Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Bill Faulkner is joined by Dr Robert Biederman, and Ron Williams to discuss advances in Cardiac MRI Objectives List several recent advances in technology which have been shown to be beneficial for cardiac MRI exams Name some common clinical indications for cardiac MRI exams State strategies employed for imaging…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Bill and Kristan are joined by Dr Ali Pirasteh to discuss Body MRI Objectives Describe the importance of patient prep in MR Enterography (MRE) State the purpose of both oral and IV contrast media use in MRE State advantages and disadvantages of whole-body MRI screening Describe how one can…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Kristan and Bill are joined by Dr Jeannie Kwon of UT Southwestern to discuss considerations when performing MRI exams on pediatric patients. Objectives Describe the major physiochemical properties of GBCAs State the stability metric felt to be the most important Define relaxivity Describe the importance of reduced GBCA dose…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Dr Takeshi Yokoo joins Bill and Kristan for an interesting discussion on liver MRI Objectives List the types of contrast agents used in MR imaging of the liver Describe the vascular supply to the liver State the reasons why imaging in the late arterial phase is critical Describe the…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Dr Chris Comstock joins Bill and Kristan for a wide-ranging discussion of breast MRI Objectives Describe early impressions and utility of breast MRI List advancements in breast MRI technology State concerns related to repeat administrations of GBCAs Describe the benefits of a gadopiclenol-based agent Describe the advantages of an…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Bill Faulkner and Kristan Harrington discuss considerations relating to MR safety practices. Objectives Describe the so-called “Swiss Cheese” model as it relates to MRI safety State the ACR / VA Administration recommendations for MR saffing List the benefits of an MRI exam Pre-Call to the patient Describe best practices…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Dr Howard Rowley joins Bill and Kristan for a discussion of the history of GBCAs and the introduction of the newest agent; Gadopiclenol Objectives Describe the development of the current standard dose Describe gadolinium-based contrast agents effect on relaxation rates of water-based hydrogen protons Name the methods for increasing…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Bill Faulkner and Kristan Harrington discuss remote scanning. Objectives • Describe how remote scanning may be implemented• State the current requirements• List benefits of remote scanning for both the facility and the technologist• Describe safety considerations Target Audience The content of this Contrast Enhanced MRI Program is intended for…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Bill Faulkner and Kristan Harrington provide a wide-ranging discussion of MRI protocol optimization considerations. Objectives Describe the relationship between SNR and CNR State parameters within gradient echo sequences which affect image contrast Describe how SNR is important when visualizing tissues with low contrast Describe the importance of rapid imaging…

Description Objectives Target Audience Accreditation Description Bill, Kristan, Howard and Karl continue the wide-ranging discussion of various MR safety issues related to implants, devices and other metallic items in or on persons entering the MRI scanner. Objectives Describe the importance of changing patients out of street clothes prior to an MRI exam State the coil…