematical and will be suitable for clinicians and
physicists new to the field. The course will cover the basic
principles of MR physics (signal generation, encoding, and
relaxation), pulse sequence timing diagrams, spin-echo
imaging, gradient-echo imaging, and fast spin-echo imaging,
and a variety of more advanced techniques including
ultra-fast imaging, parallel imaging, high-field imaging,
perfusion imaging, diffusion imaging, and functional MR
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Upon completion of this
case based session, participants should be able to:
- Define and describe the fundamental principles
of MR
imaging, including the definition of
spin magnetization, the Larmor relationship, relaxation
phenomena, and the process
of using the spin magnetization to produce an image;
- Explain imaging pulse sequences based upon spin and
gradient echoes, including
fast spin-echo and echo planar techniques;
- Design MR imaging protocols for diagnostic applications
considering image contrast,
spatial resolution, acquisition time, signal-to-noise ratio,
and artifacts; and
- Describe the principles of parallel imaging, high-field
imaging, perfusion imaging,
diffusion imaging, and functional MR imaging.
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| Monday, 20 April 2009 |
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| 16:30
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Spin Gymnastics I
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Donald
B. Plewes, Ph.D.
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Spin Gymnastics II
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Walter
Kucharczyk, M.D.
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| 17:50
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k-Space
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Anja C.
Brau, Ph.D.
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| 18:30
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Adjournment
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| Tuesday, 21 April
2009 |
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| 16:00
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Spin Echo Imaging
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R. Scott Hinks, Ph.D.
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| 16:40
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Gradient Echo
Imaging
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Brian A.
Hargreaves, Ph.D.
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| 17:20 |
Fast Spin Echo
Imaging
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Frank R. Korosec, Ph.D.
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| 18:00
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Adjournment
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| Wednesday, 22 April
2009 |
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| 16:00
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Ultrafast Imaging
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Jeffrey Tsao, Ph.D.
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| 16:40
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Parallel Imaging
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Mark A.
Griswold, Ph.D.
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| 17:20
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High Field Imaging
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Klaus Scheffler, Ph.D.
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| 18:00
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Adjournment
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| Thursday, 23 April
2009 |
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| 16:00
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Diffusion
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Christian Beaulieu, Ph.D.
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| 16:40
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Perfusion
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Roland Bammer, Ph.D.
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| 17:20
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fMRI
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Karla L. Miller, Ph.D. |
| 18:00 |
Adjournment |
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