Best in Practice:
Improving MR and CT Imaging
October 13-16, 2010
Caesar's Palace
Las Vegas, Nevada
Description
This program is designed for physicians, physician trainees, and technologists, and is sponsored by Cleveland Clinic's Imaging Institute. This three-day program provides an in-depth review of the physics of both MRI and CT, and includes focused presentations emphasizing the spectrum of clinical applications. In addition, the recognition of common imaging artifacts, along with their solutions, and approaches to image and protocol optimization for both MRI and CT will be included.
Target Audience
This program is open to all physicians, physician trainees, and technologists.
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 evolution of CT technology, and impact on current clinical applications.
- Describe the principles of CT image acquisition, image reconstruction and post-processing.
- Distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of sequential, axial and spiral acquisition mode, and image quality.
- Describe common CT artifacts.
- Contrast the tradeoffs among radiation dose, slice thickness, acquisition mode, and image quality.
- Recognize the importance of radiation dose reduction techniques with particular attention to pediatric and cardiovascular imaging.
Director
| Scott D. Flamm, MD Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute Cleveland, Ohio |
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Mark Baker, MD Frank Dong, PhD Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD Stephen Jones, MD, PhD Ellen Park, MD Micheal Phillips, MD Janet Reid, MD |
Brad Richmond, MD Paul Ruggieri, MD Randy Setser, DSc Laura Shepardson, MD Joseph Veniero, MD Stacey Winners, RT (R) Cyndi Yurckschatt, RT (R) |
Agenda
Wednesday, October 13 | Thursday, October 14 | Friday, October 15 | Saturday, October 16
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010 | |
| 4:00 - 8:00 pm | Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception |
| Back to Top | |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 | |
| MRI Agenda | |
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:10 am | Welcome/Introduction - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 8:20 am | MRI Signal Source & T1 Recovery, T2 Relaxation, and T2* Dephasing - Randy Setser, DSc |
| 9:10 am | Spatial Localization: Phase and Frequency Encoding, Slice Selection - Stephen Jones, PhD |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:20 am | MRI Safety: Implants, SAR, and Heating - Paul Ruggieri, MD |
| 10:50 am | GRE & SE Imaging; T1 & T2 Sequences - Stephen Jones, PhD |
| 11:40 am | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Clinical: Musculoskeletal - Bradford Richmond, 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 - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 3:30 pm | Clinical: Abdominal/Body - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 4:20 pm | Contrast Agents and NSF - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 4:50 pm | Adjourn |
| Back to Top | |
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010 | |
| MRI Agenda | |
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:10 am | Welcome - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 8:20 am | Coils - Cindi Yurkschatt, RT |
| 8:50 am | Clinical: Neuro I: Practical Approach to Optimizing Brain Imaging - Paul Ruggieri, MD |
| 9:20 am | Clinical: Neuro II: Advanced Imaging with DTI and fMRI - Micheal Phillips, MD |
| 9:50 am | Break |
| 10:10 am | Artifacts: Chemical shift, motion, susceptibility, zipper, truncation, wrap, etc. - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 11:00 am | Clinical: Pediatrics - Janet Reid, MD |
| 11:30 am | Imaging at 3Tesla - Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Parallel Acquisition: Techniques, benefits and tradeoffs - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 1:30 pm | Clinical: Breast - Laura Shepardson, MD |
| 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:20 pm | Flow and MRA - Randy Setser, DSc |
| 3:10 pm | Clinical: Cardiac - Scott Flamm, MD |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
| Back to Top | |
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010 | |
| CT Agenda | |
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:10 am | Welcome/Introduction - Scott D. Flamm, MD |
| 8:20 am | CT Hardware and Data Acquisition - Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD |
| 9:10 am | CT Image Reconstruction and Image Display - Frank Dong, PhD |
| 9:40 am | CT Image Processing - Stacie Winners, RT |
| 10:10 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | CT Accreditation: Importance, Considerations, and Process - Frank Dong, PhD |
| 11:00 am | Clinical: Abdominal - Mark Baker, MD |
| 11:30 am | Clinical: Neuro - Imaging of Brain Attack: CT, CTA, and Perfusion - Paul Ruggieri, MD |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Clinical: Peds - Scanning approaches with attention to dose - Ellen Park, MD |
| 1:30 pm | Clinical: Musculoskeletal – Orthopedics, and CT Arthrography - Bradford Richmond, MD |
| 2:00 pm | Radiation Dose Considerations & Dose Reduction Techniques for CT - Scott D. Flamm, MD |
| 2:30 pm | CT using Dual Energy: Imaging techniques, considerations, and reconstruction tools - Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:20 pm | Clinical: Vascular - Scott D. Flamm, MD |
| 3:50 pm | Common CT Artifacts - Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD |
| 4:20 pm | Clinical: Cardiac - Scott D. Flamm, MD |
| 4:50 pm | Wrap-up - Scott D. Flamm, MD |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Location
Caesar’s Palace
3700 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103
$145.00/night - Room reservations deadline: September 13, 2010.
Attendees may call Caesars Palace Contact Center at 866-227-5944 to book their reservations. The name of the group is listed as Cleveland Clinic Conference. Callers can also use the group code to identify tthemselves, SCCLE0 (zero). The cutoff date for reservations is September 13, 2010.
To register online, be identified with the group, and recieve the conference room rate follow this conference hotel link.
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 20 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.
This event is approved by the ASRT for Category A credit.
Day 1, Thursday, October 14, 2010 – 7.75
Day 2, Friday, October 15, 2010 – 7
Day 3, Saturday, October 16, 2010 – 8
Registration & Cancellation
For full refund cancellation must be made at least 30 days in advance of course.
For questions about registration call 216-448-0777 or email cmeregistration@ccf.org.
Online Registration/Fees
Registration fee includes syllabus, continental breakfasts, lunches and refreshment breaks.
| Category | Full Course | Per Day |
|---|---|---|
| Physician | $850.00 | - |
| Physicians attending only MRI (2 days) | - | $600.00 |
| Physicians attending only MRI (1 day) | - | $300.00 |
| Comprecare Affiliate | $825.00 | $275.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Alumni | $850.00 | $300.00 |
| Resident / Fellow / Technologist / Nurse / Allied Health / Other | $400.00 | $150.00 |
| CCHS Physician | $850.00 | $300.00 |
| CCHS Employee / Technologist / Resident / Fellow / Nurse | $400.00 | $150.00 |
| CCF Physician | $850.00 | $300.00 |
| CCF Employee / Technologist / Resident / Fellow / Nurse | $400.00 | $150.00 |
