Best in Practice:
Improving MR Imaging
October 2-3, 2009
Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus
AC3 Amphitheatre, 3050 Science Park Drive
Building #3, Beachwood, Ohio
Description
This two-day program is designed to address the needs of physicians, trainees and technologists with an interest in the fundamental principles and clinical applications of MRI. Concepts will be presented through a series of lectures, clinical examples and applications. Training will focus on the basics of MRI physics, with clinical examples and advanced applications drawn from Musculoskeletal and Abdominal/Body MR imaging. We will also explore practical problem solving and applications in the areas of Neurologic, Pediatric, Breast and Cardiovascular MR imaging.
Target Audience
This program is open to all physicians, physician trainees, and technologists, and is sponsored by Cleveland Clinic’s Imaging Institute.
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Explain spin echo and gradient echo sequence families.
- Describe the principles of signal acquisition for each type of sequence.
- Distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of multi-echo acquisitions.
- Describe common k-space trajectories with spin echo and gradient echo sequences.
- Contrast the tradeoffs among bandwidth, spatial resolution, and contrast resolution for image quality assessment.
- Recognize the importance of surface coil technology in specific applications for abdominal/body and musculoskeletal MRI.
- Recognize the potential for NSF in patients with severe renal dysfunction, and understand the typical protocols employed to avoid complications.
- Associate the importance of quadrature coils and multi-element arrays in increasing signal generation and integration of parallel acquisition techniques.
- Explain the techniques used to minimize or eliminate motion artifacts.
- Describe image optimization techniques for pediatric imaging.
- Identify the advantages of 3 Tesla imaging.
- Recognize the differences among SMASH, SENSE, and GRAPPA parallel acceleration techniques.
- Describe the effect of contrast agent dose, relaxivity, and timing of data acquisition on image quality and artifacts in contrast-enhanced MRA.
- Describe image optimization techniques for dynamic cine and myocardial viability imaging cardiac applications.
Director
| Scott D. Flamm, MD |
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Phyllis DeSantis, RN Craig Lisicki, RT (R)(MR) |
Cyndi Yurkschatt, RT (R)(MR) |
Agenda
Friday, October 2 | Saturday, October 3
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 | |
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:00 am | Welcome - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 8:10 am | T1 Recovery, T2 Relaxation, and T2* Dephasing - Randy Setser, DSc |
| 9:00 am | Spatial Localization: Phase and Frequency Encoding, Slice Selection - Stephen Jones, MD, PhD |
| 9:50 am | Break |
| 10:10 am | MRI Safety: Patient Preparation and Monitoring - Phyllis DeSantis, RN |
| 10:40 am | MRI Safety: Implants, SAR, and Heating - Paul Ruggieri, MD |
| 11:10 am | GRE & SE Imaging; T1 & T2 Sequences - Stephen Jones, MD, PhD |
| 12 noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Clinical: Musculoskeletal - Josh Polster, MD |
| 1:50 pm | K-space: Trajectories and Effect on Contrast; Defects in k-space - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 2:40 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | SNR and Image Quality: Bandwidth, Spatial Resolution, Contrast Resolution - Craig Lisicki, RT (R)(MR) |
| 3:30 pm | Clinical: Abdominal/Body - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 4:20 pm | Contrast Agents & NSF - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 4:50 pm | Adjourn |
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| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009 | |
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:00 am | Welcome - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 8:10 am | Coils - Cyndi Yurkschatt, RT (R)(MR) |
| 8:40 am | Clinical: Neuro - Michael Phillips, MD & Paul Ruggieri, MD |
| 9:30 am | Break |
| 9:50 am | Artifacts: Chemical shift, motion, susceptibility, zipper, truncation, wrap, etc. - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 10:40 am | Clinical: Pediatrics - Janet Reid, MD |
| 11:10 am | Imaging at 3 Tesla - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 11:40 am | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm | Parallel Acquisition: techniques, benefits and tradeoffs - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 1:15 pm | Clinical: Breast - Laura Shepardson, MD |
| 1:45 pm | Break |
| 2:05 pm | Flow and MRA - Randy Setser, DSc. |
| 2:55 pm | Clinical: Cardiac - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn |
| Time for questions and answers are included in each presentation. | |
Location
Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus (CCAC)
Building 3, Lower Level Auditorium
3050 Science Park Drive, Beachwood, OH 44122
Directions
From the North:
- Take I-271 south to the Chagrin Blvd. exit.
- Turn right onto Chagrin Blvd.
- Turn right onto Enterprise Parkway.
- Turn right onto Science Park Drive.
- The surface lot is on the last driveway on your left.
- Drive to Building 3 (the building that is furthest back on the right).
From the South:
- Take I-271 north to the Chagrin Blvd. exit.
- Turn left onto Chagrin Blvd.
- Go across the bridge and turn right onto Enterprise Parkway.
- Turn right onto Science Park Drive.
- The surface lot is on the last driveway on your left.
- Drive to Building 3 (the building that is furthest back on the right).
Parking
Free parking is available.
Accommodations
Homewood Suites
25725 Central Pkwy., Beachwood OH
216.464.9600
Clarion Hotel
26300 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood OH
216.831.5150
Residence Inn
3628 Park East Dr., Beachwood OH
216.831.3030
Additional Information
For further information about this symposium, contact Lisa Clough at:
cloughl@ccf.org
216-444-7760
For questions about registering online, call 216-448-0777 or email CMEregistration@ccf.org.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Lisa Clough at 216.444.7760 or cloughl@ccf.org at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 total ASRT credits.
Online Registration/Fees
Registration fee includes syllabus, continental breakfasts, lunches and refreshment
breaks.
| Category | Full Course |
|---|---|
| Radiology / Technology Student | $85.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute physician / resident / fellow | complimentary |
| Cleveland Clinic and affiliate technologist / nurse | complimentary |
| Cleveland Clinic non-Imaging Institute physician | $450.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic non-Imaging Institute resident / fellow | $225.00 |
| Non-Cleveland Clinic and affiliate physician | $450.00 |
| Non-Cleveland Clinic and affiliate resident / fellow / nurse | $225.00 |
| Non-Cleveland Clinic and affiliate technologist | $190.00 |
