This year’s meeting will provide a comprehensive program, focusing on practical guidelines for MR image optimization applied to pathologies in neurological and musculoskeletal MRI: Advances in Veterinary Medicine 2006 compartments. The extensive scientific program will include an image interpretation session with pathological case studies gathered in worldwide clinical practices, addressing principally small animals but Friday 13 October 2006 Saturday 14 October 2006 also providing important guidelines to MR imaging for horses. 09,00 – 09,30 Introduction 14,30 – 15,30 MRI diagnosis of Degenerative lumbosacral foramina stenosis 09,30 – 10,30 MR Image quality - Optimization of Contrast, SNR, T. Goedde Resolution and Scan time” B. Jaeger 15,30 – 16,30 MRI of bone and soft tissue neoplasia TORINO M. Herrtage Turin is a gracious city of wide boulevards, elegant arcades and grand public buildings. The city 10,30 – 11,00 Coffee break has the air of a capital “manqué” rather than a provincial outpost. Though much of the suburban Meet the expert on physics 16,30 – 17,00 Coffee break sprawl is less than picturesque, there’s an enormous green belt with views of the Alps east of Meet the expert on physics the river. 11,00 – 12,00 MRI Anathomy review P. Scrivani 17,00 – 18,00 MRI of the equine foot The Savoy capital from the mid-16th-century, Turin was briefly the seat of Italy’s parliament A. McKnight after unification. It was also the birthplace of Italian industry - giants like FIAT lured hundreds 12,00 – 13,00 MRI in disc disease of thousands of poor southerners to the city, housing them in company-built suburbs like M. Baroni Mirafiori. 13,00 – 14,00 Lunch Saturday evening Gala dinner at the Castello di 14,00 – 18,00 Case studies SOCIAL PROGRAM Friday 13th Oct.: Sightseeing of Turin and Welcome Cocktail at a typical historical “caffè” of Turin Sunday 15 October 2006 Saturday 14th Oct: Gala dinner at the Castello di Rivoli Friday evening Sightseeing of Turin and Welcome Cocktail at a 09,00 – 09,40 Dedicated MRI: Matching Veterinary needs typical historical “caffè” of Turin E. Bassi 09,40 – 10,30 The MRI appearance of intranasal tumours: a study of 50 ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT cases Saturday 14 October 2006 M. Herrtage D.G.M.P.,srl Via Di Scornigiana, traversa b 09,00 – 09,30 Vet MR - Sequence development 10,30 – 11,00 Coffee break D. Greco 56121 Ospedaletto (PISA) 11,00 – 11,30 Cerebral Vascular Accidents Tel. +39 050 989310 09,30 – 10,30 MRI of clinical relevant joints G. Skerrit Fax. +39 050 981264 H. Steger 11,30 – 12,20 MRI of the equine head E-mail: [email protected] 10,30 – 11,00 Coffee break A. McKnight Meet the expert on physics 12,20 – 12,30 Conclusions 11,00 – 12,00 MRI of the stifle joint P. Scrivani

12,00 – 13,00 MRI of brain and spinal cord tumours K. Jurina

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