Update Course in Diagnostic Radiology Physics

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Update Course in Diagnostic Radiology Physics: CT and MR Imaging—MR Safety

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 8:30 – 10:00 AM

Speakers are reviewing the main MRI safety considerations including recommendations of the American College of Radiology's MR Safe Practice Guidelines, discussing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and gadolinium-based contrast and considering high-field safety issues.

Speaker Information:
  • Willi Kalender, PhD, director, Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen in Germany; and
  • Edward Jackson, PhD, deputy department chair, imaging physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

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