From Diagnosis to Assessing Therapy Response: Breast Cancer
Sunrise Session

ORGANIZERS: Kathryn Fowler, Kartik Jhaveri, Lorenzo Mannelli, Valeria Panebianco, Scott Reeder, Reiko Woodhams

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: S-W-01

Overview
This course discusses findings of breast MRI. The process of staging and monitoring the chemotherapy response based on MRI findings is the main topic. This course will discuss how to optimize image acquisition for state-of-the-art image quality and as-short-as-possible scan time.

Target Audience
This course is aimed at radiologists, imaging scientists, and MR technologists who wish to learn about breast disease and the use of MRI for evaluation of these diseases.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
-Develop a high quality breast MRI protocol; 
-Explain the MRI findings involved in diagnosing breast cancer;
-Demonstrate breast cancer staging based on MRI findings; and
-Illustrate the findings of response to chemotherapy.