Fast & Furious I: Body
Weekend Course
ORGANIZERS: Houchun Hu, Mami Iima, Sonal Krishan, Janio Szklaruk, Takeshi Yokoo
Saturday, 10 May 2025
316B
08:00 -
11:50
Moderators: Christoph Rettenmeier & Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja
Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate
Session Number: WE-01
No CME/CE Credit
Session Number: WE-01
Overview
The session will cover abbreviated MR protocols for various cases, including cancer screening. It will also discuss the role of AI in medical imaging, particularly focusing on AI reconstruction techniques. Clinicians' perspectives on AI implementation will be explored, highlighting practical needs and preferences. It aims to update the audience with the latest in the field.
Target Audience
This course is intended for radiologists, oncologists, medical imaging professionals, and researchers who are interested in the latest advancements in MR imaging techniques and AI applications in radiology.
Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
• Describe the principles and applications of abbreviated MR sequences for cancer screening;
• Evaluate the current and potential roles of AI in enhancing imaging reconstruction speed and accuracy; and
• Identify the clinical requirements and expectations from AI technologies in medical imaging.
| 08:00 |  | Liver Cancer (Primary & Metastases) Kumi Ozaki Keywords: Body: Digestive, Body: Liver, Cross-organ: Cancer Advancements in MRI technology have improved image quality and expanded clinical applications, but long examination times and high costs remain barriers. Abbreviated MRI protocols have emerged as an effective alternative, particularly in abdominal imaging, by eliminating unnecessary sequences that can affect costs, table time, patient comfort, and interpretation time, without compromising diagnostic information. These protocols have proven successful for evaluating hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases, allowing for significant reductions in image acquisition time and costs while maintaining similar sensitivity and accuracy compared to standard MRI protocols. |
| 08:25 | | Diffuse Liver Disease Jin Wang |
| 08:50 | | Breast Cancer Screening Christiane Kuhl |
| 09:15 | | AI Reconstructions for Speed Efrat Shimron |
| 09:40 | | Break & Meet the Teachers |
| 10:10 | | Prosate Cancer Screening Ryan Brunsing |
| 10:35 | | Fast & Furious Body Protocols - Technical Considerations Joshua Trzasko |
| 11:00 | | Fast & Furious Body Protocols Ruth Lim Keywords: Body: Body, Image acquisition: Multiparametric Body MRI is important for diagnosis and monitoring of many conditions. However, multiparametric body MRI protocols can be lengthy and challenging for patients, with standard protocols encompassing multiple sequences, breath holds and exogenous contrast. Using abbreviated protocols targeted to answer the clinical problem of concern is attractive for patient care, for scan efficiency, scan reporting and sustainability of clinical MRI services. This lecture reviews the evidence for abbreviated body MRI protocols with illustrative case examples. |
| 11:25 | | Pancreaticobiliary (Stones & Cysts) Chenchan Huang |