WEEKEND EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Clinical Needs & Research Promises
ORGANIZERS: Tim Leiner, M.D., Ph.D., Mitsue Miyazaki, Ph.D. & David E. Sosnovik, M.D.
 
SKILL LEVEL: Basic to Intermediate
Sunday, 8 May 2011
OVERVIEW
This one-day course will provide the participant with a broad overview of the physical principles and clinical background of cardiovascular MR imaging. One-hour blocks will provide clinical background and what clinicians want from a cardiovascular MR study, followed by acquisition and post-processing strategies. Each topic is concluded by a lecture on research promises on the edge of clinical implementation. Topics to be covered include: cardiac function, perfusion, viability imaging, coronary artery imaging, aluation of flow, 3T cardiac MR, cost-effectiveness of cardiac MR and MR angiography. Course instructors are Ph.D.s and M.D.s.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Describe what clinicians want to learn from a cardiovascular MR study;
 « Explain physical principles of commonly used cardiovascular MR techniques; and
 « Describe recent technical developments in the field of cardiovascular MR and how these developments (may eventually) impact clinical care.
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  Morning Session  
  Moderators: Sonia Nielles-Vallespin, Ph.D. & David E. Sosnovik, M.D.
08:00 Introduction  
     
  Evaluation of Cardiac Function  
08:05 Clinical Needs: What Do We Want to See?   Christopher M. Kramer, M.D.
08:25 Technical Foundations: How is it Done?   Orlando P. Simonetti, Ph.D.
08:45 Research Promises: What Can We Expect in the Future?   Frederick H. Epstein, Ph.D.
     
  Evaluation of Cardiac Perfusion  
09:05  Clinical Needs: What Do We Want to See?   Jeanette Schulz-Menger, M.D.
09:25 Technical Foundations: How is it Done?   Michael Jerosch-Herold, Ph.D.
09:45 Research Promises: What Can We Expect in the Future?   Peter Kellman, Ph.D.
10:05 Break  
  10:05 10:20 Meet the Teachers  
     
  Evaluation of Cardiac Viability  
10:20 Clinical Needs: What Do We Want to See?   Subha V. Raman, M.D.
10:40 Technical Foundations: How is it Done?   Graham A. Wright, Ph.D.
11:00 Research Promises: What Can We Expect in the Future?   Sonia Nielles-Vallespin, Ph.D.
     
  Evaluation of the Coronary Arteries  
11:20 Clinical Needs: What Do We Want to See?   Hajime Sakuma, M.D.
11:40 Technical Foundations: How is it Done?   Reza Nezafat, Ph.D.
12:00 Research Promises: What Can We Expect in the Future?   Matthias Stuber, Ph.D.
12:20 Break  
  12:20 - 12:35 Meet the Teachers  
     
  Afternoon Session  
  Moderators: Tim Leiner, M.D., Ph.D. & Mitsue Miyazaki, Ph.D.
     
  Evaluation of Flow  
13:30 Clinical Needs: What Do We Want to See?   Michael D. Hope, M.D.
13:50 Technical Foundations: How is it Done?   Jos J. M. Westenberg, Ph.D.
14:10 Research Promises: What Can We Expect in the Future?   Michael Markl, Ph.D.
     
  3T Cardiac MRI  
14:30 What Does 3T Have to Offer?   Bernd J. Wintersperger, M.D.
14:50 Technical Solutions for 3T   Michael Schär, Ph.D.
15:10 Experimental & Hybrid Systems: 3T & Beyond   David E. Sosnovik, M.D.
15:30 Break  
  15:30 - 15:45 Meet the Teachers  
     
  Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac MRI  
15:45 Introduction: Why is this Important?   Rory Hachamovitch, M.D.
16:05 When Do I Use MR & When Do I Use CT?   Carlos E. Rochitte, M.D.
16:25 MR, CT & PET in Perspective   Zahi A. Fayad, Ph.D.
     
  Magnetic Resonance Angiography  
16:45 Peripheral Vascular Disease   Tim Leiner, M.D., Ph.D.
17:05 Non-Contrast Enhanced MRA   Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
17:25 3T & Beyond: What is There to Gain?   Saskia G. C. van Elderen, M.D.
17:45 Adjournment  
  17:45-18:00 Meet the Teachers