Lehman

Physicians MR Training Program - Dr. Lehman

Helping you utilize the full clinical benefits of MR's most advanced techniques.

MR Breast Imaging

With Constance D. Lehman, MD, PhD, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA


About Physicians' MR Training Program

2008 Dates

August 28, 2008


Location

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, WA

Dr. Lehman is Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology and Section Head of Breast Imaging at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Director of Radiology at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. She has extensive experience in Breast MRI and MR guided biopsy and is the PI of the multi-center international ACRIN study of the role of MRI in women with a recent diagnosis of breast cancer.

This comprehensive, practical and interactive 1-day course is devoted to Breast MRI on the 1.5T Excite system. The course includes lectures on the technical aspects of performing breast MRI with Vibrant, clinical indications for Breast MRI, and practical guidelines for interpretation of Breast MRI. In addition to lectures, participants will have hands-on training interpreting clinical breast MR cases utilizing MR computer-assisted detection, and performing MR-guided breast biopsy.