KANAL'S
MR Physics
- And How to Apply It -
2 Individual Sessions
20 hrs. Basic Topics : July 21 - 23
9 hrs. Advanced Topics plus MR Safety & NSF : July 23 - 24
July 21 - 24, 2008
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Presented by: Northwest Imaging Forums
Accreditation:
Offers up to 29 hours of Technologist Category A CE Credit
REBATE: Receive a $100 Rebate if you make your reservation and stay in the Treasure Island Hotel at least three nights during the room block dates specific to this meeting’s reserved block of rooms. One rebate per sleeping room. Possible distribution and/or division among several parties occupying the same room is the sole responsibility of the named room reservation holder. Rebates will be issued within six weeks following the end of the conference and, unless directed otherwise, will be provided to the name listed under the reservation for the room(s) occupied.
DISCOUNT: Receive a $100 Discount if you have attended a previous Kanal's MR Physics
conference given by NWIF within the past three years (2005/2006/2007).
General Course Description
20 hour Basic MR Physics : July 21 - 23
This three day, intensive educational conference is designed for technologists who are preparing for the advanced MR registry exam or those simply desiring to refresh or enhance their working knowledge of MR physics. All lectures will be given by Dr. Emanuel Kanal. With an international reputation as perhaps thepreeminent teacher of MR physics, Dr. Kanal is known for bringing the complex and often confusing world of MR physics into everyone’s reach. Using his own custom-developed interactive computerized graphic MR tutorial software to complement his non-stop, energetic, yet easy going teaching style, Dr. Kanal has taught literally thousands of people the basics of MR imaging physics. Problem solving approaches are incorporated throughout the meeting to demonstrate how to clinically apply the topics and knowledge being covered. You will find yourself understanding MR physics concepts clearly and in plain English - perhaps for the first time ever. Concepts covered during the 20 hour basic course include (among others) :
• Static magnetic field strength |
• Field Distortion |
| • TR, TE, T1, T2 & Proton Density |
• Chemical saturation |
• T2*, TI |
• Gradient echo imaging sequences |
• RF excitation flip angle |
• Chemical shift artifact |
• Number of excitations (NEX) |
• Phase & Frequency Encoding |
• Image Production & Acquisition |
• Slice selection |
• Fat Saturation |
• Gradient magnetic fields |
• 2D & 3D Fourier transform techniques |
• Ernst Angle |
• Partial saturation techniques |
• Partial Fourier & NEX imaging |
• Inversion recovery sequences |
• Fast spin echo & other fast techniques |
• Spin echo imaging sequences |
• K-space |
• Relaxivity |
• MRA and MRS Principals |
The interaction of the all these parameters with slice quantity, imaged volume, scan time, image signal, contrast and resolving power is stressed throughout the discussions.
9 hours Advanced MR Physics / MR Safety / NSF : July 23 - 24
This 9 hour optional session will be focused on more advanced topics, including MR angiography, diffusion weighted MR imaging, perfusion weighted MR imaging, and MR spectroscopy. This session will also include a special 1.5 hour presentation on MR Safety AND a special 1 hour presentation on Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF). As the pre-eminent physician authority on MR safety issues, Dr. Kanal will present a custom-developed summary of the ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices. He will discuss how this impacts clinical and research MR sites, their design and physical layout, their personnel, and their daily operation. Dr. Kanal chairs the ACR MR Safety Committee.
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Comprehensive Review for the
MR Registry Exam
20.5 hrs. Registry Preparation / 3.5 hrs. Mock Exam & Review
August 13 - 15, 2008
DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel
Anaheim, CA
Presented by: Northwest Imaging Forums
Accreditation:
Offers up to 24 hours of Technologist Credit
General Course Description
MRI is a complex modality taking advantage of the magnetic properties of hydrogen, which is abundant in human tissues. This course is designed as an intensive and comprehensive review for those technologists preparing for the ARRT advanced certification exam in MRI. The content is selected to mirror a large portion of the ARRT published exam specifications (with the exception of clinical requirements and anatomy). Additionally, this program is designed for the radiologic technologist who is beginning to work in MRI or has been working in MRI but has never had any formal education in the basic principles of MRI
In general terms, following this course, the technologist should be able to:
- Understand the basic principles behind the production of an MR signal from hydrogen
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- Define T1 relaxation, T2 relaxation and Proton Density
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- Understand how those intrinsic properties of tissues effect image contrast and how to control the MR image contrast using the available sequence parameters
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- Understand the basic differences between the major MR pulse sequences and know the main clinical utilities of each
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- Understand the basic concepts if MR data acquisition (image formation)
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- Understand the basic concepts of fast imaging / acquisition techniques
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- Recognize various MR artifacts, understand their cause and methods for managing
such artifacts
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- Understand how sequence parameters effect the various components of MR image quality and know how to manipulate these sequence parameters to optimize MR image quality for various clinical situations
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- Explain the major differences between the commonly used techniques for acquiring MR Angiography exams
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- Understand how MR is used to assess diffusion and perfusion abnormalities in the brain
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