Science Café Cleveland presents
Rethinking How an MRI Scanner Works
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
FEATURING:
Mark Griswold, Ph.D.
Professor, Radiology, Case Center for Imaging Research, CWRU
EVENT INFORMATION:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, is one of the most powerful tools that clinicians can use to diagnose and understand diseases in the human body. However, MRI can often lead to nonspecific diagnoses, which can require biopsy or other tests before arriving at a solution. In this Cafe, we will discuss a new technique developed at CWRU and UH called Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting, or MRF, that may provide more specific diagnoses that could reduce or eliminate the need for further testing before making treatment decisions. MRF may even make MRI scanners more flexible and comfortable for the patient.
LINKS OF INTEREST:
"Magnetic resonance fingerprinting"
- Nature 495 (7440): 187-192, March 2013
- case school of engineering
"Music-based magnetic resonance fingerprinting to improve patient comfort during MRI examinations"
-Wiley Online Library, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2015)
EVENT DETAILS:
WHERE:
The Tasting Room at Great Lakes Brewing Company
2701 Carroll Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
WHEN:
September 14, 2015
Doors will be open 5:30 - 9:00 PM (Last call at 8:45PM). Presentation and discussion is 7:00 - 8:00 PM. The Tasting Room will also host a limited menu before and during the event. Not to mention beer! (Click here to view menu).
*Please Note* A few of our cafes have approached capacity and/or standing room only. If you want to be 100% sure to get in and get a good seat, you might want to arrive a bit early.
WHO: Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University chapter of Sigma Xi, WCPN ideastream, and Great Lakes Brewing Company
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