WEEKDAY EDUCATIONAL COURSE
Guess That Artifact – A Case-Based Approach to MR Image Quality
ORGANIZERS: Walter F. Block, Ph.D. & Charles A. McKenzie, Ph.D.
 
SKILL LEVEL: Basic
Thursday, 10 May 2012

OVERVIEW
In our “Guess That Artifact” game show, contestants will compete in the evaluation of MR artifacts from the mundane to the esoteric over the course of 2 hours. Emphasis will be placed on the physical origin and methods for mitigating the artifact. Winners will receive not-so-valuable prizes! Each round will be followed by a brief (five-minute) explanation by one of our hosts.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
List and evaluate principle categories of artifacts;
Explain sources of commonly encountered artifacts and methods to avoid them; and
Recommend further tests for problem solving and troubleshooting artifacts.
 
AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION
The audience is expected to be made up of trainees, MRI technologists and practicing radiologists.

PROGRAM

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  Moderators: Walter F. Block, Ph.D. Derek K. Jones, Ph.D., & Charles A. McKenzie, Ph.D.
     
In our “Guess That Artifact” game show, contestants will compete in the evaluation of MR artifacts from the mundane to the esoteric over the course of 2 hours. Emphasis will be placed on the physical origin and methods for mitigating the artifact. Winners will receive not-so-valuable prizes! Each round will be followed by a brief (five-minute) explanation by one of our hosts.