ISMRM21 - Body II

Body II

SMRT Ed Session

Monday, 17 May 2021

SMRT Session

18:00 - 20:00

Moderators: G. Barry Southers

Session Number: SMRT-14

Parent Session: SMRT: Body II

Session Number: SMRT-14

Overview
Presentations in this clinical focus session will review current imaging techniques and applications for body imaging such as bladder and breast cancer imaging and diffusion imaging in the body.

Target Audience
Radiographers, MR technologists, radiologists, clinicians and scientists interested in current body imaging techniques.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
1. Describe assessment of heterogeneity in bladder cancer MRI
2. Describe therapy response imaging in breast cancer
3. Identify optimal parameters for diffusion imaging of the body

		MRI for Visualization & Characterization of Bladder Cancer Watch the Video Huyen Harmony Nguyen This talk will discuss the applications of structural and quantitative MRI in the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of bladder cancer. The values of conventional techniques (T2W, T1W), DCE-MRI, and DWI in bladder cancer imaging will be presented with findings from different studies.
		Liver MRI: Focal Liver Lesions in the Non-Cirrhotic & Cirrhotic Liver Watch the Video Alison Harris This talk aims to provide an overview of the commonly encountered focal liver lesions that are identified and characterized with MRI outlining their typical appearances. The utility of sequences such as DWI in helping to determine the nature of the liver lesion and patterns of contrast enhancement pattern is discussed. The use of hepato-biliary contrast agents and value in lesion characterization and detection of liver metastases is outlined. Examples of benign and malignant lesions, highlighting typical appearances, are displayed.
		Diffusion Imaging in the Body Watch the Video James Hancock Diffusion Imaging in applications outside of the Brain and Spine continue to grow. The focus of this presentation is on Single Shot EPI Diffusion Weighted imaging in body applications and how it can be optimised to improve image quality of both diffusion images and ADC maps. An introduction into the more advanced multishot and reduced FOV DWI is also discussed and the best applications for these newer techniques.