Program
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18:30-20:30 |
Poster Exhibit, Poster Presentations and Poster Walking Tour Reception, Room 4C, 3-4 |
| 07:45-08:00 |
Welcome
- Karen Bove Bettis, R.T. (R)(MR), SMRT President 2005-2006 Announcements - Todd Frederick, R.T. (R)(MR), 2006 Program Chair Moderator - Charles Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR) |
| 08:00-09:20 |
Trends in Diffusion Imaging DWI - Soaring to New Heights Michael Moseley, Ph.D. Application of DWI in the Body Adrian Knowles, R.T. |
| 09:20-09:50 | Advanced Imaging for Improved Breast Disease Differentiation - Proffered Papers |
| 09:20-09:40 |
President's Award Proffered Paper:
Intermittent Fat Saturation and k-Space Reordering in Breast MRI Caron Murray, M.R.T.(R)A.C., M.R.T.(MR) |
| 09:40-09:50 |
2nd Place Award - Clinical Focus:
Breast Tumor
Characterization with Deconvolution Based Perfusion Quantification
of DCE MRI Filip DeRidder, R.N. |
| 09:50-10:05 | Break |
| 10:05-10:55 |
Colorful Communication -
not available Gina Greenwood, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 10:55-11:25 |
MRI Prostate Technique Norman Farrar, R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 11:25-11:55 |
Pulse Sequence Design and Testing
Gareth Barker, Ph.D. |
| 11:55-13:15 |
SMRT Business Meeting & Awards
Luncheon Moderator- Pamela Vincent, MPA, R.T. (R)(M)(CT)(MR) |
| 13:15-15:15 | 3T Update Forum |
| 13:15-13:45 |
Pediatric Imaging – 3T Micheal Ditchfield, M.D |
| 13:45-14:15 |
Cardiac Imaging - 3T Paul Finn, M.D. |
| 14:15-14:45 |
Clinical
Neuroimaging- 3T David Stanley, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR) |
| 14:45-15:15 |
Body Imaging – 3T
Neil Rofsky, M.D |
| 15:15-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-16:00 | Novel Approaches to Improve Image Quality in Challenging Imaging Situations - Proffered Papers |
| 15:30-15:40 |
1st Place Award-Research Focus: Multi-Slab vs.
Single-Slab Whole Heart Imaging for Reduced Sensitivity to
Respiratory Drift, Heart Rate Variability, and Off-Resonance and
Dephasing Artifacts - not available Marcela B. Montequin, R.T. |
| 15:40-15:50 |
1st Place Award-Clinical Focus:
Comparison of
Parallel Imaging Methods for Breath-Hold Abdominal Imaging Carol Beehler, R.T., (R)(MR)(CT) |
| 15:50-16:00 |
3rd Place Award-Clinical Focus:
Preparing
Children for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shari Stewart, B.Ed. |
| 16:00-17:00 |
The Current and Developing Approach to Body MRI:
How and Why We Do It? Shahid M. Hussain, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 19:00 | Past President’s Reception – Washington State Convention & Trade Center |
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| 07:45-08:00 |
Welcome - Cindy Comeau, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR),
President 2006-2007 Announcements – Todd Frederick R.T. (R)(MR), 2006 Program Chair Moderator: Steve Shannon, R.T., (R)(MR) |
| 08:00-09:30 | Breast Forum |
| 08:00-08:45 |
MR Breast Constance Lehman, M.D. |
| 08:45-09:30 |
MR Breast Technique Michael Coles, R.T |
| 09:30-10:00 | Exploring Advanced Imaging Techniques - Proffered Papers |
| 09:30-09:40 |
3rd Place Award-Research Focus: Proton Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy to Detect Rectal Cancer Using a Phased -Array
Coil at 3.0T - not available Joon Ho Hwang, R.T. |
| 09:40-09:50 |
2nd Place Award-Research Focus:
Segmented
Arterial Spin Labeling MRI-A Non-Bold Method Hina Jaggi, M.S.,R.T. (R)(MR) RDMS |
| 09:50-10:00 |
Using Diffusion Weighted Imaging in the
Detection of Hepatic Metastases from Neuroendocrine Tumors Steven Williams, R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15-11:45 | MR Safety Forum |
| 10:15-11:00 |
MR Safety Update-2006 Frank Shellock, Ph.D. |
| 11:00-11:45 |
MRI Facility Safety: How The Design
Of Your MRI Suite Impacts Patient Safety Tobias Gilk, Ph.D. |
| 11:45-13:00 |
Lunch Moderator-Vera Miller, B.S.,R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 13:00-13:30 |
Economics, Design & Marketing
Considerations of Your MRI Center James Stuppino, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 13:35-14:00 |
MRI Planning for Gamma Knife Radiotherapy James Stuppino, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Imaging for Clinical Trials Maureen Ainslie, M.S., R.T. (R)(MR) |
| 14:30-14:45 | Break |
| 14:45-15:15 |
Recent Advances in fMRI Rasmus Birn, Ph.D. |
| 15:15-17:00 |
MRI Education and Certification Forum Technologists/Radiographers From Around the World U.S.-Carolyn Roth, R.T. (R)(MR) Canada-Caron Murray, M. R.T. (R) A.C. (MR) Australia- Wendy Strugnell, Bsc. UK- Muriel Cockburn, R.T. Europe – Silke Bosk, R.T. - not available MR Primary Pathway Summit Meeting-Luann Culbreth, RT(R)(MR)(QM), M.Ed. ARRT-Ginny Hasselhuhn, B.S., R.T.(R)(ARRT) ASRT-Kevin Powers, Ed.S., R.T.(R)(M) JRCERT-Joanne Greathouse, Ed.S., R.T.(R), FASRT, FAERS AERS- Luann Culbreth, RT(R)(MR)(QM), M.Ed. |
| 17:00 | Adjourn |