Magnetic resonance imaging has come of age in the sense that it is an essential part of imaging for disorders of the musculoskeletal system. However hardware and applications continue to advance and this will affect how we use MRI in clinical practice. Experts in their fields will explain how hardware changes, recent research and changes in clinical practice have altered the way we use the technique.

Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee

10.30 3T in sports imaging: experience in a practice covering elite athletes, ballet dancers and professional footballers
Dr Gina Allen, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham

11.00 MRI versus plain firms
Dr Kausik Mukherjee, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

11.30 CT versus MRI: where CT has retained or regained the leading edge
Dr Milko DeJong, Amsterdam Medical Centre, The Netherlands

12.00 Questions

12.15 Lunch

13.15 Open MRI
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13.45 Cartilage Imaging
tbc

14.15 Questions

14.30 Coffee

14.45 Interventional MRI
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15.15 7T
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15.45 Questions

16.00 Close

Registration required:

Yes

Free:

No