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“At the Forefront of MR
Education”
Metro Toronto Convention
Centre, North Building, Constitution Hall |
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Program -
Day One: Saturday, 30 May 2015, 07:45-17:10
(6.50 Category A CE)
SMRT Poster Presentations 17:20-18:20: Located in
vendor display area
SMRT Social Function 19:30: “Imperial Room” at the Fairmont Royal
York
Attendee Password
Required to View Abstracts, Syllabi and Videos |
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07:45 |
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Welcome & Announcements |
Maureen N. Hood, Ph.D.,
R.N., R.T. (MR), FSMRT, SMRT President 2014-2015
Chris Kokkinos, B.App.Sc, PgCert, MRI, SMRT Program Chair
2015 |
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Forum 1: |
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MR Physics |
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Moderator: Vera K.
Kimbrell, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR, FSMRT |
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Physics for Technologists |
Brian A. Hargreaves,
Ph.D. |
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08:40 |
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K-Space |
Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D. |
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09:20 |
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Artefacts: Causes & Cures |
Martin J. Graves, Ph.D. |
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10:00 |
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Break |
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Forum 2: |
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Musculoskeletal MR |
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Moderator: Nina U. Salman,
B.Sc. (Hons) |
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10:20 |
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Sports Injuries in MSK |
Garry E. Gold, M.D. |
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10:50 |
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Philips – Diamond Sponsor
Making MR Accessible for Every Patient Condition
(no CE credit) |
Marius van Meel |
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11:00 |
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Sequence Design &
Optimization for MSK Imaging |
Ben Allen Kennedy,
B.App.Sc. Mst(MRI) |
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11:30 |
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SMRT Annual Business
Meeting |
(no CE credit) |
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12:00 |
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Lunch |
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Forum 3: |
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Proffered Papers: MR
Brain - Image Optimization Techniques |
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Moderator: Sheryl L.
Foster, MHSc.(MRS)(MRI) |
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12:50 |
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President’s Award:
The Light Bulb and Its Effect on Noise in P 31MR
Spectroscopy @ 3.0T |
Zahid Latif,
R.T.(R)(MR)(CT) |
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13:10 |
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1st Place
Clinical Focus Award: Increasing Time of Inversion (TI)
in Inversion Recovery Prepped-Fast Spoiled Gradient Recalled
Echo (IRP-FSPGR) and Magnetization Prepared-RApid Gradient
Echo (MP-RAGE) for Infant Brain MRI at 3T |
Mark Aaron Smith, M.S.,
R.T.(R)(MR), ABMP |
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13:20 |
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1st Place
Research Focus Award: Evaluation of Neurocysticercosis
with Pre and Post Contrast Balanced Turbo Field Echo (BTFE)
Sequence: its Possible Effects on Diseases Morphology
Understanding |
Kirti Verma, M.Sc. (R.T.) |
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13:30 |
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2nd Place
Research Focus Award: Tissue Specific Optimization of
the 3D T1 MPRAGE Sequence |
Claire Mulcahy |
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Forum 4: |
PARALLEL SESSIONS
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Room 106 |
Cardiovascular |
Room 107 |
Paediatrics
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Moderator: Rhonda
F. Walcarius, B.Sc.(MRT)(R)(MR)
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Moderator:
Vanessa Louise Orchard, DCR(D),M.Sc. |
13:40
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Introduction to CMR: Sequences & Techniques
Cindy R. Comeau, B.S, R.T. (N)(MR), FSMRT
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Location, Location, Location: The Fourth Ventricular Tumors in Children
Charles A. Raybaud, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC |
14:10
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T1/T2 Mapping
Christopher Jean-Pierre François, M.D. |
14:10
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Bribery, Tape &
Hard Drugs-Successful Pediatric MR
Mark A. Smith, M.S., R.T.(R)(MR) |
14:40
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Why Cardiologists
Like CMR
- Permission Withheld
Andrew Lewis, M.D. |
14:40
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Pediatric Cardiac
MRI
Taylor Chung, M.D. |
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15:10 |
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Break |
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Forum 5: |
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Clinical Neuro
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Moderator: James J.
Stuppino, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR) |
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15:30 |
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MRI in Low Back Pain |
Johan W.M. Van Goethem,
M.D., Ph.D. |
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16:00 |
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GE Healthcare – Diamond
Sponsor
New Clinical Solutions from GE Healthcare
(no CE credit) |
Steve Lawson |
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16:10 |
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Traumatic Brain Injury |
Pratik Mukherjee, M.D.,
Ph.D. |
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16:40 |
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MRI in Neurodegenerative
Disease |
Stephen E. Jones, M.D.,
Ph.D. |
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17:10 |
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Announcements/Adjourn |
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17:20-18:20 |
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SMRT Poster
Presentations – Located in vendor display area |
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19:30 |
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SMRT Annual Meeting Welcome Reception:
Wind down
after a busy first day and recharge in preparation for day
2, all while networking with colleagues and friends from
around the world! Join us for the SMRT 24th Annual
Meeting Reception at the “Imperial Room"
Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street W, Toronto
(5 MINUTE WALK FROM CONFERENCE CENTRE) |
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“At the Forefront of MR
Education”
Metro Toronto Convention
Centre, North Building, Constitution Hall |
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Day Two: Sunday, 31
May 2015, 07:45-17:20 (6.50 Category
A CE) |
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07:45 |
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Welcome & Announcements |
G. Barry Southers, M.Ed., R.T. (R)(MR), SMRT President
2015-2016
Chris Kokkinos, B.App.Sc., PgCert, MRI, SMRT Program Chair
2015 |
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Forum 6: |
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Body/Oncology MRI |
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Moderator: Kendra
Huber, B.S., R.T. (R)(M)(CT)(MR) |
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08:00 |
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Body DWI: A Biomarker in
Cancer |
Dow-Mu Koh,
M.D., MRCP, FRCR |
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08:30 |
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Rectum: Imaging
Considerations |
Gina Brown, M.D., MRCP, FRCR |
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09:00 |
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Breast MRI Update |
Elizabeth J. Sutton,
M.D., C.M. |
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09:30 |
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Siemens Healthcare GmbH –
Diamond Sponsor
Translate MRI Research Power into Clinical Care
(no CE credit) |
Julien Gervais |
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09:40 |
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MR Imaging of Lymph Nodes
Update
- Permission Withheld |
Mukesh G.
Harisinghani, M.D. |
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10:10 |
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Break |
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Forum 7: |
PARALLEL SESSIONS
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Room 106 |
Emerging Technologies |
Room 107 |
MR Management |
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Moderator: Anne
Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR), FSMRT |
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Moderator:
Charles T. Stanley, BSRT(R)(CT)(MR)CllP |
10:30
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Compressed Sensing: Where to From Here?
Michael Lustig, Ph.D. |
10:30
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Core Leadership
Disciplines
Luann Culbreth, MBA, R.T.(R)(MR)(QM)(courtesy of
AHRA) |
11:00
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7T MRI: Where We Stand Today & Where are We Headed?
Manojkumar Saranathan, Ph.D. |
11:00
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Introduction to
Lean Methodology
Gina M. Greenwood, M.B.A., R.T. (R)(MR) |
11:30
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PET-MR: What’s Going On in Positron Emission
Tomography?
James Crowley, B.S., CNMT |
11:30
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Guidelines & Best
Practices
Nancy A. Talbot, MAppSc, MRT (MR)(R)
(courtesy of
CAMRT) |
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12:00 |
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Lunch |
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Forum 8: |
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Proffered Papers: The use of MRI to evaluate common
pathologies (no CE credit) |
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Moderator: Megan Cromer,
Ph.D., App.Sc. (Hons) |
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12:50 |
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2nd Place
Clinical Focus Award: Piriformis Syndrome |
Anthea Min, B.App.Sc. (MRS) |
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13:00 |
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3rd Place
Research Focus Award: Susceptibility-Weighted imaging (SWI)
at 7T Showing Subcortical Abnormality in a Case of Atypical
Epilepsy |
Shawna L. Farquharson,
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. |
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3rd Place
Clinical Focus Award: Overview of the Role of Cardiac
MRI in Cryoablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Planning and Success |
Tara Lawson, R.T. (CT)(R) |
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13:20 |
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SMRT Awards Presentation |
(no CE credit) |
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Forum 9: |
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Advanced Neuro |
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Moderator: Shawna L.
Farquharson, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. |
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14:00 |
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DTI Processing: Pitfalls in Clinical Applications |
Alexander Leemans, Ph.D.
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14:30 |
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Resting State fMRI |
Joshua S. Shimony, M.D.,
Ph.D. |
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15:00 |
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Applications of Perfusion
MR in the Brain
- Permission Withheld |
Greg Zaharchuk, M.D.,
Ph.D. |
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15:30 |
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Break |
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Forum 10: |
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MR Safety |
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Moderator: Amanda
Louise Hunt, Dip.App.Sc.(MRT)(MRI) |
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15:50 |
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How to Safely Scan
Pacemakers |
Joao A. C. Lima, M.D.,
M.B.A. |
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16:20 |
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Retained
Gadolinium/Gadolinium Update |
Richard C. Semelka, M.D. |
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The Role of the
Technologist in MR Safety |
Emanuel Kanal, M.D.,
F.A.C.R. |
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17:20 |
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Closing Remarks/Adjourn |
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Monday, 1 June 2015, 14:15-16:15
ISMRM/SMRT
Joint Forum: Whole Body DWI
(2.00 Category A CE pending approval)
This course is included with your 2-Day SMRT Meeting Registration! |
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Register for the
ISMRM 5-Day Meeting and Earn More CEs at These Accredited
Courses:
(Total of 6.00 Category A CE pending
approval) |
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