ISMRM SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP ~ 04-07 September 2014

Safety in MRI: Guidelines, Rationale & Challenges
Washington, DC, USA

 

PROGRAM

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DAY 1 - Thursday, 4 September 2014
15:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available until 18:00  
 
DAY 2 - Friday, 5 September 2014 - B0: Static Magnetic Fields
(6.50 CME available, 6.50 CE available)
         
07:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
07:45     Welcome & Announcements  
         
      Introduction  
      Moderators: Terry O’Riska Woods, Ph.D. & Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.  
08:00 B0 Fields for MRI: Overview John Schenck, M.D., Ph.D.
General Electric Global Research
New York, NY, USA
         
      Guidelines & Regulations  
08:30 Safety Standards, Guidelines & Regulations for MRI Systems in the USA Jana G. Delfino, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
09:00 MRI Safety Standards, Guidelines & Regulations for Medical Devices in the USA Terry O'Riska Woods, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
09:30     Discussion  
09:45     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Industry Provisions (No CME/CE available)  
      Moderators: Titti Owman, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR) & Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.  
10:00 The Anatomy of Modern Magnets Rory Warner, Ph.D.
Agilent Technologies
Oxford, England, UK
10:30   Devices: Effect of Magnet Field on Operation of Various Devices & Implants
Syllabus not available.
Mark J. Conroy, Ph.D.
Medtronic Inc.
Minneapolis, MN, USA
11:00     Discussion  
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session 1  
11:10 Patient Safety in Future Magnetic Particle Imaging - First Experimental Study Of PNS Thresholds Ingo Schmale, Ph.D.
Philips Technologies GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
11:20 MRI Induced Torque & Demagnetization in Retention Magnets for a Bone Conduction Implant Karl-Johan Fredén Jansson, M.Sc.
Chalmers University of Technology
Göteborg, Sweden
11:30 Local SAR Estimation Using Lookup Tables for Two-Channel, Arbitrary RF Waveform Pulses Matthew C. Restivo, M.Sc.
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
11:40 Multi-Channel Array Safety Using Least Squares Fitting Based MR Thermometry Cem M. Deniz, Ph.D.
New York University
New York, NY, USA
11:50 Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Ultra Low Radiofrequency Power Deposition by MR Fingerprinting Yun Jiang, M.Sc.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA
12:00 MRI 3T RF Shimming: Evaluation of Optimization Performance & SAR for Human Anatomical Models in Various Imaging Positions Manuel Murbach, Ph.D.
IT’IS Foundation
Zurich, Switzerland
         
12:10     Lunch & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Clinical Practices  
      Moderators: Michael Kean, R.T., FSMRT & Vera K. Kimbrell, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)
13:00     Are B0 Guidelines Adequate for Ensuring Patient & Worker Safety?
Speaker unable to attend. No CME/CE credits will be provided for this presentation.
Michael V. Knopp, M.D., Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, USA
13:30   Exogenous Contrast Media: Background, Applications & Safety Issues
Permission withheld.
Val Runge, M.D.
University Hospital
Zurich, Switzerland
14:00 MRI Accidents: Risk vs. Benefit Analysis William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
Faulkner & Associates
Ooltewah, TN, USA
14:30     Discussion  
14:45     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Research Horizons  
      Moderators: Maureen N. Hood, Ph.D., RN, RT(MR), FSMRT & Ralf B. Loeffler, Ph.D.
15:00 The Effects of Static Magnetic Fields on Humans Leading to Vertigo Paul M. Glover, Ph.D.
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, England, UK
15:30 Scientific Methods of Investigation Reed Selwyn, LCDR, MC, Ph.D., DABR
Uniformed Services University
Bethesda, MD, USA
16:00 B0 Field-Dependent Bio-Effects & Safety Concerns Investigated in Healthy Normal Humans & Patients Frank De Vocht, Ph.D.
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
16:30 How High Can We Go & Why Should We? Ralf B. Loeffler, Ph.D.
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Memphis, TN, USA
17:00     Discussion  
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session 2  
17:15 Thermal Acoustic Ultrasound for Detection of RF Tip Heating Greig C. Scott, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
17:25 RF Safety Assessment of Simultaneous EEG-fMRI at 297.2 MHz Özlem Ipek, Ph.D.
EPFL CIBM
Lausanne, Switzerland
17:35 Serum Ingress Alters RF Lead Heating at 1.5T John A. Jallal, MSECE
St. Jude Medical
Plano, TX, USA
         
17:45     Poster Session 1 (no CME/CE available)  
         
18:00     Adjournment  
         
18:30     Welcome/Opening Reception  
DAY 3 - Saturday, 6 September 2014 - dB0/dt: Switched Gradient Fields
(5.50 CME available, 5.50 CE available)
         
07:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
07:45     Welcome & Announcements  
         
      Introduction  
      Moderators: Vera K. Kimbrell, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR) & Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
08:00 dB0/dt Fields for MRI: Overview John A. Nyenhuis, Ph.D.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA
         
      Guidelines & Regulations  
08:30 Pediatric MR Safety Michael Kean, R.T., FMSRT
Royal Children’s Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
09:00 Switched Gradient Fields/Gradient Induced Heating, Unintended Stimulation & Device Malfunction Howard I. Bassen, M.Sc.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
09:30     Discussion  
09:45     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session 3  
10:00 Comprehensive Analysis of Power Deposition Generated by a Titanium Rod Inside Different 1.5T Whole Body Coils Mikhail Kozlov, Ph.D.
MR:comp GmbH
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
10:10 Analysis of Reported MRI Accidents / Injuries: Type, Frequency & Severity Tobias Gilk, M.Arch.
Gilk Radiology Consultants
Overland Park, KS, USA
10:20 Toward Statistical Simulations of Implant RF Safety in MRI Shumin Wang, Ph.D.
Auburn University
Auburn, AL, USA
         
      Industry Provisions (No CME/CE available)  
      Moderators: William Faulkner, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT) & TBA  
10:30   Background, Applications & Safety Issues Including Acoustic Noise, Heating, Pns, Etc.
Syllabus not available.
Michael Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Toshiba Medical Research
Beachwood, OH, USA
11:00 Gradients: The Anatomy of Modern Time-Dependent, Switched & Resonant Gradient Field Systems Franz Schmitt, Ph.D.
Siemens Healthcare
Erlangen, Germany
11:30     Discussion  
         
11:45     Lunch & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Clinical Practices  
      Moderators: Jana G. Delfino, Ph.D. & Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT
12:45 Are db0/dt Guidelines Adequate for Ensuring Patient & Worker Safety? Donald W. McRobbie, Ph.D.
Charing Cross Hospital
London, England, United Kingdom
13:15 Clinical Perspective on MRI dB/dt Safety Risks Vs. Alternative Diagnostic Imaging Modalities Maureen N. Hood, Ph.D., R.N., RT(MR), FSMRT
Uniformed Services University
Bethesda, MD, USA
13:45 Induced Currents, Biological Effects of dB/dt in the Clinical Scanning Environment Greg C. Brown, A.Dip.Rad.Tech.
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, Australia
14:15     Discussion  
      Proffered Papers - Oral Session 4  
14:30 Determining RF Safety Conditions of Implant Leads Using MoTLIM Volkan Acikel, M.Sc.
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey
14:40 A Fast Method to Estimate SAR Distribution from Temperature Images Highly Affected by Noise Giuseppe Carluccio, Ph.D.
New York University
New York, NY, USA
14:50 Miniaturizing Floating Traps for Suppression of Induced RF Currents on Linear Conductors Gregory H. Griffin, B.Sc.
Sunnybrooke Research Institute
Toronto, ON, Canada
15:00 Evaluation of Radiofrequency Induced Heating During MRI Near a Stent Using Magnetic Resonance Thermometry & Multiphysics Simulation David C. Gross, B.S.B.M.E.
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, USA
         
15:10     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Research Horizons  
      Moderators: Greg C. Brown, A.Dip.Rad.Tech. & Vera K. Kimbrell, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)
15:30 Background of db0/dt Fields from Lower Field Clinical Magnets to Higher Field Research Magnets Donald W. McRobbie, Ph.D.
Charing Cross Hospital
London, England, United Kingdom
16:00   Scientific Methods of Investigation
Speaker unable to attend. No CME/CE credits will be provided for this presentation
Blaine A. Chronik, Ph.D.
University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada
16:30 Recent Evidence of Limits in Ultra High Speed Gradient Slew Rates Stanley T. Fricke, Ph.D., Nucl. Eng.
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC, USA
17:00 What Needs Further Investigation? Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
A.A. Martinos Center MGH
Charlestown, MA, USA
17:30     Discussion  
17:45     Poster Session 2 (no CME/CE available)  
         
18:15     Adjournment  
18:30     Social Event/Dinner  
DAY 4 - Sunday, 7 September 2014 - RF Electromagnetic Fields
(5.0 CME available, 5.0 CE available)
         
07:00     Registration & Speaker Upload Available  
07:25     Welcome & Announcements  
         
      Introduction  
      Moderators: Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R. & Titti Owman, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR)
07:30 RF (B1 & E) Fields for MRI: Overview J. Thomas Vaughan, Jr., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
      Guidelines & Regulations  
08:00 RF-Induced Heating: Regulatory Research in the FDA Office of Science & Engineering Leonardo M. Angelone, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
&
Wolfgang Kainz, Ph.D.
Food & Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD, USA
      Industry Provisions (No CME/CE available)  
08:30 RF Coils, Pulse Sequences, Power Amp & Monitors: The Anatomy of Modern RF Coil Systems Ingmar Graesslin, Dipl.-Ing.
Philips Technologie GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
09:00 Device & Implants: Effect of RF Fields on Operation of Various Devices, on Quality of Images & on Safety of Patient Ross D. Venook, Ph.D.
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation
Millbrae, CA, USA
09:30 Device Testing in the MR Environment Gregor Schaefers, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
MR:comp GmbH
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
10:00     Break & Speaker Upload Available  
         
      Clinical Practices  
      Moderators: Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR), FSMRT & TBA
10:15 MR Safety at Ultra High Field: a User's Perspective on SAR & RF Jullie W. Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
10:45 RF Burns & How to Prevent Them Anne M. Sawyer, B.S., RT(R)(MR), FSMRT
Lucas Center, Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
11:15 RF-Testing of Clinical Leads, Catheters & Probes for MRI & on Methods for RF-Proofing Them Paul A. Bottomley, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
11:45     Lunch - Packed Lunch Available  
         
12:00 Medicolegal Considerations of MR Safety Emanuel Kanal, M.D., F.A.C.R.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
      Research Horizons  
      Moderators: Leonardo M. Angelone, Ph.D. & Christopher M. Collins, Ph.D.
13:00 RF Fields from Lower Field Clinical Magnets to Higher Field Research Magnets Christopher M. Collins, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
13:30 RF Field-Dependent Bio-Effects & Safety Concerns: Literature Review, New RF Safety Concepts & Scientific Gaps to Fill Niels Kuster, Ph.D.
IT’IS Foundation
Zurich, Switzerland
14:00 What Needs Further Investigation? Cornelius A.T. van den Berg, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
14:30     Discussion  
15:00     Adjournment  
         

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