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DID YOU KNOW... |
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YOU can organize a Local Chapter within your
community? A packet of information is available for
you to review.
http://www.ismrm.org/smrt/chapters-ismrm-study-groups/
If there is not a Regional Educational Seminar near
your location YOU can organize one. A packet of
information is available for you to review. Any
questions can be answered by the staff in the SMRT
Central Office. +1 510 841 1899, or you may contact
any of the SMRT Officers or Policy Board members for
advice about setting up Local Chapters, Regional
Educational Seminars or questions about the SMRT.
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UPCOMING SMRT EVENTS |
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You can become an SMRT member at any of the Regional
or Chapter meetings listed below
www.ismrm.org/smrt
Northwest Chapter Quarterly Chapter Meeting
18 July 2013
LOCATION TBD
SMRT Gulf Coast Chapter Educational Seminar
27 July 2013
Houston, TX, USA
Atlanta Chapter Regional Educational Seminar
28 September 2013
Atlanta, GA, USA
3rd Annual Kentucky SMRT Chapter Educational Seminar
5 October 2013
Covington, KY, USA
Northwest Chapter Regional Educational Seminar
12 October 2013
Tacoma, WA, USA
Australia-New Zealand 8th Annual Chapter Meeting
12 – 13 October 2013
Sydney, Australia
SMRT 23rd Annual
Meeting
10-11 May 2014
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UPCOMING ISMRM EVENTS |
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ISMRM Workshop on Multiple Sclerosis as a
Whole-Brain Disease
26-28 June 2013
London, England, UK
ISMRM Workshop on Dynamic MR Imaging & Spectroscopy
of Psychiatric Illness
7-10 September 2013
Lisbon, Portugal
ISMRM Workshop on Diffusion as a Probe of Neural
Tissue Microstructure
14-18 October 2013
Podstrana, Croatia
More information on ISMRM Workshops can be found
here:
www.ismrm.org/meetings-workshops/future-ismrm-workshops/
Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB 2014
10-16 May 2014
Milan, Italy
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IMPORTANT SMRT DEADLINES |
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Monitor the
SMRT Website for annual meeting information,
upcoming regionals, sponsorship information,
job opportunities, etc.! |
HOME STUDIES
EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS |
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• SMRT Anatomical Home Studies! (password required)
• SMRT Educational Seminar Home Study, VOL. 16, No.
1: “Cardiac MRI: Ischemic and Valvular Heart
Disease” (password required)
• SMRT Video Home Studies, VOL. 5, Nos. 1-8
(password required)
• SMRT Electronic Home Study, VOL. 4, No. 3:
“Shifting Imaging Targets in Multiple Sclerosis:
From Inflammation to Neurodegeneration” (password
required)
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Meet Your New SMRT President |
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Ben
Kennedy, B.App.Sc. (MIT) MMRT
SMRT President, 2013-2014
Our membership needs to know that we have
great resources to help them every step of
the way in numerous avenues and we always
encourage new blood to bring fresh ideas and
innovation.” |
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Editor’s note: An interview with Ben Kennedy
introduces us to the new President...Read more… |
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Editor’s Letter |
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Julie
Strandt-Peay, BSM,R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
Signals Editor
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The E-Signals Newsletter is sent via electronic mail
to SMRT members in good standing. If you are not a
member but have received this publication we hope
that you will consider joining the worldwide
organization specifically designed to provide
education and information to MR Technologists and
Radiographers....Read more… |
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Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City Provides an
International Learning Experience |
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G.
Barry Southers, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(MR)
2013 Chair, Program Committee
“No matter the
distance, we are all part of a large MR
family, and hope the SMRT Annual Meeting
serves as a place to meet with old friends
and make new ones.” |
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the 2013 SMRT Program Committee, I want to thank
everyone across the globe who attended the 22nd
Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...
Read more… |
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The SMRT Recognizes Extraordinary Contributions with Awards |
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Julia
Lowe, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
2013 Acting Chair, Awards Committee
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individuals have been recognized by the SMRT for
their achievements...
Read more…
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MR Technologists and Radiographers Receive Awards
for Their Efforts |
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Rosemary Fisher, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR)
Chair, Education Committee |
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| The Education
Committee and a panel of 10 reviewers evaluated a
total of 36 abstracts submitted for the 22nd SMRT
Annual Meeting. There were 14 Clinical and 22
Research submissions reviewed ...
Read more…
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ISMRM/SMRT Joint Forum: Panel Addresses MRI Safety
Concerns |
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Glenn
Cahoon, B.App.Sc., Dip.Ed., MApp.Sc.
2013 SMRT Executive Member |
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Forum is collaboration between the ISMRM and the
SMRT to provide a clinically-oriented educational
forum on a topic of interest to members of both
organisations... Read more…
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Call for SMRT Nominations and Award Candidates
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Vera
Kimbrell, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)
SMRT Past-President; Chair, Nominations and
Awards Committees
“As a member of
the SMRT it is your professional
responsibility to actively participate in
the future direction of our society.” |
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the Nominating Committee I invite members of the
SMRT to nominate individuals for membership of the
Policy Board (four positions) and for
President-Elect (one position) by 1 September
2013. ...
Read more…
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Collaboration between SNMMIT and SMRT Results in White Paper |
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Cindy
R. Comeau, B.S., R.T.(N)(MR), FSMRT
SMRT External Relations Liaison
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with the mission of the SMRT we are pleased to
announce the completion of the SNMMI-TS/SMRT PET/MR
white paper. This was a joint collaboration...Read
more… |
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance is Topic for Latest Home Study |
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Anne
Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR) FSMRT
Editor, SMRT Home Studies
“Today, CMR not only represents the
reference standard for measuring cardiac
volumes, function, and mass, but also
enables accurate assessment of morphology
and function of cardiac valves.” |
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pleased to present the SMRT Educational Seminars,
Volume 16, Number 1: “Cardiac MRI: Ischemic and
Valvular Heart Disease.” This is the 59th
accredited home study developed by the SMRT…Read
more… |
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E-Signals
is a publication by the International Society for
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine for the benefit of the
SMRT membership and those individuals and
organizations that support the educational programs
and professional advancement of the SMRT and its
members. This publication is the compilation of
the leadership of the SMRT and the contributions of the
staff in the ISMRM Central Office. |
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