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MRI Physics Update
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Overview
About this Course
This 2-day webinar course is designed for providing Medical Physicists and MRI Scientists with practical and updated information to supplement their professional practice. It touches on three main areas that are relevant in current-day clinical MRI Physics -- Safety, Quality, and Optimization.
The MRI Safety section of the webinar may be used by individuals who anticipate fulfilling the role of an MR Safety Expert and/or serve as a resource for the MR Medical Director and MR Safety Officer(s).
The MRI Quality section of the webinar is aimed at reviewing and enhancing a practicing Physicist's knowledge on acceptance and annual equipment performance evaluations, quality assurance, and quality control (to include Homogeneity and RF Coil testing).
The MRI Optimization section of the webinar offers a deeper dive on Artifacts and Protocol Development that builds on the base of MRI Safety and MRI Quality as discussed in earlier sections.
At the end of the 2-day webinar, the intent is to provide the participant with relevant information for an integrated MRI Physics practice that ties in Safety, Quality, and Optimization.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Recall the MRI safety considerations for MR static magnetic fields, time varying magnetic field and time varying radiofrequency fields.
- Review the accreditation and regulatory considerations regarding MR safety.
- Describe the engineering controls for MR safety when considering MR construction and shielding design, MR safety zones and MR safety equipment.
- Identify MR safety considerations when conducting MR procedures.
- Recognize MRI safety considerations for administrative controls which include MR safety training, signage and labeling, access control and importance of MR Safety Committee.
- Demonstrate several protocols and techniques to enhance image quality.
- Identify the current technology of MRI units and procedures for assessing performance of acceptance and ongoing quality control.
Schedule
Day One
MRI Safety for Medical Physicists and MRI Scientists
8:00 am Static Magnetic Field
9:00 am Time Varying Magnetic Fields (SAM)
9:30 am Time Varying Radiofrequency Fields (SAM)
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Implants, Devices, Objects, and Interpreting IFU’s
11:15 am MRI Safety Considerations – Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents, Pregnancy, Breast-feeding
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm MRI Safety Considerations – Engineering Controls (Construction, Shielding, Zones, Equipment) (SAM)
1:00 pm MRI Safety Considerations – Administrative and Procedural Controls (SAM)
(Signs & labels, Access control, Training, Screening, Patient positioning, MR Safety Committee)
2:00 pm MRI Safety Considerations – Emergencies, Cryogen Safety, Hybrid Modalities,
2:45pm Adjourn
Day Two
MRI Quality Control, Bo Homogeneity, and RF Coil Evaluation
8:00 am MRI Acceptance and Annual Evaluation (SAM)
9:00 am Bo Homogeneity Evaluation
9:30 am RF Coil Evaluation
10:00am Break
10:15am MRI Quality Control (SAM)
11:15 pm Lunch
MRI Artifacts and Protocol Development
12:00 pm MRI Artifacts – Tissue-related artifacts, Motion-related artifacts, Technique-related artifacts (SAM)
1:00 pm MRI Protocol Development – Workflow, Scan Protocol considerations (SAM)
2:00pm Break
2:15pm Low SAR MR Protocol Development
3:15 pm Adjourn
Audience
This program 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
Max Amurao, PhD, MBA, DABR(D,N), MRSE, CMLSO
Dr. Amurao is an actively practicing safety professional and medical physicist. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Medical Physics and Nuclear Medical Physics, by the Board of Laser Safety, and by the American Board of MR Safety. He currently serves as the Director of Radiation Safety for Washington University in Saint Louis, and as an Assistant Professor in the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.
Name
Anshuman Panda, PhD
Medical Physicist
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Name
Trevor J. Andrews, PhD
Assistant Professor
Radiology
Washington University at St. Louis
Credits
CAMPEP
This program provides 12.0 hours of continuing education for medical physicists. The program has been approved by CAMPEP for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists.
ASRT Category A
This program provides 14.25 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 6.0 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 if at a live program, at the site.
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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