Forum for Applied Imaging Research (FAIR): MR Safety
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The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) will maintain MR Safety Policies and Procedures, which are to be established, maintained, and routinely reviewed by the University's MRI Safety Committee (MRSC). The Committee aims to provide guidance as needed to non-Radiology Departments operating MRI as well as UCSF affiliate sites, review and address MRI safety incidents, and provide bi-annual reporting to the Department Quality and Safety Committee.
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The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) will maintain MR Safety Policies and Procedures, which are to be established, maintained, and routinely reviewed by the University's MRI Safety Committee (MRSC). The Committee aims to provide guidance as needed to non-Radiology Departments operating MRI as well as UCSF affiliate sites, review and address MRI safety incidents, and provide bi-annual reporting to the Department Quality and Safety Committee.
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Director of Diagnostic Medical Physics
MRI Safety Expert (MRSE)
Dr. Michael N. Hoff is an Associate Professor and Director of Diagnostic Medical Physics in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His role is to ensure and improve diagnostic medical imaging quality and safety across all modalities within the UCSF enterprise. This includes providing regulatory oversight, overseeing technologist quality assurance activities, promoting the efficient utilization of imaging equipment, and participating in associated committees. He also researches in areas of MR parameter quantification, artifact correction, and safety considerations while collaborating with multidisciplinary clinical and research radiologists and scientists.
Christina Calvin served as MRSO in radiation oncology and is now serving as MRSO/MRI Supervisor across the UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging department. Calvin has also created an MR Safety Alert email to communicate with frontline staff, including those at ZSFG. The alert advises on national and international MR safety incidents, UCSF MR updates, and best practices.
Craig De Vincent is the Radiology MRI Manager for the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. De Vincent presented on MR Safety at RSNA in December 2022 to share his knowledge and expertise with the broader community.
Program Director, Master of Science in Biomedical Imaging (MSBI) graduate program
Associate Chair, Capital Projects
Dr. Alastair J. Martin is the Program Director for the Master of Science in Biomedical Imaging (MSBI) graduate program and Associate Chair for Capital Projects in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Martin obtained his BSc in Physics from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 1987, and he earned his MSc in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1989. He completed his PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Toronto in 1994, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Medical Biophysics from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 1996.
Dr. Martin’s research is focused on applications where MR methods enhance the delivery of therapy. His research specifically targets neurosurgical and endovascular applications where MR techniques may provide significant benefits. These activities include basic science developments, animal studies, and clinical research. Dr. Martin primarily focuses his research on the development of MR guidance techniques for delivering deep brain stimulator electrodes to precise locations inside the brain. Another interest of Dr. Martin’s is the application of MR methods of endovascular procedures where he investigates safety concerns with endovascular devices within an MR system, and presently, he is contributing to the exploration of deflectable catheters.
Dr. Lisa Singer is an attending physician and Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology at UCSF. She also serves as Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Director in Radiation Oncology and is board-certified in both radiation oncology and MRI safety. She received a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, San Francisco in 2010, focusing on breast MRI, and then her MD from the University of California, San Francisco in 2012. She completed internship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and fellowship focusing on women's health at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She then worked as an attending physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard Medical School for three years where she served as MR Medical Director and Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology. Dr. Singer has worked on advancing the use of MRI for the care of patients with cancer for over 10 years and continues to develop this technology for the care of patients with breast cancer, lung cancer as well as other cancers.