MR Safety 2011: Safer MR Imaging Practices through Medicolegal Case Studies; Nov. 27, 2:00pm-3:30pm

With the rise in MR safety incidents and lawsuits, this interactive session will present the major and most common MR safety issues resulting in patient injury and legal action and reviews steps and strategies to decrease the likelihood of such incidents as well as to reduce the likelihood of an adverse outcome in an MR-safety lawsuit.

When: Sunday, Nov. 27, 2:00-3:30
Where: S103AB

Speaker information:
Emanuel Kanal, MD, director, MR services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; and
Craig E. Fischman, Esq., Pittsburgh.

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