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Abstract #4956

COVID-19 as an Opportunity for Quality Improvement in MR Neuro Imaging.

Emanuele Camerucci1, Jose Thulasee1, Matthew Bernstein1, Steven Messina1, Peter Kollasch1, and John Huston1
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

Synopsis

We took advantage of the COVID-19-related decrease in clinical volume to conduct a quality improvement project; we established a panel of 24 experts for reviewing currently used brain MRI sequences and proposing ways to improve image quality and/or decrease acquisition time. The proposed sequences were integrated in existing protocols and compared with the standard ones. We were able to improve 14 of the most used brain MRI sequences with an equal or improved image quality and reduced acquisition time. Hence, we were able to reduce the acquisition time of our Brain protocol and Epilepsy protocol by 29.2% and 40%, respectively.

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