Advanced MR Imaging of the Chest

September 30 – October 2, 2010
Rome, IT

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Course Organiser:
Hans-Ulrich Kauczor / Heidelberg, DE

Local organiser:
Franceso Molinari / Rome, IT

Course venue:
Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences
Catholic University of Rome, Italy
Largo Agostino Gemelli, no. 8
IT - 00168 Rome

Faculty:
M. Bock, F. Bolacchi, G. Sergiacomi, J. Biederer, F. Laurent,
S. Ley, F. Molinari, M. Puderbach, E. van Beek, J. Wild

Course duration:
Thursday morning – Saturday noon

Programme (updated August 23, 2010):
Please click here to download the programme as PDF.

The aim of this course:
Technical advances have opened up more and more diagnostic applications in MRI of the chest. It plays an increasing role in chest radiology even in a routine clinical setting. This course will offer an overview of current and easy-to-use MRI strategies including morphological and functional imaging for the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases as well as pulmonary and mediastinal vascular diseases and congenital anomalies. Established as well as potential future indications will be reviewed and compared to other imaging techniques.
Since MRI of the chest is still a rather infrequent request in clinical routine work, there are some deficits of expertise and lack of confidence when MRI of the chest is to be performed. Although, MRI has a lower spatial resolution than CT which is the gold standard for imaging the pulmonary parenchyma, MRI offers a unique package combining structural and functional image-based information. MRI provides images and quantitative data about the different aspects of pulmonary disease, lung function and cardiorespiratory interaction.
The course will be a combination of lectures and case-based interactive teaching in small groups. We are looking forward to welcoming you to this international course, which is held by renowned clinical experts from Europe in the beautiful city of Rome.

Participation Requirements:
Physicians who have attended the School of MRI Applied MR Techniques courses or have good knowledge in MR techniques from other sources; minimum of 6 months experience in applied MRI of the abdomen, heart or vascular system.

Learning objectives

Techniques
• Signal and contrast optimisation
• Respiratory motion and pulsation
• Suggested standard protocol
• MRA and perfusion imaging
• Proton-based ventilation imaging
• Non-proton imaging

Vascular Disease
• Acute pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Vascular anomalies

Airway Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Asthma
• Hyperinflation
• Tracheobronchialmalacia

Inflammatory Disease
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis
• Interstitial pneumonitis
• Collagen vascular disease
• Radiation-induced pneumonitis

Neoplastic Disease
• Pulmonary nodules
• Lung cancer staging
• Pleural and chest wall tumours
• Mediastinal tumours
• Pulmonary staying in whole body MRI