MR Safety 2017

MR Safety is organized by European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) and would be held during Oct 05 - 07, 2017 at Ospedale di Bolzano, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

The target audience for this medical event are radiologist, radiological technologist, physician, ongoing MR safety expert and Safety Officer, occupational physician, medical physicists, MR researcher, hospital safety manager, maintenance manager.

Objectives :
• Introduction to Construction and Function of MRI Scanner
• A Systematic Overview on MR Interactions with Magnetic and Electrically Conductive Materials
• Risks in MRI I:
Static Bo Field, Dangers Due to Superconductors
• Risks in MRI II:
MR Gradients and RF
• Implant Testing and Safety Considerations
• MR-Safety Considerations in a Clinical Environment
• Implant Problems and Optimisation: Researching Implants
• Cardiovascular Implants and Cardiac Pacemarkers in MRI
• MR Safety Issue in interventional MR
• Contrast Agents
• EU Directive and MR Worker Training
• Risk Management in MR
• Practical Session I
System-Related MR Safety
• Practical Session II
Patient-Related MR Safety
• Practical Session III
RF Heating