CME information.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The Ohio State University Medical Center and Applied Radiology. The Ohio State University Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The Ohio State University Medical Center certifies that this program meets the criteria for up to 1 Category 1 Credit of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, the reader should be able to:

* Recognize the role of 3T MRI in the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of disorders of the brain, spine, vascular system, and body.

* Identify imaging and clinical manifestations of a spectrum of disease states evaluated with 3T MRI.

* Learn how to optimize scan parameters, timing, and contrast injection parameters for 3T MRI and MRA.

* Distinguish the impact of high-bandwidth acquisition, reconstruction, and processing capability in the routine use of 3T MRI in clinical practice.

This CME article consists of text and related images appearing in this article in print and online at www.appliedradiology. com/cme. You should read the article, review the accompanying images, refer to the references, and complete the self-evaluation quiz available online in order to be awarded CME credit. There is no charge for participating in this program.

In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the authors of this CME tutorial are required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or provider(s) of any commercial service(s) discussed in this program.

Dr. Tanenbaum reports that he has a relationship with GE Healthcare as a speaker and that GE Healthcare products are mentioned in his article. He also reports that the program will include discussion of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography, which is an "off-label" usage of a commercial product.