ISMRM 2006 Program

ISMRM 14th SCIENTIFIC MEETING & EXHIBITION
SMRT 15th Annual Meeting
Seattle, Washington, USA
6-12 May 2006

2006 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Last updated 20-02-09

Friday, 5 May		Tuesday, 9 May
Saturday, 6 May		Wednesday, 10 May
Sunday, 7 May		Thursday, 11 May
Monday, 8 May		Friday, 12 May

FRIDAY 5 May 2006
Registration Opens 14:00 - 20:00
SMRT Poster Reception and Walking Tour 18:30 - 20:30 Room 4C-3,4
SATURDAY 6 MAY 2006
MR Physics for Physicists - Day 1 Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	Diffusion and Perfusion Methodology Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	Advanced Body Imaging Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	MR Spectroscopy in Clinical Practice Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	Clinical MRI: From Physical Principles to Practical Protocols Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	RF Systems Engineering Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	Molecular Imaging Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only	Quantitative Image and Data Analysis - Day 1 Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only
08:30 to 18:00 Room 6E	08:30 - 18:15 Room 6C	08:30 - 18:15 Room 6D	08:30 to 18:00 Room 611-612	08:00 - 17:45 Room 615-617	08:30 - 18:15 Room 618-620	08:00 - 17:50 Room 602-604	09:00 - 17:40 Room 613-614
SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 1 (Technologist/Radiographer Program) 07:45 - 17:00 Room 4C-3,4

SUNDAY
7 MAY 2006

MR Physics for Physicists
-Day 2
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Experimental Methods in MR of Cancer
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Cardiac MRI
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Multi-Modal fMRI: Physiology, Acquisition, and Analysis
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Demystifying Biomedical MR Spectroscopy:
Challenges, Advanced Concepts, and Applications
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Musculoskeletal Imaging
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Advanced Brain MR Imaging
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

Quantitative Image and Data Analysis
- Day 2
Oral Presentations Available to Weekend Meeting Attendees Only

08:10 - 15:15
Room 6E

08:30 - 17:15
Room 6C

07:30 - 17:15
Room 6D

08:30 - 18:15
Room 611-612

08:00 - 15:15
Room 615-617

08:00 - 17:25
Room 618-620

08:30 - 17:45
Room 602-604

08:30 - 15:00
Room 613-614

SMRT Annual Meeting - Day 2
(Technologist/Radiographer Program)
07:45 - 17:00
Room 4C-3,4

11:30 - 13:00
Bruker Biospin MRI
Silver Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"In Vivo Functional Cell Imaging: Fact or Fiction?"
Room 6A-B

STUDY GROUPS
15:30 to 17:30

High Field Systems & Applications
Study Group
MR of Cancer
Study Group Psychiatric MRS-I
Study Group

Room 6E Room 615-617 Room 613-614

OPENING RECEPTION
17:45 to 19:15
Exhibit Hall 4B

MONDAY
8 MAY 2006

07:45 Welcome and Award Presentations, Chrit T. Moonen, Ph.D., President

08:20 2006 Mansfield Lecture: Strategic Directions and the Role of Imaging in
21st Century Healthcare: The NIH Perspective Oral Presentation Available
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland, USA

PLENARY LECTURES: Global Healthcare Challenges Oral Presentations Available
09:00: Infectious Diseases: Is There A Role for MRI?, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, M.D.
09:25: Opportunities and Challengers of MR in Developing Countries, Jianping Dai, M.D.
09:50: Imaging COPD and Asthma - From Structure to Function, Eduard E. de Lange, M.D.
Room 6A-C

10:15 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00

Clinical Categorical:
Hot Topics in Clinical Practice: Neuroimaging and Body Imaging

Clinical MRI Course:
Body MR Problem Solving

Non-Cartesian Parallel Reconstruction
Oral Presentations Available

Experimental Cardiac MRI (Animal)
Oral Presentations Available

MRI of Animal Models Other Than Stroke
Oral Presentations Available

Functional Lung MRI
Oral Presentations Available

Multimodal Methods for Cancer Detection & Staging
Oral Presentations Available

Cartilage Imaging and Clinical Applications
Oral Presentations Available

Spectroscopic Imaging Acquisition Techniques and Speed Optimization
Oral Presentations Available

Room 6E

Room 6C

Room 6D

Room 4C-3,4

Room 611-612

Room 615-617

Room 618-620

Room 602-604

Room 613-614

13:00 - 14:00
Philips Medical Systems
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"Perspectives on High Field and Ultra-High Field Imaging"
Room 6A-B

14:00 - 16:00
Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Special Symposium Grant Writing: Opportunities, Needs, and Strategies	SMRT and ISMRM Joint Forum: Imaging of the Mother, Fetus, and Newborn	Clinical Science Focus Session: Issues in Clinical Cardiac MRI Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: Cutting Edge Body MRI Oral Presentations Available	Electronic Poster Discussion Session: Novel Contrast Agents & Methods Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: Assessment of Prostate Cancer Oral Presentations Available
	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 18:30

Parallel RF Transmission Technology Oral Presentations Available	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	Diffusion Imaging: Clinical Applications Oral Presentations Available	Myocardial Function Oral Presentations Available	High Resolution/High Field Spectroscopy in Human and Animal Models Oral Presentations Available	fMRI of the Normal Human Brain: Cognition, Language, Vision Oral Presentations Available	Prostate Cancer Oral Presentations Available	Novel Nanoparticle Contrast Agents Oral Presentations Available	Interventional MRI: Thermal Therapy Oral Presentations Available
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

18:30 - 20:30 STUDY GROUPS
Diffusion & Perfusion	Cardiac MR	MR Safety	Current Issues in Brain Function	Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy	Musculoskeletal	Hyperpolarized Media MR
Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

TUESDAY
9 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

PLENARY LECTURES: Technologies to Accelerate Applications Oral Presentations Available
08:15: 1.5T vs 3.0T: A Technical and Application Update, Axel Haase, Ph.D.
08:40: Prospects for Acceleration and Dose Reduction in Selected MR and X-ray CT Cardiovascular Applications, Charles A. Mistretta, Ph.D.
09:05: Parallel Imaging Update: How Many Elements Do We Need? Lawrence L. Wald, Ph.D.
Room 6A-C

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

Pulse Sequences: I
Oral Presentations Available

Clinical Categorical:
Body/Cardiovascular Imaging at 3T
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Clinical MRI Course:
Neuro MR Problem Solving
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Emerging RF Coil Technology
Oral Presentations Available

Manganese Enhanced MRI: Multiple Applications
Oral Presentations Available

fMRI Analysis and Correction Methods
Oral Presentations Available

Human Brain MRS in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Dementia
Oral Presentations Available

On the Go: Muscles on the Move
Oral Presentations Available

MR Tracking and Intervention
Oral Presentations Available

Room 6E

Room 6C

Room 6D

Room 4C-3,4

Room 611-612

Room 615-617

Room 618-620

Room 602-604

Room 613-614

12:30 - 13:30
Siemens Medical Solutions
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"syngo MR Applications. Powered by Tim."
Room 6A-B

13:30 - 15:30
Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Clinical MRI Course: MR Neurography for MSK Radiologists Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only	Clinical Science Focus Session: Diffusion Tensor Tractography: Clinical Applications Oral Presentations Available	Electronic Poster Discussion: Parallel Imaging Reconstruction Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: Women's Imaging Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: Characterization of CNS Disorders Using fMRI Oral Presentations Available	Electronic Poster Discussion: Novel Methods to Generate Contrast Oral Presentations Available
	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 602-604
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00

Pulse Sequences: II Oral Presentations Available	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	Improvements in Diffusion Analysis Oral Presentations Available	Cell Labelling Methods and Imaging Oral Presentations Available	Advances in Coronary MRA Oral Presentations Available	BOLD: Origins and Interactions Oral Presentations Available	Measuring Vascular Function in Cancer Oral Presentations Available	Hepatobiliary MRI Oral Presentations Available	Multinuclear Spectroscopy of the Brain Oral Presentations Available
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
18:15 - 19:45 BRONZE CORPORATE MEMBER SYMPOSIA

Berlex Imaging/Schering AG Breast MRI Hot Topics	Bracco The Quest for Signal: Developments in MR Sequences and Contrast Agents	Varian, Inc. Pushing the Envelope with High Fields
Room 6C	Room 4C-3,4	Room 6D

WEDNESDAY
10 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

PLENARY LECTURES: The Role of Imaging in Understanding Obesity and its Complications Oral Presentations Available
08:15: MR Spectroscopy in Obesity and its Complications: Diabetes and Insulin Resistance, Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D.
08:40: Functional Imaging in Obesity and its Complications: Understanding Food Craving and Satiety, J. Daniel Ragland, Ph.D.
09:05: When Fat is Good: The Biomechanical Role of Fat in the Musculoskeletal System, Mark Schweitzer, M.D.
Room 6A-C

09:30 - 10:30
Sounds & Visions - Reloaded
Room 6A-C

10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00

Clinical Categorical: Cardiovascular Imaging	New Developments in Parallel Imaging RF Array Coil Design Oral Presentations Available	Enhanced Contrast Using Non-Traditional Methods Oral Presentations Available	Tracts, Maps & Atlases Oral Presentations Available	Human White Matter Disease Oral Presentations Available	fMRI: Metabolic and Vascular Responses Oral Presentations Available	Pre-Clinical Assessment of Vascular Function Oral Presentations Available	Diet and Exercise: The Physiology of Obesity Oral Presentations Available	MRS of GABA, Gluamate and Glutathione: Detection Methods, Sensitivity Enhancement and Brain Mapping Oral Presentations Available
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

11:00 - 13:00
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
"Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
GE Healthcare
Room 4F(1)

11:00 - 13:00
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
"Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
Philips Medical Systems
Room 4F(2)

11:00 - 13:00
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1
"Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization"
Siemens Medical Solutions
Room 4F(3)

13:00 - 14:00
GE Healthcare
Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium
"Research Collaborations Driving Technical Innovation"
Room 6A-B

14:00 - 16:00

Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Clinical Science Focus Session: Human Stroke: From Disease Markers to Patient Management Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: MR Angiography: Why Use Gadolinium Oral Presentations Available	Electronic Poster Discussion: MR Engineering Forum Oral Presentations Available	Electronic Poster Discussion: The Future of BOLD? Resting State Signals and Multiple Modalities Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: Novel MR Clinical Applications in the Musculoskeletal System Oral Presentations Available
	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 602-604

14:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" GE Healthcare Room 4F(1)	14:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Philips Medical Systems Room 4F(2)	14:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Siemens Medical Solutions Room 4F(3)
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 -18:30

Molecular Imaging in Atherosclerosis Oral Presentations Available	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	MR Angiography: Pushing the Limits Oral Presentations Available	Functional Breast Imaging Oral Presentations Available	MRS Sensitivity Enhancement Techniques for 13C and Other Nuclei through Hyperpolarization Oral Presentations Available	RF Pulse Design Oral Presentations Available	Brain Tumors: fMRI and DTI Oral Presentations Available	MRI of Animal Models on Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Oral Presentations Available	Fat-Water Imaging Oral Presentations Available
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
18:30 - 19:30 ISMRM BUSINESS MEETING Room 6D
19:30 - 21:30 STUDY GROUPS

MR Engineering	MR in Drug Research	MR Flow & Motion Quantitation	Molecular & Cellular Imaging	White Matter Diseases	Interventional MRI
Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614

THURSDAY
11 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

08:05: Lauterbur Lecture: Functional Brain Imaging: An Evolving Perspective Oral Presentation Available
Marcus E. Raichle, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, USA

08:45: YIA and Poster Award Presentations, J. Paul Finn, M.D., President

PLENARY LECTURES: The Making of the Brain: Developmental Plasticity Oral Presentations Available
08:50: Developmental and Genetic Factors Underlying the Complexity and Variability of Cortical Convolutions, David van Essen, Ph.D.
09:15: Prematurity and Developmental Plasticity in the Brain, David G. Gadian, M.A., DPhil
09:40: Digital Dynamic Brain Atlases, Elizabeth Sowell, Ph.D. in place of Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D.
Room 6A-C

10:00 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

Diffusion: A Window in Fiber Architecture
Oral Presentations Available

Clinical Categorical:
Stroke Imaging
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Clinical MRI Course:
Cardiac Problem Solving: Imaging the Coronary Arteries in 2006 - CT vs. MRCA

Plaque Imaging: Techniques and Clinical Relevance
Oral Presentations Available

Neuronal Activation: Novel (Unconventional) Detection Methods
Oral Presentations Available

Cerebral Perfusion: Methodology
Oral Presentations Available

Cell Tracking and Targeted Contrast Agents in Cancer
Oral Presentations Available

Reconstruction Methods
Oral Presentations Available

EM Fields: Computation and Validation
Oral Presentations Available

Room 6E

Room 6C

Room 6D

Room 4C-3,4

Room 611-612

Room 615-617

Room 618-620

Room 602-604

Room 613-614

10:30 - 12:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (REPEAT) "Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization" GE Healthcare Room 4F(1)	10:30 - 12:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (REPEAT) "Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization" Philips Medical Systems Room 4F(2)	10:30 - 12:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1 (REPEAT) "Neuro and Musculoskeletal Protocol Optimization" Siemens Medical Solutions Room 4F(3)
12:30 - 13:30
GE Healthcare Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium "Clinical Trials Driving Technical Innovation" Room 6E	Philips Medical Systems Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium "SmartExam: The first MR with IQ" Room 6C	Siemens Medical Solutions Gold Corporate Member Lunchtime Symposium "Developments in Molecular MRI" Room 6D
13:30 - 15:30

Traditional Poster Session - Room 4E Electronic Poster Session - Room 4A	Electronic Poster Discussion: Diffusion: Simulation, Attenuation, Computation and Application Oral Presentations Available	Clinical MRI Course: Vascular Problem Solving and Case Presentation	Clinical Science Focus Session: Alzheimer's and Other Degenerative Diseases Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: Pediatric Brain: Advanced MR Modalities Oral Presentations Available	Electronic Poster Discussion: Correction Strategies Oral Presentations Available	Clinical Science Focus Session: MR as a Predictive of Response Biomarkers to Cancer Treatment Oral Presentations Available
	Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620

13:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (REPEAT) "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" GE Healthcare Room 4F(1)	13:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (REPEAT) "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Philips Medical Systems Room 4F(2)	13:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2 (REPEAT) "Body and Cardiovascular Protocol Optimization" Siemens Medical Solutions Room 4F(3)
15:30 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00

Brain Architecture, Function and Development: Analysis by Diffusion Tensor Imaging Oral Presentations Available	MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians	Emerging MR Systems Concepts Oral Presentations Available	Cardiac: From Acquisition to Quantitative Data Oral Presentations Available	fMRI: Drug Modulated Effects in Animals Oral Presentations Available	Cerebral Vessels: Morphology and Territories Oral Presentations Available	Brain Tumors: The New Frontier Oral Presentations Available	Tissue Segmentation and Co-Registration Oral Presentations Available	Gastrointestinal MR Imaging and Techniques Oral Presentations Available
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C,3-4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
Reception 18:15 - 19:30 Experience Music Project & Science Fiction Museum

FRIDAY
12 MAY 2006

07:00 - 08:00
Morning Categorical Courses
Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only

Technical Advances in Body MR - Room 618-620
Cardiovascular Imaging - Room 6D
Clinical DTI/PWI/fMRI - Room 4C-3,4
MR Hardware/Engineering - Room 611-612
Human MRI and MRS at High Static Magnetic Fields: The Promise, the Challenges, the Solutions - Room 615-617
New Horizons in MSK MRI - Room 613-614
Quantitative Neuro MRI - Room 602-604
Unsolved Problems and Unmet Needs in MR - Room 6E

PLENARY LECTURES: Clinical Trials Oral Presentations Available
08:15: MRI in Multicenter Trials: Challenges and Limitations, Mitchell D. Schnall, M.D., Ph.D.
08:40: MR as a Biomarker in Clinical Trials: Jeffrey L. Evelhoch, Ph.D.
09:05: Challenges in the Use and Approval of Novel Diagnostic Agents: Jelle O. Barentsz, M.D.
Room 6A-C

09:30 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

Clinical Categorical: Therapy Assessment Oral Presentations Available to Meeting Attendees Only	Advances in Diffusion Acquisition and Sequence Design Oral Presentations Available	Hyperpolarized Gas Imaging Oral Presentations Available	Phase Contrast: Go With the Flow Oral Presentations Available	Spinal Cord Imaging Oral Presentations Available	fMRI: Spatial and Temporal Signal Characteristics Oral Presentations Available	Proton MRS of Human Brain Disease Oral Presentations Available	Microscopy, ESR, and Other Nuclei Oral Presentations Available	Relaxometry Oral Presentations Available
Room 6E	Room 6C	Room 6D	Room 4C-3,4	Room 611-612	Room 615-617	Room 618-620	Room 602-604	Room 613-614
12:30 ADJOURNMENT