SUNRISE EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Clinical Intensive Education Option
Hot Topics in Body MRI - Four Sessions
ORGANIZERS:  Shahid M. Hussain, M.D., Caroline Reinhold, M.D., Evis Sala, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.R., & Bachir Taouli, M.D.
 
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced
Tuesday - Friday, 10-13 May 2011
Day 1: Tuesday - Diffusion Imaging: Body Applications
Clinical Intensive Education Option
OVERVIEW
Today’s session will cover the technique of diffusion weighted imaging as applied to body MRI and two clinical areas. We will address in detail the technique of diffusion weighted imaging and its applications to liver and renal lesion detection and characterization.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Apply the basic concept of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI);
« Recognize challenges and review solutions for diffusion body MRI;
 « Describe the pertinent DWI concepts to detect and characterize liver and renal lesions; and
 « Recognize the added value of DWI for imaging liver and renal lesions.
 
Day 2: Wednesday - MRI of the Uterus
Clinical Intensive Education Option
OVERVIEW
This session will cover the pelvic pain and the uterine congenital abnormalities relevant to body MRI with the goal of improving knowledge of the role of MRI in pelvic pain and uterine congenital abnormalities. Lectures will illustrate how MRI can be applied to assess the disease processes in both areas.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Describe the basic anatomy of the pelvic floor and the uterus;
« Select the MRI sequences to depict the imaging findings of pelvic pain; and
 « Diagnose the most common congenital uterine abnormalities.
 
Day 3: Thursday - Treated Liver Lesions & Small Renal Lesions
Clinical Intensive Education Option
OVERVIEW
The course today will cover the treated liver lesions and small renal lesions that often create diagnostic challenges in daily clinical practice. Increasing numbers of patients with primary liver lesions and liver metastases undergo minimally invasive treatment, altering the appearance of the liver lesions. MRI is a unique modality that can monitor these effects of treatment. Comprehensive MRI can also facilitate the detection and characterization of small renal lesions that often are difficult to diagnose with other imaging modalities, including CT.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Implement basic MRI sequences to assess liver and renal lesions;
 « Describe the post-treatment appearance of primary liver lesions and metastases; and
 « Accurately assess small renal lesions using MRI.
 
Day 4: Friday - Male & Female Pelvis
OVERVIEW
Friday’s session will cover the male and female pelvic floor, in particular, the non-oncological aspects.  Lectures will describe in detail the anatomy of the pelvic floor, illustrate female pelvic floor abnormalities and non-oncologic abnormalities of the male pelvis.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Apply basic MRI sequences to assess male and female pelvis;
 « Interpret non-oncological abnormalities of the male pelvis at MRI; and
 « Describe the female pelvic floor anatomy and diagnose the most common abnormalities with MRI.
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Tuesday    
  Diffusion Imaging: Body Applications  
  Moderators: Dow-Mu Koh, M.D., M.R.C.P. & Bachir Taouli, M.D.
07:00 Diffusion Imaging: Physics Applied to Body Applications   Thomas L. Chenevert, Ph.D.
07:20 Liver Lesions: Added Value of Diffusion MRI   Elizabeth M. Hecht, M.D.
07:40 Renal Lesions: Added Value of Diffusion MRI   Hersh Chandarana, M.D.
08:00 Adjourn  
     
Wednesday    
  MRI of the Uterus  
  Moderators: Caroline Reinhold, M.D. & Evis Sala, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.R.
07:00 MRI of Pelvic Pain   Patricia Noël, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
07:30 Congenital Uterine Anomalies   Margaret A. Hall-Craggs, M.D.
08:00 Adjourn  
     
Thursday    
  Treated Liver Lesions & Small Renal Lesions  
  Moderators: Shahid M. Hussain, M.D. & Bachir Taouli, M.D.  
07:00 MRI Appearance of Treated Liver Lesions   Ihab Kamel, M.D.
07:30 Characterization of Small Renal Lesions: Problem Solving with MRI   -permission withheld Gary M. Israel, M.D.
08:00 Adjourn  
     
Friday    
  Male & Female Pelvis   
  Moderators: Evis Sala, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.R. & Herbert A. Vargas, M.D.
07:00 Non-oncological Imaging of the Male Pelvis   Ulrich G. Mueller-Lisse, M.D.
07:30  MRI of the Female Pelvic Floor   Katarzyna J. Macura, M.D., Ph.D.
08:00 Adjourn