A fascinating ebook/website has been compiled by Graeme Bydder and Martyn Paley outlining the history of the development of MR imaging and spectroscopy in the UK. There are personal accounts from some of the pioneers including the late Ian Young and Bill Edelstein and many others. There are also obituaries for international researchers including Nobel … More History of MR in the UK
Listed below are some international and national (esp. UK and Australasia) MR safety standards and professional guidance documents. Reproduced from Essentials of MRI Safety. They are listed alphabetically. ACR Guidance Document on MR Safe Practices: 2013, American College of Radiology Expert panel on MR Safety Kanal et al. Magn. Reson. Imag. 37:501-530. Link: https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Radiology-Safety/MR-Safety Status: US-based … More MRI Safety Standards and Guidance
Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine, Adelaide, 28 October 2018 I was delighted to convene this pre- conference workshop at the Royal Adelaide Hospital on behalf of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine. A full capacity audience heard presentations from leading local MR professionals- all with the focus of encouraging collaboration … More MR Physics Workshop
Since posting this a new official national MRSE course and certification scheme has been developed in Australia and New Zealand. Read about it here. On 12th May 2018, the American Board of MR Safety (ABMRS) exam for certification as MR Safety Officer (MRSO), MR Medical Director (MRMD) or MR Safety Expert (MRSE) is being offered … More Opinion. The MRSO/MRSE exam: what does it mean?
The SAR and B1+rms calculator has been updated to version 2.2. This uses a more realistic model (assumes the body within the RF coil is a uniform cylinder, rather than a sphere). It also calculates the average (whole body) SAR whereas before it calculated the peak SAR- so it doesn’t so easily jump out of the Normal … More SAR and B1+rms calculator update