Breast MRI and Female imaging Erasmus Course on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (EMRI)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), because of its biological safety in man, plus its superior anatomical display, has already evolved to become one of the most important medical imaging method. Since the cost of MRI equipment has decreased substantially, there is an increasing number of hospitals using MRI. This course aims at providing a common education to the increasing number of European radiologists and of the medial practioners who are using and will use MRI. It achieves this by the implementation of a course for radiologists or non-radiologists, who are interested in MRI and have basic MRI-knowledge. The position of MRI in the daily routine work in comparison to other modalities will be discussed.
An added benefit of the course is to foster understanding and respect among radiologists from the various European countries: teachers of different nationalities learn to work together in forming a common European standard of knowledge and practice, while the students help in disseminating this standard. Although these courses are mainly professional, they also give ample opportunity to the attendees to get in touch with the different social, cultural and historical environments available in Europe.
The number of students allowed per module is restricted. Teaching includes formal lectures, reading sessions, seminars and self-teaching sesions. The students are evaluated at the end of each module. The University organising a module awards a certicicate to the successful students. The Erasmus Course certicicate is awarded to those having successfully completed the whole course, the Neurocertificate is awarded to those having successfully completed the Head & Neck, Central Nervous I and II-modules.
