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Hands-On MRI Workshop for Physicists
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Overview
About this Course
Annual testing and certification is a growing requirement of MRI facilities under the imaging standards of the Joint Commission and the MIPPA regulations. Clinical medical physicists have an important role to play in assessing the performance of MRI units under these programs, as well as assisting facilities to implement applications which will expand their MRI services. This course combines a series of lectures on the technology of MRI with six hands-on lab sessions to provide practical demonstrations of key concepts and testing procedures. The University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, OH has graciously offered the use of MRI units for the laboratories. This is a unique opportunity to learn both theory and testing of MRI units from an experienced and knowledgeable faculty. Participation will provide the continuing education credit required for supporting certified MRI facilities.
The workshop will be partially conducted in a classroom lecture format, and partially in a hands-on laboratory format utilizing MRI units, work stations and various phantoms. The workshop will commence at 2:00 pm Friday and end at 3:45 pm on Sunday. A pizza dinner will be provided on Friday evening, as well as a continental breakfast, and lunch on both Saturday and Sunday. Attendees will be divided into small groups and rotated through the six 1.5 hour hands-on laboratory demonstrations. A syllabus with supporting material for presentations and labs will be provided.
This workshop is sponsored by the Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) in collaboration with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC).
Registration for this workshop will be limited due to the hands-on-format. You are encouraged to register early.
Hotel anticipates a sell out for these dates. Please make hotel reservations early!
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the factors affecting MR image quality.
- Understand routine clinical pulse sequences and sources of artifacts.
- Understand the assessment of MRI performance using the ACR MRI phantom.
- Describe RF coil and field homogeneity testing techniques.
- Organize and perform quality control tests on an MRI unit.
- Recognize artifacts in MR images.
- Understand concepts and applications of parallel imaging in MRI.
~ AAPM endorses the educational component of this program. ~
It does not however, endorse any product used or referred to in the program.
Schedule
Workshop Schedule
Day One
| 2:00 pm | Registration |
| 2:30 pm | Clinical Perpective on MRI Physics ... D. Jordan |
| 3:00 pm | Introduction to NMR Physics (SAM #1) ... M. Smith |
| 4:00 pm | Principles of MR Image Formation (SAM #2) ... J. Debbins |
| 5:00 pm | Basic MR Pulse Sequences (SAM #3) ... P. Pattany |
| 6:00 pm | Pizza Break |
| 6:30 pm | MRI System Hardware (SAM #4) ... N. Yanasak |
| 7:30 pm | Accreditation Program Requirements ... D. Jordan |
| 8:00 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
Day Two
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 am | Intrinsic MR Image Quality Parameters (SAM #5) ... P. Pattany |
| 8:30 am | Accreditation Testing: Phantom Image Measurements (SAM #6) ... D. Jordan |
| 9:30 am | Questions and Discussion ... Faculty |
| 9:45 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:00 am | MR Safety Expert - An Introduction (SAM #7) ... M. Amurao |
| 11:00 am | Annual Testing: Magnet Homogeneity Evaluation ... P. Pattany |
| 11:30 am | Annual Testing: RF Coil Evaluation ... J. Debbins |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 12:45 pm | Lab Session #1 |
| 2:15 pm | Lab Session #2 |
| 3:45 pm | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 4:00 pm | Lab Session #3 |
| 5:30 pm | Questions and Discussion |
| 5:45 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
Day Three
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 am | Establishing and Reviewing Technologist QC Programs ... N. Yanasak |
| 8:15 am | MRI Artifacts ... M. Smith |
| 9:00 am | Breast MRI (SAM #8) ... R. Pham |
| 10:00 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:15 am | Lab Session #4 |
| 11:45 am | Lunch (provided) |
| 12:30 pm | Lab Session #5 |
| 2:00 pm | Lab Session #6 |
| 3:30 pm | Questions and Evaluation |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn Course |
| ~ schedule subject to change ~ |
LABS:
Lab A - Scanning the ACR Phantom for Accreditation and Daily QC
Lab B - Magnetic Field Homogeneity Testing
Lab C - MR Safety
Lab D - RF Coil Quality Control Testing
Lab E - Image Evaluation and QC Measurements using the ACR MRI Phantom
Lab F - Basic Image Quality Measurements and Evaluation
Audience
This seminar is for medical physicists and others wanting to learn more about the technical aspects of MR imaging and those wishing to obtain the continuing education credits required for physicists by the ACR MRI facility certification requirements. It is also appropriate for medical physics students and residents, technically oriented radiologists, MRI technologists and MRI company personnel will also find it of value.
Faculty
Name
David Jordan, PhD - Program Director
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Name
Max Amurao, PhD, MBA, DABR(D,N), MRSE, CMLSO
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Name
Pradip M. Pattany, PhD
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Name
Ramya Pham, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Name
Mark Smith, MS, RT(R)(MR), ABMP, MRSO (MRSC)
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH
Name
Nathan Yanasak, PhD
Georgia Regents University
Augusta, GA
Name
Josef Debbins, PhD, PE
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ
Credits
CAMPEP pending
This program is designed to provide 21.25 hours of continuing education. The program has been submitted for approval by CAMPEP for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists.
ASRT Category A
This program provides 20 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
SAMs
SAMs
This activity includes 8 approved SAM credits for Physicists.
To cover approval, tracking and reporting costs, MTMI charges $30 for each SAM credit awarded. SAM credits may be purchased in advance or at the activity.
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) as part of its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for diplomats in radiology, radiation oncology and medical physics with time-limited or continuous certificates, requires participation in LifeLong Learning and Self Assessment. The ABR requires each diplomat to attain at least 75 continuing education credits (CE) every 3 years which includes at least 25 self-assessment CE (SA-CE) credits. One form of SA-CE credits are ABR approved Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs). Participants are expected to self-report their SAM credits to the ABR. Go to www.theabr.org for more information about their MOC program and requirements.
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