High Relaxivity When its Value makes a Clinically Relevant Difference – CME

This webinar titled “High Relaxivity: When its Value makes a Clinically Relevant Difference” discusses how high relaxivity contrast can improve brain lesion detection. In addition, we explore how to create a lower-dose dynamic for MR protocols using high relaxivity contrast. The purpose of this webinar is to provide physicians, technologists, and other health care professionals with current clinical data to make informed decisions in their clinical settings.

1. Explain the difference between signal to noise and contrast to noise and the significance of this difference in lesion detection.
2. Explain how high relaxivity contrast can improve brain lesion detection.
3. Relate clinical scenarios in which higher relaxivity is likely beneficial and when higher relaxivity may not be as clinically relevant.
4. Create lower-dose dynamic MR protocols using high relaxivity contrast.

The content of this CME webinar is intended for healthcare professionals including Radiologists and Other Physicians, Technologists, Radiologic and Imaging Nurses, Facility Managers, Researchers, and others.

This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Northwest Imaging Forums (NWIF) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release Date: 09/03/2022 | Expires 09/02/2023

Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with commercial interests germane to program content. Additionally, in the event a conflict of interest (COI) does exist, it is the policy of NWIF to ensure that the COI is resolved in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.

Emanuel Kanal, MD, FACR, FISMRM, MRMD/SE, AANG

Chief, Division of Emergency Radiology and Teleradiology Director
Magnetic Resonance Services
Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Howard A. Rowley MD, FACR, FASFNR, FAAN, FAHA, FRANZCR

Joseph Sackett Professor,
Radiology Professor, Radiology,
Neurology, and Neurosurgery
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin