Brian A. Hargreaves PhD, Presenter: Research support, General Electric Company Royalties, General Electric Company Royalties, Koninklijke Philips NV Royalties, Siemens AG

1) Be able to select appropriate spatial and temporal resolution parameters to run a dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) breast MRI sequence. 2) Explain to colleagues the difference between temporal resolution and temporal footprint for fast DCE scans. 3) List 3 different approaches to fat suppression, and be able to set up a scan protocol using at least one of these on the learner's scanner.

This talk will provide an overview of high-resolution breast MRI techniques.  Initially, MRI concepts including parameter tradeoffs, contrast mechanisms, and parallel imaging will be reviewed.  Fat suppression techniques are essential for high-quality breast MRI, and include further tradeoffs.  Finally, techniques for high spatiotemporal resolution sampling to resolve rapid contrast kinetics while also offering sharp images will be described.

http://web.stanford.edu/~bah/rsna2014/high-res-breast-mri.pdf

Hargreaves, B, High Resolution Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Breast MRI.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/13029342.html