Description:

Standardized Provincial MR Safety Education (11:00 - 11:25)
Samuel Yim,Regional Practice Lead MRI -Vancouver Coastal Health

Objectives:

• Outline drivers for standardizing MR safety education
• Review journey of creating this education, from an idea to successful learners
• Illustrate need for national MR safety education

This session will be 25 minutes (20 minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A)

Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI: Practical Insights and New Opportunities for Lung Imaging (11:25 - 11:50)
Dr. Rachel Eddy, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow - Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital

Objectives:

• Describe hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI background and methods
• Discuss practical insights to establishing 129Xe MRI in a new facility
• Explore the opportunities for 129Xe MRI to enhance imaging of the lungs

This session will be 25 minutes (20 minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A)