Educational Course
Fundamentals of MRI Physics & Engineering IV
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Session Topic: Educational Q&A: P&E
Session Sub-Topic: Fundamentals of MRI Physics & Engineering IV
Weekday Course
ORGANIZERS: Nicole Seiberlich, Michael Lustig, Elizabeth Hecht
| Tuesday Parallel 1 Live Q&A | Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 15:15 - 16:00 UTC | Moderators: |
Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate
Session Number: Th-03
Overview
This session is part of an eight-hour course that will be a basic and comprehensive review of MRI physics and techniques; each session can be attended independent of the others. The presentations will be non-mathematical and suitable for clinicians and physicists new to the field and will cover topics including basic MRI physics, pulse sequence design, contrast weightings, image reconstruction, and image artifacts.
Target Audience
Those interested may include: radiologists and clinicians relatively new to MR imaging (including residents and fellows), experienced radiologists and clinicians wanting a refresher course in MR physics, and physicists and engineers wanting an introduction to the field.
Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Classify common MR imaging artifacts, their causes and identify strategies to mitigate image artifacts;
- Select the appropriate contrast agents to be used to target different anatomical areas and physiological processes during imaging, and explain why; and
- Recognize current concepts, applications, and challenges in high-field MR imaging.
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Contrast Agents
Scott Reeder
Contrast agents are an indispensable tool that can be used to improve the detection and characterization of a plethora of diseases, in a wide variety of clinical and research applications. GBCAs are the most widely used agents with tremendous experience over the last 30 years. Despite their outstanding safety records, safety concerns NSF and gadolinium deposition warrant attention in the literature as this subject evolves. Attention to optimization of pulse sequences to best exploit the use of contrast agents for disease detection should always be considered and can bear great fruit for maximizing the benefit of contrast with clinical MRI.
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| Ultra-High Field Imaging
Kamil Ugurbil
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| Artifacts: Their Causes & Uses
Vikas Gulani
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