Veterinary MRI of the Nervous System Short Course


Program Overview This course will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to magnetic resonance imaging as applied to the nervous system in veterinary patients. Topics covered will include MR physics, the basis of forming an MR image, instrumentation, MR safety, MR in various disease states, and more. It is recommended that MR physics be reviewed before the course if possible. Class size is limited to 90 people.
Registration • Standard registration fee: $500. • Registration fee for any resident in an approved residency program (any subject): $150 • Registration fee for those registered for the Veterinary Neuroscience and Advanced Clinical Neurology/Neurosurgery Course: $75 A refund less a 25% administrative fee will be granted for notices received in writing, either by mail, fax, or e-mail, by July 25, 2008. No refunds will be granted after the course has begun. THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. You may request be added to the waiting list.	Location & Lodging This course will be held at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine at 4700 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, NC. For information on area hotels, visit our informative website. A block of rooms has been held at the Comfort Suites Arena, 919-854-0502.
Continuing Education This course offers 16.5 hours of continuing veterinary medical education for veterinarians.

Speakers
David Hager , DVM, MD, ACVR Imaging Specialty California Veterinary Specialists San Diego, CA	Srinivasan Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry Faculty, Division of Medical Physics Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC
Ian Robertson, BVSc, DACVR Clinical Assistant Professor NC State College of Veterinary Medicine	Amy Tidwell, DVM , DACVR Imaging Consultant Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Charles Vite , DVM, DACVIM Section Chief, Neurology Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Saturday, July 26
8:30 - 9:00am	Continental Breakfast/Registration
9:00 - 9:50am	Basic Principles of MRI	Amy Tidwell
10:00 - 10:50am	Basic Principles of MRI	Amy Tidwell
11:00 - 11:50am	Image Sequences and Tissue Contrast	Amy Tidwell
Noon - 12:50pm	Digital Imaging, Processing and Dissemination	Ian Robertson
12:50 - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00 - 2:50pm	A Basic Approach to Differential Diagnosis Formulation of Intracranial and Intraspinal Disease by Lesion Localization and Characterization	Dave Hager
3:00 - 3:50pm		Dave Hager
4:00 - 4:50pm	Instrumentation, Artifacts and Safety	Amy Tidwell
5:00 - 5:50pm	Advanced Imaging	Srinivasan Mukundan
6:15 - 7:00pm	Pizza and discussion on machine purchase
Sunday, July 27
7:30 - 8:00am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50am	MR Anatomy of the Nervous System and Associated Structures	Amy Tidwell
9:00 - 9:50am	MR Diagnosis of Ischemia and Hemorrhage	Amy Tidwell
10:10 - 11:00am	MR Diagnosis of CNS Anomalies	Charles Vite
11:10am - Noon	MR in Diseases of the Spinal Column	Charles Vite
Noon - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00 - 1:40pm	MR in Neoplasia of the Nervous System	Charles Vite
1:50 - 2:30pm	MR in Encephalitis and Meningitis	Charles Vite
2:45 - 3:15pm	Lab 1	Dave Hager, Ian Robertson, Amy Tidwell & Charles Vite
3:20 - 3:50pm	Lab 2
3:55 - 4:25pm	Lab 3
4:40 - 5:00pm	Lab 4

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NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Office of Continuing Education & Outreach
4700 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
919-513-6259